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The Break
Baseball is dead, but don’t tell the record-number of fans that are snapping up Steven Strasburg jerseys, or the one that paid $16,000 for his rookie card. Forget the revitalization of baseball in Washington D.C., the first half of the 2010 season has been both thrilling and unpredictable. Since...
So, why are the MLB awards given in November anyway?
It's been a hectic couple of weeks, whether you follow sports or not. We've seen the Joe Paterno and Herman Cain scandals, the NBA lockout, the deaths of Andy Rooney and Joe Frazier, simultaneous boxing and MMA events, Occupy Wall Street, LSU-Alabama, a verdict in the Michael Jackson manslaughter...
Crown Him: Felix Hernandez Wins the 2010 AL Cy Young Award
Today is the coronation day for Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. Dubbed King Felix since his arrival in MLB as a ridiculously talented 19 year old in 2005, Hernandez wowed BBWAA voters and fans alike with his MLB best 2.27 ERA over a league leading 249.2 IP, striking out 232 men in the...
Today in Sports History: July 12th
7/12/1901 - Young wins 300th game Pitching for the Boston Americans (AKA the Red Sox), Cy Young tallies the 300th win of his legendary career. In an era devoid of bullpens, closers, and five-men starting rotations, Young dominated like nobody else. Denton True Young, who earned the nickname "Cy"...
Today in Sports History: February 2nd
2/02/1936 - Cobb highlights first Hall of Famers Major League Baseball announces the first members of its Hall of Fame. The five players to receive the prestigious honor were home run slugger Babe Ruth, Pirates shortstop Honus Wagner, strikeout king Walter Johnson, screwball-thrower Christy...
Friday Rockpile: The Rockies do unto other teams as other teams have done unto the Rockies
In a pinch, Atkins up to his old tricks - The Denver PostLast night, we saw retro Garrett Atkins as trade rumors continue to swirl around him. Rockies' Batman - The Denver Post "Before, many times I was scared of the ball," he [Ubaldo Jimenez] admitted. "But right now, I feel really comfortable up...
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