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      The Best and Worst MLB Players of All-Time

      September 19, 2008 /

      Bush League TV.com put together a list of the best and worst MLB players of all time for all 30 baseball teams.

      Boston Red Sox
      Dustin Pedroia2008 BEST PLAYER: Dustin Pedroia
      Pure hustle. This tiny kid has won over RED SOX nation with his gutsy, balls-out play. He should never have to buy a beer in the Northeast US again. Not to mention boatloads of p—y.
      2008 WORST PLAYER: Mike Timlin
      Need a lead blown in the 7th? Mike is your man! He has lots of championship rings, which he’ll display on his middle finger at you while you call him a loser.
      ALL-TIME BEST PLAYER: Ted Williams
      The greatest pure hitter in baseball. Would have set many records and probably led the Red Sox to some titles if it wasn’t for a pesky little thing known as World War 2… He’s so damn good he’s in the Fishing Hall of Fame too.
      *ALL-TIME WORST PLAYER: Eric Gagne
      The French-Canadian closer was deadly as a Dodger, got hurt, stunk as a Texas Ranger and then stunk to HIGH HELL as a Red Sock. Boston couldn’t get rid of him fast enough…not sure why he’s even in the league anymore.
      HONORABLE MENTION: Dave Roberts
      His stolen base in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS made the greatest series comeback possible.

      New York Yankees
      *2008 BEST PLAYER: Jason Giambi
      He may be sorry about taking steroids, but he will NEVER apologize for that moustache.
      2008 WORST PLAYER: Johnny Damon
      America’s favorite traitor phoned it in and came up lame again. One of the key reasons the Yankees aren’t in the post-season for the first time since Jesus was seven.
      ALL-TIME BEST PLAYER: Babe Ruth
      It’s not known ans DiMaggio’s Pad or Mickey Mantle’s Place…it’s the House that Ruth built. The best ever. Period.
      ALL-TIME WORST PLAYER: Jose Canseco
      Oh Steinbrenner, have you ever met a bloated past-prime HULK that you didn’t overpay?
      HONORABLE MENTION: Yogi Berra
      When you look at the old dude today it’s hard to imagine he ever played baseball. He looks like a mix between Yoda and your grandpa, except twice as huggable.
      HORRIBLE MENTION: Carl Pavano
      So far he’s made $2.2 million per start this year. Remember that when you see how bad the economy is on the news. He’s spent more time on the DL than Eddie Murphy. (Look it up.)

      Tampa Bay Rays
      Carlos Pena2008 BEST PLAYER: Carlos Pena
      It was almost Longoria until he got hurt down the stretch…but the smiling Cuban Pena’s 28 homers and 88 rbi’s (so far) have put the Rays at the top of the AL East.
      2008 WORST PLAYER: Jonny Gomes
      The Vanilla Ice look-alike is about the only disappointment on this overachieving team. He’s been hurt half the year, but he’s only batting .177 when healthy. One of those rare players that has helped his team by not playing on it.
      ALL-TIME BEST PLAYER: Scott Kazmir
      He’s young, he’s fearless, he’s strong and he has great stuff. It won’t be long before he’s the best player on a different team.
      *ALL-TIME WORST PLAYER: Jose Canseco
      He smacked 34 homers while hopped up on horse pills, hurt his back and wound up picking up a cheap championship ring with the Yankees. Not technically the worst player the Rays have had, but just a black-hole of a–holeness that invaded the clubhouse for a while.
      HONORABLE MENTION: Wade Boggs
      The great 3rd baseman played his last two years for the Rays and picked up his 3,000th hit at Tropicana Field.
      HORRIBLE MENTION: Hideo Nomo
      The leg kick wasn’t fooling anyone anymore in his last full year in MLB service. He’s still a god in Japan, he just can’t get a table at a Hooters in Florida.

      Ah, anytime someone gets the chance to make fun of Jose Canseco, I’m in.

      Fantasy Baseball, MLB

      Colorado upsets No. 21 West Virginia in overtime

      September 18, 2008 /

      Cody HawkinsThe West Virginia Mountaineers dropped out of the top 10 two weeks ago when they lost to East Carolina and will no doubt drop out of the top 25 entirely after losing to Colorado 17-14 in overtime Thursday night.

      On WVU’s first and only possession in overtime, senior kicker Pat McAfee missed a chip shot field goal from 23 yards out. The Buffs didn’t waste the opportunity to claim victory, driving the play to the Mountaineers’ 13-yard line in just four plays. On a 3rd and three from the 13, Aric Goodman booted a 25-yard field goal to give CU the victory.

      Pat White (19 carries, 149 yards, 2 TDs) and Noel Devine (26 carries, 133 yards) were excellent, but penalties, the lack of big plays in the passing game and poor clock management at the end of regulation killed the Mountaineers in the end. It also didn’t help that Bradley Starks badly under threw Jock Sanders on a trick play in the fourth quarter. Sanders could have waltzed into the end zone and with the way their defense had been playing in the second half, WVU probably could have walked away with a 21-14 victory.

      It was nevertheless a gritty performance by Colorado and more specially, freshman RB Rodney Stewart, who carried 28 times for 166 yards. He single handedly got the Buffs into field goal range to win the game in overtime. With Stewart and sophomore quarterback Cody Hawkins (179 yards, 2 TDs), Colorado is building a young, productive backfield.

