Month: May 2010
Videos of the Week – Best Sports Themes
This week, I’m bringing back Videos of the Week and I’m doing sports TV themes. Some themes like TSN’s Hockey…
Read more »Are They For Real? Looking at the 2010 Tigers Hitters, One Month In
Updated:So I already looked at the Tigers pitchers, but decided that one post would have been WAY too long for…
Read more »Earning his Spurs Part 9
For DeJuan Blair, game three of the Western Conference Semifinals was a tale of two halves. The first half he…
Read more »Mets optimism not just pie in the sky
In yesterday’s entry, I predicted that the Rod Barajas walk-off was just the beginning of more good things to come….
Read more »Gamecocks Lose Game 2 to Wildcats 2-1
The USC Gamecocks ended up losing Game 2 to the Kentucky Wildcats by the score of 2-1 in a chilly…
Read more »Game 30: Pirates 2 Cardinals 0
As opposed to Thursday’s “during hockey” game, in which every flip to the game revealed a bigger lead for the…
Read more »USC Gamecocks Women’s Golf Team Claim NCAA East Regional Crown
The USC Gamecocks Women’s Golf Team shot a final-day, 2-over 290 to finish at even-par 864 for the tournament and…
Read more »It’s Not April Anymore
The Red Sox were crushed by the Yankees today at Fenway. Jonathan Van Every had to pitch. That is all…
Read more »This Day in Angels Baseball: May 8th, 1976
May 8, 1976 the California Angles would beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3 at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels would score a…
Read more »Reader Interaction
I’m considering installing a new commenting system for 18to88, but I want reader feedback. We all sit in awe of…
Read more »Where was Tim McCarver’s Bob Gibson story today?
Updated:FOX broadcaster Tim McCarver needs a primer on baseball’s unwritten rules. Because his faux outrage over CC Sabathia hitting Dustin…
Read more »Straighten up
The last two days, between Lastings Milledge’s “home run” and Andy LaRoche’s baserunning foibles, have been rather embarrassing for the…
Read more »FOE FODDER – THE SEATTLE TRAINWRECK
By Adam Dodge – AngelsWin.com Senior Writer In the 1990s, Prairie View A&M University’s football program set a record by…
Read more »Five alive
The battle for the 5th wideout spot bears watching. As long as he can field onside kick with his hands…
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Point/Counterpoint: Flagrantly Foul?
After the wire-to-wire shellacking the Cavs issued to the Celtics last night, there is nothing redeeming to take away from…
Read more »Summer Showdown: Blair White v. Dudley Guice
Much of Colts nation is discussing the battle between Anthony Gonzalez and Pierre Garçon for the second wide receiver spot…
Read more »A story from Wednesday’s game
So, as I mentioned, I went to the Twins game on Wednesday, and I had an amazing time, as always….
Read more »Who will step up?
The Colts need a fourth and fifth corner. With the injury to Kevin Thomas, who might step in? These are…
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Today in Awkward NHL Photos
Below this photo is an actual audio transcript related to the image of Claude Giroux and Braydon Coburn, taken during…
Read more »Why was Josh Beckett so out of control against the Yankees?
Squawker Jon came over last night to watch Yankees-Red Sox with me (we had the Mets game in the picture-in-picture,…
Read more »Links of the Day 5/8/10
I don’t care if April and March were warmer than average, snow in May is wrong. Anyone who says otherwise…
Read more »Red Sox Lineup 5/8 vs the Yankees
1. Marco Scutaro SS 2. Dustin Pedroia 2B 3.Victor Martinez C 4. Kevin Youkilis 1B 5. Mike Lowell DH 6….
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C’s are moving forward
"We let the game get away, but we gotta move on," said Kendrick Perkins. "Doc said it, we can’t live…
Read more »The Staten Island Ferry crash is just a big joke to the Village Voice
Please forgive me for writing a non-baseball post (I’ll get to Yankees-Red Sox shortly, I promise!) But as somebody who…
Read more »Game 29: Yo Racks Up the K’s Again
W: Yovani Gallardo (4-2)L: Edwin Jackson (1-4)SV: Trevor Hoffman (5) ARI HR: Cole Gillespie (1)MIL HR: Rickie Weeks (5), Jim…
Read more »Donovan McNabb and Labor Uncertainty
One of the blemishes on this first offseason for the new Redskins’ front office, in my opinion, was that they…
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