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Padres pass on J.D.'s little brother to take HS SS Matt Bush. Since this is the baseball draft and very few people actually care about it, I present this subplot: two players formerly considered top 5 talents-- Stephen Drew and Jared Weaver-- fell to the middle of the first round after their agent, Scott Boras, "hinted" that they would expect to be paid Mark Prior money.
posted on June 07, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
Baby Mama Drama leads to murder at one of Shaq's houses. Shaquille O'Neal's baby mama's housekeeper was stabbed to death by her son (allegedly) while cleaning the house. They had a fight, and out came the kitchen knives. Very strange.
posted on May 21, 2004 - Go to the detail view for this result
He said it once, he said it twice. Carmelo Anthony guarantees a gold for the US in men's basketball. Any takers?
(Me, I'd bet against them, but not a large amount of money, 'cuz I don't know enough about who's out there to have a sense of who would beat them. If there's a lock for a gold for the US in basketball, it's the women. Now that's a dream team!)
posted by lil_brown_bat at 01:22 PM on July 28
The best part of the year is creeping closer. Andy Katz lists his 50 best teams for the upcoming college basketball season. Could be a banner year for the (new, watered down) ACC, with 3 of the top 4, 4 of the top 10, and 5 in the top 15.
posted by tieguy at 02:00 PM on July 21
It all comes down to Billy Edelin for Syracuse. When that guy's on the court, they win.
posted at 11:43 AM on July 21
Defcon 2 Jerk Alert Kobe asks the Clippers if they are willing to play 10 or 12 games a year at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, which is closer to his Newport Beach home than Staples Center. [via CB]
posted by dusted at 11:53 AM on July 16
Those first round picks are all in the middle of the round, as they contain protection clauses for picks 1-14. Also, the Nuggets have a ton of 1st round picks in the next few years because of trades they made in the past.
posted at 11:50 AM on July 16
Defcon 2 Jerk Alert Kobe asks the Clippers if they are willing to play 10 or 12 games a year at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, which is closer to his Newport Beach home than Staples Center. [via CB]
posted by dusted at 11:53 AM on July 15
I'd include Denver in that playoff mix, if they can land KMart.
posted at 02:18 PM on July 15
Defcon 2 Jerk Alert Kobe asks the Clippers if they are willing to play 10 or 12 games a year at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, which is closer to his Newport Beach home than Staples Center. [via CB]
posted by dusted at 11:53 AM on July 15
All I want for Christmas is Kobe Bryant on the LA Clippers.
posted at 12:25 PM on July 15
"We're all just guys." Mike Ditka says he's seriously contemplating a run for the U.S. Senate.
(He says a lot of other things, too, all about as simple-minded and oafish as you'd anticipate. "You can't be too extreme here, and you can't be too extreme to the other side." Strike me blind if I lie.)
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:42 AM on July 13
If Mike Ditka runs, will he stop talking about his 4 hour erections?
posted at 02:18 PM on July 13
Clemens, Johnson -- WHAT ABOUT BENSON!?!?? In today's NY Daily News there's an article by Bill Madden (he's a reliable, credible writer, as opposed to anything one might read in The NY Post) suggesting that The Rocket might be back in pinstripes before the trading deadline, and that Randy Johnson would welcome the opportunity to conclude his career in pinstripes, at a contender. And opposing his former teammate Schilling. But what about Benson? Doesn't he make more sense for The Yanks, long term? And, as always, with just three weeks and one day until the deadline, watchout for a surprise deal, a great move, perhaps a three-team sort of swap, engineered by Yanks GM Brian Cashman. He's the cool maneuverer who makes things happen.
posted by DeanLand at 12:49 PM on July 09
Jayson Stark says the Yankees don't have the prospects to get Benson, so a 3 way deal might be their only hope to get any front line pitchers this year. IMO, Benson is this year's Jeff Supan...and by that, I mean last year's Jeff Supan.
posted at 01:27 PM on July 09
Boozer to the Jazz. 6 years, $68 Million. Initially the Cavs had a 6 year $40 Million dollar deal set in a verbal agreement. Which is now, apparently, null and void.
more inside...
posted by lilnemo at 04:55 PM on July 08
Book deal for Sharapova? Here's an excerpt from the treatment: "I paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled…"
posted by garfield at 12:33 PM on July 08
I'm impressed she got a deal with Knopf. Move over Bill Clinton and John Updike.
