In recent years, arguments have been made that baseball is the sport of the past and is no longer entertaining. Others will argue the opposite and that it is the best it has ever been. One thing is for sure, that baseball players have launched a lot of home runs in recent years. Thursday morning,... Continue Reading →
A different side of Twitter was seen Wednesday afternoon after learning of the passing of Atlanta-based, NBA writer Bo Churney. Sports writer Robby Kalland heard about the news from Churney's brother and wanted to let others around the NBA Twitter community know. https://twitter.com/RKalland/status/999297757285318656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fawfulannouncing.com%2Fnba%2Ffundraising-page-raises-thousands-of-dollars-for-at-risk-lgbt-teens-after-death-of-basketball-blogger-bo-churney.html&tfw_creator=AlexPutterman Soon after, a fundraising page had been set up on everydayhero.com for... Continue Reading →
Wednesday night, the Chicago White Sox got to celebrate a rare win but it was overshadowed by news that broke mid game. The White Sox are now in the market for a new catcher to fill in for Welington Castillo. Dominican reporter Americo Celado first reported that Castillo will be suspended 80 games. Twitter suspicion... Continue Reading →
Lavar Ball has went from a sports father to a household name and his rise to fame has not come without controversy. This past week, his Junior Baller Association League released tickets to their games in June and July. The ticket prices have cause some mixed emotion from hoop fans. https://twitter.com/bigballerbrand/status/998677699223736320 Over the last few... Continue Reading →
Entering Saturday night's Tampa Bay Rays/Los Angeles Angels game, Sergio Romo, 35, had made 588 appearances, all being in relief. Friday evening, the Tampa Bay Rays announced Romo would be starting Saturday's game. https://twitter.com/RaysBaseball/status/997963022428618752 This would be Romo's first ever start in the Major Leagues which he was very excited for. "I can tell you... Continue Reading →
Photo: Christopher Tejeda (@FotoGenocide_ on Twitter) Tuesday, Major League Baseball became aware that Ichiro Suzuki, 44, would be transferred from a player to a special assistant role with the Seattle Mariners. https://twitter.com/MarinersPR/status/992101900794388487 Career Suzuki came over to the Mariners from Japan in 2001 and immediately made his presence known to the American fans. The 27-year old went on to... Continue Reading →
Giving up when something is difficult or setbacks have occurred has become all too common in everyday life. For Jonny Venters, 33, he did not let them prevent him from getting back to the game he loves. Tuesday, Venters was called up by the Tampa Bay Rays. Venters was originally drafted by the Atlanta Braves... Continue Reading →
The Toronto Raptors are currently battling the Washington Wizards in Game 2 in the first round. The Raptor took a 1-0 series lead over the weekend and were well on their way to taking a 2-0 tonight as they were up 65-45 before they had to stop the game. Out of nowhere fans with courtside... Continue Reading →
https://twitter.com/Nationals/status/986025618600062977 Hopefully, the Harper haters are taking cover because this ball still hasn't landed. The raw power associated with hitting a 406-ft home run while vaporizing your bat is astonishing. But... At this point Manfred has to admit to corking the balls, continuing to deny it is just plain offensive. No doubt Harper is one of the... Continue Reading →
