Posts Tagged ‘Joe Maddon’
You Saw History (And I Told You So)
“28 years! The Philadelphia Phillies are the World Champions of baseball!”-Jon Alba What, you honestly expected me to quote Joe Buck? With all due respect Mr. Buck, a dying mule may have been able to make a better call than you did. Enough of my rant though, I’m sure you’ve heard enough already. July 10, 2008. A young aspiring sportswriter …
by Jon Alba on December 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
MLB Managers of the Year Announced
The MLB has announced its Managers of the Year. The AL Manager of the Year is Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon. The NL Manager of the Year is Chicago Cubs Manager Lou Pinella. Maddon lead his Rays to a 97-65 record and their first ever AL East Divisional title, as well as their first ever playoffs and World Series …
by Carmine Caruso on November 12th, 2008 Leave a comment »
MLB Instant Replay Used for First Time
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees will now be known as the first baseball player to ever force umpires to resort to Instant Replay to make a call. At Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on Wednesday night, Alex Rodriguez hit a 2-2 pitch from Rays closer Troy Percival towards left field for what appeared to be a two-run …
by Derek Johnson on September 4th, 2008 Leave a comment »