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Royals righty Zack Greinke wins 2009 AL Cy Young award

min0 lee — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:29:13 GMT

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Royals righty Zack Greinke wins 2009 AL Cy Young award, Yankees ace CC Sabathia finishes fourth

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Originally Published:Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 2:17 PM
Updated: Tuesday, November 17th 2009, 3:11 PM

Zack Greinke won the American League Cy Young Award on Tuesday, beating out Felix Hernandez after a spectacular season short on wins but long on domination.

Greinke went 16-8 with a 2.16 ERA for the Kansas City Royals. Hernandez went 19-5 with a 2.49 ERA for the Seattle Mariners.

Greinke received 25 first-place votes and three seconds for 134 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Hernandez drew two firsts, 23 seconds and one third for 80 points.

Detroit's Justin Verlander was third with the remaining first-place vote and nine thirds for 14 points. He was followed by the Yankees' CC Sabathia with 13 points and Toronto's Roy Halladay with 11 points.
The NL winner will be announced Thursday.

Greinke's ERA was the lowest in the AL since Pedro Martinez's 1.74 ERA in 2000 and his 242 strikeouts were second in the league behind Verlander.
It was quite a turnaround for the 26-year-old right-hander, who was the sixth overall pick in the 2002 amateur draft but led the AL in losses in 2005 when he went 5-17.

He left spring training in February 2006 and went home to Florida with what later was diagnosed as a social anxiety disorder. He started working out in the minors about six weeks later and returned to the majors in late September.

Greinke was 7-7 the following year and 13-10 in 2008 before his breakout season.
His victory total matched that of Arizona's Brandon Webb three years ago for the fewest by a starting pitcher to win a Cy Young Award in a non-shortened season and was the fewest by an AL starter to win in a full-length season.

Kansas City, which tied for last place in the AL Central at 65-97, scored just 13 runs in his eight losses and 21 runs in his nine no-decisions. He failed to get a victory in six starts in which he allowed one run or none.
He was particularly sharp at the start and finish, going 5-0 with a 0.50 ERA in April and 5-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his last eight starts. He didn't allow any runs in his first three starts and any earned runs in his first four, and his 0.84 ERA through 10 starts was the first below 1.00 in the major leagues since Juan Marichal's 0.55 in 1966.

He struck out 15 over eight innings against Cleveland on Aug. 25, then followed five days later by pitching a one-hitter at Seattle. After Kenji Johjima's soft second-inning single, Greinke retired his final 22 batters.
Greinke, who agreed to a $38 million, four-year contract last winter, receives a $100,000 bonus for winning.

The first-place votes for Hernandez came from Chris Assenheimer of The Chronicle-Telegram in Elyria, Ohio, and the Daily News' own Mark Feinsand. Verlander's first-place vote was cast by Steve Kornacki of Booth Newspapers in Michigan.

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jscott412 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:43:20 GMT

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Brock Lesnar will not be back in the UFC

Prince — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:30:59 GMT

MANCHESTER, England -- Brock Lesnar will not be back in the UFC anytime soon, according to UFC president Dana White.

Speaking with the media after UFC 105, White indicated the heavyweight champion is very ill and will be out of action for the foreseeable future. He went on to state that an interim title match might need to be set up.

White did little to shed light on the specifics of Lesnar's condition, but he did say that the champion has been hospitalized.

"He's in a hospital up in North Dakota somewhere right now," said White. "He went to Canada and some bad stuff happened to him, so we've got to figure it out.

"He doesn't want to talk about it publicly, but he's in bad shape. He's not well and he's not going to be getting well anytime soon."

Lesnar pulled out of his Nov. 18 heavyweight title match with top contender Shane Carwin, and reports suggested he had swine flu. But when rumors began to circle about the rescheduled Jan. 2 date being in jeopardy, it was announced that Lesnar had mononucleosis and could be out even longer than originally thought.

Now, after White's comments, it is apparent that Lesnar is in more dire shape. He is not only suffering from mono but other ailments as well.

"He has other problems too," continued White, fielding a question about his diagnosis of mononucleosis. "He is not good. He is very, very sick and he's going to be out for a while."

White went on to state that the UFC would be doing everything in its power to help Lesnar.

