Bay has had a nice career thus far, but if he goes down as the best player in the history of Canada, it either means he is about to have the best five years of his career. When Jason Bay plays in his first game for the Mets next year, he will become only the sixth native Canadian to play for the team, and the first in more than 35 years.
The Yankees traded Javier Vazquez to Arizona after the 2004 season but he remained high on their list before they reacquired him in a deal that sent Melky Cabrera to Atlanta. In the winter afterwards the 2007 season, the Yankees could accept acquired Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins for Melky Cabrera, Phil Hughes, Ian Kennedy and Jeff Marquez. Two years afterwards axis down that offer, the Yankees are charmed with their decision.
Game 1 Decline in Views: Fox’s broadcast Wednesday of the Phillies’ 3-2 win over the Rays in Game 1 of the World Series attracted an average of 14.6 million viewers, down 14 percent from last year for the Red Sox-Rockies matchup.
For the Rays’ Garza, the Results Now Match His Swagger: Matt Garza takes an exaggerated leap over the foul line on his way to the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays. He scales the granules of white chalk
Phillies 8, Dodgers 5 Phillies Set Tone Early, Standing Up to Dodgers. News from PHILADELPHIA — The first pitch Manny Ramírez saw from Brett Myers on Friday afternoon brushed him off the plate, and the second zipped past his left shoulder and caromed off the backstop. Ramírez just stood there, a dreadlocked statue, and he [...]
2008 NFL Draft: COLT BRENNAN set rating record? What Would Bill Walsh Do?
Bill Walsh, known in football circles as “The Genius”, and arguably one of the best, if not THE best NFL coach of all time—drafted, mentored and coached the legendary Joe Montana, as well as Steve Young, both Hall of Famers. He also liked [...]
The Pope Returns: Joe Girardi Knows Who’s going to argue with the pope?
Joe Girardi has no complaints with changes in the New York Yankees’ schedule made to accommodate Pope Benedict XVI’s Mass on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.
“You’d like to be home a little bit more, but who’s going to argue with the pope? No, not [...]
Andy Pettitte, with José Molina, overcame a shaky first inning to help the Yankees avoid a sweep.
Fans at Kauffman Stadium had more on their minds than Andy Pettitte on Thursday night. There was the threat of rain and the possibility of a series sweep by the upstart Royals. It was a night for umbrellas and [...]
Iflove NCAAB Review: how NCAA men’s basketball tournament will play out
The word bubble has been retired for another year.
No more worrying about quality wins and strength of schedule. The NCAA’s field of 65 has been set, and here’s one way to look at the next three weekends (seedings in parentheses, winners in uppercase):
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
NORTH [...]
Capture a 13-hour Major League Baseball charter flight in a single image
How to capture a 13-hour Major League Baseball charter flight in a single image?
Hmm.
A TV crew was interviewing Sandy Alderson, CEO of the San Diego Padres, smack in the middle of the aisle an hour after takeoff from Phoenix. Now, we all know who [...]