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sportspage: Rangers To Sign Roy Oswalt

rafaelmarquez — Tue, 29 May 2012 22:28:14 -0500

sportspage:

Rangers To Sign Roy Oswalt

IAN KINSLER TEXAS RANGERS

rafaelmarquez — Tue, 29 May 2012 10:33:31 -0500

IAN KINSLER TEXAS RANGERS

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rafaelmarquez — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:48:06 -0500

sportspage: Earlier this week, Kerry Wood finally succumbed to...

uteptrombonist05 — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:33:17 -0500

sportspage:

Earlier this week, Kerry Wood finally succumbed to tiresome injury troubles that derailed one of the most promising young pitching careers the world had ever seen, and decided to call it a career. A few hours ago, Mark Ellis, were it not for emergency surgery, would have lost his left leg and obviously his career. He may return next year.

Lance Berkman, if he has re-torn his ACL once again, may finally call it a career. For someone who grew up watching the Killer B’s and Mark Prior and Kerry Wood the fact that the Big Puma and K Wood could both be gone from the game in the same week makes me feel old and sad. Berkman was my favorite player for a long time, and Wood was one of them as well. If it’s time for LB to go, it’ll have been a hell of a ride, but one that, like Wood’s to an extent, will leave you thinking “What if he had stayed healthy?” For Wood, that was the story of his whole career. For Berkman, it has been his late prime/twilight years. Although he still produced like an all-star, Berkman has averaged just over 100 games per year the last four years, and if he retires now, his Hall of Fame case is certainly up for debate. If he had four healthy years there, is Puma in?

I don’t know, but I do know that if he retires, we’ll have lost two of the most dominant forces of the halcyon days of the early/mid-2000’s game, and for someone finally seeing the careers of the stars of his youth end, that can only be described as weird.

Oh snap!

uteptrombonist05 — Sun, 20 May 2012 11:37:29 -0500

Oh snap!

sherbertsheperton: Yu Darvish appreciation post. Yuuuuuuuuuuu

rafaelmarquez — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:25:59 -0500

sherbertsheperton:

Yu Darvish appreciation post.

Yuuuuuuuuuuu

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rafaelmarquez — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:25:22 -0500

hamutime: Shinko Gakuen’s Hiroki Yamamoto with 100 HRs. he is...

uteptrombonist05 — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:56:33 -0500

hamutime:

Shinko Gakuen’s Hiroki Yamamoto with 100 HRs. he is now the number one, breaking Ryosuke Itoh’s record of 94

like a bawse

rafaelmarquez — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:58:19 -0500

like a bawse

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rafaelmarquez — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:38 -0500

seanfennessey: John Axford, hero. Epic, cliche, cliche, and...

rafaelmarquez — Sat, 12 May 2012 17:12:10 -0500

seanfennessey:

John Axford, hero.

Epic, cliche, cliche, and another cliche.

tinkersghost: I don’t know which to focus on more: The Joe...

rafaelmarquez — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:09:27 -0500

tinkersghost:

I don’t know which to focus on more: The Joe Nathan teabagging, or the dude in the Mad Hatter outfit.

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rafaelmarquez — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:17:59 -0500

theatlantic: Here Are the 15 Highest Paid Sports Teams in the...

rafaelmarquez — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:31:59 -0500

theatlantic:

Here Are the 15 Highest Paid Sports Teams in the World

ESPN’s annual money survey of 278 teams across around the world found that we pay wages equal to $15.7 billion to the 7,925 athletes in 14 sports leagues in ten countries.

Of the 15 teams with the highest average salary, eight were European football (ahem, soccer) clubs. In the graph below, they are outlined in red. Baseball teams, led by the New York Yankees, took three of the top 15 spots, and they are outlined in green. NBA teams, led by the Los Angeles Lakers, snagged the last four spots. They are in solid blue.

One angle into this fun study is the “economics of superstars.” Real Madrid isn’t just a nice group of boys from the larger Madrid metro playing against their friends from around Spain. It’s an international team, comprised of international superstars, with a rabid international audience. That the top soccer teams from Europe have a worldwide audience means they have a worldwide revenue base, especially from TV deals and licensing. That’s why Barcelona can pay $217,014,221 a year to field their team, making them the most expensive sports team in the world. And it’s why the NFL and NBA can afford ever-rising salaries. If sports money comes down to audience, more televisions and internet connections around the world means the rights to broadcast the world’s most popular teams are getting ever-more lucrative.

Read more.

sportspage: Report: NFL legend Junior Seau found dead at his...

rafaelmarquez — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:43:41 -0500

sportspage:

Report: NFL legend Junior Seau found dead at his California home

liam-kinsler: April 30th, 2012 - Yu Darvish strikes out 9 in 7...

rafaelmarquez — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:39:01 -0500

liam-kinsler:

April 30th, 2012
- Yu Darvish strikes out 9 in 7 innings pitched.

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rafaelmarquez — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:22:00 -0500

yaypop: Sadako throws the first ball at baseball opening...

rafaelmarquez — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:03:28 -0500

yaypop:

Sadako throws the first ball at baseball opening ceremony [x]

O_o

thedailywhat: Fancy Footwear of the Day: You might actually...

uteptrombonist05 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:25:55 -0500

thedailywhat:

Fancy Footwear of the Day: You might actually have to be Michael Jordan to afford “Indulgences #5,” a pair of authentic Nike dunks dipped in 24-karat gold (and apparently a real, actual thing that exists).

The swanky shoes, designed by Kenneth Courtney of aptly-named label “Ju$t Another Rich Kid,” are limited to 5 pairs. The price is available upon request.

[obvswin.]

I imagine the person who buys this would exclaim, “Opulence? I has it.”

thedailywhat: There Is Crying In Baseball of the Day: The...

uteptrombonist05 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:10:41 -0500

thedailywhat:

There Is Crying In Baseball of the Day: The couple sitting next to this little Rangers fan catch a foul ball thrown into the stands, then rub it in the kid’s face as he bursts into tears. At least his Rangers won.

[huffpo]

“There’s no crying in baseball!”

Unless you’re this kid. Then you have all the right to cry.