MLB
By Ryan McGowan
BOSTON, MA — In an unprecedented move, Boston Red Sox owners John W. Henry, Tom Werner, and Larry Lucchino announced today that Senior Vice President and General Manager Theo Epstein, who was named GM in 2002 and was largely credited for building the team that finally broke through and won the World Series in 2004, has been replaced in his position by Mike from Arlington, a frequent listen and occasional caller to WEEI sports radio.
The 2005 New York Yankees for best… coming out of the basement sports-esque miracle run?
The Orioles seemed to have surprised the baseball world with their start to the year- but the cracks are showing…
Sometimes the smallest events in life can have the most unexpected consequences. I had to take my car into the shop today, which meant I had to take BART into San Francisco for work. After racing to catch my train, I took the first available seat I could find, which happened to be behind two baseball fans seated across from one another. As I passed them to get to my seat, I saw that one fan was wearing a Giants hat, and the other was wearing an A’s hat. They began to converse shortly after I sat down on the train, and by the time they finished, I couldn’t get them out of my head. They were quick, witty, and ruthless when it came to the other’s baseball allegiance. Here’s what little I remember of their exchange:
This past week saw a sudden resurgence by the Yankees and a growth in the wins column for the Padres, among other things. Here are the power rankings from the MLB after last week, all comments are appreciated.
Imagine you are playing a game of poker with your buddies. You have no good cards. Even the cards you have that are usually good seem to not help you out in any way, shape, or form. What do you do? What if you rearranged the cards in your hand? Doesn’t work, does it? Even when you switch cards with the dealer, the cards you get in return seem even worse than what you had before. And surely enough those cards will later help one of your buddies take the pot.
Here are the power rankings for another week in the MLB, as always any problems or comments you might have are welcome.
by Trevor Freeman
There are two types of brave. The first type is courageous. Fighting in war, defying a series of odds, saving a life. The second type is the “stupid” kind. Examples would be jumping off the roof into your swimming pool or trying to swipe the bell off the top of Taco Bell. Wearing an opposing team’s hat into Yankee Stadium definitely constitutes the second type of brave.
If you had told me that five weeks into the season the Philadelphia Phillies would have a better record than the New York Yankees, I would have recommended you seek psychiatric help. If your prediction had come true, I’d be telling everyone who’d listen (and even those that wouldn’t) about how the perennially underachieving Phillies were finally going to meet their lofty expectations.
Somehow, the Phillies do have a better record than the Yankees…yet I remain silent.
sub·lime- verb
to elevate or exalt especially in dignity or honor (2) : to render finer (as in purity or excellence) b : to convert (something inferior) into something of higher worth
As the dogs days of August began to grudgingly give way to the promise of September, nary a thought of foreign politics or agendas swirled through my mind as I happily clutched the tickets to Cal Ripken’s final home game at Camden Yards. In just a few weeks, I’d be sitting in the beautiful ballpark right off the Maryland Board Walk giving my appreciation to Baseball history. I counted down the days as they dropped off the calendar with routine ease. September 9… September 10…