Month: October 2008 (Page 5 of 88)

      Yankees to officially pursue Manny Ramirez?

      October 30, 2008 /

      The New York Post kind of, sort of confirms what we’ve already known for months: The Yankees will likely pursue Manny Ramirez this offseason.

      Manny RamirezManny Ramirez doesn’t fit the Yankees ‘ desire to get younger and more athletic, but several industry sources believe the Yankees will make a serious push for the free agent to play right field next year.

      Though GM Brian Cashman says the top offseason priority is starting pitching, he did not rule out interest in the 36-year-old Ramirez.

      “We are looking at starting pitching,” Cashman said when asked about the team’s interest in Ramirez.

      “We will see how the free agent and trade markets are.”

      The Dodgers have offered Ramirez a two-year deal worth $60 million to remain in Los Angeles, but he is expected to file for free agency and look for a four-year deal in the $80 million range.

      Is it even really a question anymore? The World Series is done with and while I understand Cashman doesn’t want to tip his hand in the bargaining game, there’s no sense in dancing around the topic anymore. The Yankees need pitching more than they need another big bat, but this is what the Bombers do – they make a splash. The Boss and Son Boss didn’t like missing the playoffs last year and there’s not much that will stand in their way of going out and signing the big name. And there’s no bigger name on this year’s market than Manny Ramirez.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

      John Daly had himself one hell of a night recently

      October 30, 2008 /

      SPORTSbyBROOKS.com shares the story of golfer John Daly and one of his recent nights out. Apparently JD passed out at Hooters and then wound up in jail.

      John DalyWFMY-TV in Winston-Salem, NC. and TMZ update us on the the very latest John Daly out-of-control drinking escapade:

      John Daly’s battle with alcohol abuse continued Sunday morning at a Hooters Restaurant on Hanes Square Circle in Winston-Salem. Someone at the restaurant called EMS after he lost consciousness. Paramedics say Daly refused to go to the hospital so they called for help from police.”

      Officers described Daly as extremely intoxicated and uncooperative. He repeated he didn’t want to go to the hospital. Hooters employees asked Daly to leave. But Daly did not have transportation. Officers say he was part of a group traveling on a tour bus. The group left Daly behind at the Hooters because they didn’t want him to continue traveling with them.

      So where did John have left to go? Jail, that’s where!

      Police “escorted him to the Forsyth County Jail where he spent 24 hours in a ’sober up’ area.”

      Best part isn’t that Hooters is Daly’s biggest sponsor. Or that’s he’s done countless dumbass commercials for them glorifying booze. No, I just love the fact that his traveling party “didn’t want him to continue traveling with them.” Doesn’t get any lower than that.

      No, I don’t feel sorry for Daly. He won’t change a thing until he’s broke and has no more enablers (see sponsor exemptions). When that happens, get back to me.

      Tell me you wouldn’t want to go golfing with John one day, get drunk, go to Hooters and then wind up in jail. Sounds like a nice little Saturday if you ask me.

      Golf

      Ken Macha to become new Brewers manager

      October 30, 2008 /

      The Milwaukee-Journal Sentinel is reporting that the Brewers will name Ken Macha as their new manager.

      The Brewers are expected to announce Ken Macha as their new manager as soon as possible after the World Series concludes. And they might need a new pitching coach to go with him.

      The interesting question for the Brewers obviously, is whether or not they’ll retain CC Sabathia. The ace has made it known that he would love to stay in the National League so that he would have the opportunity to hit, and he did have a great deal of success in Milwaukee. But as always, money talks. And you know the Yankees do a lot of talking.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

      11 Things We Have Learned from the NFL this season

      October 30, 2008 /

      Epic Carnival lays out their top 11 things that they learned from the NFL so far.

      9. When a quarterback lines out wide in the “wildcat” formation, no team is allowed to jam him hard, because the league needs to encourage every team to eventually use this formation

      8. If a West Coast team plays on the East Coast with a 1pm start time, they are required to stink on ice, since no team can ever overcome Private Chartered Jet Lag

      5. To keep his job while others lose theirs, Marvin Lewis must have photos of Bengals’ GM Mike Brown in bed with a dead girl, a live boy, a convention of hobos and some ritualistically slaughtered puppies

      3. If you give a Manning a better defense, special teams, running game, offensive line and schedule, he must now be the best Manning

      2. The Cowboys and Patriots are model franchises with fantastically talented personnel, despite the fact that both were a starting quarterback injury away from getting waxed by terrible teams

      The one about the west coast teams not being to overcome private charted jet lag is pretty funny. It’s amazing how these west coast teams completely forget how to play when they travel to the east coast. It’s no wonder you see more and more teams spending extra days when there’s a major time change involved, just so they can get used to the difference.

      Humor, NFL

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