Entering this weekend’s series versus the Philadelphia Phillies, we knew one matchup was going to be a thriller to watch: Saturday night’s tilt between aces Roy Halladay and Josh Johnson. The matchup did not disappoint, with Johnson throwing a great game in seven innings but being outdueled by one of the best pitchers of our generation. Halladay threw a perfect game, yet another great accomplishment on the mantle of a sure-fire Hall of Famer.
Overall, the Marlins lost two in the series, but you can’t blame the pitching staff for that. Marlins bats were quiet, as the team scored just three [...]
Archive | May, 2010
Fish-Cap: Marlins on the receiving end of Doc’s perfection
Written by Michael Jong | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Marlin Maniac (Marlins)
‘Hack and Hope’ Jose Bautista is Crushing the Ball
Written by Tom Smith | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Rum Bunter (Pirates)
As Pirates fans, we are all aware of Don Long’s strategy with the Pirates hitters when they struggle. Long has been known to shorten the swing of the hitters when they are struggling. Does it work? I can’t tell and we will never b…
Deja Vu: LA Lakers Will Lose To the Boston Celtics, Again
Written by Josh Dhani | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Always Miller Time (Pacers)
Written by Evan Sidery
Once again the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers meet in the NBA Finals. Last time they met Boston won in 6 games. I think the same will happen—The Lakers will lose to the Celtics in 6 games this year too.
Kobe Bryant will be a one man show in the NBA Finals. Kobe has the only good matchup against an aging Ray Allen. Other than that, the Lakers don’t have any favorable matchups.
Boston has four stars, while L.A. has only one. Even though Kobe Bryant is the best player in the NBA, [...]
Report: Amare Stoudemire Says He’s “50-50″ On Returning To Suns
Written by Josh Dhani | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Always Miller Time (Pacers)
It has been reported that Amare Stoudemire will go in talks with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, LeBron James, and Joe Johnson about the NBA Free Agency.
“I’m friends with LeBron, Dwyane, Chris [Bosh] — all those guys are friends of mine,” Stoudemire said. “So I’m pretty sure they’ll call me and we’ll talk about a few things.”
All of these players are talking to the press, their friends…everyone about July 1st.When the Phoenix Suns lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Six of the Western Conference Finals, 111-103, Stoudemire considered this may [...]
Cashner’s Call Up, leads list of Changes to the Cubs Staff
Written by Jordan Campbell | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Cubbies Crib (Cubs)
The Cubs continued today to make drastic changes to their roster, in order of finding ways to fix the poor start that the team has gotten off to this season. Changes that were made today may have the most impact on how the Cubs play for the rest of the season, as they brought up top pitching prospect Andrew Cashner, moved starter Tom Gorzelanny to the bullpen, and placed Carlos Zambrano back into the starting rotation.
Ever since the Cubs decided to move Andrew Cashner to the bullpen last week when he was with triple A-Iowa, his call up was considered [...]
Kopecky and Brouwer Hero’s Of Game One. Who’s Next?
Written by Frank Rekas | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | The Rat Trick (Panthers)
Game one of the Stanley Finals was one hell of a game. If you didn’t have your seat belt on for that one, you had one hell of a bumpy ride. My heart was in my throat the entire game. Fellow bloggers who were watching were texting me throughout the game. Normally I’m pretty responsive and am able to comment pretty easily. Saturday night was different as I typically shot back one or two word answers. I just couldn’t stand it, as the pace of the game took over!
Here’s a recap and preview of tonight, bullet style.
* Troy Brouwer had two [...]
OUCH!
Written by Marea | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | FanSided
Memorial Day weekend, for most, is supposed to be a relaxing 3 (sometimes 4) day weekend, filled with friends and family, sunshine, lots of beer, lawn games, barbecues, and sunburns. There’s also the whole memorial part too, (let’s not forget those who have passed, people!). It’s the unofficial kick off to summer, a time to celebrate.
Unless you’re Kendry Morales.
The Angels’ best hitter hit a walk-off grand slam on Saturday night in the tenth to defeat the Seattle Mariners. His entire team rushed the field to celebrate, and as Morales jumped on the plate, he somehow managed to break his left leg. Um, what?
The Halos will definitely miss Kendry’s bat. He was leading the team in average (.290), homeruns (11), and RBI’s (39). They also aren’t quite sure how to fill the first base position yet. They may bring up someone like utility man Robb Quinlan from triple-A, or they might look outside the club at some possible free-agents or a trade. For Sunday’s game, they used catcher Mike Napoli at first. In any case, the Angels are hopeful that he’ll return before the end of the season.
Oh, and after being down 7-2 going into the fifth, they won on Sunday with ANOTHER walk off, this time off the bat of Howard Kendrick. There was no rushing him at the plate, and he didn’t break any bones.
