Can you be any prouder as an American right now after the brilliant victory over Canada today at the Winter Olympics. I just feel so patriotic right now, it is truely an awesome feeling. To be the Canadians in Canada is just special. Team Canada is absolutely loaded with All-Stars such as Iginla, Crosby, Broduer, and Stall, and Team USA took it to them. I loved the look on the faces of the Canadians fans faces. USA just walked in there house in there sport and showed them whose boss. Rafalski, Jack Johnson, and all of the defense did what they had to do, and Captain (and Devil may I add) Jamie Langenbrunner really has his squad playing well. I am excited entering the elimination round. Can wait to watch the Finland/Sweden Game, if its half as good as Canada/USA it'll be a treat.
In other news, Baseball season is upon us. I have been up and down on some of the moves my New York Yankees have done. I dont like the Granderson move because I was so high on Austin Jackson, but then again we got rid of Phil Coke so that is AWESOME. I love the Vazquez move, that was brilliant by Cashman, I know us Yankees fans have bad memories of Game 7 2004 ALCS, but I'm willing to give him benefit of the doubt that he was hurt. The Randy Winn signing is terrible. I just wish we could have brought back Damon. One of the great intangibles to last years team was our looseness in the clubhouse, and we got rid of that component. And Winn is just an old guy that cant do much. My next post will be about the Red Sox and Mets so make sure you come back for that.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Devils
Just read the report that the devils traded for ilya kovelchuck....what a great move that is. im not saying that the Devils are going to win the cup. But they have significantly improved their chances at it. Great scorer. adding star power is good too. The thing about the devils is they are the most underrated franchise in the NHL...in a sense they are the Angels of hockey. (by angels i mean the ones in LA/Anaheim). They have 3 cups in the 16 years, and have been consitatnly in the playoffs. Martin Broduer is one of the best goalies of all-time, if u don't believe me u can look at the numbers yourself.
my next entree will consist of some baseball talk so make sure you tune in for that
my next entree will consist of some baseball talk so make sure you tune in for that
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sabathia
This article is based around how the weight of Sabathia will hold up during the duration of his 7 year contract. Sabathia signed a $161 million contract for the New York Yankees, becoming the highest paid pitcher in baseball. However, many critics have concerns over his health. Despite having never had an injury to his arm, CC logged nearly 500 innings in the last two seasons. Sabathia stands at 6 foot 7 inches and a whopping 309 pounds. Even though he has a rigorous offseason plan to keep in shape, some are concerned his weight will become a problem. Another injury concern is the knee. He puts so much weight in his knee that it might give at the tail end of the contract.
As a Yankee fan, I do admit my concern about this signing. First of all, he might be the most overrated pitcher in baseball. As dominate as he was in Milwaukee, most are easy to forget is numbers at the beginning of the season last year. As an Indian in 2008, CC was 6-8 with an ERA in the 5’s. Lifetime record of 117-73; good, but not impressed to the point where I would give him that contract, even if I did own the Yankees and had billions to spend. The inning situation doesn’t please me either. Sooner or later all of these innings will catch up to him. There’s a good chance he’ll op-out after 3 years of this contract too. I didn’t like that that clause was necessary for him to sign, it makes me doubt if he truly wants to be here. This is New York, the toughest city in the world to play sports because we DEMAND greatness. He has the chance to live up to expectations by delivering a title with other key additions like Burnett and Teixeira.
As a Yankee fan, I do admit my concern about this signing. First of all, he might be the most overrated pitcher in baseball. As dominate as he was in Milwaukee, most are easy to forget is numbers at the beginning of the season last year. As an Indian in 2008, CC was 6-8 with an ERA in the 5’s. Lifetime record of 117-73; good, but not impressed to the point where I would give him that contract, even if I did own the Yankees and had billions to spend. The inning situation doesn’t please me either. Sooner or later all of these innings will catch up to him. There’s a good chance he’ll op-out after 3 years of this contract too. I didn’t like that that clause was necessary for him to sign, it makes me doubt if he truly wants to be here. This is New York, the toughest city in the world to play sports because we DEMAND greatness. He has the chance to live up to expectations by delivering a title with other key additions like Burnett and Teixeira.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Manny, Dodgers agree to $45M deal
I really do wonder what other teams we're thinking in not getting in for Manny Rameriz. He is one of the best hitters in all of baseball. If I were the Giants I would have jumped out of my shoes to sign him to tip the scales in their favor. I understand that the economy is bad and some teams are scared. However, the Yankees are still spending money. George Steinbrenner once said you have to spend money to make money. Some of these other teams need to follow this advice.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3951246
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3951246
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Sabathia Meets with Yankee GM at winter meetings
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Am1TCgb0.PJyH3uigo96QccRvLYF?slug=ap-yankees-sabathia&prov=ap&type=lgns
WARNING: BIG SPORTS FAN SHOULD ONLY READ THIS POST DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPORTS TALK. PERFECTLY OPEN TO RESPONCES ON COUNTER ARGUEMENTS
To start off, why are the baseball winter meetings being held in Las Vegas. I can remember only a couple of years ago when the NBA held their All-Star event. If memory serves something really bad happened their, oh yeah, an NFL cornerback by the name of Pacman Jones shot a kid while at a night club. I understand the NBA shouldnt have been responsible for that event, but this is what happens when you host a large event in a place called SIN city. Then I could go into a huge rant about the NFL can get away with anything, for intance Ray Lewis, but that's another arguement for another say and I'm getting way too off topic.
