Archive for July, 2009
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Marty Popham (on mound in picture) seems to get better every start and the statistics are backing him up. Popham threw a career-high 7 innings, struck out a career-high 9 batters and only walked one in leading the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to a 6-1 victory over the Auburn Doubledays.
Popham threw 89 ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Professional Wrestling is fixed. 95% of the people that go see the stuff live have accepted that fact. So if it has predetermined outcomes, why do people cheer and boo for the participants? A "Bad Guy" aka a heel, and a "Good Guy" aka a babyface act very differently to ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Patrick Wells is one of the newest members of the Mahoning Valley Thunder. He has led the team in tackles the past couple of games, and has been a difference maker on a defense that seems to be improving every week.
Wells grew up in Dayton and played his high school ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Big Kenny Shane credits his father with all of the success he has achieved throughout his life of playing football. Shane said his dad got him into it and just kept on him all of the time to make him a better player. He played on a traveling team as ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Mahoning Valley Thunder Coach Chris MacKeown knows that when players have a bye week, that the first day back can be sluggish and that the lazy relaxed feelings need to go away. With just two road games and a home finale against Green Bay on July 25, the moves come ...
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
I still remember watching many of Evel Knievel's jumps live when they happened. I do not remember seeing this particular jump so I thought I would share it with you guys. If Knievel didn't do what he did, would there be any X-Games?
Bootlegger Sports has Lance Armstrong screwing up at ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
WWE Superstar Edge tore a muscle in his leg and is expected to miss about eight months. The injury took place at a Smackdown House Show in San Diego, CA on Friday night. Edge injured himself very early in the match and could not finish. He apologized on the microphone ...
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Monday, July 6th, 2009
Mark Shapiro is the Cleveland Indians general manager. Eric Wedge must be his buddy. Shapiro declared Sunday before the Oakland A's - Indians game that Wedge would remain at the controls for the rest of the season. I am not sure I understand why.
By firing Wedge and getting a new manager ...
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