Bobby Lashley Would Dominate The UFC & Wang, Hughes & Mariano Rivera Are The Keys To A Yanks Championship posted by Colin Linneweber

Bobby Lashley Would Dominate The UFC 

Former WWE and ECW champion Bobby “The Dominator” Lashley pulverized mixed martial arts veteran fighter Bob “The Beast” Sapp via TKO less than two minutes into their bout Saturday night at “Ultimate Chaos” in Biloxi, Miss. Moments after the opening bell rang, Lashley (4-0) easily grappled the enormous Sapp (10-5-1) to the canvas.  

Once Lashley, 32, seized the advantage, he connected with a vicious barrage of punches on Sapp, 35, until the onetime PRIDE and K-1 star tapped the mat to signal to the referee that he wanted the fight called at 1:17 of the first round.

 

"I got a good shot in the eye and was unable to see," explained the onetime University of Washington offensive lineman who was chosen by the Chicago Bears in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. "He got me in the eye. No excuses, He got me down today and controlled it. Give it up to Bobby Lashley."

 

Lashley, a chiseled 255 pound physical specimen who attended Missouri Valley College and won three national amateur wrestling championships there between 1996 and 1998, acknowledged how important it was that he gained control of the matchup from the outset.

 

"Going up against Bob," Lashley noted of the man he surrendered 67 pounds to for the main event, "you always expect the big bulls. I had to take him down, cover and pound. The first thing is to win: ground-and-pound to wear the big man down. He has a big punch. I used my ground-and-pound and got out of there."

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There Will Be No Homoerotic Riverdance for Papelbon This Fall posted by Colin Linneweber

The New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners 8-5 Tuesday night in the Bronx to move 12 games over .500 for the first time this season.

Yankees hurler Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 3.89 ERA) yielded three runs on nine hits over 5-1/3 innings to help the Yankees notch their sixth straight victory in the no-decision.

Bombers Manager Joe Girardi said he is pleased with Chamberlain’s efforts to date and he insinuated that he is not worried his precocious ace will cower under pressure and begin to smoke meth with his estranged mother, Jacqueline Standley.

"The bottom line is we're 10-5 in his starts," said Girardi, one of the most unlikable leaders the field of athletics has seen since John Goodman’s character in Revenge of the Nerds.

"Pretty much every game he goes out, he keeps us in. The expectations are so high, I think people expect him to be 15-0 at this point, and that's not really fair."

Chamberlain, 23, is a very solid starter and when Chien-Ming Wang’s bummed hoof is entirely healed the Yankees will feature an extremely formidable staff.

Wang (1-6, 10.06 ERA) finally earned his first win since last June this past Sunday when he stifled the New York Mets bats in a 4-2 victory.

Bombers catcher Jorge Posada, who is known to drain the urine from his ball sack onto his hands to harden them, believes Wang is destined to regain the form that made him one of Major League Baseball’s most accomplished recent pitchers.

“It seems like every time he goes out there, he has more confidence,” Posada, 37, observed. “If we get this guy straight, we’re going to have a fun summer.”
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Jim Leyritz Will Soon Be Living in a “Federal Pound-Me-In-The-Ass Prison” posted by Colin Linneweber

Clown pocket New York Yankees playoff hero of yesteryear Jim Leyritz is determined to prove that he is innocent of a DUI manslaughter charge that stems from a December 2007 automobile crash in Fort Lauderdale that killed Fedia Ann Veitch, a mother of two children.

"There was no possibility of me avoiding that crash with all of my senses," Leyritz, 45, told The Miami Herald last weekend despite the fact that he operated his SUV chemically inconvenienced with a blood-alcohol level that rivaled Nicholas Cage’s character in Leaving Las Vegas.

"A mother was taken away from her kids. I can't change that. But I didn't do it. The accident did. And that accident wasn't my fault."

The pulsating cock that is Jim Leyritz, a career .264 hitter who played on seven teams in 11 seasons, reportedly morphed his liver into a prune slamming Grey Goose vodka and tonics while he tried to seduce Playboy pin-up Erica Chevillar at a local club that fateful evening.