"I am worried about it," said White of his biggest star's medical situation. "You know, I can't really talk about it right now, but he's in rough shape. He's in really bad shape � and we're going to have to do some stuff to take care of this guy. He is not well and he's not getting any better.

"We're going to have to send him to the Mayo Clinic or to Scripps, or one of those really good hospitals to figure out what's wrong with this guy."

Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek

min0 lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:55:21 GMT

670 The Score - MLB - News Story - Boston exercises Martinez option, declines Varitek

BOSTON (AP) The Red Sox exercised their $7.7 million option on Victor Martinez and declined options on Jason Varitek and Alex Gonzalez on Monday.
Boston also agreed to a $5 million, two-year contract with 43-year-old knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, replacing a perpetual $4 million annual club option.
The moves on the options were expected after Boston obtained Martinez from the Cleveland Indians on July 31 and he replaced Varitek as the starting catcher. The club option for Varitek was worth $5 million, but he can stay with the team if he exercises his $3 million player option.
The Red Sox also could try to keep Gonzalez at shortstop for less than the $6 million option. He receives a $500,000 buyout.
Martinez and Gonzalez played well for the Red Sox while Varitek struggled offensively for the second straight season. Wakefield was sidelined most of the second half with a back injury after making the All-Star team for the first time.
Martinez made the AL All-Star team for the third time and finished with a .303 batting average, 23 homers and 108 RBIs in 155 games as a catcher, first baseman and designated hitter. For Boston, he batted .336 with eight homers and 41 RBIs in 56 games.
The Red Sox obtained the 32-year-old Gonzalez from the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 14 and he provided his usual outstanding fielding and some unexpected hitting. In 44 games with Boston, he hit .284 with five homers and 15 RBIs. For the season, he hit .238 with eight homers and 41 RBIs in 112 games.
The 37-year-old Varitek hit a career-low .209 with 14 homers and 51 RBIs after batting .220 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 2008. His career average is .259.
Wakefield was 11-5 with a 4.58 ERA but was limited to 21 starts. He had surgery for a herniated disk on Oct. 21 and said he wants to pitch as long as possible. He is 189-162 with a 4.33 ERA in 17 seasons, including 175 victories in 15 years with Boston. Roger Clemens and Cy Young hold the franchise record of 192 wins.

2009 Gold glove winners.

min0 lee — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:28:10 GMT

BY Mark Feinsand
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Originally Published:Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 3:58 PM
Updated: Tuesday, November 10th 2009, 4:34 PM

Everyone expected Mark Teixeira to capture the American League Gold Glove at first base this season, but for all the talk of Derek Jeter's decline at shortstop, not many expected the captain to do the same.
Yet when the Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were announced, both Teixeira and Jeter were listed as winners. This is Teixeira's third career Gold Glove, his first since 2006. For Jeter, it's his fourth, also his first since 2006.
"I've said it time and time again, playing championship-caliber baseball starts with pitching and defense, and I think those two components were certainly the foundation for our success in 2009," Jeter said in a statement released by the Yankees. "I've always taken a great deal of pride in my defense, and being honored with a Gold Glove is an accomplishment I will never overlook."
"Solid defense is the most underrated component of winning baseball, but it is something I have always taken pride in," Teixeira said. "Winning a third Gold Glove means a lot to me, especially when good defense helped our entire team reach the ultimate goal of a World Championship."
Winners were selected by Major League coaches and managers prior to the conclusion of the regular season. Managers and coaches may not vote for players from their own club and only vote for players in their own league.
Here's the complete list of AL Gold Glove winners:
C Joe Mauer, Twins
1B Mark Teixeira, Yankees
2B Placido Polanco, Tigers
SS Derek Jeter, Yankees
3B Evan Longoria, Rays
OF Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
OF Torii Hunter, Angels
OF Adam Jones, Orioles
P Mark Buehrle, White Sox

Ex-Giant Lawrence Taylor busted in Fla. hit-and-run

min0 lee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:02:14 GMT

By TIM PERONE
Last Updated: 12:03 PM, November 9, 2009
Posted: 5:00 AM, November 9, 2009

Former Giants great Lawrence Taylor was busted last night in Florida for taking off after he was involved in a car accident, authorities said.
The 50-year-old NFL Hall of Famer was arrested in Dade County for "leaving the scene of accident/property damage," shortly before 10 p.m., Florida officials told The Post.
Taylor, who played his entire career with Big Blue and won two Super Bowls, was quickly released on $500 bond.
A seemingly coherent and calm Taylor was not suspected of DWI, despite the bloodshot eyes in his mug shot, according to TMZ.com. Police did not give him a breathalyzer.

