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MLB 9s: Arizona DiamondbacksùLuis Gonzalez On Top For Young Franchise
Posted: 9th November 2009 by Ash Marshall in MLB
One question, hundreds of answers. Which Diamondback had the greatest offensive season at his position?
Major League baseball has been asking fans this same question in an effort to choose each team's best ever collection of stars. They are calling it MLB 9s.
Here I have separated the contenders from the pretenders in an effort to pick my dream D'backs lineup. Have your say by commenting below or by voting on the ...
Baseball’s Greatest Players: Just Who Is the Best of All-Time?
Posted: 9th November 2009 by Ash Marshall in MLB
Baseball seasons past and present provide fans with an almost unlimited armory to tackle some of the greatest questions the sport has ever known.
Who was the greatest Yankee of all-time? Is Carlos Beltran better than Darryl Strawberry? Did Joe Torre have the best-ever season for a St Louis CardinalsÆthird baseman?
With this in mind, MLB asked fans to vote for the greatest offensive single-season in their franchiseÆs history to determine ...
When you lose, there's always a goat, always someone to blame.
Remember when the Cubs turned on fan Steve Bartman for stopping Moises Alou from catching that foul ball in Game Six of the NLCS against the Marlins in 2003?
Remember when Alex Rodriguez was slammed for being unable to perform in the playoffs when he batted just .159 over 13 divisional championship games against the Angels, Tigers and Indians in 2005, ...
Vikings-Packers: Brett Favre Throws Four TDs in Return to Lambeau
Posted: 1st November 2009 by Ash Marshall in NFL
Brett Favre threw for four touchdowns in his return to Lambeau Field as the Minnesota Vikings defeated the Green Bay Packers 38-26.
After a lopsided first half, the game developed into a battle of quarterbacks past and present as Favre went head-to-head with Aaron Rodgers.
Favre tied Dan Marino's record of 21 games of four or more TDs, throwing for 244 yards on 17 of 28 passing and helping Minnesota improve to ...
76ers-Knicks: Philadelphia Blows 23-Point Lead, Beats New York In OT
Posted: 1st November 2009 by Ash Marshall in NBA
Al Harrington scored a career-best 42 points off the bench and Danilo Gallinari added 30 in his first start for the Knicks in Saturday night's 141-127 overtime loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 76ers squandered an 18-point fourth-quarter lead and Chris Duhon sent the game into OT with a layup with five seconds left to send their Halloween nightmare into a frantic finish.
Harrington made 16 of his 22 shots from the ...
Yankees-Phillies: New York Takes 2-1 World Series Lead in Philly
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Ash Marshall in MLB
Alex Rodriguez broke out of his World Series slump with a two-run home run, and Andy Pettitte picked up his 17th career playoff win as the Yankees won Game Three in Philadelphia.á
After a 75-minute rain delay, New York rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to beat the Phillies 8-5, powered by a trio of home runs and sharp relief pitching to take a 2-1 series lead.á á Rodriguez, Nick Swisher ...
Knicks-Bobcats: Double OT Heartbreak For New York In 102-100 Loss
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Ash Marshall in NBA
The New York Knicks showed admirable fighting spirit in erasing a 21-point deficit on Friday night before eventually falling to the Charlotte Bobcats in double overtime.
DJ Augustin sank a pair of free throws with 2.5 seconds remaining, and Danilo Gallinari's prayer from mid-court came up short as time expired to hand the Knicks their second consecutive defeat to open the season.
A 27-point fourth quarter had helped draw New York back ...
Magic-Nets: Orlando wins 95-85, but Vince Carter Injured On Return To New Jersey
Posted: 31st October 2009 by Ash Marshall in NBA
Vince Carter's return to New Jersey was spoiled by a first-half injury on Friday night as the Orlando Magic ran out deserving 95-85 winners over the Nets.
All-Star Dwight Howard picked up the slack in his absence with his first 20-20 of the season, helping the Magic improve to 2-0 while handing the nets their second defeat in as many games.
After receiving a standing ovation from the majority of the ...
Knicks-Heat: Miami Exposes New York’s Weaknesses on Opening Night
Posted: 29th October 2009 by Ash Marshall in NBA
The one saving grace from the New York Knicks' 2009 opener last night in Miami is that they don't have to play D-Wade and the Heat again until...Christmas Day.
Happy holidays, Knicks fans.
It is not as if Mike D'Antoni's woeful Knicks were blindsided in their 115-93 loss in Florida last nightùthey knew what they were going to get; they were just powerless to stop it.
Dwyane Wade led all scorers with 26 ...
Phillies-Yankees: Cliff Lee Dazzles, Philly Beats New York In Game One
Posted: 28th October 2009 by Ash Marshall in MLB
Chase Utley hit two solo home runs and Cliff Lee pitched a complete game gem as the Phillies beat the Yankees 6-1 in Game One of the World Series.áá In what was billed as a pitchers' duel on a cold wet night in the Bronx, it was a lights-out Lee who came out on top over CC Sabathia to dampen the spirits of Murderers' Row.áá A dazzling Lee pitched nine ...