Rarely have there been 2 players to win Comeback Player of the Year that are this similar. Tim Hudson of the Atlanta Braves and Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins both won the award this year. The similarities are they both came back from Tommy John Surgery – Hudson had the procedure in 2008 and…
The Minnesota Vikings picked up the receiver they’ve been missing; the team has a deal in place to acquire Randy Moss from the New England Patriots. Moss, who started his career with the Vikings, complained in the pre-season about his lack of a contract extension. The Patriots will receive the Vikings’ third round pick in…
Tim McCarver is headlining the ballot for the Ford C. Frick Award, which is for excellence in baseball broadcasting by the Hall of Fame. He is joined by active broadcasters Eric Nadel and Dave Van Horne. The other nominees are Dizzy Dean, Tom Cheek, Graham McNamee, Bill King, Ned Martin, Rene Cardenas, and Jacques Doucet….
Mike Ilitch, owner of the Detroit Tigers and Red Wings, is about to add another sports franchise to his portfolio; he’s set to buy the Detroit Pistons. Current owner Karen Davidson is working will Ilitch on the financial terms. Davidson said that she was considering selling the Pistons and possibly Palace Sports and Entertainment (The…
Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay started the post season in style; he no hit the Cincinnati Reds in game 1 of their NLDS matchup. Halladay missed a perfect game by giving up a walk in the 5th to Jay Bruce. This is the second no hitter Halladay has thrown this year and the first post-season…
Here is the first of 32 team previews for the 2010 NFL season: St. Louis Rams Since I’m not a huge football fan, but resident St. Louis sports fan, I deferred to my co-workers in a roundtable to preview the upcoming season. The preview is after the required info about this season… 2010-11 ScheduleSep 12…
Welcome to the first of many editions of “Riding the Pine” First off, I just wanted to give a little background on myself. I am a life-long Cardinals fan. I will try not to be biased, but I’m not guaranteeing anything. I am a huge fan of the game in general. My goal of this…
