The magic of two last names combining into something beautiful isn’t new. We’ve seen it in college football, and the NFL — now baseball is getting in on the unintentional fun when the Diamondbacks and Reds play on Tuesday. It’s amazing. On one magic day in July 2017 Robbie Ray and Sal Romano will face […] Read More →
Archive for August, 2017
The Tigers officially trade J.D. Martinez to the Diamondbacks for prospects
Monday, August 28th, 2017:J.D. Martinez is officially heading to Arizona, as many had expected based on an increasing number of rumors over the past few days. The news of Detroit moving its right fielder was first reported by MLB Network’s Jon Morosi, with Fox’s Ken Rosenthal and Yahoo’s Jeff Passan confirming the deal shortly after. Martinez is set […] Read More →
Nolan Arenado had a 3-homer, 5-hit day to power Colorado past San Diego
Saturday, August 26th, 2017:Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado had himself quite a game during the team’s Wednesday matinee, and that’s possibly underestimating the situation. After starting things off slow with a pair of RBI singles in the first and second innings, Arenado promptly went on a tear with home runs in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth […] Read More →
Giancarlo Stanton wasn’t happy after the Marlins lost to rival Phillies … again
Thursday, August 24th, 2017:A bad team is the Philadelphia Phillies. They are 32-61, won’t even sniff the playoffs, and have basically no hope for this season at all. A team that just dropped two of three games to the Phillies, noted bad team, is the Marlins, who not only lost a series against their division foes but lost […] Read More →
Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray hit in the head by 108-mph line drive
Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017:A scary incident happened in St. Louis, as Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Cardinals’ Luke Voit. The ball speed coming off the bat was reportedly 108-mph which is horrifying just to think about. Kendrick is due a shade approximately $3.5 million over […] Read More →
He is in competition with Drew Stanton for the Cardinals No. 2 job behind starter Carson Palmer.
Sunday, August 20th, 2017:Despite Gabbert’s inconsistencies during a career that has seen him throw for 7,351 yards with 38 touchdowns and 37 interceptions while going 9-31 as a starter, the St. Louis native has seemed to pick up Bruce Arians’ Cardinals offense quickly since signing in May. Stanton did not play Thursday as undrafted rookie Trevor Knight was […] Read More →
He led the NFL with 21 rushing TDs that year in helping lead Denver to a second consecutive Super Bowl victory.
Friday, August 18th, 2017:Wonder, for example, whether telling easily-disproved fables about Kaepernick barely even knowing which direction to face while throwing was a not-even-subtle way to steer clear of the growing evidence that he was being blackballed for his protests. Because a week hardly went by without a story or social media post with an unnamed source trashing […] Read More →
They’re doing their best to keep the defensive mindset and success Gus Bradley put in place.
Wednesday, August 16th, 2017:Go watch “The Drive” again. Could anybody groove it quite like Elway could? He won two Super Bowls, one MVP and threw 300 TDs. There might not be a more talented, all-around athlete to play the position. Unitas threw for 290 TDs, more than any other Hall of Fame quarterback who started his career in […] Read More →
J.J. Watt will return to a defense that found a pretty good groove even without him.
Monday, August 14th, 2017:Starr helped the Packers win five championships during the Vince Lombardi era, and that included three straight titles from 1965-67. Starr also is best-remembered for the game-winning quarterback sneak in the “Ice Bowl” against Dallas. Tarkenton, an innovative scrambler who could chuck the ball downfield, played in four Super Bowls for the Vikings and compiled […] Read More →
Pro Football Hall of Fame: Time, TV info for Hall of Fame Game, Enshrinement Ceremony
Saturday, August 12th, 2017:The Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017 will enshrined Saturday, Aug. 5, in Canton, Ohio. Enshrinement Week features a number of events for fans and inductees, including autograph sessions, photo opportunities with the Gold Jackets and a parade. The Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony will take place Aug. 5 starting at 7 p.m. […] Read More →