What Has Gotten Into Washington Nationals Nyjer Morgan?
The summer heat can make people do odd and strange things but what Washington Nationals outfielder Nyjer Morgan has been putting on display in Major League Baseball the last couple of weeks hovers on the level of crazy. For Morgan it all started to boil over two weeks ago in Philadelphia when he got into a heated exchange with a fan in the stands. When the eight inning came to an end he threw the ball into the crowd and hit a different fan that he was having the heated dialogue with in the face.
MLB handed down a fined and suspended him seven games for his actions which he appealed the suspension and played against the Chicago Cubs later that day. Then came an incident at home plate against the St. Louis Cardinals over the weekend. The game well out of reach in the eighth inning for the Cardinals saw Morgan run straight toward St. Louis catcher Bryan Anderson, who had stepped a two feet in front of the plate, and lowered his shoulder for a hockey cheap shot check.
Then came Tuesday night in Florida, in the top of tenth inning Morgan gave Marlins catcher Brett Hayes a season ending dislocated shoulder when he crashed into him at home plate. Hayes hung onto the ball and Morgan was called out. However he was back at it again with the fans in the bottom of the tenth inning once again screaming obscenities at the stands, which is the above video.
The Marlins seeking some kind of on the field justice Wednesday night, took the matters into their own hands and plunked him. Marlins right-hander pitcher Chris Volstad was still on the mound in the sixth inning and threw behind Morgan and that started a bench clearing brawl. Morgan ran out to Volstad and threw a punch to the pitcher’s face, then was clothes-lined by Marlins first baseman Gaby Sanchez. Volstad got a few shots in on Morgan before Nationals third base coach Pat Listach jumped on the right-hander and held him to the ground. Morgan was ejected and screamed once again at the Marlins fans, pumping his chest in pride as he exited.
I’ve been a Morgan supporter since his rookie year in Pittsburgh and never have witnessed anything remotely close to what we’ve seen from Morgan the last two weeks but these recent actions are quickly ruining his credit report. There’s some serious issues going on in Morgan’s head right now and could cast a shadow over the rest of his career.
WTF: St. Louis Cardinals
They Suck
I agree it was that kinda of performance last night for the St. Louis Cardinals as they where shut down by Houston Astros pitcher J.A. Happ and it has been that kind of production of late. But when the team site editor of a major site like MLB.com puts the team on blast then its really hit the fan and I would say is a new low for them this season.
St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa & Albert Pujols Speak At Glenn Beck’s Rally
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa introduced Albert Pujols at this Saturdays “Restoring Honor” rally in Washington DC. The event was organized by Glenn Beck and featured former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
Pujols was presented with the “Hope” award for his off-field charitable work. Pujols and La Russa only agreed to be a part of the rally if it was non political event. Sure?
St. Louis Cardinals & Cincinnati Reds Brawl In Heated NL Central Race
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Yesterday we posted the story of Cincinnati Reds all-star second baseman Brandon Phillips saying he hated the St. Louis Cardinals and that they where bitches. With that Major League Baseball had a 10-31 in progress, shots fired.
In the second game of a three game set, tempers boiled over when Phillips tried to act like all day long no one heard his statement and tapped Cardinals all-star catcher Yodier Molina on the leg in the bottom of the first inning. Molina who I assume doesn’t like being called a bitch in the media and then fronted on like nothing ever happened took issue and confronted the culprit.
Phillips comments wasn’t really about any newcomers to the Cardinal origination, they where about a core that has been together for multiple years which Molina has been part of for six years. In all Phillips awoke a passion in the Cardinals and their fans that hasn’t been seen since Matt Holliday took one off the apple sac in Los Angeles last October.
If this was a high stakes poker game, the Cardinals are sitting on a big stack with the river card being all-star pitcher Adam Wainwright taking the mound on Wednesday. No matter if the outcome goes against St. Louis, the Cardinals look to be a new ball club in just one outing. A team with passion and Phillips a big thank you for walking that giant up.
Oh and Johnny Cueto next time you think about taking metal spikes to the face of a Smithson Valley Rangers alumni you better make sure you have no schedule trips through San Antonio, Texas.
If you missed the melee you can watch it HERE
Cincinnati Reds Brandon Phillips Says St. Louis Cardinals Are Bitches
Shots Fired
Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips out did his teammate Joey Votto in insults. Prior to the start of a three-game series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Reds, Phillips said he hated the Cardinals. Phillips went into a little more elaboration than just hating the Cardinals.
