Manny Ramirez Likes Red Sox’s New Blue Uniforms August 14, 2008
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How’s Manny Ramirez settling in at his new home on the west coast? The Onion caught up with him:
Why Are the Mets Passing on Pascucci? August 4, 2008
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It’s the debate that seems to be dividing Mets’ columnists, commentators and bloggers right down the middle - with all the problems the Mets have with outfielders, and particularly left fielders, why haven’t they called up Val Pascucci?
On paper, it might seem like a massive oversight - for the New Orleans Zephyrs he is currently hitting .284 with a .389 on-base percentage and .577 slugging. Compare him against left-handed pitchers and his figures are stunning, .377 average, .495 OBP and .766 slugging. It would seem bizarre that he’s still in AAA when the Mets have to rely on Nick Evans, Dan Murphy and Fernando Tatis as Ryan Church, Moises Alou and now Marlon Anderson are all on the disabled list and the Mets, depending on who you believe, didn’t or couldn’t make any moves before the trade deadline. Certainly SportsNet New York’s Ted Berg and The New York Sun’s Tim Marchman seem to think that Omar Minaya has missed a trick here, and ESPN 1050 Radio’s Max Kellerman went so far as to say it was another example of how the Mets are mismanaged, which they are, but as a die-hard Yankees fan, you can’t give too much weight to Kellerman’s opinion on Mets’ affairs. (more…)
The Saturday Classic #15: The Tyler Rose June 28, 2008
Posted by bigtexan in NCAA Football, NFL, Saturday Classic, Uncategorized.Tags: Earl Campbell, football, Longhorns, Oilers, sports
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To celebrate my joining the Bleachers, the Reverend has kindly allowed me to pick this week’s Saturday Classic. After trawling the depths of the Youtube dungeons, I found this tribute to a legend for both my beloved Longhorns and Oilers (RIP) Earl Campbell, the Tyler Rose.
Although I don’t actually remember Campbell playing (I was just seven years old when the Oilers traded him to the Saints), older friends still talk about him like he was a god (that could’ve been Vince Young if the Texans had drafted him - sorry, that’s a gripe for another time). Unfortunately, the Rose was so battered by the hits he took that his career ended prematurely, and he now has to spend a lot of his time in a wheelchair due to a back condition. Despite this, Campbell is one of the true legends of Texas football, and a worthy member of both the Pro and College Halls of Fame.
Here’s it is, complete with fuzzy video and terrible 70s music:
Some Thoughts on Willie’s Sacking June 21, 2008
Posted by Jake Price in MLB, Uncategorized.Tags: baseball, Jerry Manuel, Mets, Omar Minaya, sports, Willie Randolph
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There has already been plenty written about the sacking of Willie Randolph across the press and the net, and I don’t have much to add. Randolph spoke out in yesterday’s New York Daily News about his firing as Mets coach by General Manager Omar Minaya. In the article Randolph stated that
I have to agree with Randolph to a certain extent. The sacking of Randolph was terribly mismanaged, leading to a typically hyperbolic Daily News front page (below). Minaya doesn’t come across as the smartest GM, and although I believe he was right to keep Randolph on after the cataclysmic collapse last season, he should’ve released Randolph earlier, probably after the dreadful road trip to San Francisco and San Diego.
I bet the free Yankees DVD helped soften the blow for Mets fans! (more…)
Athlete in Personality and Opinion Shocker April 4, 2008
Posted by Jake Price in NFL, Uncategorized.Tags: Bengals, Brian Kenny, Chad Johnson, football, sports
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Everyone seems to be flipping out over Chad Johnson’s interview with Brian Kenny on ESPN SportsCenter. Kenny himself on The Kellerman & Kenny Show on ESPN 1050 stated that he was hugely surprised about the reaction this interview got, and believes that it’s because sports presentation nowadays is so slick and polished and rehearsed (and in my opinion, sterile) that rarely do they not go to a set plan, and players are so kept in check by their organisations, that we simply don’t see their personalities coming out in interviews.
For one, I love hearing a sportsman talk about what he really thinks, free from restriction and the boring old “gonna give 110%” sports cliches. Many athletes have huge personalities (some good, some bad) but you’d never know it to watch 98% of sports coverage. Whether Johnson is right or wrong in his opinion, I’m just glad he’s got one and wants to share it.
Jake Price
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