Monthly Archives: June 2010

Strasburg Strikes –

Strasburg picks up his second win in as many starts.  The Nationals won 9-4 over Cleveland and Strasburg had eight strikeouts in five and one-third innings.  A Strasburg start is helping to sell tickets even when he makes appearances on … Continue reading

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Strasburg –

Stephen Strasburg made his major league debut with the Nationals and lived up to expectations.  Strasburg pitched seven innings and allowed only two runs in a 5-2 victory.  Strasburg rang up 14 strikeouts and set the Nationals team record for … Continue reading

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Blackhawks Win Stanley Cup –

The Chicago Blackhawks won game six and the Stanley Cup with a 4-3 overtime victory.  This marked the first championship for the Blackhawks since 1961.  It was the end to the longest active streak for a team to not have … Continue reading

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Bryce Harper –

The Washington Nationals landed Bryce Harper with the first pick of the draft.  Bryce Harper will be playing the outfield for the Nationals and that should help his numbers.  According to a Yahoo! Sports article, a key part of the negotiations … Continue reading

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Celtics Even Series –

The Celtics evened the series at one game apiece with a 103-94 victory in LA last night.  Near the end of the game Paul Pierce was heard yelling “We ain’t coming back to LA!”.  The next three games are in … Continue reading

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Ken Griffey Jr Retires –

Ken Griffey retires at the age of 40 with numbers that are sure to put him in the Hall of Fame.  Griffey had 630 career homeruns, 1,836 RBIs, and a .284 lifetime batting average.  His career numbers would have been … Continue reading

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Flyers Even Series –

The Philadelphia Flyers even the series with the Blackhawks at two games apiece with a 5-3 win in game four.  Game five will return to Chicago where the Blackhawks won the first two games of the series.  Game six will … Continue reading

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Lakers Win Game One –

The Los Angelos Lakers won the first game of the NBA Finals with the Celtics by a score of 102-89.  One of the keys to the win was the play of their Center Gasol and how he handled Kevin Garnett.  … Continue reading

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Ryder Cup Team –

The 2010 Ryder Cup team will be set on August 15th this year.    Stats on the player qualifying points that will determine the 8 member team can be followed on the Ryder Cup site.  The Ryder Cup will take place … Continue reading

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Lakers And Celtics –

The Lakers and Celtics are set for another NBA Finals series and it couldn’t be better for television ratings.  A Lakers-Celtics match-up will be a ratings hit and the longer the series lasts the better of TV and the NBA.  … Continue reading

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