“I’d play against these guys with one leg. We have to beat these guys. I hate the Cardinals. All they do is bitch and moan about everything, all of them, they’re little bitches, all of ‘em. I really hate the Cardinals. Compared to the Cardinals, I love the Chicago Cubs. Let me make this clear – I hate the Cardinals.”
Things just got interesting.
The Tony La Russa Song
As a die hard St. Louis Cardinals fan I stand and applaud this song. Yes hate is a strong word but I will use it when I describe my feelings about Tony La Russa and his Texas Hold ‘Em shades. Watching 162 games of La Russa managerial decisions is slow torture for Cardinal fans and it’s been that way since 1996.
Oh and then there’s the way he forced Hall of Famer Ozzie Smith out after batting .288 and zero errors in spring training of 1996 but ended up giving the starting position to Royce Clayton and his .190 with 8 errors. Wow that was really some open competition La Russa.
I hate you Tony La Russa.
Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Player: National League All-Star Team
National League All-Star Team
Every Tuesday Sports Grind Entertainment presents you with the Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Player of the Week. This week the recipient of this prestigious honor goes to the National League All-Star team for it’s first win since 1996 and awarding home field advantage to the top National League squad in the World Series which simply is BLAZIN.
The National League hadn’t won the All-Star Game since 1996 but in the 81st All-Star game was backed by powerful young arms and the timely at bats of Chicago Cubs outfielder Marlon Byrd and Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann to bring and end to the drought.
Washington Nationals pitcher Matt Capps earned the win to become the first pitcher from a team based in Washington to win an All-Star Game since 1943 when Dutch Leonard did so playing for the Senators.
In the seventh inning Byrd came to the plate with Cincinnati Reds third baseman Scott Rolen on second and St. Louis Cardinals outfield Matt Holliday one first. Byrd quickly was put in an 0-2 hole battled back to take a walk leaving room form McCann to hit a three-run double and earn the MVP award as the National League won 3-1.
Congratulations National League All-Star team you are this weeks Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Player.
Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown: St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
Every Thursday Sports Grind Entertainment will present you with the Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown. The recipient of this honor goes to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals gave up nine runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night, losing 12-9.
Down 9-3, the Rockies came through with nine runs against just two Cardinals pitchers, Dennys Reyes and Ryan Franklin. The inning started off with a Miguel Olivo single but Seth Smith followed with a lineout. Another single and a walk followed, with Olivo scoring on a passed ball on the walk.
In came Cardinals closer Franklin who was sporting a 2.16 ERA and immediately gave up a three run home run to Chris Iannetta. With the score 9-7 and the bases empty Dexter Fowler doubled to start another rally. After a Brad Hawpe groundout, Carlos Gonzalez singled in Fowler from third. 9-8.
Then came an RBI single by Jason Giambi that scored Gonzalez all the way from first to put the score at 9-9. Olivo came up for the second time in the inning and delivered another single. This brought Smith up for a chance at redemption since he recorded the first out of the inning and he blasted a walkoff homer for a 12-9 Rockies victory with Peter Burns in attendance.
It was the largest ninth-inning comeback in Rockies history.
Sports Perfect Couple
Or Is She?
Your taking a look at the world greatest couple. Last night in the top of the ninth of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Arizona Diamondbacks the camera crew found this gem for broadcasters Mark Grace and Darren Sutton to roll out the on-air jabs to.
The camera crew panned to them repeatedly over a two minute span and Grace was just loving it and having a grand old time with what he was witnessing. All being done in good fun but their relationship must be strong for her to allow her man to walk out the house calling out not only her team but her intelligence.
The crazy things you see during a baseball broadcast.
Another Phillies Fan Runs Onto Field
Here’s another look into why Philadelphia fans are jerks as, this goofball went to Twitter to tell the world of his plans to run onto the field hopefully to become the second fan to be Tasered. However the Phillies security handle the situation a lot differently and not only did he go quietly and out of breath but the Philadelphia jerks where pissed they missed out on another Tasering.
Schmucks.
Another Philadelphia Phillies Fan Runs Onto Field
Jerk
A 34-year-old man ran onto the field during the St. Louis Cardinals-Philadelphia Phillies game Tuesday night and was apprehended without incident, a day after a teenager was Tasered in the outfield at Citizens Bank Park. In the bottom of the ninth another jerk hopped over the fence in left field and ran along the warning track waving his arms. The sellout crowd of 44,890 booed and he was soon captured.
