Month: July 2008 (Page 3 of 39)

      Tigers trade catcher Ivan Rodriguez to Yankees

      July 30, 2008 /

      ESPN’s Buster Onley is reporting that the Detroit Tigers have traded catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth.

      Rodriguez, who is in the final year of his contract, waived his no-trade clause to join the Yankees, sources told ESPN.com.

      “He’s hitting over .290 I believe and he’s been hot so we’re looking forward to having him,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after New York’s 13-3 rout of the Orioles on Wednesday.

      Farnsworth played for the Tigers in 2005.

      Posada, a five-time All-Star catcher, announced he would have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder on Monday. He has struggled with shoulder pain for most of the season, limiting his ability to throw out baserunners and cutting down his playing time behind the plate.

      Jorge Posada will miss the rest of the season due to shoulder surgery and the Yankees wanted a better option than Jose Molina and Chad Moeller. “Pudge” is a free swinger, but he usually hovers around.280 and he still has a little pop left. Unless I’m missing something, it’s a little surprising that all the Yankees had to give up was Farnsworth. How do the Yankees get these kinds of deals done?

      MLB

      Emmitt Smith tossed from NFL Countdown

      July 30, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS.com blogs that ESPN will not bring Emmitt Smith back to NFL Countdown. Along with many other folks, SnB rejoices at the thought of Emmitt-less Countdown.

      Point being, if you stink at your job, you should get fired. ESPN finally woke up and smelled the roses, deciding not to bring Emmitt Smith back to NFL Countdown. PRO FOOTBALL TALK reports that Cris Carter will be brought in instead to torture give us the news on Sundays with Chris Berman & crew.

      I would like to extend a hearty “WHAT THE HELL TOOK SO LONG?!?!?!?!?!” to everyone involved in this decision making process.

      Emmitt is brutal. Personally, I’m not even a huge fan of him as the all-time leading rusher, but there’s not a whole lot any of us can do about that. Except maybe hope Tavaris Jackson figures out that he is, in fact, supposed to hit his receivers’ hands.

      Finally though, what’s with this graduated move off of ESPN? Let’s make this whole thing happen, please. No Monday night, no Sportscenter, nothing. Stick him and Berman on a boat bound for that “Lost” island and let’s all just move on. Kthxbai.

      Hear-hear to that last comment about sticking Smith and Berman on a boat. ESPN should blow up NFL Countdown and start fresh. No more talking heads – get some people in there that know the game/league and not someone who thinks yelling at viewers for two hours makes for good commentary.

      NFL, Television

      The top 20 baseball quotes of all-time

      July 30, 2008 /

      THE LOVE OF SPORTS has compiled a list of the top 20 baseball quotes of all-time.

      8. Casey Stengel, Former Mets Manager
      “Come out and see my Amazin’ Mets. I’ve been in the game a hundred years, but I see new ways to lose I never knew existed.”

      5. Yogi Berra, Former New York Yankee
      “Slump? I ain’t in no slump. I just ain’t hittin’.”

      4. Ted Williams, Former Boston Red Sox
      “All I want out of life is that when I walk down the street folks will say, ‘There goes the greatest hitter that ever lived.’”

      3. Jim Bouton, Former New York Yankee
      “You see, you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball; and in the end, it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.”

      2. Lou Gehrig, Former New York Yankee
      “Today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.”

      1. W.P. Kinsella, Author of “Shoeless Joe” (adapted to the screen as “Field of Dreams”)
      “The one constant through all the years has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again.”

      What’s great about this list is that no player is talking about money or trying to show someone up. All of these quotes are about the game – the way it should be.

      MLB

      Is Joe Paterno losing control of his program?

      July 30, 2008 /

      ESPN recently paid a visit to the Penn State campus for a taping of “Outside The Lines” and what the network found was rather staggering. The self-proclaimed “World Wide Leader in Sports” might expose head coach Joe Paterno for losing grip of his football program.

      The numbers were damning but no more so than the responses from coach Joe Paterno.
      The show found that since 2002, 46 Penn State players have been charged with 163 criminal complaints. Forty-five of those complaints resulted in guilty pleas or convictions. Of the 46 players charged, 27 pleaded guilty or were convicted.

      More recently, to show the problem is getting worse, 17 players were charged in 2007 with 72 crimes. Nine charges resulted in guilty pleas. The numbers screamed about a lack of control by the coaching staff and a lack of discipline by the players.

      To those who have followed Paterno closely in recent years, his response also was expected.

      “I think you’ve done an awful lot of probing which bothers me that you might be on a witch hunt,” he said.

      The article points out that even though he says he still is “hands on” with his program, Paterno has often admitted that he now works mostly from home. The article goes on to list specific examples of how Paterno might be completely out of touch with this generation.

      But even so, JoePa has done more good than bad for college football, including demanding above-average scholastic achievements from his student-athletes, as well as donating his time and money to help fund a library at PSU. Still, a report like this is eye-popping to say the least.

      College Football, General Sports

      21 Hottest Sports Movie Wives and Girlfriends

      July 30, 2008 /

      WAG RANKINGS compiled a ranking of the hottest wives and girlfriends from various sports movies.

      #4. Carley Bobby
      Actress: Leslie Bibb
      Movie: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
      Love Interest: Ricky Bobby, played by Will Ferrell
      Quote: “If we wanted two wussies, we would have named them Dr. Quinn and Medicine Woman!”

      #5. Tenley Parrish
      Actress: Kelly Preston (actually it was Jessica Biel)
      Movie: Summer Catch
      Love Interest: Ryan Dunne, played by Freddie Prinze Jr.
      Quote: “Let yourself be great.” Seriously. This movie sucked. That’s the best there is.

      #6. Darcy Sears
      Actress: Ali Larter
      Movie: Varsity Blues
      Love Interest: Jonathan ‘Mox’ Moxon, played by James Van Der Beek
      Quote: “Baby I got so excited thinking about next year and Florida state and the future, I think I need to be your wide receiver.”

      #8. Adele Invergorder
      Actress: Charlize Theron
      Movie: The Legend of Bagger Vance
      Love Interest: Rannulph Juhu, played by Matt Damon
      Quote: “And now I’m supposed to run into your arms and melt like butter on a hot muffin?”

      Solid list, although there were some swings and misses. I’m not a big fan of Renee Zellweger, but love the young Halle Berry from The Program. And hey, any site that takes time to rank women from sports movies deserves some mention.

      General Sports

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