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Thursday, January 04, 2007 A post this morning brought up what might be interesting trivia and definitely a interesting question. A commentator during the Gator Bowl mentioned casually the West Virginia University Mountaineers football team has not one single player on its roster who is actually from West Virginia. Jeffrey give a rundown on whether, based on the fact that West Virginia University is a state school, this is a good thing for fans, taxpayers, and the players themselves.
Thursday, May 04, 2006 Yesterday, retired basketball star Charles Barkley stated in a television interview that he himself has gambled away 10 million dollars and suffers with an 'habit' of high-stakes betting. Barkley says his gambling problem is not really a 'problem' because his agent worked out a system long ago to ensure he would always have plenty of money to live on Barkley doubts the claim in Daly's new book that he has lost 50 million to 60 million dollars in gambling, because: If he has lost 60 million, he would have to have made 200 million and I don'tDaly has in fact won 8.775 million dollars in his US PGA career but earned million more from endorsements. - Barkley Figures He's Lost $10 Million Gambling (USA Today) - "My Life In And Out Of The Rough" by John Daly
Sunday, April 30, 2006 Apparently, the league should have seen it coming. What is happening with her Alabama franchise is eerily similar to what happened to her former franchise, the Oklahoma Crude based in Enid, Oklahoma. Reporter Matt Palmer covered the team in its final season, before an abrupt move to Rome, Georgia, and heard the players gripes and complaints first hand. He gives his view in a column from the Enid News & Eagle - LaMunyon’s Situation No Surprise (Enid News & Eagle)
Thursday, April 27, 2006 Well, that was yesterday. Today, baseball's second in command is sayings Commissioner Bud Selig will likely pick a new owner for the Washington Nationals in a few days, and to expect a fast-track sale of the team, probably by June. Eight groups have bid for the Nationals, which have been owned by the other 29 teams since 2002 when they were still the Montreal Expos. - MLB: No owner yet (Washington Times) - MLB Official Expects Nats To Be Sold By June 15 (MSNBC)
Football Owner Fires Team...The Entire Team... Not exactly a textbook case of how to handle a labor dispute by Jamie LaMunyon, owner of the Montgomery Maulers of the National Indoor Football League. She didn't like her players demanding back wages, so, she's fired the entire team. The mass firings came after four players held a news conference threatening to not travel to a road game unless they were paid. LaMunyon says she'll field replacement players for the next game in Osceola, Florida, tomorrow, and if a player wasn't paid, she's sorry, but, ``that happens everywhere.'' - Maulers Axed: Owner Replacing Team (Montgomery Advertiser)
Friday, April 21, 2006 It comes to an end with teammate Julio Franco becoming the oldest player in major league history to hit a home run in a Mets rally win over the San Diego Padres. The 47 year old slugger toped the previous record owner Athletics pitcher Jack Quinn, who was 46 years, 357 days old when he homered on June 27, 1930. Franco already was the oldest player to hit a grand slam, a pinch-hit homer and have a multihomer game. And the Frank Robinson got his 1,000th win as a manager, thanks to Nick Johnson hitting a pair of homers in the Washington Nationals' 10-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The 70 year old is 1,000-1,095 in 16 seasons of managing, with stints in Cleveland, San Francisco, Baltimore and his current run with the Montreal-Washington franchise. He is the 53rd manager to reach the milestone. - Pedro Wins 200th Game (Berkshire Eagle) - Franco, At 47, Becomes Oldest Player To Hit Home Run As Mets Win (San Jose Mercury News) - Nats Give Robinson 1,000th Victory (Washington Times)
Tuesday, April 18, 2006 - Albert Pujols Is Becoming Vaguely Ludicrous (Deadspin) - The DH May Keep Aaron's 755 Safe For Now (All-Baseball.com) - Aaron's Ultimate Challenger May Be A Natural (New York Times) - Hank Aaron, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez & Barry Bonds (Wikipedia)
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