Security did not use a Taser to stop the latest fan on the field. Police said the man from Warminster was charged with defiant trespass, disorderly conduct and narcotics possession.
In Monday night’s game, a police officer chased a 17-year-old boy for about 30 seconds before the stun gun probe hit the teenager.
Phillies Fan Tasered After Running Onto Field
Earlier we brought you the story of the Philadelphia Phillies fan who was tasered for running onto the baseball diamond and now here is video. For the day in time we live in I knew there was video that existed but was not satisfied with the left field view I stumbled upon earlier this morning. Then this view went viral and perhaps the clearest view out there.
Word to the wise, if you plan on recording or taking pictures and all of sudden this jumps off or Jerry Jones having diarrhea of the mouth this is the type of technology you should invest in.
Philadelphia Phillies Fan Tasered After Running Onto Field
Here's To Your 15 Minutes Of Fame
I guess the days of running around on the baseball fields and making the security guards look like a version of Benny Hill might be coming to a close or at least for one night it did. That’s because a police officer used a Taser gun to apprehend a fan who ran onto the field during a Philadelphia Phillies game last night, and the team and the police are investigating whether it was an appropriate use of force.
The fan, wearing a baseball cap, red T-shirt and khaki shorts, hopped a fence and scurried around the outfield, eluding two security officers in the bottom of the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. One officer used a Taser and the fan went down in a heap. Several Phillies placed gloves over their faces and appeared to be stifling laughter at the wild scene.
Phillies spokeswomen Bonnie Clark said the police department is investigating the matter and discussing with the team whether using the stun gun was appropriate.
It’s said that this is the first time a Taser has been used by police to apprehend a spectator who ran onto the field.
The fan was 17-year-old male and he will be charged with criminal trespass and related offenses, the team said. The Phillies did not release his name because he is a juvenile.
Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Now Involves A Trophy
Punk Ass A.J.
The Texas Rangers play the Houston Astros for the Silver Boot Trophy, the New York Yankees play the New York Mets for advertising dollars and the St. Louis Cardinals play the Kansas City Royals for the Gateway to your heart series.
It seems the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox want a little more on the line than just bragging rights. The two teams announced the Chicago interleague rivalry will now be known as the BP Crosstown Cup and the team with the most wins in the yearly series will be formally awarded the rivalry’s namesake trophy. If the annual series is split 3-3, the BP Crosstown Cup will be awarded to the winner of the series last game.
“Cubs and Sox fans have always been passionate about this rivalry. The BP Crosstown Cup recognizes the excitement of winning the crosstown series,” said Chicago Cubs Executive Chairman Tom Ricketts. “In addition to bragging rights, fans will have a chance to win prizes through this promotion, which will make the series even more fun.”
The teams will kick off their first series of 2010 at Wrigley Field on Friday, June 11, and will celebrate their 75th meeting on Sunday, June 13. The BP Crosstown Cup trophy will be awarded in a formal ceremony at U.S. Cellular Field following the deciding game of the six-game series.
20 Inning Marathon Draws Big Numbers For FOX
Screw Tony La Russa
Regular season baseball managed to steal some of the spotlight from playoff games in the NBA and NHL over the weekend.
Regional Major League Baseball coverage, featuring the New York Mets 20-inning win over the St. Louis Cardinals, drew a 3.0 overnight rating on FOX Saturday afternoon and evening, up 11% from a 2.7 last year. The game last 6 hours and 53 minutes.
Mets/Cardinals, which aired in 61% of television markets, did not end until after 10 PM CST which preempted primetime and local news programming. According to Sports Business Daily, the 3.0 is the highest overnight for a non-New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox regular season game on FOX since August 2008.
Mets/Cardinals averaged a 6.5 in New York and had a peak of 11.1. In St.Louis it averaged an 18.3 in St. Louis with a peak of 29.3.
Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown: Houston Astros
Houston Astros
Every Thursday Sports Grind Entertainment will present you with the Mama Margie’s Major Meltdown. The recipient of this honor goes to the Houston Astros who have opened the Major League Baseball season 0-8.
