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Showing posts with label Dustin Pedroia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dustin Pedroia. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Welcome Back, Pac

-Word is the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees are both bidding over the services of A.J Burnett, who reportedly is looking for a hefty 5-year deal, and the Yanks are playing it big with their offer. May the best team win. Wait, was "best" the word I was looking for?
-So Dustin Pedroia was named the 2008 AL MVP, hey, at least I got the team right!
-It's all speculation at this point, but with the Yankees' recent addition of Nick Swisher, and the Rays need for a left-handed DH - Jason Giambi seems to be a perfect match, no?
-George Karl has really been ripping A.I now that the Nuggets finally have a legit floor general, here are just a few of the verbal jabs directed at the Answer: "There are less bad plays, more solid plays," Karl said. "I think the wasteful, cheap possessions that we used to have 10 to 15 a game, they don't exist very much anymore."
-I don't know what's worse, Donovan McNabb not knowing a tie was possible in the NFL, or Chris Webber's infamous time-out back in his Fab Four days.
-The Boston Red Sox have acquired Ramirez...Ramon Ramirez for Coco Crisp from the K.C Royals. Did I fool you for at least a second?
-Not that it's important, but about a few days ago, Alex Tanguay had a little more than double the votes than Sidney Crosby. Credit that to the fact that there are just too many hockey-obsessed fans in Montreal.
-Pacman Jones is back with the Dallas Cowboys, and will have to police himself as there will be no team bodyguards this time around.
-The Moose has retired from the game of baseball after 18-years in the big leagues. For some reason, I think the C.C Sabathia and Lowe-Burnett headlines might overshadow this...
-Cleveland fans booed Lebron James for not throwing up a shot at a chance to break the century mark, which would have given everyone one free taco.

This "the video you requested is not currently available" mumbo-jumbo is getting annoying. ESPN should keep the videos on the net for at least a week...sheesh.


Saturday, August 2, 2008

Saturday, August 2, 2008 - Diamonds Are Forever

-Brett Favre has been offered 20 million dollars to do what he said he would do...retire.
-Ken Griffey Jr. just doesn't look right in a white and black uni...
-Patrick Roy's son, Jonathon Roy was finally charged for assault for his unnecessary attack on opposing goalie Bobby Nadeau earlier in March. Yes, it took that long, even with video evidence of specifically what happened...
-TheStar reported that longtime Leafs captain, Mats Sundin is seriously contemplating retirement. His agent said this will likely mean that the decision will be made sometime in August.
-According to his BoSox teammates, Dustin Pedroia just "never shuts up" and one former Triple-A teammate said, "He acted way too cocky, way too big league for my taste". Hate it or love it, the kid can back up the smack he dishes out - and apparently he does a lot of it during games.
-a question from Doug Smith's mailbag from the Toronto Star, Q: So if Will Solomon plays great in camp, and at the start of the season beats out Ukic for the backup role, do you think it'd be worthwhile for Ukic to be sent to the D-League to get consistent playing time? (Justin C, Kitchener). Oh, how Roko will surprise so many people - and this does not exclude everybody's favourite team player, Jose Calderon.
-After being called out by Annika Sorenstam, teen golf sensation Michelle Wie failed to make the cut on the men's tour for the eighth time. Persistance can hurt you at times...if that's what you want to call it.
-Mark Cuban once again reaches into his wallet, but this time pays not the NBA League office, but Don Nelson a total of $6.3M. Or better known as his pocket change.
-Olympiakos stated that they are looking to make a big offer to Lebron James when he becomes a free agent in 2010. No chance that happens. Lebron doesn't need the cash (which could quite possibly be an outrageous amount), so I'll believe it when I see it.
-Apple is coming out with an 88 diamond studded iPhone, in honour of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and the price tag for that bad boy is almost as ridiculous as the product itself.
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