Archive for January, 2010
Minnesota Twins Top 50 Prospects: No. 50, D.J. Romero
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Josh Johnson in MLB
2010 Top 50 Twins Prospects No. 50: D.J. Romero Position: Third Base Bats/Throws: Right/Right Born: September 24, 1986 (Perdernales, Dominican Republic) School: N/A Height: 6'1'' Weight: 200 lbs. 2009 Ranking : 35 Breakdown Deibinson (D.J.) Romero signed with the Twins as a non-drafted free agent in the summer of 2004 as a 17 year-old. He spent all of the 2005 season ...
2009 was a disappointing year, once full of promise, but ended with drear.
Despite three consecutive seasons of winning ball, the Cubs once again failed to win it all.
Still we come out to Wrigley in record numbers, the fans cheering loudly while management slumbers.
Sweet Lou lived up to his name, that he seems so burned out is definitely a shame.
Randy Wells came out of nowhere to surprise, you could see the ...
Detroit Red Wings End Year on High Note, Face Uphill Battle in 2010
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Matt Hutter in NHL
On December 31, 2009 a couple of things happened that haven't in quite a while.
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Colorado Avalanche and Ville Leino scored a goal.
In fact, Leino's goal turned out to be the game winner.
After being benched for the third time this season on Monday against the Blue Jackets, Leino returned to the lineup solely due to forward Patrick Eaves being out with the flu.
Leino made the ...
Silent but deadly.á Those three words have never proved truer for Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub who is looking to possibly boost his team into the playoffs this weekend with a win over New England.
Originally starting his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Schaub was one of the few players that had a 50/50 shot at making a proper career in the NFL.á After being signed to the Houston Texans ...
Vesa Toskala Rubbing Leafs’ Nation the Wrong Way in His Contract Year
Posted: 1st January 2010 by Zach Smith in NHL
If you were to look at Vesa Toskala's numbers at the halfway point of the season, you would not guess that this is his contract year.
Appearing in 20 games thus far, Toskala owns a record of 6-8-2, with a goals against average of 3.72, to go along with an .869 save percentage.
To sum up his season, he is ranked at the bottom of the league leaders charts in virtually every ...
The Case for Tim Raines’ Induction Into Cooperstown
Posted: 1st January 2010 by joel kirstein in MLB
Here's a little known fact but still a staggering total in its proportion: Did you know only 40 Major League Baseball players in history have reached base 4,000 times? Did you know Tim Raines is one of the 40?
As such Tim Raines deserves induction into the Hall of Fame. Critics argue he was a base stealer and nothing more. He played in Rickey Henderson's distant shadow...Not so! This the case ...