Once he vacated the hotspot and predictably drove off on his lonesome with a sack full of blue balls, Leyritz allegedly snubbed a red light and smashed into Veitch’s vehicle at full-speed which sent the victim, who wasn’t wearing a seat belt, through her windshield.

"You don't get that image out of your head real easily," stated the two-time World Series champion and all-time bearded clam who will live in Yankee lore for his three-run homer off Atlanta Braves closer Mark Wholers in Game Four of the 1996 World Series.

Dishearteningly, toxicology reports confirmed that Veitch was also shitfaced at the time of the accident and Leyritz is confident that he can demonstrate that she drove like Lindsay Lohan on smack that night and actually caused the collision.
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Are Joe Torre's Dodgers looking like Torre's 1998 Yankees? posted by Cesar Valverde

It's starting to look like Joe Torre is running away with a 14th consecutive trip to the playoffs as a manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They've been straight up dominating the opposition in the NL West. Some might say, "Oh, the NL West has the worst teams in baseball. It's the easiest division." Regardless, the Dodgers are where they're at 79 games into the season. All this and they're doing it without Manny Ramirez. They're hasn't been a superstar in the lineup. Everybody on the team is pitching in. Over the past 14 years, Torres had a knack of making things happen with the players given to him yet still make the playoffs.This team is starting to remind me of Torre’s 1998 Yankees. How’s does this Dodger team compare? Let’s take a look.

These are the 1998 Standings for that record-setting Yankee championship team 79 games into the season:

AL East Division
Tm W L W-L% GB RS RA pythW-L%
NYY 59 20 .747 -- 479 324 .672
BOS 51 32 .614 10.0 453 365 .598
TOR 44 42 .512 18.5 409 429 .478
BAL 38 48 .442 24.5 420 453 .465
TBD 34 50 .405 27.5 307 391 .391

Source: http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/standings.cgi?date=1998-07-03

Here are the current standing for Torre’s 2009 Dodgers as of July 1, 2009 after 79 games:

West W L PCT GB
  Los Angeles 50 29 .633 -
  San Francisco 42 34 .553 6.5
  Colorado 41 37 .526 8.5
  San Diego 34 42 .447 14.5
  Arizona 31 46 .403 18.0

Source: http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/

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http://alexswentonsnitchtv2.webs.com/

http://us.zaptiger.com/baseball/mlb/seattle-mariners-new-york-yankees-29764/ 

http://myp2p.eu/index.php?part=sports 

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More MLB Links posted by Erick Pacheco

http://atdhe.net/7388/watch-mariners-vs-yankees    Yankees vs Mariners

http://atdhe.net/5632/watch-rays-vs-blue-jays : Blue Jays and Rays

  http://atdhe.net/5711/watch-red-sox-vs-orioles   Red Sox vs Orioles

  http://atdhe.net/5546/watch-rockies-vs-dodgers  Dodgers vs Rockies

Tigers and Athletics :   http://atdhe.net/6246/watch-tigers-vs-athletics

 

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MLB Links posted by Erick Pacheco

aight i got links to most MLB games today 

Yankees vs Mariners, Dodgers Rockies, TB vs Toronto and Boston vs Baltimore are there we also got minor league games    http://alexswentonsnitchtv2.webs.com/apps/blog/

http://www.pakodak.com/2009/06/mets-v-brewers-mlb/  

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Yanks Championship Hopes Rest on Wang, Hughes and Mariano Rivera posted by Colin Linneweber

In last night’s 2009 Subway Series finale at Citi Field in Queens, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Metropolitans 4-2 to capture five out of the six games played between the cross-town rivals this year.

Erstwhile Yankees ace pitcher Chien-Ming Wang (1-6, 10.06 ERA) yielded two runs on four hits over 5-1/3 innings to earn his first victory since he suffered a season-ending foot injury running the bases in Houston against the Astros last June.

Wang, 29, entered the season with a .754 winning percentage (46-15) that was the best mark among active hurlers from 2006-2008 with a minimum of 60 starts.

However, Wang’s severely fractured foot was clearly not entirely healed at the start of the 2009 campaign and his putrid numbers emphasized that reality. In his first three starts, Wang went 0-3 and compiled an unsightly 34.50 ERA before he was placed on the disabled list in late-April.

