Earlier today, Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw admitted that he used steroids in the '70s. I had seen the headline scroll on ESPN. I come on ESPN.com tonight to read the article, and do not see it on the front page. Perplexed, I decided to go to MSNBC.com, and lo and behold, it was not in there main page sports headlines. Why is this? Why is it ignored when a 4-time Super Bowl champion and Hall of Fame football player admits using steroids?
Today, speculation is enough to destroy the Hall of Fame hopes for a baseball player. Is it possible the Bradshaw admission is being ignored because he is a former player? I would believe this if there had not been a similar apathy toward Shawn Marrion or Rodney Harrison. I would write more, but this issue infuriates me. All athletes should be held to the same scrutiny. Taking steroids to "heal faster" is the same as taking them to become stronger.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Saturday Commentary: Can A Position Be Cursed, And Other Questions
Jolbert Cabrera severely dislocated a finger in last night's win against the Yankees. He joins Alex Gonzalez, Jeff Keppinger, and Jerry Harriston Jr. as Reds shortstops currently on the disabled list this year. Is it possible that someone within the organization angered a witch doctor in Florida during training camp, and they put a curse on the position? It is as if it were the professor of dark arts position at Hogwarts. Perhaps the Reds should bring back Barry Larkin to perform an exorcism on the position.
Has a pitcher on a team with a losing record ever had a 20-win season, started the All-Star game, or won the Cy Young Award? Last night, Edinson Volquez pick up his 10th win of the season, bringing his record to 10-2. He also leads the league in the majors with an 1.71 ERA and 110 strikeouts. Unfortunately, I doubt he will be considered by many for the Cy Young. These type of awards usually go to the best pitcher on a good team. I just hope he fares better than Harang did a couple years ago, where he became the first pitcher ever to lead the league in strikeouts and not receive a single vote.
Are people in the New York Mets' organization complete jackasses? Based on the way they handled the Willie Randolf situation, I would say yes. Well, not all of them, but whoever decided to fire Randolf at 3 a.m., while he is on a road trip to Los Angeles definately is. And people that did not stand up and say that they thought it was a bad idea.
When is Griffey going to be traded? After listening to one of the out-of-town Fox announcers during last saturday's game, one would come away from it thinking that it was already a done deal. I am not so certain that he will be traded. He has a no-trade clause in his contract, and can veto any trade he does not like. There is also still the sentimental fact that he grew up in Cincinatti. Yes, Griffey is in the the last year of his contract, with it being unlikely that the Reds will pick up next year's option and pay him $16.5 million. However, a new contract is not out of the question.
Should baseball start using instant replay? Hell yes. Actually, let me clarify that. Baseball should start using it in close plays to determine if a ball is a home run or not. They should not use it to determine if a player was out or safe at a base. And they should absolutely not use it to determine balls and strikes. Let those decisions stay with the umpires on the field. Fortunately, after a breakout this season of hard to determine home runs, the MLB is going to test it in fall ball leagues and possibly Spring Training. Hopefully, it will work out.
Has a pitcher on a team with a losing record ever had a 20-win season, started the All-Star game, or won the Cy Young Award? Last night, Edinson Volquez pick up his 10th win of the season, bringing his record to 10-2. He also leads the league in the majors with an 1.71 ERA and 110 strikeouts. Unfortunately, I doubt he will be considered by many for the Cy Young. These type of awards usually go to the best pitcher on a good team. I just hope he fares better than Harang did a couple years ago, where he became the first pitcher ever to lead the league in strikeouts and not receive a single vote.
Are people in the New York Mets' organization complete jackasses? Based on the way they handled the Willie Randolf situation, I would say yes. Well, not all of them, but whoever decided to fire Randolf at 3 a.m., while he is on a road trip to Los Angeles definately is. And people that did not stand up and say that they thought it was a bad idea.
When is Griffey going to be traded? After listening to one of the out-of-town Fox announcers during last saturday's game, one would come away from it thinking that it was already a done deal. I am not so certain that he will be traded. He has a no-trade clause in his contract, and can veto any trade he does not like. There is also still the sentimental fact that he grew up in Cincinatti. Yes, Griffey is in the the last year of his contract, with it being unlikely that the Reds will pick up next year's option and pay him $16.5 million. However, a new contract is not out of the question.
