January 28, 2012 by Chi_archie
will be fading this horse at his first race
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, gave birth Sunday to a 125-pound colt by 2007 and 2008 Horse of the Year, Curlin, who stands at Lane's End Farm.
Mike Groll, AP
On Sept. 5, 2009, Calvin Borel rides Rachel Alexandra to a win in the Woodward Stakes Saratoga. Rachel was the only female horse to win the Woodward.
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Mike Groll, AP
On Sept. 5, 2009, Calvin Borel rides Rachel Alexandra to a win in the Woodward Stakes Saratoga. Rachel was the only female horse to win the Woodward.
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July 24, 2010 by Chi_archie
big part of that is tradition. also in the first part of the 20th century, bunting happened about 1/3 of all at bats. The dirt base paths, brought an element of artistry and skill in getting down the right kind of bunt in the right area. 2ndly, it is an issue of groundskeeping....especially with amateur leagues, that can't pay someone a full time salary to tend to their HS or Little league field which might see 2-4 games on weekdays plus practices, and up to 10 games on weekends.... you would have huge bare spots and cow paths... More...
June 17, 2010 by Chi_archie
Willie, why did I never get points for this Blog?
I remember typing it up as an experiment to how this works....I failed apparently and forgot about it, till I saw this on my MySbr page.....
what steps did I fail to take here
June 9, 2010 by Chi_archie
by their Daddy's teams.... Two sons of former Pirates managers -- and both of the sons have current local ties -- were drafted by the teams their fathers currently manage. The first local high school player off the board was Patrick Leyland, a catcher from Bishop Canevin High School who is the son of Detroit Tigers -- and former Pirates -- manager -- Jim Leyland. The younger Leyland went to, coincidentally, the Tigers in the eight round. It could make for an interesting choice for Patrick Leyland, as he has accepted a scholarship to Maryland, but his father has expressed recently to Detroit media members that he'd like his son to get into professional baseball sooner rather than later. In the 22nd round, Duquesne senior utility player Mark Tracy was taken by the Colorado Rockies -- the team his father Jim, a former Pirates manager, currently manages. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Read more: [URL]http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10159/1064058-100.stm#ixzz0qKNve8C1[/URL] [/COLOR][/LEFT]
May 25, 2010 by Chi_archie
guy went off in the junior college championships...
[url]http://bleacherreport.com/articles/396547-the-bryce-harper-legend-grows[/url]
His team facing elimination in the Junior College West Regionals, Bryce Harper went 6 for 6 with four home runs, a triple, a double, and 10 RBI in a game this weekend.
His team won by a final score of 25-11 (there was a stiff wind blowing out in Lamar, Colorado where the game was played) to propel his team, College of Southern Nevada, to the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado. He had hit for the cycle in a game a day or two before.
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May 7, 2010 by Chi_archie
:an_clap: sick of hearing how this guy is gonna "save" the Cubs season.... get ready for an 0-4 2 strikeout debut... guy is coming off quite a week down on the farm though.... here's a little writeup from BA... [B]Team:[/B] Double-A Tennessee (Southern) [B]Age:[/B] 20 [B]Why He's Here:[/B] .458/.560/.583 (11-for-24), 1 2B, 1 3B, 2 RBIs, 5 R, 3 BB, 1 SO, 0-for-1 SB [B]The Scoop:[/B] The word going around is that Castro could get his call to the big leagues today, and if it's true, he certainly left the Southern League in style, hitting .376/.421/.569 with... More...
April 11, 2010 by Chi_archie
When Mike Leake takes the Bump this afternoon in Cincinnati, we will be making his first regular season pitch at any professional level. the 9th pick overall in the first round of last year's draft. Leake will be the first pitcher since Darren Dreifort for the Dodgers to completely skip the minor leagues and start in the big show. Xavier Nady was the last position player to go straight from amateur ball to the big leagues. Leake, is a small right handed pitcher (I've seen listed heights range from 5'11 to 6'1) He throws a fastball that sits mostly... More...
April 11, 2010 by Chi_archie
When
Mike Leake takes the Bump this afternoon in Cincinnati, we will be
making his first regular season pitch at any professional level.
the 9th pick overall in the first round of last year's draft. Leake
will be the first pitcher since Darren Dreifort for the Dodgers to
completely skip the minor leagues and start in the big show. Xavier
Nady was the last position player to go straight from amateur ball to
the big leagues.
Leake, is a small right handed pitcher (I've seen listed heights range
from 5'11 to 6'1) He throws a fastball that sits mostly at 91 but can
touch mid 90's. You gotta figure he is going to be throwing a bit
harder with the adrenaline of his pro debut today.
he also throws a slider, curve, and change. the change being the closet
to a plus pitch. His best attribute seems to be his command. This is
somthing that he might lose with the adrenaline and nerves in this
game.
Last year as a junior at Arizona st, the righty went 16-1 1.71 ERA and
tiny .84 WHIP in 141 innings punching out 162 batters and only giving
up 4 aluminum bat homeruns.... so he must keep the ball down.
Leake did pitch 19 innings 6 games in the arizona fall league. Giving
up 20 hits, 3 earned runs, striking out 15 while walking just 3.
Leake will be facing Tom Gorzelanny from the Cubs, aquired last year
from their minor league squad...ahem... traded from the Pittsburgh
Pirates. The left-handed, illinois native, has had 2 rough years after
his 2007 break through with the Buccos where he went 14-10 with a 3.88
ERA over 201 innings.
The over might be the play here today....
you never know how these never before seen rookies fare. But the cubs at + money (+108 at matchy) seems like a decent play.
March 27, 2010 by Chi_archie
I had a good day yesterday.. gotta change my style, the chalk is gonna catch up to me Internet / -1 Ticket #: 141470 Mar 26 07:05 PM CBB STRAIGHT BET [875] TENNESSEE +5-120 (B+½) 30.00 / 25.00 25.00 WIN WIN 03/26/2010 06:21 PM Internet / -1 ...[/875] More...
March 25, 2010 by Chi_archie
don't buy into the hype or what I say or what another group of posters say. Look at the #'s how does Kentucky do away from their home court with their great fans? yeah, they travel well, but this game is in Cornell's backyard and just about anyone that has tickets for this and ISN'T a true blue fan...will be backing Cornell big time.... so how did the numbers look when Kentucky left their hallowed grounds and played a team with similar ratings to cornell... (note that only 3 of these 10 games included a team with a better... More...
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