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| Name: | Mike Mosier |
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| Location: | Tennessee |
| ZIP Code: | 38305 |
| Gender: | Male |
| Member since: | August 25, 2005 |
| Last visit: | June 13, 2008 |
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Jaeger Bomb -- I threw the 1983 Wimbledon women's final to Martina Now a Dominican nun, former women's tennis star Andrea Jaeger says in an interview she tanked the final against Navratilova after a confrontation with her father the day before. Jaeger, who was 18 at the time, also says she saw Navratilova that same evening and got the cold shoulder. "I couldn't have done that in her position, but all I thought at the time was, 'I've changed her routine and affected her. I can't go out and try in the final now'."
posted to Tennis at 12:41 PM CDT
Barry Bonds offers to play for free.
My opinion on Bonds is no secret, however I noticed this tidbit in the paper yesterday and have been meaning to post about it. Barry Bonds' agent has offered his services to all 30 teams, at a pro-rated salary of the league minimum (at this point, about $200,000 total), even offering to play for free by donating that salary to buying tickets for the game; his trial date isn't until next March, so he would not be prevented from playing.
Despite this, apparently Barry's agent has received no interest, bolstering claims that the league is colluding to prevent him being hired.
posted to Baseball at 9:32 PM CDT
Maybe most major league teams would rather not have a prick in the clubhouse.
posted at 6:30 AM CDT on June 28
Five More Years of Notre Dame on NBC The broadcast network has reached a deal to broadcast Notre Dame football for another five years, ending in 2015. Seven games will be played at home in South Bend, plus one at a neutral site airing in prime time. The once-dominant Irish have fallen on hard luck in recent decades, going 3-9 last season and losing nine straight bowl games.
posted to Football at 12:58 PM CDT
Golly gee! With a schedule that includes powerhouses like Air Force, Navy, Army and Stanford, how can Notre Dame's schedule not be considered among the toughest in the country? Kudos to NBC for being eagle-eyed enough to consider Notre Dame's killer schedule--should make for some thrilling fall afternoons for the next five years!
posted at 8:43 AM CDT on June 20
posted to Baseball at 7:49 PM CDT
Griffey suffered the same problems that plagued Mickey Mantle--injuries decimated parts of and almost whole seasons. What would his numbers have been had he been relatively injury free? It's fun (and probably futile) to speculate, but I think Griffey would have been sitting on top of the career home run list.
Congrats to him on this accomplishment.
posted at 5:24 AM CDT on June 11
There are 10 players with at least 1.000 OPS.
There are 202 players with at least .300 AVG.
There are 58 players with at least .400 OBP.
There are 7 players with at least .600 SLG.
There are 17 players with at least 5000 total bases.
There are 27 players with at least 3000 hits.
There are 7 players with at least 2000 runs.
There are 10 players with at least 1900 RBI.
There are 36 players with at least 500 SB.
Griffey is not one of those players in any of those lists.
Anyone can play the arbitrary end-point/cut-off game.
Please note: There is only one player who is on all of those lists (except one).
Hammerin' Henry Aaron?
posted at 6:19 PM CDT on June 11
Bush Booed By Beltway Baseballers! The high heat shut 'em up a little bit, though.
posted to Baseball at 4:44 PM CDT
I'm just happy that it's his last first pitch. It was a good one though.
posted at 6:35 AM CDT on April 1
Union to examine why Bonds has no offers The lack of offers to Barry Bonds will be examined by the baseball players' association as part of its annual review of the free-agent market. Less than two weeks before opening day, the 43-year-old home run king remains unsigned.
posted to Baseball at 4:21 PM CDT
Steroid allegations aside, what's the union going to do--make a team sign Barry?
posted at 8:49 AM CDT on March 19
Irish Power Rankings Celebrating the top active Irish sports personalties.
posted to General at 10:32 PM CDT
Is Roddy Piper Irish?
posted at 6:48 AM CDT on March 18
John Daly disqualified at Bay Hill One day after swing coach Butch Harmon fires him, Daly misses his tee time and is disqualified from Arnold Palmers Invitational. Said Harmon, "My whole goal for him was he's got to show me golf is the most important thing in his life," Harmon said. "And the most important thing in his life is getting drunk."
posted to Golf at 10:45 AM CDT
Sometimes being as well-loved as John Daly has become is not a good thing. It's all too easy for him to interact with his fans and fall into the inevitable party atmosphere.
