Two straight games now the New York Yankees have scored eight runs against the allegedly superior Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff. An 8-3 win last night stretched the Pinstripers lead at the top of the AL East to 2.5 games. Getting the feeling more and more than homefield is going to be key for whoever comes out of the American League, with the Yanks, Tampa and Minnesota all being so strong at home this season. Also last night, Yanks catcher Jorge Posada took a page from The Captain and seemed to mile a questionable hit by pitch. Listening to the Tampa Bay announcers get all indignant with it was pretty laughable, considering their own manager Joe Maddon - as clear and honest a voice in the game as there is - said he wished his own players would do the same.
Looks like Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid has seen the light after all, as he announced yesterday what anyone with a brain thought made sense: Michael Vick will remain the starter until further notice. Easiest move ever.
Not very classy of the allegedly classy Joe Torre to go on radio in New York while in town for the George Steinbrenner monument unveiling at Yankee Stadium and mention the New York Mets managerial job while Jerry Manuel is still the manager. Manuel, of course, is not impressed.
The always great Jason Whitlock says that the OHB won't be long for the NFL with the way things are going. Come on now, OHB, just when I was starting to come around to you.
Roy Halladay is the first 20 game winner in the National League after last night. Pretty impressive, given it feels like Colorado Rockie Ubaldo Jiminez has been at 17 since like, April. The Phillies now lead the sinking Atlanta Braves by five.
Toronto FC's visit to Mexico City to face Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions League play last night could've been a disaster. Playing against a strong, revenge-minded team at altitude with short rest after Saturday's dramatic comeback, you'd think "beatdown", no? Well, it wasn't. In fact, Toronto FC showed the kind of heart we've rarely seen in their existence and fought their way to a scoreless draw. Shocking. Almost as shocking as a referee in this competition actually being competent.
In games that have been started by Josh Beckett and John Lackey, the Boston Red Sox are only 25-25. That, as much as a brutal rash of injuries this year, is why they're all but mathematically out of it already.
Speculation is there could be as many as 16 managerial changes this baseball off-season, and that would be a record. I'm going to throw an early suggestion at the Toronto Blue Jays: Willie Randolph.
There's no simpler way to describe this: man enters Wal-Mart. Man picks up Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Man rubs one out in the toy aisle.
Check out some NHL third jerseys for this year and years past. Winners: Buffalo, and anything work by the Montreal Canadiens save for the candystriped jersey (none pictured, however). Losers: Tampa Bay, Phoenix, LA, Anaheim.
New York Giant Brandon Jacobs is a piece of work, isn't he? After tossing his helmet into the crowd in Indy in anger, he was benched, and of course, is now demanding a trade. Check out the video from Sunday here:
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