Should baseball start using instant replay? Hell yes. Actually, let me clarify that. Baseball should start using it in close plays to determine if a ball is a home run or not. They should not use it to determine if a player was out or safe at a base. And they should absolutely not use it to determine balls and strikes. Let those decisions stay with the umpires on the field. Fortunately, after a breakout this season of hard to determine home runs, the MLB is going to test it in fall ball leagues and possibly Spring Training. Hopefully, it will work out.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Is This Necessary?
ESPN.com has released their Top 25 prediction for next season. Next college basketball season. I do not believe we went through a time warp, and ended up in the Fall. I am guessing what brought this about is that with the deadline to enter/withdraw from the NBA Draft passing, we pretty much know who is going to be on what team. But seriously, it is June, and practice does not begin until October. Thankfully, these rankings do not count. You know why? Because they are power rankings. If you need to be reminded of my view on power rankings, click here.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Tiger Wins the U. S. Open
In the 91st hole, 1st sudden death playoff hole, Tiger Woods wins the U. S. Open. After hitting a birdie on the 18th yesterday to force a playoff round, he did it again in the playoff round to force sudden death. Rocco Mediate hit a poor tee shot into a bunker, and then his second shot went into the rough. Whereas Tiger hit his tee shot onto the fairway, and second shot onto the green. He was able to two-putt for par. Rocco was unable to make his long par putt. However, it should be noted that Rocco was down 3 shots after 10 holes, and was able to birdie 3 consecutive holes to take a lead heading onto the 18th.
It amazes me that Tiger won the U. S. Open. Just the sight of seeing him in pain after most of drives was inspiring. Not to say that people have been, but no one should ever be able to question his mental toughness. He was put to the test in this tournament. In a side note, it is nice and humanizing to see him holding his daughter.
It amazes me that Tiger won the U. S. Open. Just the sight of seeing him in pain after most of drives was inspiring. Not to say that people have been, but no one should ever be able to question his mental toughness. He was put to the test in this tournament. In a side note, it is nice and humanizing to see him holding his daughter.
Live Blog: Game 5 of the NBA Finals
9:00 pm ET - Here is my live blog of game 5 of the NBA Finals. As stated before, I'm not a fan of the NBA, but I thought I'd try to do this. I also want to note that I just finished watching the U.S. Open, and it's amazing that Tiger is still walking. He started showing pain on the second hole, and was able to force a 18-hole playoff tomorrow.
9:02 - Celebrities in LA going to a basketball game. It is the trendy thing to do, just like Duke students doing their thing.
9:07 - Oops. Missed the tip-off because I was getting some food. That should tell you something. Kobe makes his first ill-advised shot. Let's see if this continues.
9:09 - This time Kobe misses the ill-advised shot. If he keeps shooting these bad shots, he'll shoot the Lakers right out of the final.
9:12 - I think Kobe has forgotten he is on a team. And if you hadn't guessed, I do not like Kobe.
9:14 - While I'm thinking about it, I really dislike music being played in the arena during the game. Lakers up 15-5 with 7 minutes left.
9:18 - Saw a commercial for the show Wipeout. I'll just say that Japanese game shows should be left to the Japanese. Granted, I do like seeing idiots hurt themselves.
9:22 - Just made a comment about Kobe's leadership in that he's showing it by doing stuff. All I see him doing is making shots that are poor choices. If my memory serves me correctly, that's what cost them game 4.
9:23 - Odd. If a guy gets fouled during the rebound, and then shoots, should he get foul shots? My mind tells me no, but it happened.
9:25 - Time out. Lakers up 31-15 with 2 minutes left in the 1st quarter.
9:28 - Just saw a commercial for "I Survived a Japanese Game Show." I have a bad feeling that this is another show. And Kobe is talking about how this is his March Madness, since he didn't go to school. Uhg.
9:34 - End of the 1st quarter with LA up 39-22. This has been a frantic game. If LA keeps this pace, they should win easily. What will be interesting to watch is what happens if Boston can cut the lead to around 6. Does game 4 enter the Lakers minds, and they start pressing? Bad things happen when people press to hard.
9:40 - Lakers continue to hit ugly, off-balance shots.
9:49 - The WTF calls in the Lakers favor are starting to add up. Not a deciding factor in the game, but something to keep an eye on.
9:51 - I find obvious make-up calls funny. Lakers got call for a questionable charge, and next time down, Boston gets called for a questionable reach in. Wonderful.