The Yankees
I am a huge yankees fan, one of the biggest fans their is. The longer that CC donest sign with the Yankees, the more likly it is he will go elsewhere, probably to his native state of California. If that happens a bunch of fans could go into a panic. I couldnt disagree more. Lets be honest for a second, is Sabathia worth 140 million for 6 years, i really dont. I would take him, but its not the end of the world. He doesnt deserve more money than Santana because he's not nearly as good. There is another route the yanks can try to take. If Sabathia goes to another team the first step will be to get 2, Teir 2 pitchers, preferably Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez. We should be able to sign them to 4 year deals. As good as Burnett could be I dont trust his health (we already screwed up with Pavano and we dont need to make the same mistake twice). The most important stage will then to get Teixiera to play first base. He is a great player and the Yankees need him more than most realize. Then comes a debateable step. I would, and I cringe like getting punched in the stomach when I say this, sign Manny Rameriz to a MAXIMUM of a 2 year deal. I think he would want to play for the Yanks being from New York, and he hates Boston so he could be motivated. That point is up for debate. If that happens we would have to deal Matsui for a pitching prospect. Perhaps Matsui to the Giants for Noah Lowry. I would like to do that.
The Mets
What is K-Rod thinking. Now i do think that ultimatly the Mets will sign him. They need a closer, they got big money, and K-Rod has big talent. But I'm hearing 2 years with an option for 3 years. K-Rod, show some guts. Get that 5 year deal thast you want. You have the power, the Mets know that you are much better thna any toher closer on the market; i.e. Kerry Wood or Brian Fuentes. Lets be honest, The Mets have much more problems than that. The last 2 years they have had epic collapes and missed the playoffs. Something needs to change. Some have suggest trading Wright, but I disagree, you can build a franchise around him. They need to go out and get a outfielder. There is 2 people who are pretty much the same person. Abreu and Raul Ibanez. Abreu is probably the better fit because he know the town better because he's been in New York as a Yankee the past couple of years. BTW, in my opinion, Omar Minaya needs to get fired, he's a shipwreck.
The Red Sox
Writing about them hurt, but I will try to be fair. As much as I hate this the Sox are starting to become the model franchise, like the late 90's Yankees. THe have a great blend of youth, Pedrioa and Ellsburry, to go along with veterans like Youkillis and Ortiz. Two spots they need to solidify is catcher, with their captain Veritck leaving. Not to mention with Bullpen, even with Paplebon at the back end. They should consider Fuentes to be the set-up man. I dont see Teixeira going to the Sox. They are already solid at first so they dont really have a use for him. If I am wrong and the Sox are super serious they better hope the Sabathia signs with the Yanks, because it will become an all-out bidding war for Teixeira if Sabathia signs with a west-coast team. The Yanks would then win that war. The Sox will probably be right where they left off last year and thats a Pennant contending team. They just need to get by the Rays.
WARNING: BIG SPORTS FAN SHOULD ONLY READ THIS POST DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPORTS TALK. PERFECTLY OPEN TO RESPONCES ON COUNTER ARGUEMENTS
To start off, why are the baseball winter meetings being held in Las Vegas. I can remember only a couple of years ago when the NBA held their All-Star event. If memory serves something really bad happened their, oh yeah, an NFL cornerback by the name of Pacman Jones shot a kid while at a night club. I understand the NBA shouldnt have been responsible for that event, but this is what happens when you host a large event in a place called SIN city. Then I could go into a huge rant about the NFL can get away with anything, for intance Ray Lewis, but that's another arguement for another say and I'm getting way too off topic.
