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The Brok Butcher Journal – March Edition (Week 3)
From Tempe, AZ March 21st, 2008 – By Brok Butcher It’s getting to the point where everyday is becoming like…
Read more Ryan’s MLB Preview, AL West
The first two days of the NCAA Tournament are probably the best two days of sports out there. That being…
Read more Steve’s MLB Preview: AL West
Now its time to cover the Major Leagues, oops I mean the American League. The AL West doesn’t get a…
Read more Not with a bang
Dan Dakich’s ridiculous tenure as head coach of Indiana is mercifully over. After his team continued it’s abject failure to…
Read more Exhibition Game 1 Red Sox vs. Hanshin Tigers Update
Tonight’s game vs. the Hanshin Tigers Update. An interesting pre-game tidbit: The Tigers had 2 batters going at the same…
Read more Lineup for Tonight’s Game vs Hanshin Tigers
1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B2. Kevin Youkilis, 1B3. David Ortiz, DH4. Manny Ramirez, LF5. Mike Lowell, 3B6. J.D. Drew, RF7. Jason…
Read more Sunday’s 2nd Round NCAA Tournament Tip Times and Announcer Assignments
With the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament now over, it’s time to look forward to the 2nd Round. By…
Read more Wolves Updates 3/22
From Rick Alonzo/Pioneer Press: Wittman downplayed how tired he must have felt Friday after taking a red-eye flight from Southern…
Read more Wolves 113, Pacers 124
From the AP recap: Rashad McCants had 22 points, Foye scored 16 and Kirk Snyder 15 for the Timberwolves (17-51),…
Read more Red Sox Preview on MVN’s The Pitch
Head on over to MVN Radio’s The Pitch today where yours truly joins Brandon Rosage to preview the 2008 Boston…
Read more Primetime & Late Night Viewing Picks
College Basketball NCAA Tournament (All games on CBS)Oklahoma vs. St. Joseph’s – 7:10 p.m. (also on CBS College Sports Network)North…
Read more Josh Beckett Continues On The Road Back
Josh Beckett played long toss today and had a 45 pitch bullpen session in Fort Myers. He is making progress…
Read more Poor Excuse For A Post
Several posts you should read…because I said so. Good win by Pitt yesterday. The 18-0 run in the first half…
Read more Why Doesn’t ESPN Want You to Contact Them?
If you remember, a few weeks back Joy Russo and THE Barry Melrose of ESPN mentioned this here blog on…
Read more Cal RB James Montgomery to Washington….State??
So news breaks this week that touted RB James Montgomery of Cal is leaving Berkeley. Lots of talk about the…
Read more Sox Workout at Tokyo Dome
The Red Sox worked out at the the Tokyo Dome to prepare for their first game against the Hanshin Tigers…
Read more The Cup Game
Some of you have heard of the baseball “cup game.” There are lots of variations on this game, but basically…
Read more 2008 Giants Draft
NFL Network had an installment on the Giants draft needs. It mentions the usual suspects of CB, OLB and S….
Read more Downey named to SEC AP first team
The steal machine….with the SEC single season record for steals with 103 in his bag, South Carolina sophomore Devan Downey…
Read more Classic Mini Pony of the Day 3-21-08
(originally published on 3-21-07) Ya, the MPotD is smiling. Why, you ask? Uh…because it rules. Why do you ask such…
Read more USC Gamecocks Pre-Spring 2008 Depth Chart
With Spring Practice kicking off today here is the Spring Depth Chart going into Day 1OffenseWR11 Kenny McKinley (6-0, 182,…
Read more Know Thy Enemy: 2008 New York Yankees
Much like this year’s political campaigns, Yankee fans want change. Ever since the Luis Gonzalez bloop single fell into shallow…
Read more #10 – Aug 21, 2007: GA has a night to remember
By Eric Denton, Angelswin.com Senior Writer Angels fans thought Vladimir Guerrero’s nine RBI game against the Red Sox in 2004…
Read more Tip Times and Announcing Assignments for 2nd Round Games on Saturday
Here are the games with tip times and announcing assignments for both radio and TV on Saturday, March 22. As…
Read more Lester Pitches Well Before He Goes To Japan
Jon Lester played on more game in Fort Myers before he had to make his way to Japan to join…
Read more It’s Official, Craig Bolerjack is the Worst Play-by-Play Man in the NCAA Tournament
Right now, it’s a runaway for Worst Play-by-Play announcer in the NCAA Tournament on the TV side. Craig Bolerjack seems…
Read more Wolves Updates 3/21
From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: The Wolves late-season winning ways (Wednesday’s comeback over Memphis was their fifth win in seven games)…
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