posted at 02:24 PM on July 08
Book deal for Sharapova? Here's an excerpt from the treatment: "I paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled, and paddled…"
posted by garfield at 12:33 PM on July 08
Will the movie also be called Maria Sharapova: Squeals and Sighs?
posted at 02:14 PM on July 08
Participants in the ASG Homerun Derby announced. One more from each league will be picked. Looks good so far, but who is missing? Is Giambi even going to be healthy enough? Does Bonds not take part?
posted by jerseygirl at 09:45 AM on July 07
Beware that crisp, clear mountain stream -- it's probably got giardia in it, no lie. Now you tell me.
posted at 02:00 PM on July 07
What? no Yankee Red Sox thread? The Sox and Yanks played another classic game tonight. The Yanks won in an extra inning struggle that left the Sox deflated. Is the Sportsguy right, is there something wrong with the Red Sox? Oh yeah, Jeter made a sick play diving into the stands.
posted by jbou at 01:16 AM on July 02
the Red Sox don't just have one or two players showing well in the stats, they're all over those top-n listings. All over them. That's not strictly true. If we're evaluating offense, OPS is probably the best indicator. The Yankee position players are ranked ahead of the Red Sox position players at every position except 2B, LF, CF, and DH. That's 5 for the Yankees against just 4 for the Sox. And in LF, Matsui is not as far back from Ramirez as you might think. And at several positions--SS, 3B, 1B--there isn't even a Red Sox in the top 20. How can the Red Sox possibly be better than the Yankees when they have basically a replacement level player playing RF, 1B, SS, and 3B? Basically, the Yankees have statistically a better team than the Red Sox, not the other way around. And Derek Jeter is outperforming the duo of Pokey Reese and Nomar Garciapara by a far margin...this year. For a career, there's more room for debate. Jeter has the rings, but how many people believe the Yankees wouldn't have won a few titles with Garciapara playing SS instead of Jeter? (I'm not saying the two are interchangeable, I'm just saying...I don't know what I'm saying).
posted at 09:05 PM on July 02
What? no Yankee Red Sox thread? The Sox and Yanks played another classic game tonight. The Yanks won in an extra inning struggle that left the Sox deflated. Is the Sportsguy right, is there something wrong with the Red Sox? Oh yeah, Jeter made a sick play diving into the stands.
posted by jbou at 01:16 AM on July 02
I think the Simmons article is interesting in that everybody gives up on sabrmetric baseball as soon as the A's or Red Sox lose a series. I don't like the "A's haven't won a playoff series" argument since they would've dispensed with my Red Sox if Hudson and Mulder hadn't both been hurt. As for the bit about whether Red Sox fans have to read Dan Shaughnessy, visit SoSH or any of that other crap, there comes a point in every season where I just say enough. The great thing about baseball is that you can get swept in June/July and still make the playoffs. There's really no need to obsess. The Yankees are better right now. They will win the AL East, but with the wild card the extra rounds in the playoffs, they are anything but a lock to win the world series. In a short series, a team with 2 dominant starting pitchers could still beat them. THank God there's 3 more months of this.
posted at 01:45 PM on July 02
It's a gift I'm looking for some really good sportswriting, either collections or a magazine that has consistently excellent writing, as a gift for the sports fan/participant who has everything (and who is also a damn good writer and appreciates good writing). Unfortunately, this guy has already read about half of the Best American Sports Writing collections, or I might be tempted to use them. I'd love a collection of the sportswriting of Hunter S. Thompson, but I don't think such exists. What else is out there? Any magazines with really excellent writing these days?
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:06 AM on June 28
George Plimpton on sports. Very literary and quite good fun.
posted at 02:34 PM on June 28
Beltran to the Astros. Dotel goes to the A's, with prospects (from the A's and Astros) to the Royals. Interesting development for the NL Central -- I thought for sure Beltran would end up in the AL East or NL West.
posted by holden at 09:21 PM on June 25
Dotel is a great pickup for Oakland though. And Oakland gave up nothing it'll ever miss, since the two things they already have are stud starting pitchers and a stud 3B.
posted at 11:51 AM on June 25
I agree with Carmello. What's wrong with hyping things up a little? These games could use a little energy. Plus, if Mello said it, then it will happen.