Sunday, May 10, 2009

Ryan Zimmerman's hit streak

It took Ryan Zimmerman's last at-bat to keep his hit streak going. Ryan hit a solo homerun in the top of the 8th to move his hit streak to 27 games. His homerun also allowed the nationals to win by a score of 2-1. He hit it an estimated 422 feet. In his streak he is hitting 353. with 6 homeruns and 21 RBI's.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

A-Rods first at-bat

In Alex rodriguez's first at-bat in his first game in 2009, on his first pitch hit a homerun. he got a fastball right down the middle and on his first pitch of the season hit one deep for a three-run shot. His homerun went an estimated 374 feet. His return will be a spark for the New York Yankees.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Rivera Struggles

Mariano Rivera, the Yankees successful closer, didn't just blow a save, he gave up back-to-back homeruns for the first time in his career. The most homeruns in 1 season that he let up is 5, which happened in his rookie season.. This season he has already givin up 4. Rivera has been a dynamic closer for the Yankees but he's off to a bad start.

Red Sox make history

Last night against the Indians the Red Sox didn't just blow them out, they made history. In the bottom of the 6th inning the Red Sox went on a rally. They scored 12 runs without recording 1 out. That broke the American League record. The only other time this happened is when the dodgers scored 12 runs against the phillies in the bottom of the 8th in 1953. The Red Sox were down 2-1 when this rally happened and they won 13-3.

Cavaliers victory

The Cleveland Cavaliers won their 6th straight playoff game and is now 6-0. The question is" will they go undefeated in the postseason. They have won every game by and average of about 17 points. With Lebron James getting 25 plus points a game can they lose?

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Will Brett Retire

There have been rumors about Brett Favre playing 1 more year in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings head coach is interested in having Brett join their team, but he is not interested for now. We will have to wait and see if he changes his mind. Will 39 year old Brett Favre retire?

A-Rod return

Alex Rodriguez will return this Friday to the Yankees in Baltimore. On March 9 Alex Rodriguez got arthroscopic surgery to repair a labrum tear in his right hip. He participated in extended spring training games and had additional batting and fielding practice. He has been out for the first 28 games of the season and the Yankees will be happy to have him back.

Manny gets suspended

Manny Ramirez of the Los Angeles Dodgers is now suspended 50 games for using illegal performance- enhancing drugs. Manny said" I recently saw a physician and he gave me a medication not steroids". According to MLB that drug is still illegal and he will be punished. He will leave for his suspension today and come back around July 3 if theres no rainouts. This is a sad event for the 21-8 Dodgers and all their fans.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

phillies game 5/6

The phillies sadly lost to the New York Mets 1-0. Johan santana pitched his best game against the phillies. He threw a total of 10 strikeouts and gave 2 hits. Phillies pitcher Chan Ho Park gave up only 1 hit and 5 strikeouts. The phillies offense just didn't produce runs which led to a disappointing loss.