      College Football

      College Football Preview: No. 21 West Virginia at Colorado

      September 18, 2008 /

      No. 21 West Virginia (1-1, 0-1 Away) at Colorado (2-0, 2-0 Home)

      Kickoff: 8:30 PM ET ESPN
      Point Spread: West Virginia –3

      Pat WhiteWest Virginia Outlook:
      The Mountaineers had off last week following their upset loss to East Carolina in Week 2. Head coach Bill Stewart has noted that he wants to get back to running more basic zone option plays after Pat White and the WVU had their worst offensive performance in seven years, managing only a field goal in the loss to ECU. Simplifying things for the offense might make sense, especially considering the Mountaineers will make their first ever trip to Folsom Field.

      Colorado Outlook:
      The Buffaloes are 2-0 to start the season, but they had to rally to beat FCS opponent Eastern Washington two weeks ago. With freshman running back Darrell Scott and scrappy sophomore quarterback Cody Hawkins, Colorado has a ton of youth in its offense backfield. Hawkins is off to a great start, throwing for 475 yards and four touchdowns in two games this season, as well as compiling a QB rating of 144.93. Hawkins might find some success throwing against a WVU secondary that ranks 85th in pass efficiency.

      Prediction:
      Before the disastrous performance against ECU two weeks ago, White threw for 208 yards and five touchdowns against Villanova in the team’s opener. He probably won’t attempt 33 passes Thursday night in Colorado with Stewart wanting to scale back the offense, but that’s a good thing. The Buffs see plenty of the spread offense playing in the Big 12, but aren’t used to the zone option tactics that WVU will throw at them tonight. White should be able to break off a big run or two and as long as the WVU defense can at least contain the young duo in the Buffs’ backfield, they should be able to bounce back from their Week 2 loss against the Pirates. West Virginia 38, Colorado 30.

      College Football

      Ed Hochuli received hate mail over blown Chargers-Broncos call

      September 18, 2008 /

      Ed Hochuli, the referee that blew the call in last Sunday’s Chargers-Broncos game, is receiving hate mail from angry San Diego fans.

      Ed Hochuli“I’m getting hundreds of e-mails — hate mail — but I’m responding to it all,” Hochuli wrote to several Chargers fans, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. “People deserve a response. You can rest assured that nothing anyone can say can make me feel worse than I already feel about my mistake on the fumble play. You have no idea … Affecting the outcome of a game is a devastating feeling. Officials strive for perfection — I failed miserably. Although it does no good to say it, I am very, very sorry.”

      It’s not surprising that Hochuli is receiving hate mail, but that doesn’t mean it makes it any less ridiculous. It’s a freaking football game. He made a mistake and yes he’s a profession who blew what should have been an easy call, but everyone makes mistakes. This guy doesn’t make enough money referring games to receive (presumably) personal attacks on his character. Charger fans have every right to be upset, but maybe they should focus their energy on why San Diego’s defense allowed Jay Cutler to throw for 350 yards and four touchdowns. Or why Brandon Marshall was able to catch 18 passes on what was supposed to be a solid secondary.

      For Hochuli’s sake, I hope the Chargers rebound and cruise to a playoff berth. Because if San Diego fans are anything like Cubs fans are, they’ll turn Hochuli into the next Steve Bartman.

      General Sports, NFL

      Did the Cowboys play dirty on Monday night?

      September 18, 2008 /

      Dan Daly of the Washington Times is convinced that the Dallas Cowboys purposely played dirty against the Philadelphia Eagles in their 41-37 win on Monday night. More specifically, Daly talks about the three times Dallas defenders grabbed Eagles’ RB Brian Westbrook’s facemask and it was never called.

      Brian WestbrookWhat a coincidence, too, that he’s the Eagles’ best offensive player, a back who led the league in yards from scrimmage last season (2,104) and gained 299 of those yards in two games against Dallas. It couldn’t possibly be that the Cowboys’ defensive coaches spent the week telling their players, “We have to be physical with this guy if we’re going stop him. [Wink, wink.]” I mean, when has a football coach ever suggested that?

      If you ask me, the Cowboys are taking this “Hard Knocks” business a little too literally. Football is a nasty game, sure, and people are going to get hurt, but there’s never been any place for trying to yank a guy’s head off.

      And make no mistake, there was nothing inadvertent about any of the episodes, nothing incidental; if there had been, the defenders (Jason Hatcher, Pat Watkins, Jay Ratliff) would have released the mask sooner. No, this was just good, old fashioned Street Ball – Oakland Raiders, circa 1976.

      The no-calls Daly is talking about definitely should have been penalties. The first time Westbrook got his facemask tugged, his helmet almost spun around to where he would be looking out his ear hole.

      I think part of the problem is that the league did away with the 5-yard incidental facemask penalty. Now they’re all 15-yard penalties, so refs are gun shy to blow their whistle because they want to make absolutely sure that the guy had malice while grabbing the facemask. Thus, more facemask penalties are being missed this year than in previous seasons. (And the calls haven’t just missed in the Dallas-Philadelphia game; missed facemask calls are happening all around the league.)

      Or maybe Daly is right and the Cowboys are just plain ol’ dirty.

      General Sports, NFL

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