The Way Sports SHOULD Be Reported
Back in January, there was a story floating around about Roy Halladay being part of a fishing expedition that helped tow a naked man’s boat. From there, the story got twisted and all of a sudden, Halladay was said to have been wrestling giant snakes in the Amazon.
While a “Roy Halladay was wrestling giant snakes!” story would be the best thing since sliced bread, it unfortunately didn’t happen that way. But the real story isn’t too shabby either.
Any doubts that Miguel Cabrera and the Tigers’ new toy Prince Fielder would not get along have been dispelled by the duo’s reported “instant connection”. Fielder showed up four days before spring training, brought along his big bat, hung out with his new teammates in the clubhouse, and even stayed after practice and signed hundreds of autographs. All of which has Cabrera instantly smitten.
After being diagnosed with brain cancer last May and rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, Hall of Fame catcher Gary Cater passed away earlier today.
His daughter, Kimmy Bloemers, announced the news on the family website.
Manny Ramirez post-MLB life has already taken a turn for the worst. The former MLB slugger was arrested just hours ago in Weston, FL.
According to FOX Sports and TMZ.com, Ramirez was arrested for an alleged altercation with his wife Juliana; he is currently being held in a Broward County jail.
Ramirez retired in April after being suspended by the MLB commissioner for testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. The 39-year-old ended his 19-year career with 555 HR’s.
[text-box] Jacquline Perry, a 27-year-old from Vermont, told police she just wanted ask one of the Red Sox players for a hug and had no intention of “causing or creating any harm.”
Despite her claims, the bullpen is an area restricted to fans, and anyone who enters those areas is subject to arrest.
So, police cuffed Perry without incident and charged her with disturbing a public assembly.
Woman Hoping To Hug Red Sox Player Arrested After Jumping In Bullpen (CBS Boston)[/text-box]
If you hadn’t noticed, we took last week off. But today starts a new week, thus ending our little vacation from this great center of excellence. And I can’t think of a better way to kick off the week than watching a dude dressed in a wedding dress run onto the field at the Braves-Nationals game on Saturday, only to get tackled by security.
Oh yes, we’re back.
[text-box] “There’s a lot of good young pitchers in the game right now, but far fewer players are cheating,” Schilling said during an interview with the station. “One of the bigger reasons they all did (steroids) was it allowed them to be April fresh in September and that helped you hit home runs. Anybody who ever says performance-enhancing drugs didn’t help players produce offensive numbers is full of crap.”
“There isn’t a team in the last 20 years that has won clean,” he said.
Curt Schilling: ‘There isn’t a team in the last 20 years that has won clean’ (Sporting News)[/text-box]
[text-box] Jack Beibel, 16, of Montclair said he named his dog Jeter because the shortstop was his favorite player. His cockapoo has taken to it.
“If we yell, ‘Yankees,’ he starts barking,’ ” Beibel said. “And if we yell, ‘Red Sox,’ he kneels down.”
Riiiight.
“We named him Jeter because we always loved Derek Jeter and we respect him,” said Moss, who has no ties to the New York area and is not a Yankees fan. “We believe that he has morals and that he really cares about the games. That’s what we look for in baseball players. Do they respect the game or is it just a business for them?”
Well alright.
Some Pet Owners Judge Jeter Name Best in Show (NY Times)[/text-box]
[text-box] The Los Angeles Dodgers says paychecks for some part-time game day staffers bounced, but not because the team didn’t have enough money to cover them.
Dodgers spokesman Josh Rawitch said Thursday that when the team filed for bankruptcy, its accounts were frozen for 48 hours.
Some security guards and ushers found their paychecks had bounced. Those who have direct deposit weren’t affected.
Rawitch says the checks were reissued Wednesday.
Dodgers staff checks bounce when accounts frozen (USA Today)[/text-box]
[text-box] “Let’s just say that I was enhancing my performance a little bit,” says Sheen. “It was the only time I ever did steroids. I did them for like six or eight weeks. You can print this, I don’t give a f-. My fastball went from 79 to like 85.”
Charlie Sheen admits to using steroids to ‘enhance’ his ‘Major League’ role (NY Daily News) [/text-box]
