Controversy in the American Pasttime

Over the past view weeks two main controversies have arisen in the game of baseball. The first involves my boy Bartolo Colon. Colon has revived his career after a surgery in Puerto Rico where he had stem cells injected into his rotator cuff and other shoulder ligaments to jump start his career. The surgery is being discussed whether he should be punished for it or not. I feel that as long no true steroids or enhancers were put into his body is he is all good. No suspension should come from this. I mean stem cells are not even banned and players such as Barry Bonds and A-Rod were never suspended and they actually took steroids. Nothing should be done but baseball should look into other procedures that are occurring in other countries. Before my second talk I just want to remind you of the fan question I will discuss on Thursday. Who is the best double play combo in MLB history? Leave answers as comments on the blog or the facebook site. Now onto the last topic. Should rules be put into place to protect catchers at the plate. I feel to protect catchers set up a collision zone or an arc like in the NBA. The rules would be simple if the player is on the arc or in the collision zone he is fair game for a railroad or a take out. If a catcher is hit outside the zone he will be automatically out. Repeat offenders will be subject to fines and suspensions. By implementing these rules the play can still be exciting but the catcher can also avoid blindsided hits. Tomorrow I will break down game 1 and grill Jim Tressel on his resignation.

Memorial Weekend the Best

What a weekend of sports this has been and will be. First up I have decided to can the MLB awards of the week. A new feature will be introduced later. First lets talk about yesterday baseball was the game to watch. 4 extra inning games and 5 walk-offs. These walk-offs ranged from the greatest closer giving it up in the 12th, to the a veteran in Atlanta collecting his 12th career walk-off, to a pinch hit suicide squeeze walk-off from the Brew Crew. Another bright note yesterday was seen in Minnesota where spot starter Anthony Swarzack threw 8 innings giving up 1 hit. Today the focus is shifted to Auto racing. The 100th Indy 500 ended with a rookie running into the wall on the last turn and Dan Wheldon stealing the win away from him. Heartbreaking loss for the 23 year old. Later NASCAR will be at Charlotte with the Coke 600. Carl Edwards looks to become the third driver to win both the All-Star race and the Coke 600 in the same year. Finally tomorrow we will see the NCAA crown a lacrosse champion as Virginia takes on Maryland in Baltimore tomorrow afternoon. This is a great weekend for sports fans. The new feature I will introduce is a fan post poll question. Each question will be given and then discussed three days after the post. Just post your thoughts on the page and I will discuss your answers. The first question is Who are the best double play combo in baseball history? Post your answers and I will discuss answers on Wednesday. Tomorrow I will discuss two topics being discussed in baseball. Stem cell injections and new rules to protect catchers. Thanks for reading. I'm Out!

Yankees and the Playoffs

Today the Yankees beat the Jays 7-3 in the Bronx. The offense started clicking again led by 2 HRs and 4 RBIs from veteran righty Andruw Jones. Freddy Garcia pitched 6.1 giving up 8 hits and 3 ER. The bullpen of Chamberlain, Robertson, and Rivera shut it down afterwards. Mariano made his 1000 appearance with the Yanks today in the non save oppurtunity. The bullpen has been the strength and will need to continue with news after the game of Phil Hughes and Rafeal Soriano. Hughes' DL stint will be extended to 60 days with his circulatory problems. Soriano has been diagnosed by Dr. James Andrews with an inflamed ligament in his elbow. He has been told to rest for 2 weeks before taking part in a month long pitching program. GM Brian Cashman says he could face batters again in 4-6 weeks. When he comes back he will probably make and appearance or two at the minor league level first. The other news is the Thunder and the Mavs. The Mavs can clinch tonight against the Thunder. I feel they will. Westbrook and Durant aren't playing together and the Thunder have no leadership. For the Thunder to be better look for them in the offseason to make a run at Chris Paul. He would fit in with their system and would be like a Jason Kidd to them. The Mavs will go to the championship series. Thanks for reading leave me questions. I'm Out!

Sports from the weekend and today

Today will be a review and looking forward of sports for this week. Today the French Open began. I am gonna give the tourney some love because tennis is way cooler than golf. I mean at least for tennis you have to be fit. Golfers can be fat and old and still get the job done. Tennis you got to be lean, mean, and agile. I hope to see Djokovic win the tourney he is a good guy and is hitting the prime of his career. Tonight the NBA playoffs continue with the Mavs taking on the Thunder. If the Thunder can get Durant and Westbrook going the Thunder will win easily. The Thunder are a good young team that are maturing at a quick rate. This team could win the championship. Thats all for tonight. I'm Out !

Tuesday in the Sports World

Breaking News in the Sports World. Hall of Fame baseball player Harmon Killibrew has died at age 74. He died after battling esophageal cancer. Time to begin grilling. I got two topics for today. First up the Western Conference Finals start tonight. Kevin Durant and the Thunder travel to Dallas to take Dirk and the Mavs. This series is basically a battle of experience vs. age. Neither team has true playoff experience and the Thunder are much younger. If Durant gets hot and Westbrook plays like Rondo instead of Kobe the Thunder will win. I got Dallas in game 1 due to tight defense. What has happened to the Yankees? The Yankees have lost 6 straight and have dropped 4 games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. With the Posada drama enveloping the team I blame Brian Cashman. Even though he made some big decisions in the offseason he did not make a big move to get a big time player. I blame all of the Posada drama on him. Posada just wanted to sit and then Cashman pulled a Steinbrenner and overreacted. If the Yankees are gonna turn it around a move must be made and Posada must stay. That is all for today. I'm Out!

