Cincinnati Reds Ace Johnny Cueto was forced to leave in the first inning of game one of the NLDS on Saturday night with what appeared to be a serious injury. Cueto only threw eight pitches on the night. Fortunately for the Reds, it was later was confirmed by ESPN.com he was suffering from routine back spasms. Either way, […]
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According to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe, Bobby Valentine has been fired by the Boston Red Sox. Boston has now gone through two managers in two years but the front office seems hell bent on not looking in the mirror and taking some of the blame themselves. The Red Sox made the announcement through
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Our Jerk of the Day was chosen before most MLB games even started on Monday. According to Yahoo! Sports, on Saturday Yunel Escobar wore eye-black strips with the phrase “Tu Ere Maricon” written across them. The phrase translates to “You Are A F**got.” Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today notes: “Even with the misspelled middle word
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Bobby Valentine is the gift that just keeps on giving. According to Ian Harrison of ESPNBoston.com, “Valentine didn’t mince words Friday when asked whether there was a particular area of his last-place team he’d most like to improve.” Valentine said: “Are you kidding? This is the weakest roster we’ve ever had in September in the
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Boston morning talk show host Rich Shertenlieb committed the most horrendous of sins Tuesday, something we should tar and feather him for. Something so ridiculous he should have all future press passes stripped away.
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Barry Zito‘s August was unremarkable to say the least. He was lucky to go 2-1 over his six starts as opponents hit .315 against him. Zito posted a bloated-Elvis, dead on the toilet, ERA of 6.46. But none of that really matters. Not when Zito gave us this gem: Thank you, Mr. Zito, we needed
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