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Archive for July, 2010
July 31, 2010 at 1:08 am · Filed under NBA Basketball
In the offseason, the Philadelphia Phillies made a great move by trading for Roy Halladay. However, they made an equally bad mistake when they gave away Cliff Lee to the Seattle Mariners. Instead of having two of the game’s best starters, the Phillies inexplicably hurt their chances for minimal return.
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On Thursday, the Phillies rectified their mistake of giving away Lee by trading for Roy Oswalt of the Houston Astros. In the deal, Philadelphia gave up J.A. Happ and two minor leaguers. Last season, Happ finished second in the NL in the Rookie of the Year voting.
Oswalt gives the Phillies one of the better right-handed pitchers in all of baseball. The 32-year-old has a career record of 143-82 to go along with a 3.24 ERA. He is 4-0 in the postseason and gives the Phillies a much better chance of reaching the 2010 playoffs.
The Phillies won the World Series in 2008. Last year, they lost to the New York Yankees in the World Series. Philadelphia currently has a seven-game winning streak and is three games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.
Post from: EveryJoe
July 31, 2010 at 1:08 am · Filed under NBA Basketball
Mike Shanahan doesn’t like Albert Haynesworth. The coach of the Washington Redskins wants to make life as difficult as possible for the team’s larger than life lineman. In an odd series of events, Shanahan was able to make Haynesworth fail the Redskins conditioning test.
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For the test, Haynesworth had to run a pair of 300 yard sprints. But after Haynesworth completed the two sprints, Shanahan wasn’t happy. Instead, the coach said that Haynesworth took too much time between sprints and told him to do a third sprint. On the third try, Haynesworth failed.
This ongoing feud has a number of levels. Haynesworth doesn’t like Shanahan’s new defensive scheme. On the other hand, Shanahan doesn’t like the distractions or Haynesworth’s bloated contract.
In the next few days, Haynesworth will be given another shot to past the team’s conditioning test. But even if he passes, that won’t stop the feud. It won’t end until Haynesworth is playing for another NFL team.
Post from: EveryJoe
July 31, 2010 at 1:08 am · Filed under NBA Basketball
DJ Steve Porter made a YouTube classic when he created “Press Hop” — a video that combines famous sports press interviews with hip hop. The result was a video that has been viewed more than 2.6 million times. It also made DJ Steve Porter a household name among YouTube connoisseurs.
The long awaited sequel is here! Press Hop 2 is sure to be another classic. This mix includes a number of sports superstars including Tiger Woods, Brett Favre, LeBron James, Charles Barkley, Bobby Knight, Mike Tyson, Allen Iverson and Alex Rodriguez.
The production is great, the music is a hit and the video itself is also funny. If you loved Press Hop, you will surely love Press Hop 2.
Here is the Press Hop 2 video:
Post from: EveryJoe
July 30, 2010 at 11:49 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
The anti-LeBron feelings haven’t died down in Cleveland. Joe Posnanski says the hatred is actually growing in a city where fans have a tough time — understandably — letting things go.
July 30, 2010 at 11:49 pm · Filed under NBA Basketball
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