Posted by Anthony Pucik on Sep. 19, 2011 at 8:56 PM
The Sandman has risen to the top. The New York Yankees 41-year old closer, Mariano Rivera, secured his status as the greatest closer in all of Major League Baseball History today, saving his 43rd game of the season in a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. The save gives Rivera...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Sep. 12, 2011 at 9:21 PM
For once, the Rangers have made some very good moves in the offseason. After acquiring goal scoring free agent Brad Richards, the Rangers decided today to award forward Ryan Callahan the spot of captain on the team, which was vacated by Chris Drury, who the Rangers bought out of his...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Sep. 11, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Giants’ kicker Lawrence Tynes’ blocked field goal in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s season opener really summed up the Giants’ play. A sluggish offense, a lackluster defense, and a complete mess on special teams spelt disaster for the Giants in their season opener against the division rival Washington Redskins. It...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Aug. 25, 2011 at 5:17 PM
With the season winding down the New York Yankees are doing everything they can to secure a playoff spot. Lately, however, the moves they’ve been making haven’t exactly panned out the way they wanted them to. The first move they made was acquiring reliever Aaron Laffey after the Seattle Mariners...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Aug. 10, 2011 at 10:36 PM
The New York Yankees have a very nice problem, but a problem nonetheless. With the season now coming towards the end, the Yankees have six starting pitchers that they can use in their rotation. The only problem with this is there are only five slots that are needed for the...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Aug. 10, 2011 at 10:36 PM
The New York Yankees have a very nice problem, but a problem nonetheless. With the season now coming towards the end, the Yankees have six starting pitchers that they can use in their rotation. The only problem with this is there are only five slots that are needed for the...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Aug. 8, 2011 at 1:28 PM
The Yankees can usually feel secure when leading after seven innings in a baseball game this year; they would send in David Robertson in the 8th and Mariano Rivera in the 9th and the game would be over. Last night, however, this was not the case. With a two to...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Jul. 26, 2011 at 12:37 PM
There was a rain delay of one hour and 57 minutes at Yankee Stadium last night in anticipation of a storm front that was heading for the Bronx at the start of the game. But there was no rain, that is, until the game started. The Seattle Mariners headed into...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Jun. 30, 2011 at 6:45 PM
The New York Rangers announced yesterday that they have bought out the remaining year of captain Chris Drury’s contract. The Rangers brought the 12-year veteran to the team, along with current Montreal Canadian Scott Gomez, in 2007 for his veteran prowess and ability to score. Unfortunately for the Rangers, his...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Jun. 19, 2011 at 12:35 PM
The Yankees defeated the Cubs 4-3 at Wrigley Field yesterday afternoon. Defense was the key to yesterdays victory as a key play at the plate, as well as stellar pitching kept Chicago’s offense at bay. The Yankees started the scoring in the 3rd inning. With runners on first and third...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Jun. 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM
Talk about sore losers, the people of Vancouver have taken the meaning of poor sports to a completely different level. On Wednesday night, the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-0 in Game 7 the NHL Finals to win the Stanley Cup. This loss was very surprising, considering Vancouver was...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Jun. 13, 2011 at 11:32 PM
The hockey season has come down to one final game, as the Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 to force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals. The home team has won every game of this series as the two teams head back to Vancouver for the final...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on Jun. 13, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Last night, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Miami Heat 105-95 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the series 4 games to 2. The victory gave Dallas their first NBA title in their history, but the bigger story was the defeat of the Miami Heat. Not only does...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on May. 26, 2011 at 10:27 PM
San Francisco Giants’ catcher Buster Posey is out for at least 6-8 weeks, possibly the entire season, after a home-plate collision last night with Florida Marlins’ outfielder Scott Cousins. Posey suffered a broken bone in his left ankle, as well as severely strained ligaments. The injury occurred in the top...
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Posted by Anthony Pucik on May. 19, 2011 at 7:02 PM
A game that looked to be decided heading into the ninth inning turned out to be a midnight matinee, as the New York Yankees defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 in 15 innings last night at Camden Yards. This game took far longer than was to be expected. Heading into the...
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