AP
Former football star Lawrence Taylor is shown in a booking mug shot.
It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured in the accident or where it took place.
Taylor twice tested positive for cocaine during his playing days, and was arrested two times after he retired for buying drugs from undercover cops.
The former grid great was in the news recently after he competed on "Dancing with the Stars" last spring.

Read more: Former New York Giants player Lawrence Taylor arrested in Florida for fleeing scene of accident

Zambrano's mother kidnapped

min0 lee — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:42:32 GMT

ESPN.com news services
The mother of former major league pitcher Victor Zambrano was kidnapped Sunday in Venezuela, his agent told 1050 ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand.

Peter Greenberg, Zambrano's agent, said Elizabeth Mendez Zambrano was taken by eight armed men on the pitcher's farm in Villa de Cura, which is a half-hour outside of Maracay. Victor is currently pitching with Magallanes in the Venezuelan League.

In Venezuela, which is home to dozens of major leaguers, the families of wealthy athletes are periodically targeted by kidnappers. Colorado Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba's son and brother-in-law were released by kidnappers a day after they were abducted in June.

Zambrano last played for the Baltimore Orioles in the major leagues in 2007 but was released in October of that year. In seven seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays and Orioles, the right-hander went 45-44 with a 4.64 ERA.

In 2004, he was part of the trade that sent Scott Kazmir from the Mets to the Rays.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

Monday Night Football!

Prince — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:07:38 GMT

who's your pick?

Allen Iverson leaves team for personal reasons

soxmuscle — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:52:25 GMT

This guy is completely delusional in regards to his deteriorating basketball skills.

There's a good chance, as a result, that he won't ever play another NBA game.

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggggggggggggggaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa.

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A-Rod and is infatuation with... himself

soxmuscle — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:22:19 GMT

Ex: A-Rod Had Portraits Of Himself As Centaur
2nd November, 2009 - 5:06 pm

US Magazine - An ex-girlfriend of Alex Rodriguez claims that the Yankees slugger had portraits of himself as a centaur hanging over his bed.

"He was so vain," the woman told Us Weekly. "He had not one, but two painted portraits of himself as a centaur. You know, the half man, half horse figure?"

Rodriguez's new fling, Kate Hudson, is reportedly trying to make him less of an egomaniac.

ESPN suspends Griese over 'taco' joke

min0 lee — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:27:25 GMT

BY Oren Yaniv
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 12:58 PM

One week after the Steve Phillips-Brooke Hundley sex scandal, ESPN suspended Bob Griese over a racially insensitive remark.

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Another day, another disciplinary action at ESPN.
The sports network slapped broadcaster Bob Griese with a one-week suspension Tuesday over a crude remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
The former Miami Dolphins quarterback remarked during a college football game Saturday that Montoya, who is Colombian, was "out having a taco."
ESPN suspended Griese from working this week's game.
"We've spoken to him and he understands why his comment was inappropriate," said ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz.
The racially insensitive remark came when a graphic listing the five leading drivers in NASCAR's points race popped up
during a Minnesota-Ohio State football game.
Fellow analyst Chris Spielman wondered where Montoya was, prompting Griese's answer.
The Hall of Famer, who led the Dolphins to two straight Super Bowl victories, apologized twice on the air.
Montoya declined to comment on the suspension. He said Sunday he'd never heard of Griese.
ESPN has been busy penalizing staffers in recent days.
It fired baseball analyst Steve Phillips Sunday over his affair with a young underling and on Monday, canned his former mistress, production assistant Brooke Hundley.

Phillies Vs. Yankee thread.

min0 lee — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:25:23 GMT

'Desperate' Phillies fan arrested for offering sex in exchange for World Series tickets

By Carrie Melago
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, October 27th 2009, 3:23 PM
Bensalem Police Dept
Phillies fan Susan Finkelstein was arrested for allegedly offering sex in exchange for World Series tickets.