9:52 - Garnett picks up his 3rd foul by touching the ball.
9:54 - I never realized just how bad officiating is in the NBA. And Boston has trimmed it to 43-39 with 6 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
9:58 - I do like the "There can only be one" NBA Playoffs commercials. Unfortunately, there was also a commercial after that for a reality show called "High School Musical: Get in the Picture." Uhg again.
10:00 - The poor shots Kobe was hitting early in the game have stopped falling.
10:07 - Defense must be a 4-letter word to Radmonovic, or he's still mad after getting a technical foul.
10:11 - Lakers have remembered how to score. Lead is fluctuating between 5-8.
10:14 - Paul Pierce has had an amazing 2nd quarter, hitting a 3 before the end of the quarter. It's halftime, with the Lakers leading 55-52.
10:20 - Is it just me, or does Bill Walton always sound drunk to anyone else?
10:31 - Oh my god. Both of ABC's Japanese type game shows have hour long premieres on the same night. May god have mercy on our souls.
10:36 - The color commentary is painful at times.
10:38 - Lakers fell asleep and allowed Boston to tie the game. Boston was just out-working them on one trip down the court.
10:39 - Boston has taken the lead on a Pierce free throw.
10:42 - So far, the difference in this game is that it looks like Boston is able to play some defense, whereas LA generally seems not to want to. Or not able to.
10:44 - Last two fouls that have gone LA's way have been very questionable. Questionable as in that no one touched either LA player.
10:52 - Rondo just negated about a minute of hard work on both ends of the court, by fouling Derek Fisher after he shot, leading to a 3 point play. Lakers lead is back up to 7 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.
10:57 - Matt Damon is a brave man, cheering on the Celtics at courtside.
10:58 - Just caught glimpse of one ref that looks like he is at least 70. Wow.
11:00 - Even though LA is still leading this game, with the way both teams look, I get the sense that Boston is the harder working team.
11:06 - The Celtics are having too many unforced errors, allowing LA to stay ahead.
11:11 - End of the 3rd quarter with LA up 79-70.
11:15 - It appears that Lamar Odom took a hit to the family jewels. Actually, he took a knee to the family jewels.
11:16 - LA has expanded the lead to 12, and Boston calls time out.
11:22 - Lakers have expanded the lead to 14 with 9 minutes left. They've been able to up the pace to near what it was in the first quarter. Frantic.
11:24 - I'll take this moment that I'd like to see the NBA institute something the NHL has, in that only certain people talk to the officials.
11:26 - I do not think that when the offensive player fakes the defender up into the air, and then jumps into should be a foul. Casell did that to Faramir.
11:31 - LA up 7 with 6 minutes left.
11:32 - Pierce falls down, gets the ball to Posey for a 3. Craziness. When Pierce rolled over was properly not called a travel because he maintained a pivot foot, even though he was on the ground.
11:35 - LA's lead has shrunk to 2 with 5 minutes left in the game.
11:37 - Game tied. 4:30 left. I don't know if LA can hang onto this game.
11:39 - Garnett and Pierce have both just picked up their 5th foul. LA up by 1, 92-91 with 3:31 left.
11:46 - Pierce looks spent. I think he's played every minute, again.
11:47 - Gasol, quit your whining. You landed on Garnett's back. There's too much of that in the NBA, and Garnett just missed both free throws. LA up 95-93 with 2:14 left.
11:49 - There's no reason to chant MVP for someone, after they've already won it. You chant that when trying to campaign for them to win it.
11:51 - Lamar Odom, quit your crying. An over the back at the end of game should still be called. Pierce hits both free throws. LA up 2 with 1:12 left.
11:53 - Lakers get a steal to take a 4 point lead with 38 seconds left. Upon review, by steal, it really means that Kobe hit Pierce's side, and the ball squirted loose. So yeah, Pierce should have been on the line with a chance to tie it. But it's being called a great steal by Kobe.
11:56 - Boston unable to score, and Lakers have the ball. This may be the ball game.
11:58 - LA up by 5 with 24 seconds left.
12:00am - Boston misses a 3, and that should be the game. LA is on the line. Kobe makes it a 6 point game with 15 seconds left.
12:02 - They showed Kobe's "steal" again, and finally commented that it might not have been a steal. He wasn't close to the ball.
12:03 - Boston just hit a 3, and quite possibly should have gotten the ball back on a traveling call that was not made when Kobe fell to the floor with the ball, and slid.
