MLB Splinters | July 31, 2009 »

By now, it’s pretty much old news that the New York Times reports that David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez were on the list

When Will The Ivy League Produce Another NBA Talent? Part II »

On the whole, the Ivy League can still compete with the nation’s best teams, but probably not on a consistently high level. It’s been over a decade since one of the Ancient Eight have won a first round tournament game.

When Will The Ivy League Produce Another NBA Talent? Part I »

I thought of perhaps the greatest backcourt in Ivy League history, the University of Pennsylvania’s Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney. NBA fans remember Matt Maloney more than Allen because of his performances with the Houston Rockets in the late-1990s where he started all 82 games his rookie year.

NBA Splinters | July 28, 2009 »

Prior to the NBA Draft, many thought DeJuan Blair would be a lottery pick – if not, at least in the middle of the first round. Draft day arrived. The first ten picks came, and Blair waited. The first round ended, and still Blair did not have a team. Not until the 37th pick (San Antonio) did Blair hear his name.

NYCBL 7/27 »

Four days remain in the New York Collegiate Baseball League regular season, and like barley to homemade stew, the playoff race is thick. Six teams will slug it out for three playoff spots this week.

Performance Of The Week 7/20-7/26 »

It’s not every day that perfection pays a visit to the sports world.
Before Thursday, only seventeen pitchers, in the history of Major League Baseball, retired all 27 batters faced  in a game.
Mark Buehrle made it 18. In so doing, the southpaw rubs elbows with some elite company.
Buehrle held Tampa Bay without any baserunners while striking [...]

NBA Splinters | July 26, 2009 »

by Rey
>Much Ado About Dunking
I was at a conference all last week. I briefly caught ESPN one day in my hotel room and noticed that a video of the infamous LeBron-James-getting-dunked-on-at-his-own-camp surfaced. In case this hasn’t been stuffed down your throat yet, here it is:

As we all expected, right? This was no big deal. Of [...]

18th & Vine »

On the day that I make my annual trek to Cooperstown for Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend, I thought it would be interesting to share an experience from last summer when I visited a completely different museum celebrating the history of America’s pastime.

The Halladay Syndrome »

It is a deadly syndrome that is starting to sweep Major League baseball. There has been only one case known until recently and that case has existed only in Canada. But now rumors are circulating, that the syndrome is slowly spreading across the United States. It is the Roy Halladay Syndrome.

Open Thread Thursday 7/23 »

Time to pick a topic and get the discussion started.