Year: 2009
Looking ahead to the playoffs
Regardless of what happens tomorrow night against Philadelphia, it won’t change the importance of the playoffs. Playing the Pistons just…
Read more »Thabeet Is Heading To The NBA
Rather than wait until the April 26th deadline, UConn Huskies junior center Hasheem Thabeet has decided to put his name…
Read more »Welcome to Monkey With a Halo
Welcome one and all to MonkeyWithAHalo.com, my name is Garrett Wilson and I will be your blog host this evening…
Read more »Google Analytics
I added Google Analytics to track things for the site, to learn more about you, my readers. Here is what…
Read more »Is RemDawg’s Empire Expanding or Collapsing?
The RemDawg is set to deliver The State of Red Sox Nation at his new restaurant: Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar…
Read more »4/14: Hey, offense. Haven’t seen you in a while.
Dice-K, are you prepared to step up with a quality start? That’s what we’ll need at an absolute minimum to win.
Read more »Boston media asking David Stern to “do something about LeBron”
No, I’m not kidding. The Boston media wants NBA Commissioner David Stern to find “some way of dealing” with LeBron…
Read more »Poll: Are You Worried??
So the Red Sox start hasn’t been what we all hoped for. I think it’s fair to consider this team in a bit of an early season funk. That said, are you worried about the start in the context of the full season? Has the 2-5 run out of the gate caused you to reconsider your lofty expectations of this club in 2009? Vote away!
Read more »Links of the Day 4/14/09
Updated:Another tough day in baseball as Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas and former Rookie of the Year Mark Fidrych die suddenly….
Read more »Michael Kay says Nick Swisher is ‘not cool’
Fans like me may have enjoyed Nick Swisher last night, but Yankee broadcaster Michael Kay was not pleased by the…
Read more »Bernie Williams is ‘Moving Forward’
Bernie Williams has a new album out, called “Moving Forward.” I give it a Squawkers thumbs up, especially for his…
Read more »2009 Colts Schedule
Here it is. The Colts play 5 prime time games starting with a Monday night clash with at Miami in…
Read more »Pittsburgh Steelers 2009 Schedule
PRESEASON August 13Heinz Field, 8pm August 22FedEx Field, 7:30pm August 29Heinz Field, 7:30pm September 3Bank of America Stadium, 8pm REGULAR…
Read more »Josh Beckett Suspended for 6 Games
Josh Beckett has been suspended for 6 games by MLB for the incident in Anaheim with Abreu. Boston pitcher Josh…
Read more »Cowboys 2009 Schedule
The Cowboys now know who and when they will play this season. The NFL announced the schedules and the Cowboys’…
Read more »Red Sox claim Travis Denker
The Red Sox claimed second baseman Travis Denker off waivers from the San Diego Padres; the Padres nabbed him from the San Francisco Giants last year.
Denker, 23, has a .243/.333/.486 line in 37 at-bats with the Padres this year. It was his major league debut, and TSN.ca says he is “a true gamer with some pop in his bat, decent speed and pretty good plate discipline. Has solid gap power.”
His flaws are that he “needs to improve with the glove if he has any chance of becoming an everyday player.”
He is a career .276/.375/.455 minor league hitter. I would expect him to replace Gil Velazquez as the backup infielder.
Read more »More First Round Prospects in Town
Another slew of prospects made their way through the Steelers practice facility. The two biggest names of the group, and…
Read more »The curious case of Andy LaRoche
Updated:There’s lots of talk about the little LaRoche brother on this off-day, and I think that’s probably warranted given the…
Read more »Mike Piazza is not here to talk about the past
Squawker Jon did such a good job recapping last night’s Opening Night loss at Citi – or is that Kitty?…
Read more »Fenway West Spring Tour: 4 Baseball Games, 1 Dead Show, 4 Days
The Fenway West Spring Tour begins tomorrow at the Oakland Coliseum. I’ll be at the Red Sox-A’s game to start…
Read more »Fake People Recreate The “Hines Ward Rule” Block
http://youtube.com/watch?v= oNgCYM9AZac[/youtube] The still-young NFL offseason has given fans the implementation of the Hines Ward Rule, so overwhelmed defensive rookies…
Read more »Playoffs First round preview: Wings Blue Jackets, all you need to know in pictures
RED WINGS BLUE JACKETS Ancient, brittle and probably financially downtrodden …
Read more »Season In Review: Bloggers > Cats
If you recall, all the way back in October Ryan and myself made our picks for how the standings would…
Read more »New Curse for Citi Field
Yesterday we saw Cubs fans trying to exorcise the billy goat curse by hanging a goat from the Harry Caray…
Read more »Beckett suspended 6 games
How is it possible for a pitcher to be suspended when he wasn’t thrown out? When the umpires feel the pitch wasn’t intentional?
Josh Beckett, as reported on SportsCenter, has been suspended for six games for “throwing” at Bobby Abreu. As I mentioned here, how could it possibly be intentional?
This will definitely be appealed, so Beckett won’t miss his next start. I wouldn’t be surprised if the appeal was downgraded to less than five games, which means he misses no games.
Read more »Jolly Old St. Nick Swisher gives Yankee fans – but not Jorge Posada – something to laugh about
New Yankee Nick Swisher does it all, from big hits to being the best pitcher on the Yankees’ squad during…
Read more »Brewers’ rough start…What? Me Worry?
After Monday night’s disappointing 7-6 loss to the Reds (3-3), the Brewers sank to 5th place in the NL Central…
Read more »Lester Gets Roughed Up Again
The Red Sox took an early lead in last night’s game when Youk hit a home run in the second…
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