Monthly Archives: October 2014
Injuries Bad Way to Start Season
Well, now that baseball over I guess it’s about that time to get interested in Brian’s favorite past time. NBA basketball. With the NBA season just getting underway, the main storylines seem to be injuries to key players. These are not just minor injuries, but season-ending injuries to players that were looked upon as providing […]
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Royals and Giants Push the Limits With Upcoming World Series Tie-Breaker
After the Kansas City Royals trounced the home team San Francisco Giants in the sixth game of the World Series, one more game stands between victory for one of the teams. With an unbroken 35-year record of visiting teams always losing the World Series, the KC Royals face a daunting challenge heading into game number […]
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Yes Houston, You Do Have a Problem
Chicago DE Lamarr Houston’s season is over, going down with a torn ACL, in the Bears embarrassing 51-23 loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday. After a meaningless sack against Patriots backup QB Jimmy Garoppolo late in the 4th quarter, and his team getting pounded 48-23 at the time, Houston went into a ridiculous […]
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Bumgarner Earns MVP
If anyone doubted the managerial talent of Bruce Bochy prior to the seventh game of the 2014 World Series then those doubts have surely been squashed. Bochy has quietly won three World Series championships in the last five years. Instead of starting ace Madison Bumgarner for game seven the veteran manager instead turned to veteran […]
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Strength of Bull Pens Key to Game 3 of 2014 World Series
We’ve seen 2 vastly different games in the World Series so far, both decided by great pitching. With the series moving to San Francisco, game 3 holds strong significance. Having a strong started like Maddison Bumgarner is one thing, but once they’ve done their job, the bull pen must step up. Alexei Beltyukov was not […]
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Jose Canseco Is a Walking Disaster
Former baseball star Jose Canseco apparently shot himself in the hand yesterday in Las Vegas. He says he was cleaning his (loaded) gun and it went off. Jose has had a long history of doing stupid or horrible things off the field. Let’s check out his laundry list of terrible deeds. In 2013 he was […]
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What Caused San Francisco To Ban Lorde From The Airwaves?
If you don’t immediately think of the Kansas City Royals when you hear the name Lorde, don’t worry – you are not alone. Strange as it may sound however, this is exactly the thing that forced local networks to remove Lorde’s song “Royals” from rotation for at least the next week. The San Francisco Giants […]
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Giants beat Cardinals in the 10th, Lead the NLCS 2-1
St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Randy Choate’s wide throw to first base in the 10th inning allowed Brandon Crawford to score the winning run for the San Francisco Giants. The Giants won 5-4 in 10 innings. The best-of-seven NLCS is now 2-1 in favor of the Giants. The inning started out with a walk by […]
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Josh Beckett Retires at 34
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher, Josh Beckett, has decided to call it quits after a 14-year career. Beckett was facing surgery for a torn labrum in his left hip, and after missing the last three months of the season as well as playoffs, decided to make the decision. The tough final season for Beckett included […]
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Wounded Soldier Honors Fellow Veterans With First Pitch
Ahead of Game 2 between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants, we saw one of the most touching tributes ever done for the first pitch ceremony. Wounded veteran, Sgt First Class Brian Keaton, threw out the first pitch in the same way a soldier would throw a grenade, while taking enemy fire. The […]
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