12:04 - Lakers win 104-99 to force a game 6 in Boston. This was the perfect example of simply surviving.
Well, this was an interesting time, writing this live blog type thing. I doubt I will do it for game 6 or game 7, but I will probably do this occasionally for other events. Actually paying attention to this game did not change my opinion of the NBA.
9:02 - Celebrities in LA going to a basketball game. It is the trendy thing to do, just like Duke students doing their thing.
9:07 - Oops. Missed the tip-off because I was getting some food. That should tell you something. Kobe makes his first ill-advised shot. Let's see if this continues.
9:09 - This time Kobe misses the ill-advised shot. If he keeps shooting these bad shots, he'll shoot the Lakers right out of the final.
9:12 - I think Kobe has forgotten he is on a team. And if you hadn't guessed, I do not like Kobe.
9:14 - While I'm thinking about it, I really dislike music being played in the arena during the game. Lakers up 15-5 with 7 minutes left.
9:18 - Saw a commercial for the show Wipeout. I'll just say that Japanese game shows should be left to the Japanese. Granted, I do like seeing idiots hurt themselves.
9:22 - Just made a comment about Kobe's leadership in that he's showing it by doing stuff. All I see him doing is making shots that are poor choices. If my memory serves me correctly, that's what cost them game 4.
9:23 - Odd. If a guy gets fouled during the rebound, and then shoots, should he get foul shots? My mind tells me no, but it happened.
9:25 - Time out. Lakers up 31-15 with 2 minutes left in the 1st quarter.
9:28 - Just saw a commercial for "I Survived a Japanese Game Show." I have a bad feeling that this is another show. And Kobe is talking about how this is his March Madness, since he didn't go to school. Uhg.
9:34 - End of the 1st quarter with LA up 39-22. This has been a frantic game. If LA keeps this pace, they should win easily. What will be interesting to watch is what happens if Boston can cut the lead to around 6. Does game 4 enter the Lakers minds, and they start pressing? Bad things happen when people press to hard.
9:40 - Lakers continue to hit ugly, off-balance shots.
9:49 - The WTF calls in the Lakers favor are starting to add up. Not a deciding factor in the game, but something to keep an eye on.
9:51 - I find obvious make-up calls funny. Lakers got call for a questionable charge, and next time down, Boston gets called for a questionable reach in. Wonderful.
9:52 - Garnett picks up his 3rd foul by touching the ball.
9:54 - I never realized just how bad officiating is in the NBA. And Boston has trimmed it to 43-39 with 6 minutes left in the 2nd quarter.
9:58 - I do like the "There can only be one" NBA Playoffs commercials. Unfortunately, there was also a commercial after that for a reality show called "High School Musical: Get in the Picture." Uhg again.
10:00 - The poor shots Kobe was hitting early in the game have stopped falling.
10:07 - Defense must be a 4-letter word to Radmonovic, or he's still mad after getting a technical foul.
10:11 - Lakers have remembered how to score. Lead is fluctuating between 5-8.
10:14 - Paul Pierce has had an amazing 2nd quarter, hitting a 3 before the end of the quarter. It's halftime, with the Lakers leading 55-52.
10:20 - Is it just me, or does Bill Walton always sound drunk to anyone else?
10:31 - Oh my god. Both of ABC's Japanese type game shows have hour long premieres on the same night. May god have mercy on our souls.
10:36 - The color commentary is painful at times.
10:38 - Lakers fell asleep and allowed Boston to tie the game. Boston was just out-working them on one trip down the court.
10:39 - Boston has taken the lead on a Pierce free throw.
10:42 - So far, the difference in this game is that it looks like Boston is able to play some defense, whereas LA generally seems not to want to. Or not able to.
10:44 - Last two fouls that have gone LA's way have been very questionable. Questionable as in that no one touched either LA player.
10:52 - Rondo just negated about a minute of hard work on both ends of the court, by fouling Derek Fisher after he shot, leading to a 3 point play. Lakers lead is back up to 7 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter.
10:57 - Matt Damon is a brave man, cheering on the Celtics at courtside.
10:58 - Just caught glimpse of one ref that looks like he is at least 70. Wow.
11:00 - Even though LA is still leading this game, with the way both teams look, I get the sense that Boston is the harder working team.
11:06 - The Celtics are having too many unforced errors, allowing LA to stay ahead.