The Yankees
I am a huge yankees fan, one of the biggest fans their is. The longer that CC donest sign with the Yankees, the more likly it is he will go elsewhere, probably to his native state of California. If that happens a bunch of fans could go into a panic. I couldnt disagree more. Lets be honest for a second, is Sabathia worth 140 million for 6 years, i really dont. I would take him, but its not the end of the world. He doesnt deserve more money than Santana because he's not nearly as good. There is another route the yanks can try to take. If Sabathia goes to another team the first step will be to get 2, Teir 2 pitchers, preferably Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez. We should be able to sign them to 4 year deals. As good as Burnett could be I dont trust his health (we already screwed up with Pavano and we dont need to make the same mistake twice). The most important stage will then to get Teixiera to play first base. He is a great player and the Yankees need him more than most realize. Then comes a debateable step. I would, and I cringe like getting punched in the stomach when I say this, sign Manny Rameriz to a MAXIMUM of a 2 year deal. I think he would want to play for the Yanks being from New York, and he hates Boston so he could be motivated. That point is up for debate. If that happens we would have to deal Matsui for a pitching prospect. Perhaps Matsui to the Giants for Noah Lowry. I would like to do that.
The Mets
What is K-Rod thinking. Now i do think that ultimatly the Mets will sign him. They need a closer, they got big money, and K-Rod has big talent. But I'm hearing 2 years with an option for 3 years. K-Rod, show some guts. Get that 5 year deal thast you want. You have the power, the Mets know that you are much better thna any toher closer on the market; i.e. Kerry Wood or Brian Fuentes. Lets be honest, The Mets have much more problems than that. The last 2 years they have had epic collapes and missed the playoffs. Something needs to change. Some have suggest trading Wright, but I disagree, you can build a franchise around him. They need to go out and get a outfielder. There is 2 people who are pretty much the same person. Abreu and Raul Ibanez. Abreu is probably the better fit because he know the town better because he's been in New York as a Yankee the past couple of years. BTW, in my opinion, Omar Minaya needs to get fired, he's a shipwreck.
The Red Sox
Writing about them hurt, but I will try to be fair. As much as I hate this the Sox are starting to become the model franchise, like the late 90's Yankees. THe have a great blend of youth, Pedrioa and Ellsburry, to go along with veterans like Youkillis and Ortiz. Two spots they need to solidify is catcher, with their captain Veritck leaving. Not to mention with Bullpen, even with Paplebon at the back end. They should consider Fuentes to be the set-up man. I dont see Teixeira going to the Sox. They are already solid at first so they dont really have a use for him. If I am wrong and the Sox are super serious they better hope the Sabathia signs with the Yanks, because it will become an all-out bidding war for Teixeira if Sabathia signs with a west-coast team. The Yanks would then win that war. The Sox will probably be right where they left off last year and thats a Pennant contending team. They just need to get by the Rays.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Phillies Recieve Boost from Unlikly Source
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/sports/baseball/14nlcs.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin
This article featured the Phillies game 4 victory in the NLCS over the Dodgers. In this game the Dodgers got out to an early lead. However, the Phillies rallied late in the game on a Shane Victorino home-run. Later in the same inning, Matt Stairs, who the Phillies traded for on the trade deadline, hit a home-run that gave the Phillies the lead. With this win the Phillies took a comanding 3 games to 1 lead over the Dodgers. THe Phillies are now just one game away from the World Series.
The thing I like about this article is that Stairs is humbled by this expierience and is doing every thing he can to help his new team. This article only had to be a recap of the games action if you missed the game and wanted to catch up. However, the author went into good detail about significant details that have happenend to Stairs and this team.
This article featured the Phillies game 4 victory in the NLCS over the Dodgers. In this game the Dodgers got out to an early lead. However, the Phillies rallied late in the game on a Shane Victorino home-run. Later in the same inning, Matt Stairs, who the Phillies traded for on the trade deadline, hit a home-run that gave the Phillies the lead. With this win the Phillies took a comanding 3 games to 1 lead over the Dodgers. THe Phillies are now just one game away from the World Series.
The thing I like about this article is that Stairs is humbled by this expierience and is doing every thing he can to help his new team. This article only had to be a recap of the games action if you missed the game and wanted to catch up. However, the author went into good detail about significant details that have happenend to Stairs and this team.
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