AL Awards

Time for the Awards of the week. First up the AL team of the week is the Detroit Tigers. They are 9-1 in their last 10. Winners of 7 in a row. Batting .282 during the streak finding much of the good from pitching. Position player of the week is Jose Bautista. The past week he batted .360 with 4 HR and 7 RBI he also drew 5 BB. Now the Pitcher of the week is Josh Beckett he gave up no runs all week in 13 innings giving up 10 hits and striking out 14. Those are my AL awards, tomorrow I will give you a break down of the NBA action along with my NL awards. Thanks for reading I'm Out!

Blog Time fools.

Sorry I haven't been blogging lately but I'm back. First up some baseball my boy Keith wanted the Braves as the best team in the NL. Sorry Keith but the Phillies are just better straight up. That's all I am saying about Keith. Now onto a question that my Uncle Jim asked me. Is Andrew McCutchen the best CF in baseball today? I gotta say yeah he is. He can hit better than most. His defense is ridiulous and his arm is crazy good. But that all does not add up to his energy. The guy is a freak of an athlete. With the decline of outfielders Andrew is a rare breed that is great for the game today. Quick grill on Barea. JJ Barea has accepted the apology after Bynum's hissy fit foul. Barea I am dissapointed in you. Don't accept it. He just saying because he is being punished and fined. Bynum is a terrible athlete and has even worse sportsmanship. The guy is a joke. If Bynum would've gotten no fine or suspension he wouldn't of said sorry. Take it back Barea and go after him. Tonights action I got Heat over Celtics, Yanks over Royals, and Grizz over Thunder. Thanks for reading. I'm Out!

NL Awards

Tonight we are giving out the NL Awards of the week. The team of the week is the Phillies. They are 22-10 hold a 2.5 game lead in the East and are 7-3 in their last 10. This week they will travel to Florida and Atlanta. Position player of the week is Lance Berkman of the Cardinals. Over the past week he has batted .357 with 2 HR and 10 RBI and 7 BB. He has found a new home for himself. Now the Pitcher of the Week. The Cardinals take 2 out of 3 awards as Jamie Garcia takes the award throwing 15.0 giving up 3ER and striking out 14. Thats all I got tonight. Have a great night new blog Tuesday. I'm Out!

AL Awards

Today is Saturday, that means its time to hand out the AL Awards. The best team of the week in the AL is the Cleveland Indians. They are 5-2 in their last 7. They are first in the AL central holding a 4.5 game lead of the Royals. They cuurently have the best record in the AL. They look to keep it going against the Angels, Rays, and Mariners this week. The positon player of the week is Curtis Granderson. Over the past 7 days, Curtis batted .269 with 3 HR, 7 RBI and 4 BB. He now leads the AL with 10 homers. Finally the pitcher of the week. We have a new pitcher this week and it is the Rays James Shields. Over the past 7 days James has thrown 15.1 giving up 9 hits and 2 ER. He struck out 17 and walked 4. He is now 3-1 with a 2.01 ERA and 44 Ks. Those are my AL Awards for the week. NL Awards tomorrow. I'm Out!

Friday's Action

Tonight I'm gonna give you some headlines for Friday and tell you the three games I'm gonna watch. First up Lamar Odom will start tonight for the Lakers tonight in place of Ron Artest. Ron is serving a one game suspension for a flagrant foul on JJ Barea. Lamar will start on Dirk tonight. Brett Favre reportedly would like to coach in the NFL sometime. Teams will not take him as they feel putting him on the sideline will make him want to go back out and throw the pigskin some more. Who knows if he is telling the truth anyway. Last headline is that Tiger Woods will resume play at the Players Championship. No one actually cares Tiger because your not good any more and your a terrible person. Figure out your golf swing and start playing better so at least I only have to dis your life choices not just your joke of a golf game. Tonight we got game 3 of the Bulls and the Hawks, I got the Hawks winning at home. Game 3 in Dallas as well becomes the most important game in Lakers history in the whole Phil Jackson Era. If Dallas wins the Lakers could be done and Phil Jackson could be heading for the old folks home. Enjoy the pudding and bingo Phil your out bro. Fianlly the Yankess travel to Texas. Nova vs. Harrison. Jeter and A-Rod are both expected to return tonight. The Yankees look to end their 3 game losing streak. AL Awards tomorrow. I'm Out!

Three topics.

Tonight I an going to break down three main topics. The no-hitter, the Heat, and the Thunder. Last night Francisco Liriano threw a no-hitter last night against the White Sox. The Twins won 1-0 while Liriano walked 6 and struck out 2. Some question if this was an impressive feat. I say of course this is a good feat. Liriano came into this game with a plus 9 ERA and possibly losing his starting job. By pitching this is spot is solidified. The Heat have taken a 2-0 lead over the Celtics. I feel the Big 3 are now the Old 3 in Boston. The window has shut just like with the Spurs. This team will be swept by the Heat and major changes will be made in the offseason. Finally the Thunder have tied back up the series with Memphis. This team is in a lot better shape now with Durant limiting shots and getting Perkins and Ibaka involved. The other way the Thunder can win is by limiting Westbrook's shots and stepping up the D. Defense wins championships Durant. Ball till you fall. That is all I got for tonight. I'm Out!

NL Awards

Time to hand out the NL Awards of the week. First up the team of the week is the St. Louis Cardinals they are 8-2 in their last 10 and have won 4 straight. They hold a 2 game lead over Cincy. They lead the league in runs scored, batting average, and on base percentage. They also hold greatest run differential with a +38. The position player of the week is Ryan Howard. He batted .348 with 3 HR and 8 RBI this week. He now leads the National League with 27 RBI. The pitcher of the week is Roy Halladay he had two starts this week. He went 8.2 and 9.0 innings in these two starts. Combined he gave up 12 hits 2 runs and struck out 22. He is now 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA. Those are my NL awards of the week. Blog this week will focus on each nights action. Thanks for reading. I'm Out!