It's not every day that perfection pays a visit to the sports world. Before Thursday, only seventeen pitchers, in the history of Major League Baseball, retired all 27 batters faced in a game. Mark Buehrle made it 18. In so doing, the southpaw rubs elbows with some elite company. Buehrle held Tampa Bay without any baserunners while striking out six. The native of St. … [Read more...] about Performance Of The Week 7/20-7/26
Archives for July 2009
NBA Splinters | July 26, 2009
by Rey >Much Ado About Dunking I was at a conference all last week. I briefly caught ESPN one day in my hotel room and noticed that a video of the infamous LeBron-James-getting-dunked-on-at-his-own-camp surfaced. In case this hasn't been stuffed down your throat yet, here it is: As we all expected, right? This was no big deal. Of course, many have over-analyzed … [Read more...] about NBA Splinters | July 26, 2009
18th & Vine
On the day that I make my annual trek to Cooperstown for Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, I thought it would be interesting to share an experience from last summer when I visited a completely different museum celebrating the history of America's pastime. … [Read more...] about 18th & Vine
The Halladay Syndrome
By Aaron M Smith It is a deadly syndrome that is starting to sweep Major League baseball. There has been only one case known until recently and that case has existed only in Canada. But now rumors are circulating , that the syndrome is slowly spreading across the United States. It is the Roy Halladay Syndrome. Possibly the best pitcher in all of Major League … [Read more...] about The Halladay Syndrome
Open Thread Thursday 7/23
Time to pick a topic and get the discussion started. … [Read more...] about Open Thread Thursday 7/23