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646 days ago
Tonight I was at the Hershey Bears/Wilkes-Barre Penguins game at the Wachovia Arena. The game I was to prior was also against the Hershey Bears. Over the past few games I've noticed a few things that the AHL really needs to improve on. Discipline - Last game, Hershey scored a goal that was ruled a goal at first and then overturned after the referee visited with the goal judge. This is a few problems in itself (that I'll mention later), but there was a much bigger problem. After the referee waived off the goal, Joe Motzko (#12) continually argued with the referee. I was fine with that as I could understand their frustrations. However, the referee failed to notice that as they were explaining the situation, Louis Robitaille (#24) came over to the Hershey goalie (near the end I was sitting) to have a "discussion." Before leaving the area, he clearly started yelling at the goal judge telling him he was an "ef'n idiot." To me, this is completely uncalled for. Too ...
690 days ago
It's been awhile since I've posted anywhere as I've been extremely busy. However, I'm going to try to ramp up my posts this year. Be sure to catch the Buckeyes tonight as they face the Tigers in New Orleans.
771 days ago
It's a sad day for Yankee fans as Joe Torre turned down a pathetic 1 year contract offer by the New York Yankees. Apparently the old boss and the "new blood" of Hank and Hal didn't see Torre's impact. However, the fans did. Torre turned the team around from a dismal early 90's team to be a power house in the AL East. With 12 straight postseason appearances, he led the team with pride and dignity. Now, because the players can't hit (or pitch) in October (except for the homegrown talent), he's at fault? How about the Steinbrenner's decision's to bring back Clemens (waste), bring in Carl Pavano (waste), bring in Giambi (started off ok, but he's been a waste), etc. In my opinion, he should have been offered a 3 or 4 year contract with incentives. Not a 1 year. What a slap in the face. Although I'm a Yankees fan and Mattingly will likely be the coach next year, I wish the team would tank just to show the young boys their bad decision. It's great that Mattingly will get his ...
780 days ago
Well, last night the New York Yankees lost and are out of the playoffs early losing in the Divisional Series for the third year in a row. The big question now facing the Yankees is around Joe Torre's future. But is that fair? Let's evaluate a few things: C.C. Sabathia gave up an average of 1.09 walks per game in the regular season. In Game 1, he gave up 6 walks. None of those players scored. What ever happended to walks hurting the pitcher? Joba Chamberlain gets attacked by bugs. The result? He throws a wild pitch, hit a man, and walked two. Yet, he is regarded as a control pitcher. Coincidence? Mr. October (Derek Jeter) goes 3 for 17 for a .176 average. The old cliche, when the Captain fails, the ship sinks. Batters 2 through 6 batted an average of .176 in the series. These same batters had a season average of .308 and include two MVP candidates (Rodriguez and Posada), a captain (Jeter), and two outfielders (Abreu and Matsui). The entire team struck out twice as many ...
788 days ago
It's been awhile since I've posted to my blogs. I've been very busy lately with numerous projects and haven't had the time. Since last I've posted, the SWB Yankees made it to the postseason and lost. The NY Yankees made it to the postseason as the wildcard. And, the Miami Dolphins started out 0-4. But, putting that all aside, nothing matters in the next month+ but the MLB playoffs. Here are my first round predictions: Yankees beat Indians in 4 Red Sox beat Angels in 5 Cubs beat Diamondbacks in 4 Phillies beat Rockies (or Padres) in 4 My early prediction for the World Series is that the winner will come from the American League and will most likely be the winner of the Yankees/Indians series.