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She wanted to get World Series tickets in the worst way.
A "desperate" Philadelphia Phillies fan was arrested for offering to exchange sex for tickets to see her beloved team play the Yankees, investigators said.
Susan Finkelstein, 43, allegedly posted a pleading ad on Craigslist saying she needed two tickets to baseball's biggest game.
"DESPERATE BLONDE NEEDS WS TIX!" the ad was headlined, according to WPVI TV.
"Diehard Phillies fan -- gorgeous tall buxom blonde -- in desperate need of two World Series Tickets," she allegedly wrote.
Describing the price as "negotiable," she ended the ad flirtatiously: "I'm the creative type! Maybe we can help each other!"
Investigators stumbled on the ad, and an undercover officer set up a meeting, during which Finkelstein offered to perform sex acts for seats to the game.
"She was willing to do anything, she said," Bucks County public safety director Fred Harran told KYW Newsradio. "And she told the officers that she would engage in sexual activity with two individuals for two tickets."
Finkelstein is charged with prostitution and related offenses.

10 Annoying Things About Philadelphia and the Phillies

min0 lee — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:03:35 GMT

Sorry, Yankees and New York Are Awesomer

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Updated: Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009, 3:08 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 26 Oct 2009, 11:48 PM EDT
By ARUN KRISTIAN DAS / MyFox New York
MYFOXNY.COM - The New York Yankees are taking on their neighbors to the south -- the Philadelphia Phillies -- in the 2009 World Series.
It's a rematch of the 1950 series (which the Yanks swept). It's also being billed as the "Turnpike Series" -- never mind that the New Jersey Turnpike doesn't actually connect the Bronx to Philadelphia. (Indeed it should be called either the "I-95 Series" or the "Amtrak Series.")
Anyway, this seems as good a time as any to explain why Yankees fans rule and Phillies fans� don't. It's all about hometown pride.

1. Philadelphia has been called New York's "6th Borough"; indeed Amtrak will get you to Midtown Manhattan faster than the commute from Staten Island. Yet folks would still rather live on Staten Island.

2. The City of Brotherly Love's most famous culinary delight -- the Philly Cheesesteak -- is made with Cheese Whiz, not real cheese. Goop from a bottle or jar is not cheese. I'm not saying it doesn't taste good, but you may as well call it a Philly Goopsteak.

3. Seems Philly fans aren't enthusiastic enough about the inherent beauty, suspense, and thrills of the game of baseball that they need the antics of an idiotic furry monster of a mascot -- The Philly Phanatic -- and fireworks after every home run to get them riled up. Mascots are for high school and fireworks are for the 4th of July. New Yorkers don't need that nonsense to get excited. Hello? Baseball is the NATIONAL FREAKING PASTIME.

4. Yes, across the river in New Jersey, we have Newark. But Philly -- you have Camden. At least Newark has an airport -- and Cory Booker. (Hopefully this one won't start a Booker-Das feud.)

5. Yeah, Philly has Ben Franklin, but your most famous citizen of modern times isn't even a real person. Sorry to break it to you� but, no, Rocky Balboa doesn't exist. OK maybe that's not totally fair. There are plenty of other famous Philadelphians from recent times: Bill Cosby, Will Smith, Kevin Bacon, but none of them apparently rates a STATUE.

6. The Phillies' biggest celebrity fan spotted in the stadium stands? Kelly Ripa. Really.

7. New York has the Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's, Puerto Rican, Village Halloween, and Mermaid parades. Philadelphia, you have the Mummers Parade. 'Nuff said.

8. Sales tax on newspapers, magazines, and comics? Seriously?

9. Even a hot band like The Roots has to come to New York to find work.

10. The Athletics wanted to get out so badly they actually preferred

Oakland, by way of K.C. You don't see New York teams leaving, do you? (Oh wait� forget that one).

11. OK, here's a peace offering -- one thing for us to be jealous of: Rents in Philadelphia are actually reasonable.

Das is a producer for MyFox New York and an almost-lifelong New Yorker. He honestly means no offense, Philly. He's visited many times and thinks you're a charming city. Mostly.

UFC 104: Shogun Robbed!

Kevsworld — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:40:35 GMT

Anyone else think Shogun was robbed?