The Astros are off to their worst start since 1983, when they opened that season 0-9, and are currently they only winless team left in the MLB. Looking at some of Houston stats they can help explain why they have gotten off to such a horrible start. Houston has 6 position players batting under .120 and without the hits the Astros should look at other ways to get on base but they are just as bad with taking base on balls. They currently have five positions players: J.R. Towles, Pedro Feliz, Kazuo Matsui,Tommy Manzella, and Hunter Pence who have have yet to draw a walk, while the team as a whole as only 8 overall and Jeff Keppinger accounts for half of them. This helps explains why the have an MLB worse .239 on-base percentage, a full 65 points behind the next team.
The Astros however have had to face some of the games elite pitching in its first eight games like opening the season with back to back starts against two former Cy Young Award winners in San Francisco Giants Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito. The letup hasn’t been any easier facing All Star Giants pitcher Matt Cain, last years rookie of the year runner up Philadelphia Phillies J.A. Happ, 259 game winner Jamie Moyer, Cy Young Award winner Roy Halladay, top 5 Cy Young Award finishers St. Louis Cardinals Adam Wainwright and Brad Penny.
The pitching of the Astros when compared to their hitting seems to be a breathe of fresh air. They still rank with the worst in the National League when it comes to walking hitters, giving up home runs and allowing earned runs. Then comes the ability to strike hitters out where Houston ranks 15 out of 16 in the National League with only 48 in its first eight games.
The sub-par pitching and horrendous hitting has caused the Astros to only lead for four of 72 innings through their first eight games, scoring just 14 runs. Houston hopes to avoid matching its 1983 0-9 season when it faces the Cardinals at noon but have struggled in recent years at Busch Stadium, losing 13 of its last 17 games since 2008.
Houston still has a chance to earn its first win before Thursday is over with however since this is posted at 6:30 am the Astros have earned this week Mama Margies Major Meltdown.
Milwaukee Sausage Comes Up Lame
It hasn’t been a terrible weel to be a participants of the Milwaukee Brewers famous Sausage Races. Earlier in the week the Italian Sausage was hit by a motorcycle after the Italian Sausage tried to high five a grandmother and her 4-year-old granddaughter but was instead struck by the moving motorcyclist.
Now we have the Polish Sausage coming up lame during the Brewers-Cardinals game on Saturday but more importantly Randall Simon had nothing to do with it.
SGE Fantasy Baseball Preview: Outfield Part Deux
Sleeper Pick
It’s just 3 days away from Opening Day and its time for a bonus edition of the outfield position for those still to have their fantasy baseball draft this weekend. As stated in part one of the outfield rankings this is where you will find players who will gather the most points for you through out the season in five categories. Those categories being hitting for average/home runs/RBI’s/scoring runs and stealing bases. Guys like Cleveland Indians Grady Sizemore, St. Louis Cardinals Matt Holliday and Philadelphia Phillies Jayson Werth are the best at this and will be sure to be taken early so lets go deeper.
Breakout Player: Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates
- McCutchen surely will be on quite a few radars since he led all rookies with 47 extra base hits and showed plenty of speed on the bases paths. As with any sophomore there is the potential for a slump but McCutchen can rely on his legs to help avert long slumps. In 511 career minor league games he hit .286 and stole 105 bases and his 2010 numbers should resemble 100 runs, 20 home runs, 60 RBI’s and 30 stolen bases with a similar batting average to last year.
Sleeper Pick: Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado Rockies
- Can you be a sleeper pick if the Oakland Athletics where hesitant on trading you away for Matt Holliday, the answer is yes because he’s still 24 and has only 508 at bats under your belt. He has all the tools to rack up points in the five categories and is very similar to McCutchen in Pittsburgh. Gonzalez will have the benefit in playing in a hitter friendly home ball field but he is as equal threat on the base paths. See his 2010 numbers to reach about 25 steals, 18 home runs, 75 runs and 90 RBI’s.
Risky Player: Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
- I can say this since I was on the come back Hamilton band wagon back in 2007 when the Cincinnati Reds gave him a chance in April. That success lead me to draft him far earlier than anyone would have anticipated in 2008 and he rewarded me with 32 home runs, 132 RBI’s and 190 hits but I watched as he hit a wall towards the end of the year when national jumped on his band wagon. I speak from watching 246 games of his before he became the 2009 spring training hot topic. Hamilton suffered more than one setback in 2009 when photos surfaced of him drinking and taking shots off women who weren’t Mrs. Hamilton. Then he endured a back injury that limited him to only 89 games. Can Hamilton repeat 2008, yes of course, but the back problem should be taken into account. I said he is of risk, not saying he’s undraftable.
