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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
The Worst National Anthem (Mash-Up Video)
Most times, our�Star Spangled Banner�is given the rousingly beautiful rendition it deserves…but it’s also a�really hard�song to sing. And every now & then, a celebrity will belt out a version that doesn’t exactly do justice to our national pride. So as a loving homage to the athletes, pop stars and country we love, we mashed [...]
5 Reasons the 2011 New York Jets Are Better Than Last Year
Three weeks into the season, the New York Jets have started off the same way they did last year, sitting at 2-1. While they may have started off in similar fashion, there is a key difference between the team of 2010 and 2011, this year's team is better.
Just like many other teams, the Jets added new weapons to their team, only after they dropped a few key players from their 2010 roster. Some of those players include: Braylon Edwards, Shaun Ellis, Jericho Cotchery and Brad Smith.
Amid all of these losses, the Jets have returned in a stronger fashion than what most people have expected. With new additions like Donald Strickland, Plaxico Burress, Jeremy Kerley and more, the Jets look to make another playoff appearance and hopefully win a Super Bowl.
As always, feedback is welcome. Enjoy!
Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/868885-5-reasons-the-2011-new-york-jets-are-better-than-last-year
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A Quick Blog Status Update
Hey everyone, sorry I haven?t been posting much lately. I have been very busy preparing myself for the upcoming MAHL draft in the Moose Hockey League. So there has been a lot of NHL 12 playing going on around the clock in an attempt to get my goaltending rank up as high as it can be, and my skills at their best for the scouting games, so I can hopefully end up as an early round pick in the MAHL draft this coming Sunday, when I?ll be entering my rookie season in the Moose.
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A 95-Year-Old Man Looked On The Bright Side Of Death: He Never Has To Watch The Bengals Lose Again
Saul Shuller lived a long, fulfilling life.
The 95-year-old “swore by Vitamin E, never showed a bad attitude and believed crossword puzzles kept his mind fresh.”
But there was one activity that spoiled his mind and soul – watching the Cincinnati Bengals.
Shuller obviously enjoyed a sense of humor. That was apparent when, on the day of his death, he described one upside:
“at least he wouldn’t have to watch another Bengals loss.”
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Hoyt Wilhelm Set a Record in 1952 That Will Never Be Broken
As Mariano Rivera approached and then broke the all-time saves record, there was much speculation with respect to which records were the most unlikely to be broken. One record that could be broken but never will belongs to Hoyt Wilhelm.
In 1952, Wilhelm appeared in 71 games, all in relief. He set a record when he led the National League with a 2.43 ERA. No pitcher who worked exclusively in relief in a season had ever led in ERA. None have since Wilhelm did it.
Stu Miller, Diego Segui, Danny Darwin and Steve Ontiveros are relief pitchers who have led their league in ERA, but all started some games during the season they led in ERA.
The way the game is managed today prevents relief pitchers, even those such as Pedro Feliciano (92 appearances in 2010), Peter Moylan (87 appearances in 2009) and Johnny Venters (at least 84 appearances in 2011 so far) from working the necessary 162 innings to qualify for the ERA title.
Wilhelm pitched 159 innings, which qualified him for the ERA title since teams played 154 games. He was 15-3, which led the league in winning percentage (.833) with 11 saves, although in 1952, there was no such thing as a save.
The New York Giants decided to give the 29-year-old Wilhelm a chance as a relief pitcher. He became the greatest knuckleball pitcher of all time, better than even Phil Niekro. He appeared in 1,070 games, all but 52 of them in relief.
When he was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985, Wilhelm became the first relief pitcher to become a Hall of Famer. When a baseball writer asked him about his success, he responded "I never went into a game and got all flustered up."
Catching Wilhelm's knuckler was always a problem. When he was at the Baltimore Orioles, Gus Triandos was the team's regular catcher, but backup Joe Ginsberg was behind the plate when Wilhelm pitched. Ginsberg explained that neither the catcher nor the hitter knew how the knuckleball would break.
Orioles manager Paul Richards invented an oversized mitt for Ginsberg to catch Wilhelm.
"We called it the elephant glove," said Ginsberg, "because it was shaped like an elephant`s ear. Paul Richards was very astute, very thorough. He took advantage of the fact that, at that time, there was nothing in the rule book restricting the size of a catcher`s glove."
New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel was upset when Wilhelm beat the Yankees, when the glove was used. Stengel claimed the glove was illegal. The Baseball Rules Committee agreed and changed the rule.
The catcher's glove could be no more than 38 inches in circumference or 15 inches from top to bottom. Richards` glove was 42 inches around and 18 inches long.
Wilhelm retired in 1972 at the age of 49. The most games he ever appeared in was 73 in 1964 with the Chicago White Sox. For his career, Wilhelm won 143 games, including a no-hitter against the Yankees,
He had 227 saves, 71 blown saves and according to Baseball Reference, in only three seasons was the ninth inning the most common inning in which Wilhelm entered a game.
No one will eclipse Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak, no one will win more than 41 games in a season as did Jack Chesbro in 1904, no one will break Mariano Rivera's saves record and no relief pitcher will win the ERA title.
Reference:
Lueck, William. "Hoyt Wilhelm First Reliever Elected to the Hall of Fame. New York Times. 26 Aug. 2002. p. B7.
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NFL Week 3 Awards: Eli Manning Bests Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles
There's never a dull moment in the NFL.
Week 3 featured some huge upsets. A few big streaks ended, there were final second and overtime wins and there were even two safeties who scored.
With so much going on it was tough to tell who really shined through (and who blew it.)
With that in mind here are the awards for the best and worst from Week 3 in the NFL.
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