Archive for August, 2011
Friday, August 5th, 2011
It started out as a pitchers duel between the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Staten Island Yankees on Buck Night. The fans, all 4,807 of them, were treated to a great defensive game (0 errors) and a pitching clinic by both teams. Cody Elliott (above) hit his first big-league home ...
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
When Kelly Pavlik decided to back out of a fight with Darryl Cunningham, he left many people scratching their heads. Pavlik was supposedly upset with being offered a 60-40 split to fight Lucian Bute that didn't equal 60-40. Bute was set to make $6 million to Pavlik's $1.3 million. Do ...
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Thursday, August 4th, 2011
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers were firing on all cylinders against the team with the best record at their level. The Scrappers dominated Staten Island in every possible way en route to a 13-5 win. The Scrappers pounded out 13 hits as Tony Wolters (above) went 5-6 and Todd Hankins and ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Wrestling fans will want to mark August 28 in their planners. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers have announced that Jimmy "Mouth of The South" Hart has been added to Baseball Brawl 2 following the ball game. Mick Foley and Al Snow had already been signed to participate in the event, and ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Staten Island entered Tuesday's contest against Mahoning Valley with the best record in the McNamara Division. Conversely, the Scrappers had the best record in the Pinckney Division. Something had to give as the two best teams faced off in game one of a three-game set. With a nasty storm brewing, ...
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011
Without much notice, Kelly Pavlik pulled the plug on his August 6 fight against Darryl Cunningham. Nobody is sure exactly why Pavlik backed out. Pavlik had a smaller hurdle to clear in Cunningham en route to a million dollar payday against Lucian Bute that was scheduled to take place in ...
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