Slipping Player: Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs
- Soriano can thank Milton Bradley for being a Cub last year as if wasn’t for the disastrous season Milton had on and off the field, Alfonso would have taken the majority of the heat for his lackluster performance. One main reason for Soriano’s downfall over the years is injuries have plagued him and they have cut back his ability to steal bases and hit home runs which is what made him such a threat earlier on in his career. Soriano missed time in September with knee problems and add to the fact he has never been a selective hitter the evidence is showing its ugly head he is slipping. For the third year in a row his numbers in the runs, hits, home runs, RBI, stolen base, and hitting for average departments have been worst than the previous year.
SGE Fantasy Baseball Preview: First Base
Sleeper Pick
Ironic that this post is about first basemen and before I jump into breaking down that position, I need to first apologize for lying to about having this post up and ready for yesterday. Rudy J and myself got into a heated debate that lead to a texting war filled with stats about the breakout year in the catcher position. I couldn’t argue with his pick of Oakland Athletics Kurt Suzuki’s ability to steal a base or eight or that he possibly could be go for under double digits in the money department. He made some very valid points on Suzuki but I still have to ride with Mike Napoli and the his potential to drive in more RBI’s. But enough about our bickering and let’s get to previewing the first base position since we are now only 18 days away from Opening Day.
The first base position has an abundance of talent here that will help you even if your playing just a National League or American League fantasy league. Home runs, RBI’s, average, on base percentage, even strikeouts can be found here with the only thing not found is stolen bases.
Although numerous talent can be found at this position, I wouldn’t advise on letting to many of the premier players come off the draft boards. Now if you end up with New York Yankees Nick Johnson or Philadelphia Phillies Ross Gload as your starting first basemen, then I don’t think fantasy baseball is for you.
Moving into the rankings your roster will never go wrong with National League MVP Albert Pujols, Phillies Ryan Howard, Milwaukee Brewers Prince Fielder or Yankees Mark Teixeira but lets go deeper. If you happen to be the lucky one to posses the very first pick overall there’s really no going wrong selecting any of these four, I would go in the order listed though.
Breakout Player: Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers
- I can already hear people saying how can Cabrera be the breakout player but stay with me. Major League Baseball fans and fantasy owners already know Cabrera is one of the most consistent players in the game. With his admission that he quit drinking which effected him last season and losing 15 pounds all the while coming into that prime baseball age of 26-years-old, I see him making the jump into the elite. I’m talking about his first season in the 40 home run department, 130-140 RBI season, while still collecting 200 hits and a .330 average. He’s ready for Tiger fans to stop whispering about how much money they are giving him and start rejoicing. Cabrera might cost a pretty penny but in 2010 he wont let you down.
Sleeper Player: Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds
- I know some of you will look at this pick and say that’s who you would have chosen as your breakout player. Remember though your going to be in a draft with some people that just look at numbers and don’t remember or didn’t see that his number took a hit because the man struggled with depression in May and June. Not to mention he missed some time in August with blurred vision. So it’s safe to safe Votto had an up-and-down season on and off the field. Take a look at his September run when he bounced back with a .385 average, 5 home runs in just 30 games. Votto is just as much of a key part of that Reds young core as Jay Bruce.
Risky Player: James Loney, Los Angeles Dodgers
- I speak from experience with Loney, he will make contact and surprise you with his 150 plus hits but that’s all he can do. Every year I look for a young player or two to take on as a project, leaving him on the bench however keeping an eye on him everyday and it’s resulted in some of the most fun I’ve had is with my project players. I’ve had Loney three years now and this will not be a fourth. The first year came out of necessity and he showed me a lot of promise for me to draft him the following year in the 25th round. That was the year I noticed he could hit however there was no power behind it. Thinking it was just the progression a player goes through and it would change in year three, I came to be sadly mistaken as I watched him display the same skill all over again in 158 games. Compound that with Loney having the strange problem in 2009 of hitting .251, 1 home run and 36 RBI’s in 79 games at home but hit .309, 12 home runs and 54 RBI’s on the road in the same amount of games.
