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The Lord Even Saves First Round Draft Picks

By Sam ⋅ May 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I’m an unabashed Yankees fan, so much so that I sometimes keep up with Yankee drafts.  Well, Slade Heathcott was their first round pick a couple of years ago and he was saved while in the minors.  His story is a good one. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up [...]

Brian Wilson, Christ, and His Sign

By Sam ⋅ November 1, 2010 ⋅ One comment

I don’t know if many of you realized that Giants reliever Brian Wilson is a Christian.  I thought this was an interesting article as to what the sign he makes after he finishes a game means: I promised Wilson that I would allow him to describe the personal significance of the gesture in his own [...]

The World Cup and the Bee Swarm

By Sam ⋅ June 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

If you plan on watching the World Cup, you’ll notice the bee swarm sound. Well, it’s the vuvuzela, the South Africa horn that makes such a noise that FIFA wanted to ban it. Considering you might have at least 50,000 people blowing that horn, you can understand why they tried to ban it. Oh well… [...]

Garbage Mouth Trash Talking

By Sam ⋅ June 9, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you ever read such trash-talking (RE: USA vs England soccer for the World Cup)? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

The Eephus

By Sam ⋅ August 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ok, this is just for my amusement, but I love the eephus pitch (Dave LaRoche used to call this the ooh-la-la). Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Next Yankee Great? Yu Darvish

By Sam ⋅ May 13, 2008 ⋅ 3 comments

Here is my perennial hat tip to Yankee Baseball. ESPN did a great video on Japanese baseball. Take a look. One thing to note. The kids there practice little league 7 hours a day twice a week all year round (rain, shine, or snow!). As for Yu Darvish, the 21 year old Japanese phenom? The [...]

Yankee Leeches

By admin ⋅ April 20, 2006 ⋅ 4 comments

Forbes magazine and ESPN did a study on how much MLB benefits from the Yankees. Here’s what they found: But the biggest story is the effect revenue sharing is having on the league’s economic landscape. Most of the money comes courtesy of the New York Yankees, which paid a record $77 million toward baseball’s revenue [...]

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