Since being reactivated from the DL in mid-May, the Taiwanese icon has exhibited gradual improvement on the mound and he seems destined to eventually regain the form that made him one of Major League Baseball’s most accomplished recent pitchers.

“It seems like every time he goes out there, he has more confidence,” said Yankees catcher Jorge Posada about the former 2-time 19-game winner. “If we get this guy straight, we’re going to have a fun summer.”

Bombers Manager Joe Girardi conceded that it was vital for Wang to achieve a victory strictly from a mental standpoint alone.

“I think it’s a great win for him,” said the much-maligned Girardi. “Everybody needs a win, no matter how well you are pitching. You need to have some fruit for your hard work. And he got to be a part of something special.”

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Take a Look at the Standings posted by Tony Rossi

I already knew that the Red Sox were in first, and that the Yanks were in second.  I also knew that whenever I looked at the standings, Toronto was not far behind New York.  What I didn’t know was that Tampa Bay is currently only a game behind Toronto. 

Everyone once in a while I hear a player say on TV that their division is the toughest in baseball.  I never really know who to believe because it seems to change every year.  Right now in 2009, I’m picking AL East as the toughest division in baseball.  Take a look:

AL East                  W           L              Games behind

Boston               45           26           --

New York           41           32           4.0

Toronto              41           34           5.0

Tampa Bay         40           35           6.0

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Andre Hits 3 Big Flies posted by Erick Pacheco

Who needs ManRam when we got the machine Andre Ethier. Today he hit not only 1 but 3 homeruns. When this guys hits homeruns he tends to hit more than one. He collected 6 RBI's as the dodgers defeated the disapointing Seattle Mariners. Clayton Kershaw once again proved that he can be a phenom and the next Sandy Koufax he improves his record to 5-5 with an ERA lower than 4 beat that Philip Joseph Hughes Continue reading "Andre Hits 3 Big Flies"

Yanks add infield depth, get Hinske from Pirates

Former AL Rookie of the Year Eric Hinske was acquired by the New York Yankees from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday for a pair of minor leaguers.Pittsburgh will receive right-hander Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer for the utilityman. In addition, the Pirates will give the Yankees cash.The 31-year-old Hinske hit .255 in 106 at-bats this season with nine doubles, one homer and 11 RBIs, playing right field, first base and third base. [read full article]

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Jeter back in lineup; Damon still sidelined by flu

Derek Jeter is back in the New York Yankees' lineup for the Subway Series finale, but Johnny Damon is still out because of a flu bug that's going around the clubhouse.Jeter missed the previous two games against the Mets with a fever, headache and cough. The All-Star shortstop was set to return Sunday night, batting in his usual leadoff spot.Melky Cabrera was in left field to replace Damon, who also sat out Saturday night's 5-0 win due to flu symptoms. [read full article]

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Marlins place closer Lindstrom on 15-day DL

The Florida Marlins have placed closer Matt Lindstrom on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained right elbow.Lindstrom blew a three-run lead in Tuesday night's game against Baltimore, giving up four consecutive hits after getting the first two outs in the ninth. Florida won 7-6 in 12 innings.On Sunday, he gave up two runs in the ninth against the New York Yankees before getting the last out in the Marlins' 6-5 win.Lindstrom is 2-1 with a 6.52 ERA with 14 saves in 16 opportunities. [read full article]

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Yankees file protest after loss to Marlins

The New York Yankees have filed an official protest with the commissioner's office, one day after a disputed loss to the Florida Marlins.New York manager Joe Girardi protested Sunday's 6-5 loss at Florida because of a Marlins substitution mix-up in the eighth inning. Teams have 24 hours after a game to submit an official protest, and Major League Baseball spokesman Pat Courtney confirmed Monday that the Yankees met the deadline. [read full article]

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Yanks bench slumping A-Rod for two days

Slumping Alex Rodriguez has been benched for two days by the New York Yankees.The three-time AL MVP had been set to play his first regular-season games in his hometown of Miami against the Marlins. He is batting .145 (8 for 55) in June.The third baseman is in an 0-for-15 slump, and is hitting .212 with nine homers and 26 RBIs.Rodriguez missed the start of the season following hip surgery. [read full article]

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