Ortiz and The Shift
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,
A lot of noise has been made recently over Terry Francona’s pinch-hitting for David Ortiz in recent weeks. It’s never happened in Ortiz’s career, but let’s face it, Ortiz has lost a thing or two in his swing lately. His terribly slow start to 2009 was just the beginning, and 2010 hasn’t been much different for the DH home run champion. Ortiz’s struggles aren’t helped by the fact that whenever he steps to the plate, he’s already at a disadvantage thanks to the defensive positioning known as “The Shift”.
Click to continue reading Ortiz and The Shift
Gallery: Ortiz and The Shift
Advertisement
Baltimore wins their weekly game
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: MLB,
The Boston Red Sox managed to accomplish something that few others have this season. They lost to the Baltimore Orioles despite the best efforts of the O’s to give the game back to the Sox. It took a pair of three-run innings to get the win in extra innings, but the Sox put two on the board in their half of the tenth to fall a run short. And now for the first time in 2010, the Orioles will be carrying a winning streak for more than 24 hours as they have an off-day Monday before traveling to Yankee Stadium.
Click to continue reading Baltimore wins their weekly game
Gallery: Baltimore wins their weekly game
The new best closer in baseball
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,
Have you ever wondered who the best closer in baseball is? Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 16 years or have a burning hate for all things Yankees, you would probably say that it’s Mariano Rivera. You’re probably right. Name one closer that’s had more success over the course of his career than the Yankees’ door-slammer. You can’t. However, Rivera is 40 years old now, and while he may have a few seasons left in his rubber arm, he’ll have to pass the torch someday.
Click to continue reading The new best closer in baseball
Gallery: The new best closer in baseball
The greatest recent rivalry in sports
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: MLB,
Could anybody else have started the 2010 MLB season? Florida against Atlanta, or Oakland versus Seattle just wouldn’t have been the same as last night’s Boston and New York matchup. These two teams have created the greatest sporting rivalry of the 21st century, what with the Yankees’ World Series wins in 2000 and 2009, Boston’s in 2004 and 2007, not to mention the “breaking of the curse”. There’s also the seemingly limitless supply of money backing these two giants in a duel to perhaps not outspend each other, but certainly outspend everybody else.
Click to continue reading The greatest recent rivalry in sports
Gallery: The greatest recent rivalry in sports
MLB Opening Day 2010
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: MLB,
What does April mean to the sporting world? Well, there’s the Final Four on the NCAA March Madness tournament. The NHL and NBA seasons wrap up and two-plus months of exciting playoff action begins. The Masters kicks off the PGA season. Perhaps most importantly, major league rosters are finally cut down to 25 each and camps break away from Florida and Arizona to throw first pitches for the new season. Opening Days take place over the next week, but none more important than last night’s titanic brawl between Boston and New York.
Click to continue reading MLB Opening Day 2010
Gallery: MLB Opening Day 2010
Lowell’s latest injury just a minor setback
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Injuries, MLB,
Everything was going fine for Red Sox three-bagger Mike Lowell, but then in a game against Toronto on Friday afternoon, he fouled a pitch off his left knee in his first at bat and was helped off the field with a contusion. X-rays were negative, but for Lowell, who has seen limited playing time, this will only set back his preparation further as he battles for a roster spot. This injury may have to see him put on the disabled list to start the season in order to get more practice in.
Click to continue reading Lowell’s latest injury just a minor setback
Gallery: Lowell’s latest injury just a minor setback
Pedroia good to go after wrist scare
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, Injuries, MLB,
The Boston Red Sox avoided a huge scare on Wednesday when they announced that All-Star second baseman Dustin Pedroia’s x-rays revealed no long term damage and he will be fine. Pedroia sprained his left wrist on Tuesday in a game against the Twins when he dove for a ground ball off the bat of Denard Span. Pedroia had x-rays on Wednesday morning and is already asking coach Terry Francona to get him back in the lineup for Thursday’s game against Florida.
Click to continue reading Pedroia good to go after wrist scare
Gallery: Pedroia good to go after wrist scare
Garciaparra signs with Red Sox; retires
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,
Nomar Garciaparra ended his MLB career where it began; with the Boston Red Sox. As one of the most beloved Sox in recent history, his desire to return to Boston to finish his career was granted earlier today when he signed a one-day minor league contract with the Red Sox and then announced his retirement from baseball as a member of the team he has always missed. He will transition to the broadcast booth as a member of the EPSN “Baseball Tonight” crew as well as an occasional game analyst.
Click to continue reading Garciaparra signs with Red Sox; retires
Gallery: Garciaparra signs with Red Sox; retires
The Wake of the strikeout storm
Posted by Adrien Griffin Categories: Athletes, MLB,
When it comes to pitching, one of the biggest milestones is strikeouts. Ten strikeouts in a game; 200 in a season, all kinds of career numbers, etc. It’s one of those that Boston’s famous knuckleballer, Tim Wakefield is hoping to reach early this season, and MLB.com has him projected to do so against the Yankees. At 1,979, Wakefield is just a few batters away from 2,000 for his career, a number only reached by 63 others before him.
Click to continue reading The Wake of the strikeout storm
Gallery: The Wake of the strikeout storm
Sports’ biggest busted curses
Sports and superstition go hand-in-hand like peanut butter and jelly. Some athletes believe that “lucky” equipment isn’t allowed to be washed or the team will lose, or that the right batting glove must always be put on before the left. But there is also the darker side of sport superstition – the curses. For whatever reason, thousands of people believe that a hex exists on their favorite teams, which has prevented them from winning major championships for decades, but even the strongest curses can be broken.
Click to continue reading Sports’ biggest busted curses
Gallery: Sports’ biggest busted curses
Advertisement
© Gear Live Media, LLC. 2007 – User-posted content, unless source is quoted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License. Gear Live graphics, logos, designs, page headers, button icons, videos, articles, blogs, forums, scripts and other service names are the trademarks of Gear Live Inc.