11:11 - End of the 3rd quarter with LA up 79-70.
11:15 - It appears that Lamar Odom took a hit to the family jewels. Actually, he took a knee to the family jewels.
11:16 - LA has expanded the lead to 12, and Boston calls time out.
11:22 - Lakers have expanded the lead to 14 with 9 minutes left. They've been able to up the pace to near what it was in the first quarter. Frantic.
11:24 - I'll take this moment that I'd like to see the NBA institute something the NHL has, in that only certain people talk to the officials.
11:26 - I do not think that when the offensive player fakes the defender up into the air, and then jumps into should be a foul. Casell did that to Faramir.
11:31 - LA up 7 with 6 minutes left.
11:32 - Pierce falls down, gets the ball to Posey for a 3. Craziness. When Pierce rolled over was properly not called a travel because he maintained a pivot foot, even though he was on the ground.
11:35 - LA's lead has shrunk to 2 with 5 minutes left in the game.
11:37 - Game tied. 4:30 left. I don't know if LA can hang onto this game.
11:39 - Garnett and Pierce have both just picked up their 5th foul. LA up by 1, 92-91 with 3:31 left.
11:46 - Pierce looks spent. I think he's played every minute, again.
11:47 - Gasol, quit your whining. You landed on Garnett's back. There's too much of that in the NBA, and Garnett just missed both free throws. LA up 95-93 with 2:14 left.
11:49 - There's no reason to chant MVP for someone, after they've already won it. You chant that when trying to campaign for them to win it.
11:51 - Lamar Odom, quit your crying. An over the back at the end of game should still be called. Pierce hits both free throws. LA up 2 with 1:12 left.
11:53 - Lakers get a steal to take a 4 point lead with 38 seconds left. Upon review, by steal, it really means that Kobe hit Pierce's side, and the ball squirted loose. So yeah, Pierce should have been on the line with a chance to tie it. But it's being called a great steal by Kobe.
11:56 - Boston unable to score, and Lakers have the ball. This may be the ball game.
11:58 - LA up by 5 with 24 seconds left.
12:00am - Boston misses a 3, and that should be the game. LA is on the line. Kobe makes it a 6 point game with 15 seconds left.
12:02 - They showed Kobe's "steal" again, and finally commented that it might not have been a steal. He wasn't close to the ball.
12:03 - Boston just hit a 3, and quite possibly should have gotten the ball back on a traveling call that was not made when Kobe fell to the floor with the ball, and slid.
12:04 - Lakers win 104-99 to force a game 6 in Boston. This was the perfect example of simply surviving.
Well, this was an interesting time, writing this live blog type thing. I doubt I will do it for game 6 or game 7, but I will probably do this occasionally for other events. Actually paying attention to this game did not change my opinion of the NBA.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Saturday Commentary: What Would You Do?
On Monday, Ken Griffey hit his 600th career home run in Florida against the Marlins. A fan caught the ball. Griffey would like to keep the ball. The fan wants to auction it off. What would you do?
I agree with Gene Wojciechowski, in that the fan should give the ball to Griffey. I do not say this because I am a Griffey fan, but I say this because it is the right thing to do. Sure, giving the ball to Griffey is not the profitable thing to do, but doing the right is not usually profitable.
First off, he should have never been in a position to catch the ball in the first place. The man you caught the ball is a season ticket holder, who's tickets are not in right field. There is reserved seating for a reason. I know that he was probably not the only one that was out of his seat, but that does not make it right.
Secondly, I do not believe that people should make money off of the work of others. This person that caught the ball did not spend 20 years of his life playing professional baseball to reach the milestone. Why should he be compensated for this accomplishment?
I would probably look more favorably on this person if it weren't for a couple things. He's a season ticket holder. It is not likely he is hurting very much for money. I may be wrong here, but just sticking with probabilities. He also brought along an extra ball, just in case he caught the home run ball. When he did catch it, he threw the ball on the ground, and let people fight over it, trying to get to it, while he made an escape. Another thing going against this guy is that the person who caught Manny's 500th home run immediately gave it to him, without being asked, because he knew it was the right thing to do.
I hope that if it were I in this situation, I hope that I would do the right thing. What would you do? Would you try to profit off of history, or would you do the right thing?
I agree with Gene Wojciechowski, in that the fan should give the ball to Griffey. I do not say this because I am a Griffey fan, but I say this because it is the right thing to do. Sure, giving the ball to Griffey is not the profitable thing to do, but doing the right is not usually profitable.