Other notable injuries around the league this weekend:
Our favorite cell phone porn producer Indians centerfielder Grady Sizemore is going to miss 6-8 weeks, needing surgery on his left knee. He COULD be out through the end of the season.
A-Rod tried to kill Indians pitcher David Huff, hitting him with a liner to the head on Saturday. Luckily for Huff, the CT scan showed that he’ll be ok. Apparently A-Rod asked the Indians for Huff’s cell phone number to apologize. Hey David Huff – if you get any obscene phone calls from someone doing heavy breathing with an attitude, we think we know who it might be.
Twins second baseman Orlando Hudson collided with centerfielder Denard Span during the final out of Sunday’s game. Span held on to the ball, ending the game, but the celebration of the sweep of the Rangers had to wait until Hudson was able to get up and walk off the field. He’ll have x-rays on his left wrist to make sure everything is ok.
Jacoby Ellsbury got a second opinion on his four cracked ribs. Yep, they’re still cracked. He’ll be out for a while.
Here’s hoping that the rest of the players around MLB have a very safe rest of their Memorial Weekend. That goes for our beloved readers, too.
We say THANK YOU
Written by PennSkinsFan | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | FanSided
To our Veterans and those that died in the name of Liberty and this great Nation, we at DC Pro Sports Report say THANK YOU!
To the Grandfather I never met who died in the invasion of Europe in France during WW II you are loved and remembered!
Ice-O-Lated Incidents
Written by Frank Rekas | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Blog, Z Featured
Welcome to The Stanley Cup Finals Edition of Ice-O-Lated Incidents. A terrific first game of the Finals which saw the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-5. Game two most likely won’t be as high scoring, but it will be action packed. Here goes for my usual findings and comments: * In Stanley Cup [...]
Picks of the Pen (5/31)
Written by Wally Fish | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Baseball
Happy Memorial Day! Today I have a monster Roster Moves article staring me in the face and both of my boys need baths this morning. If all goes well I will wind up on the golf course later attempting to look like I know what I’m doing even tho…
The Morning Fix: Memorial Day Edition
Written by Patrick Allen | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Arrowhead Addict (Chiefs)
Happy Memorial Day everyone! I hope you all enjoy a nice day full of grilling and beer drinking. As today is about remembering the men and women who defended our freedom, let e be the first of the Addicts to give my thanks. I know there are a few of our regular readers and comenters that serve and I hope what we do here at AA gives you a little taste of home when you are away fighting for us.
Please take the time to remember those men and women as you go about your day and feel free to give [...]
News and Notes from Around the Atlanta Braves Organization
Written by Kris Willis | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Tomahawk Talk (Braves)
Source: Yardbarker.com
Brian McCann to return to lineup for Monday’s series opener against the Phillies. It was first thought that he would only miss the finale in Florida with that tweaked quad muscle. I think Bobby Cox made a wise decision by sitting him as much as he did as you don’t want something nagging to turn into something that is serious. Plus with all of the wet weather that has been around the stadium it would have just made things more dangerous. McCann did get a couple of pinch hit appearances and should be ready to go for the big [...]
Monday Morning Reading
Written by Frank Rekas | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | The Rat Trick (Panthers)
Happy Memorial Day to everyone. This will be an abreviated Monday Morning column for you. I’m planning on a review of game one of the Cup Final as well as a preview of game two. Come back a little later. For now:
The last time the Chicago Blackhawks were in the Stanley Cup Finals was in 1992. Our own Jeff Bartl has his account of that series, 18 years ago. Go to Blackhawk Up for Jeff’s description.
The Philadelphia Flyers as you know are the Eastern Conference Champs after beating the Montreal Canadiens in the Eastern Conference Finals. Here’s Eugene Markaman’s recap [...]
Jose Bautista and 3 Statement Series
Written by Mat Germain | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | Jays Journal (Blue Jays)
Before the season began, I’m fairly certain that most fans did believe Jose Bautista could get to 16 HRs in 2010, but I know for a fact that none would have predicted it would happen before we got to June. Jose had hit 16 HRs only once before in his career, in 2006 when he did so in 400 ABs. In comparison, that season he was hitting a HR every 25 ABs, whereas this season he is hitting a HR every 11 ABs. That’s a huge difference that has me wondering what’s changed in 2010? From what I gather, [...]
Sabres draft potential
Written by Tim Redinger | May 31, 2010 | Comments Off | NHL, Sabre Noise (Sabres)
So we are not that far out from the draft, so its time to see who the Sabres will be selecting. The Buffalo Sabres hold the 23rd overall pick in the draft this year, and there are quite a few mock drafts out there that have us selecting different prospects. We will take a look at a few.
Jarred Tinordi (MyNHLDraft.com, Sportscity.com) D, USA – the success of Tyler Myers could have the Sabres thinking this guy could make the jump to the NHL right away. At 6 feet 5 inches and 205 pounds, he could add some additional power to [...]
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