The average 38-year old Major League Baseball player is usually showing signs that the game has passed him by. Somebody forgot to mention this to New York Yankees All-Star shortstop Derek Jeter. Entering play on Saturday, Jeter is leading The American League in hits with 97 while posting a .303 batting average. Jeter recently passed [...]
On July 26, 2011, The Pirates Pirates were contending for a division title in The National League Central. On that hot night in Atlanta, home plate umpire Jerry Meals declared Atlanta Braves infielder Julio Lugo safe at home plate on a fielder's choice. The Pirates lost the 19-inning affair in the wee hours of the [...]
San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera is on his fourth Major League Baseball team, but he appears to have finally found a home in The Bay Area. Cabrera appeared to have something going when he was a member of The New York Yankees. Along with All-Star second baseman Robinson Cano, Cabrera appeared to be apart [...]
It was a prior generation when The Oakland Athletics were the most dominant team in Major League Baseball. From 1988 to 1992, The Athletics won The American League Western Division Titles, three AL Pennants and one World Series Title. They were led by " the bash brothers" of Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, and Dave Parker [...]
Miami Heat forward LeBron James has finally earned his first championship in The National Basketball Association. James' detractors can no longer criticize him for not getting his elusive first NBA Title, but for him to take his legacy to another lever he cannot become content. James is not on the level of a player such [...]
The powers that be are finally hammering out a deal for us to have a college football playoff in The Football Bowl Subdivision. The potential four-team playoff could be worth an estimated $400 million to $500 million which will once again leave "student-athletes" out in the cold as far as seeing some of this money [...]