I wish John much luck--he's enormously talented and has a huge following. Like many of us, he has demons that must be exorcised, and maybe this is his chance to get clean.
posted at 1:46 PM CDT on March 13
College Coaches Franchione, Callahan and Orgeron Sacked Say goodbye to Dennis Franchione at Texas A&M, Bill Callahan at Nebraska and Ed Orgeron at Ole Miss. Houston Nutt at Arkansas may be next.
posted to Football at 1:35 PM CDT
Les Miles will be in Michigan, and Nutt will be in the Bayou, Callahan will be at UCLA, and Dorell will be in Arkansas
I think Callahan will get back into the pro game as an assistant somewhere.
Nutt to LSU? What about Bo Pellini? Nutt goes to Baylor, Pellini takes over at LSU.
Miles will wind up in Michigan, but Dorrell and Arkansas really don't seem like a fit. I think UCLA keeps him for another year, especially if they play well against USC next week.
It should be really interesting to see how the coaching carousel plays out.
posted at 1:19 PM CDT on November 25
Duke Super Bowl In-depth analysis of tomorrow's clash of 1-9 college football titans. Mostly sophomoric, but humor us Duke fans on our one chance for football glory...
posted to Football at 10:04 AM CDT
We do not have a chance of national recognition until we JOIN A CONFERENCE.
But then the Irish would have to share bowl revenues. Think about how much their payout would have been diluted for their totally undeserved BCS appearance last year.
They would also have to play a real schedule, on a home and home basis. Wins against cupcakes like the service academies and Stanford would likely be replaced by losses by visiting places like Camp Randall, Columbus, and Champaign on a regular basis.
Nope, Notre Dame will never join a conference. The Irish will try to rebuild and live on the program's tradition to keep television and bowl revenues all to themselves.
posted at 7:04 AM CDT on November 17
Former Dallas Cowboy Ron Springs has "no hope" of surviving. Last Saturday, during a routine operation to remove a cyst from one of his arms, Springs fell into a coma. This happened seven months after Ron received a kidney from former teammate Everson Walls.
posted to Football at 7:50 PM CDT
I wish the best for Ron and I hope his family is blessed with peace and patience through these difficult time.
posted at 5:49 AM CDT on October 18
Billy Donovan's Magical Payday On the heels of back-to-back NCAA titles, he turned down the Kentucky job and apparently decided to sign a long-term extension with Florida. But now, for upwards of $36 million over 6 years, Billy Donovan is headed for the NBA's Orlando Magic, according to the Orlando Sentinel and ESPN.
posted to Basketball at 6:48 PM CDT
I really wish Donovan the best. Even though his Gators will remain my arch-rival in the SEC, I've always thought he was a gentleman who ran a clean program.
Good luck, Billy, and congratulations on the cash.
posted at 5:36 AM CDT on June 1
Ravens quarterback Steve McNair charged in DUI case Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair was arrested early Thursday and charged with being the owner of a vehicle operated by a drunken driver.
posted to Football at 12:18 PM CDT
I am a lawyer in Tennessee, and yes, it is technically a violation of the laws against DUI to allow an obviously intoxicated person to operate your motor vehicle. It's based in part upon the legal theory that you are aiding and abetting the driver in committing the offense of DUI.
That being said, these type cases are pretty easy to shoot down. Most juries (and many judges) won't convict anyone of DUI unless they are physically behind the wheel in an impaired state.
McNair should be ok.
posted at 2:23 PM CDT on May 10
The Rocket Lands In New York...Again.
Roger Clemens announced his return to the NY Yankees during the 7th inning stretch of Sunday's game against the Mariners.
posted to Baseball at 2:32 PM CDT
This comes at a good time for the Yankees--I just saw a story saying that Carl Pavano will have elbow surgery and is out for 12-18 months, effectively ending his career with the Yanks Looks like 5 wins is worth $40 million for Pavano.
posted at 4:13 PM CDT on May 6
In any sporting event giving less than your best effort is reprehensible, whether you have a legitimate chance of winning or not.