Archive for July, 2009

Ortiz

It’s a sad day for baseball fans, it would seem. At least for a lot of people, the discussion is about the report that David Ortiz has used performance-enhancing drugs and is one of the 104 people listed on the 2003 list.

Odom

The Lakers have come to a verbal agreement with Lamar Odom , one of their best new forwards. They have been looking forward to having this forward back with their team this year, because he showed the team how good he was when he had to take the place of Andrew Bynum, who was injured.

Center Swap

Two of the underperforming teams in the NBA appear to be on the brink of switching centers this offseason. The Charlotte Bobcats’ center Emeka Okafor is one of the up-and-coming players in the league. But Bobcats’ coach Brown has questioned how passionate he is about the sport

HOF induction speeches

I’m a couple of days late on this, but here are a couple of links for watching the induction speeches to the Hall of Fame: Rickey Henderson Jim Rice Judy Gordon, daughter of Joe Gordon Enjoy!

Rose could get a shot at the Hall of Fame

Pete Rose, baseball’s hit king, could finally get a shot at the Hall of Fame. After some lobbying by Hank Aaron and other Hall of Famers, Bud Selig is considering lifting Rose’s lifetime ban from baseball. I’ve been very critical of Selig in the past but this could be one of the best things he’s ever done.

RBI: The Basics of Baseball….and Life.

Yesterday, April 29, was a big day for kids and the rest of the family, as Kansas City once again brought RBI to the neighborhood. RBI stands for Reviving Baseball in the Inner City. More importantly, those initials stand for wholesome family fun, learning for both girls and boys, and sheer baseball fun! The RBI began in the City of Angels back in ‘89 and began molding Kansas City kids in fine athletes in ‘96

Raja Bell Summer Basketball Workouts

July 13 - Raja Bell begins workouts Today is one of the best days of the year for me.

More on Tomas Kaberle

Ok, I just read an article that Howard Berger wrote yesterday on how the Leafs must trade Tomas Kaberle. It was a pretty disturbing read actually because it showed the ignorance of just how good Tomas Kaberle has been and how ignorant Howard Berger is to what Brian Burke is trying to build in

Mid-summer hockey thoughts

We are approaching mid-summer, though the weather seems to indicate it is still late spring with below average temperatures and lots of rain. That said, the NHL draft is over as is the prime free agent season and while several teams have new looks and have pretty much set rosters, other teams still have

Clippers’ Griffin Getting Better

When the Clippers picked Blake Griffin in the draft a few months ago, they probably didn’t expect that he would be injured from the start. He apparently has a shoulder injury that will hold him back a little bit at the beginning.

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