 In Game Three of the 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies we witnessed the first ever use of instant replay in a WS game. In the fourth inning, Alex Rodriguez sent a ball deep to right field. At first, it did not look like it would have the distance to land in the stands, but the ball carried to the wall. Upon first glance it looked like the ba...
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Through the first two games of the 2009 World Series, we have seen four good starting pitching performances. Even in the losing efforts, C.C. Sabathia and Pedro Martinez turned in solid starts that may have been wins if the guy starting for the other team was not wearing a cape. Do not get me wrong, here at The Sports Idiot we are not comparing A.J. Burnett to Cliff Lee. What Cli...
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According to various reports (MLB.com, AJC.com), Tim Hudson wants to stay in Atlanta. We could have word on a contract extension any day now, and it looks like it will be a three year deal worth somewhere between $27 and $29 million dollars. Hudson wants an option for a fourth year as well, and he claims that his best pitching is ahead of him after returning from Tommy J...
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This story is a little bit disappointing. Check that, it is extremely disappointing. Big thanks to Gordon Edes of Yahoo! Sports for bringing it to our attention.
Apparently Jennifer Valdivia, a 12 year old girl, caught Ryan Howard’s 200th home run ball in Miami earlier this season. She was escorted by security to the Phillies’ clubhouse where an equipment manager convinced her t...
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