His career ended in his first Major League at-bat. The crazy thing – it wasn’t even official. Why? He was hit with the very first pitch that was thrown at him. Adam Greenberg has an amazing story. He was on the Chicago Cubs roster in 2005. He was asked by Dusty Baker (now manager of […]
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Madden curse has nothing on Megatron
There has always been talk of the curse of the Madden cover. Whatever player graces the cover has always had a horrible season following the introduction of that year’s game. Some Detroit Lions fans were worried when they learned that Calvin Johnson would be on the cover of Madden. Other fans weren’t so worried. They […]
The Best Fish in the League
At age 21, the Los Angeles Angels center fielder, Mike Trout is taking Major League Baseball by storm. He performs on the field in ways that surprise analysts and fans alike. Amazing catch after amazing catch seem to be an every day occurrence for this center fielder. But not only can he perform defensively, but […]
I Am Second
A good friend of mine introduced me to an organization named I am Second. And I’m so glad he did. The purpose of I am Second is “to inspire people of all kinds to live for God and for others. Actors. Athletes. Musicians. Business leaders. Drug addicts. Your next door neighbor. People like you.” Each […]
Dodgers, Red Sox amazing deal
A deal has been made between the LA Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox. And it’s a deal that should help the Dodgers down the stretch as they make a run for the playoffs. The trade involved nine players. Four going from Boston to LA and five going from LA to Boston. The Dodgers sent […]
Clemens is Back
Over the past few years Roger Clemens’ name has been prominent in sports news. But not for positive reasons. Perjury and trial are just a couple of the words that come to mind when Clemens comes up in conversation. Now he’s back in the headlines for new reasons, what some may consider as positive ones. […]
Strasburg shut down for 2-3 Starts
Young pitchers have always been watched over very closely. Their arms are important – without them they can’t do their jobs. So managers and teams may chose to limit innings and pull these young guns out of games early because of their pitch counts. It’s a healthy thing these managers and teams are doing. They […]
Bartolo Colon receives suspension
Two drug related suspensions have been issued in one week by Major League Baseball. The newest 50-game performance-enhancing drug (PED) suspension recipient is Oakland Athletics’ pitcher Bartolo Colon. Like Melky Carbrea, of the San Francisco Giants, Colon tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone. He will be missing the remainder of the regular season (40 […]
Another 50-game suspension
Melky Cabrera was the MVP of the 2012 All-Star game in Kansas City. He was leading the National League in batting average before the All-Star break and is currently only second with a .346 average to Andrew McCutchen’s .359 average. But now it doesn’t really matter because for the next 50 games Cabrera will not […]
King Felix throws perfecto
[mlbvideo id=”23925009″ width=”400″ height=”224″ /] As according to Justin Verlander’s twitter, Felix Hernandez can now enter the perfect game room for MLB 2K12. This is something that even Verlander himself cannot do. For Hernandez, it was the very first perfect game in Seattle Mariners’ history. It was the 23rd in the Major League Baseball history […]