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Often unsung, the number two hitter in a lineup is a crucial transition between the speedy leadoff man and the RBI producers in the three, four, and five holes.
A solid number two hitter is able to move runners, stay out of double plays, work pitchers, and get on base. And, be willing to sacrifice themselves for the team.
This slideshow explores the best players in the two-hole; those scrappy individuals ...
ItÆs Super Bowl XLIV!á The Saints and the Colts.á Peyton vs. Brees.á And, of course, it is held in Miami (10th time ever).
Referee Scott Green flips the coin in the air; it's heads.á New Orleans wins the toss and elects to receive.
Then, methodically, Brees engineers (heÆs from Purdue, after all) a six-play, 77-yard blitzkrieg of a drive capped off by a 38-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley.á Saints win the ...
Doc Rivers, Phil Jackson Hypocritical in Response to Cavaliers’ Trade
Posted: 19th February 2010 by Uncle Popov in NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers made a move to improve their team. According to ESPN.com , this move has upset the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers.
After attempting to bring in AmarÆe Stoudemire, the Cavs worked out a three-team trade to land (former) Washington Wizard Antwan Jamison. Cleveland also picked up Sebastian Telfair (Clippers), who has not played since mid-January due to injury.á
The Wizards get Zydrunas Ilgauskas from Cleveland and Al Thornton ...
NFL Shutouts: Why This Season Has Left So Many Teams Feeling Defenseless
Posted: 28th October 2009 by Uncle Popov in NFL
After Oakland finally showed up last week, the Raiders went Raiders and collapsed against the New York Jets, losing 38-0.
It was so bad that Raiders head coach Tom Cable (finally) benched JaMarcus Russell. It was bad enough that Jets QB Mark Sanchez had time to enjoy a hot dog (allegedly because his stomach was not feeling well).
But for as awful as the Raiders have been this season, it was ôonlyö ...
Jeff Passan is a writer for Yahoo! Sports and formerly of The Kansas City Star; the latter a newspaper, for those who did not know (yes, newspapers do still exist).á And apparently he is a bitter man.
Passan recently wrote a column ridiculing Tony FaustÆs assessment that the Minnesota Twins, in particular soon-to-be MVP Joe Mauer, were stealing signals from the Detroit Tigers.á Passan is quick to discredit FaustÆs analysis by ...