Archive for May, 2009

Linked And Loaded – Thursday 5/14/09

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Thunderstorms forecast in Youngstown all day.  Good day to check out stories by some great bloggers!   Jockey Suspended After Giving Female Colleague Condom Filled With Urine * Sports Rubbish Remembering The Terrorlawn - Horror Stories From The Preakness * Steady Burn TV Photography: Scott Kazmir Loves Cotton Candy * Bugs & Cranks Denver Nuggets Advance To Western Conference ...

Why Baseball Players Chew Tobacco And Other Athletes Don’t

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

It is just accepted by sports fans that baeball players chew tobacco.  Over the years, and all of the countless hours of baseball I have watched, I can't remember a game where I didn't see at least a few players spitting tobacco juice all over the field.  As a chewer ...

Linked And Loaded – Wednesday 5/13/09

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Tressel leading The Buckeyes onto the field... we need college football back soon.  In honor of Ohio State, I would like to congratulate Sam & Allison Sandusky, who recently found out they will be having a future recruit for Coach Tressel.  The "I'm having a boy" text I got from ...

Why The Cleveland Cavaliers Would Rather Play Boston

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

So far the 2009 NBA Playoffs have been a cake walk for the Cleveland Cavaliers.  They have swept Detroit and Atlanta and are awaiting either Orlando or Boston in the East Finals.  Both teams had some success against Cleveland this season.  In one of their last regular season games, the ...

Linked And Loaded Tuesday 5-12-09

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Read that headline closely... Pittsburgh Overpowers The East.  I'm sure Sports Illustrated has a big stack with the same heading ready for delivery after Pittsburgh's great start this year.  Instead of Willie Stargell, Adam LaRoche graces the cover... Sigh.   They won a game this month, I can dream can't I?   Mark ...

Kelly Pavlik vs Sergio Mora Fight Will Not Happen June 27

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The Kelly Pavlik vs Sergio Mora fight was supposed to take place on June 27 in Atlantic City.  Pavlik management has said that their fighter has an infection and will not get to train enough to be ready for that particular date.  The two sides were close to finalizing a ...

New MLB Record For Pitching Height Set Monday

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

  Randy Johnson has pitched in many games since 1989.  He finally saw eye-to-eye with the competition Monday night, well almost anyway.  Johnson (6'10") faced off against the Washington Nationals Daniel Cabrera (6'9").  It is the tallest combined total height for two starting pitchers in baseball history.  The previous record was owned ...

WWE House Show Results – Youngstown 5/9/09

Monday, May 11th, 2009

The Covelli Centre in Youngstown was the setting as The WWE Raw roster made a stop.  It was an interesting night on many levels.  First of all, this was a traditional house show, so there was no McMahons around, no Jerry Lawler, no Jim Ross, and no TV cameras.  There was ...