Archive for March, 2010
Joe Beimel: Colorado Rockies Bring Back Lefty Reliever on Minor League Deal
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Adam Bernacchio in MLB
Joe Beimel waited and waited for a major league contract offer, but couldn’t find one. Instead, he signed a minor league deal with a team he is pretty familiar with.
Beimel signed a minor league deal with the Colorado Rockies yesterday. Beimel will make $850,000 if he makes the Rockies’ roster and he can earn another $350,000 in incentives.
With closer Huston Street and eighth inning setup man Rafael Betancourt hurting, the ...
First off, I wanted to thank everyone that participated in the Inmates Run the Big House while I was gone. There was some interesting stuff written. Your Nike Big House Blog Hats will be mailed out this week. I will do a post later today on how Spring Practice is going, but first I wanted to share a quick story from my trip to Cancun. During the trip ...
Why the Denver Broncos Should Trade Their First Round Pick
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Erick Spalti in NFL
The Denver Broncos should of entered the draft with two first round draft selections. Since one of them was traded to select Alphonso Smith in the second round last year, we are left with the No. 11 overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Josh Mcdaniels has done an excellent job of finding veteran contributors via free-agency to temporarily fill holes in the roster. He got great play out of Brian ...
What LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers Can Learn From Leon Powe
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Tom Delamater in NBA
Two weeks ago, it appeared that Leon Powe would be an odd man out in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ postseason rotation.
Powe had returned to action in late February, nine months after surgery to repair a torn meniscus and ACL in his left knee. However—after four brief but promising performances—he played just four minutes against Detroit on March 5, and then not at all in subsequent games against Milwaukee and San Antonio.
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As Yankee bloggers we all bow down to River Ave Blues and they had another great couple of articles over the past two days going over Brian Cashman’s best and worst trades as the Yankees GM.
Cashman’s best trades: 3. Nick Swisher 2. Bobby Abreu 1. Alex Rodriguez
Cashman’s worst trades: 5. Ramon Ramirez 4. Nick Johnson, Randy Choate, Juan Rivera 3. Ted Lilly 2. Damaso Marte 1. Mike Lowell
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Jose Reyes Cleared to Return to New York Mets Camp
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Adam Bernacchio in MLB
Well, finally the New York Mets get some good news.
Good news is a rarity for the Mets, so when it happens and it’s good news about one of their star players, it must be recognized.
The Mets found out yesterday that shortstop Jose Reyes has been cleared to play. His thyroid levels are back to normal.
Reyes has been back home in New York resting and avoiding exercise (sounds like me) until ...
The Buffalo Sabres have 11 games remaining in the regular season, and hopefully a lot more after that.
The Sabres currently have a five point lead over the Ottawa Senators in the Northeast Division, with three games in hand.
Unfortunately for Buffalo, its 11 remaining games take place over the course of just 19 days. There are also three sets of back-to-back games left for the Sabres.
Six of the 11 games will ...
The NBA’s 10 Best Get-That-Outta-Here Blocks of 2009-10 (With Video!)
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Bryan Toporek in NBA
"Talk to those who have mastered the craft [of blocking shots], and they'll tell you that is a science, one that can be studied and refined, but, as it turns out, rarely taught. -- Chris Ballard, from The Art of a Beautiful Game.
Ballard, one of Sports Illustrated's NBA writers, writes about the demise of the dominant shot blocker in his book—we're talking about guys like Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, or ...
Curtis Granderson Named New York Yankees’ Starting Center Fielder
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Bronx Baseball Daily in MLB
The Yankees are expected to announce this morning that Curtis Granderson will indeed become their starting center fielder and will not play much left field, if at all, according to Joel Sherman of the NY Post.
Granderson roamed center field in all his years with the Detroit Tigers, but there was speculation that the Yankees would move him to left field after general manager Brian Cashman made the claim that Brett ...
Fantasy Baseball Back to Earth Players: Starting Pitchers
Posted: 24th March 2010 by Ryan Lester in MLB
These starting pitchers could have a hard time matching their 2009 production.
Joe Blanton, Philadelphia Phillies Blanton’s numbers are misleading. He had a solid ERA of 4.05, but gave up 30 HRs. If he’s giving up that many long balls, his peripherals will likely rise. Also, his strikeout total of 163 isn’t on par with he he’s done for the rest of his career.
Jair Jurrjens, Atlanta Braves ...