Baseball
Josh Hamilton

LA Must Love Their Baseball

The city of Los Angeles doesn’t have a football team, so they are all in on baseball.  The Los Angeles Dodgers got a new ownership group that traded for Hanley Ramirez, Josh Beckett, Adrian Gonzalez, and Carl Crawford, w...


Kansas City Royals outfielder Bo Jackson breaks the bat over his knee after striking out against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium Saturday, May 19, 1990. (AP Photo)

ESPN 30 for 30: You Don’t Know Bo

For those that  don’t know Bo Jackson, he is arguably the greatest athlete ever.  He isn’t as recognized today because his career was cut short by a hip injury, but when he did play he was dominant in both footbal...


World Series - San Francisco Giants v Detroit Tigers - Game 4

San Francisco Sweeps Detroit to Win World Series…Are they a Dynasty?

The San Francisco Giants completed an improbable run to the World Series title.  They lost their best hitter due to a suspension for using performance enhancing drugs, and one of their best starting pitchers was pitching badly...



Buster Posey tags Prince Fielder

Giants Lead Tigers 2-0 in World Series

What a year this is turning out to be for the Giants.  I am amazed that they are now 2 games from another World Series Championship.  It is amazing because they are doing it without All Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera, who was su...


Texas Rangers v Oakland Athletics

Do People Really Get 2nd Chances??

The Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers contract negotiation got me thinking, do people really get second chances? Or is it just that when you are so good at something people will use you until they no longer need you? For those that d...



alex-rodriguez

Yankees Lose to Orioles…Maybe It’s Time for A-Rod to Retire

I have long been an Alex Rodriguez fan, so I am especially saddened for what he has become.  A-Rod has become a $30 million joke if that’s possible.  It was bad enough that he was pitch hit for in Game 3, but he couldn&...


E-40

E-40 Records Post Season Song for San Francisco Giants

E-40 has been in the game it seems like forever, and he is still one of the most slept on pioneers in the game.  He has been around, and started a lot of the slang that is still used, but many don’t even know who he is. ...



Ichiro

MLB Playoffs: I Still Like the Yankees Chances

I have been slow to get into the MLB Playoffs because there are new teams involved with players that I am not as familiar with.  But to catch you up in the National League the Cincinnati Reds lead the San Francisco Giants 2-...


soxtrade

LA Dodgers are All In

The Los Angeles Dodgers have completed a blockbuster trade in which they receive Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford, and Nick Punto for prospects.  Ownership definitely showed a commitment to winning as they took on ...


IFWT_ichiro

Rich Get Richer…Yankees Get Ichiro

  With Brett Gardner out for the season, the New York Yankees needed another outfielder, and in typical Yankee fashion they went for the gusto.  The Yankees acquired Ichiro from the Seatlle Mariners for pitchers D.J. Mitchel...