First off, he should have never been in a position to catch the ball in the first place. The man you caught the ball is a season ticket holder, who's tickets are not in right field. There is reserved seating for a reason. I know that he was probably not the only one that was out of his seat, but that does not make it right.
Secondly, I do not believe that people should make money off of the work of others. This person that caught the ball did not spend 20 years of his life playing professional baseball to reach the milestone. Why should he be compensated for this accomplishment?
I would probably look more favorably on this person if it weren't for a couple things. He's a season ticket holder. It is not likely he is hurting very much for money. I may be wrong here, but just sticking with probabilities. He also brought along an extra ball, just in case he caught the home run ball. When he did catch it, he threw the ball on the ground, and let people fight over it, trying to get to it, while he made an escape. Another thing going against this guy is that the person who caught Manny's 500th home run immediately gave it to him, without being asked, because he knew it was the right thing to do.
I hope that if it were I in this situation, I hope that I would do the right thing. What would you do? Would you try to profit off of history, or would you do the right thing?
Monday, June 9, 2008
Countdown to 600
The countdown is over. In the first inning of Monday's game against the Marlins, Griffey hit 413-foot, 2-run shot for the 600th home run of his career.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Saturday Commentary: Big Brown and the Belmont
Big Brown did not win the Belmont Stakes. He did not finish second either. In fact, he did not finish third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, or eighth. Big Brown, in his bid for the first triple crown win since 1978, he finished ninth, otherwise known in this race as last. Big Brown's jockey actually pulled up and coasted to the finish, after initially urging him on, and getting nothing. Fortunately, a post race inspection showed that the horse was still in good health. So, why this dramatic collapse after dominate wins in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness?
It was discovered after the Preakness that Big Brown had a crack in a hoof. Now, I do not know enough about horses to comment on how the treatment of this was handled. But, I do not doubt that this will be scrutinized by many people. I do not question the sincerity of the veterinarian in saying that Big Brown was fine to race.
The more likely cause of this failure is something that has been at issue for the past several tries at the Triple Crown. You had a horse running his third race in five weeks. Big Brown was the only horse in the field that had run in the Preakness. There were 3 others that had also run in the Derby. This issue of fatigue will probably bring up the issue of the schedule of the races, but it is unlikely to do anything. This schedule is set by tradition, and it is very difficult to change tradition.
There have been 11 Triple Crown winners, with the last one being Affirmed in 1978. This is longest stretch in which there has not been a Triple Crown winner. The previous had been between 1948-73. In the 70s, there were 4 winners. Oh, and by the way, the winner of this year's Belmont Stakes was Da'Tara.
It was discovered after the Preakness that Big Brown had a crack in a hoof. Now, I do not know enough about horses to comment on how the treatment of this was handled. But, I do not doubt that this will be scrutinized by many people. I do not question the sincerity of the veterinarian in saying that Big Brown was fine to race.
The more likely cause of this failure is something that has been at issue for the past several tries at the Triple Crown. You had a horse running his third race in five weeks. Big Brown was the only horse in the field that had run in the Preakness. There were 3 others that had also run in the Derby. This issue of fatigue will probably bring up the issue of the schedule of the races, but it is unlikely to do anything. This schedule is set by tradition, and it is very difficult to change tradition.
There have been 11 Triple Crown winners, with the last one being Affirmed in 1978. This is longest stretch in which there has not been a Triple Crown winner. The previous had been between 1948-73. In the 70s, there were 4 winners. Oh, and by the way, the winner of this year's Belmont Stakes was Da'Tara.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Countdown to 600.....And It's All Part of the Plan, Again
In the first inning of Saturday's game against the Braves, Griffey hit a 2-run home run for his 6th of the season, and 599th of his career.
1 to go.
Also today, the Reds blew an early 3 run lead to come back and tie the game in the ninth inning. Then in the bottom of the 10th, rookie Jay Bruce, who was called up Tuesday, as you may recall, hit his first major league home run to win the game. It was his first walk-off home run at any level.
1 to go.
Also today, the Reds blew an early 3 run lead to come back and tie the game in the ninth inning. Then in the bottom of the 10th, rookie Jay Bruce, who was called up Tuesday, as you may recall, hit his first major league home run to win the game. It was his first walk-off home run at any level.
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