Posts Tagged ‘Zack Greinke’
Youk better believe it
The rivalry between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox has been celebrated for nearly a century. While as of late it’s cooled down, the thought of a Yankee become a Red Sox or vice versa happening sounds plain weird. Some players who have played for both sides are Wade Boggs, Johnny Damon, Derek Lowe and Roger Clemens. But …
by Giovanni Mio on December 12th, 2012 Leave a comment »
Fantasy in Five: Trade deadline
Welcome back to another edition of Sportsfullcircle’s Fantasy in Five! I’m going to try my best to return this column as a weekly thing instead of once in a blue moon. My apologies if I haven’t been consistent, as I’ve had a busy summer. Last week, I debuted the column for fantasy football, as I gave five rookies who could …
by Giovanni Mio on July 27th, 2012 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: September 17
Milwaukee Brewers 7 Chicago Cubs 4- Dave Bush improved to 5-7 as a starter after squandering four earned runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings. Jody Gerut hit a grand slam in the 4th inning while Mike Rivera added a two-run double in the 7th to lift Milwaukee to its 71st victory of the season. Micah Hoffpauir doubled in two …
by Derek Johnson on September 18th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 30
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Cincinnati Reds 2- Matt Kemp’s sacrifice fly in the 12th inning broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Dodgers to their 78th victory of the season. Kemp also blasted his 21st long ball of the year in the 5th inning. Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw gave up two earned runs on four hits in seven innings, but …
by Derek Johnson on August 30th, 2009 2 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 25
Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Philadelphia Phillies 4- Andrew McCutchen hit a walk-off two-run home run to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to their 52nd win of the year. Philadelphia actually led 4-3 in the middle of the 9th, scoring two in the top half to force a bottom half. Nevertheless, the Phillies ended up losing their 51st game of the year. Ryan …
by Derek Johnson on August 26th, 2009 3 Comments »
MLB Recap: August 19
Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City Royals 2- Jose Contreras gave up one earned run on three hits in seven innings as he improved to 5-11 as a starter. Gordon Beckham, Carlos Quentin, and Alex Rios all hit solo shots for the White Sox, who won their 62nd game of the season. It was the first time Royals starter Zack …
by Derek Johnson on August 20th, 2009 1 Comments »
Major League Baseball’s 2009 First-Half Awards
Well, so far this season – like in any other year – there are givens, and then there are huge surprises. Almost everyone thought that the American League East would be the toughest division in baseball, but I doubt that many thought that the San Francisco Giants’ pitching would be even more brilliant than advertised – and much less, put …
by Nkwa Asonye on July 17th, 2009 1 Comments »
MLB Recap: June 17
Chicago White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 1- White Sox starter John Danks allowed just one earned run on five hits in seven innings as he was credited with his fifth victory of the season; the only run Danks allowed was scored on an Alfonso Soriano RBI groundout in the 8th inning. Alexei Ramirez went deep for the White Sox in …
by Derek Johnson on June 18th, 2009 Leave a comment »
April 2009 MLB Power Rankings (30-21)
With the baseball season coming up, I have decided to take an in-depth look at the MLB’s 30 teams, and rank them on how strong of a team they are overall. These power rankings will be done in 3 different articles; 30-21, 20-11, and 10-1, in a countdown. 30. Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh, you are the weakest link. There is not …
by Carmine Caruso on April 1st, 2009 8 Comments »