By Kyle Soppe Setting: These 2 AL Central rivals meet up in Detroit, starting on Friday, for a 3-game series to start the second half of the 2011 MLB season. The Tigers (49-43) currently lead the division over the upstart Indians (.5 games back), followed by these White Sox (5 games back). They have met 6 times this year, with the Tigers taking 5 of them, including a 3-game … [Read more...] about White Sox @ Tigers – Tale of the Tape
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All Star Break statistical oddities
By Kyle Soppe As we enter the slowest 3 days of the baseball season, it is time to reflect on what we have seen thus far. It has been an entertaining couple of months as milestones have been reached, upper cuts thrown, and the continuing dominance of starting pitchers in this post-steroid era. Below are the top 5 odd or unique numbers from the first half of the season for … [Read more...] about All Star Break statistical oddities
Collins Announces Retirement
By Breanna Jacobs This afternoon, quarterback Kerry Collins announced that his sixteen year NFL career would be coming to a close. The 38-year-old Collins most recently played for the Tennessee Titans. Collins, who attended Penn State, was the 5th overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. Collins was drafted to the Carolina Panthers, a new franchise. Collins started the first … [Read more...] about Collins Announces Retirement
MLB Odds and Ends
by Wally By now, EVERYONE knows that Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit today with one of his career-best days. 5 hits, a HR which was #3,000, a double and 2 RBI in a 5-4 Yankmee win over Tampa Bay. One of only two players to hit a HR for hit #3,000 (Wade Boggs). Of course, we all know that Jeter is the ONLY Yankmee with 3,000 hits, but did you know that he's the 4th … [Read more...] about MLB Odds and Ends
Announcing the All-Snub team
by Wally While Mark Buehrle supports teammate Paul Konerko's candidacy for All-Star selection by wearing his "Paul-Star" tee-shirt, Konerko's only chance to make it will be by winning the fans' "Final vote." We'll know late Thursday whether or not the campaign is successful. Regardless, Konerko's snub by the league's brass, namely Ron Washington the AL Manager, really … [Read more...] about Announcing the All-Snub team