Slipping Player: Lyle Overbay, Toronto Blue Jays
- Over the last two seasons, Overbay has developed a serious problem hitting against lefties. Through 2007, he had a career mark of .283 against right-handed pitchers and .285 against left-handed pitchers. Since then though Overbay has hit .287 against righties and .206 against lefties that has him now only starting against right handed starters. The trend doesn’t look to turn around as he is 33-years-old and plays in the American League East a division with some top notch left-handed pitching.
Be sure to come back tomorrow for the preview of second base, no lie this time it will be up.
Victoria’s Secret Partners With Major League Baseball On Clothing Line
Babes Love Baseball
With Spring Training underway, Major League Baseball Properties and Victoria ’s Secret PINK are introducing a new way for female fans to display their team pride and celebrate the upcoming season in style.
The MLB and VS PINK co-branded collection will fashionably feature names and logos of 11 MLB teams including the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals.
The collection showcases VS PINK’s highly recognizable brand iconography with fun sayings like “I only kiss Yankees fans” or “Love Love Love Twins”, and boasts cute zip-pocket tees, crystallized caps, baseball jerseys, stylish hoodies, tanks, sweats, shorts and more.
The collection will launched yesterday in more than 100 Victoria ’s Secret stores spanning each of these teams markets, as well as on www.victoriassecret.com. Victoria ’s Secret PINK is a fully articulated and internationally recognized lifestyle collection specifically for young women. This new product line is the latest effort by Major League Baseball to provide its extensive female fan base with new and fashionable ways to support their favorite team.
According to ESPN Sports Poll, Major League Baseball has had the largest percentage of female fans (45% of its total fan base in ’09) among the major sports leagues since 2004. This collaboration marks the first professional sports relationship for VS PINK.
Radio Station Removed From Stadium For Mark McGwire Stunt
Milk $ Steroids Do A Body Good
Roger Dean Stadium general manager Joe Pinto went to bat for it tenants new batting coach Mark McGwire when he removed radio station Wild 95.5 from the ballpark because of what he called a “tasteless” stunt.
From a stand outside the stadium, the station urged listeners and patrons to throw steroid darts at a life-sized cutout of McGwire, who admitted he took steroids during his playing days.
“Mark McGwire is a partner on our team. I’m not going to exploit the guy,’ Pinto said. “My issue was they were doing something stupid on our property. It wasn’t right. It was tasteless.’
The Morning Show’s Kevin Rolston, who organized the stunt Thursday, said about 10 people had successfully hit the Big Mac cutout, winning tickets to a New York Mets-Florida Marlins game before stadium security called a halt.
Rolston said it wasn’t done to be mean-spirited but would not acknowledge that it wasn’t a cheap move in shock jock radio of trying to round up any listeners it can because its show can’t attract listeners without such actions.
MLB Banns Guns Weapons In Clubhouses & Ryan Franklin Isn’t Happy
Shave Your Face
Major League Baseball took a preemptive strike against weapons in clubhouses over the weekend and banned deadly weapons in the baseball clubhouses.
Signs have been placed in spring training locker rooms stating “individuals are prohibited from possessing deadly weapons while performing any services for MLB.” The rules apply to employees of the commissioner’s office, other central baseball businesses and to teams, including players.
MLB felt it need to react in with incidents like Plaxico Burress and Gilbert Arenas become a little more common. While baseball is doing the right thing here not all are pleased like St. Louis Cardinals closer Ryan Franklin. Franklin an avid outdoorsman, doesn’t like the ban on firearms in the clubhouse.
“If you grew up around it, being in the outdoors and stuff, I was taught as a young kid how to respect firearms,” Franklin said. “First of all, you don’t get stupid with it. Always treat a gun like it’s loaded. That’s what I taught my son and daughters. There’s a place for them.”
Franklin needs to stop worrying about bringing in his hunting rifle or bow into the clubhouse and instead worry about not blowing leads in game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
WTF: Albert Pujols
One Shot, One Kill
Pitchers across Major League Baseball are asking themselves why is the baddest man on the face of the planet allowed to add another weapon to his arsenal, he already has two.
Black History Month: February 3rd
First African-American To Hold High Executive Position In Sports
When Former New York Giants/San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bill White was named president of the National League. He became the first African American to head a major sports league. White served as president of the National League from 1989 to 1994.
In his playing career White was a 7 time Gold Glove Award winner, 5 time All-Star, and was a vital piece to the Cardinals winning the World Series in 1964.
