Open Thread Thursday | June 24, 2010 »

Open Thread Thursday | June 24, 2010

Okay loyal readers, here is your chance to get the discussion going. Let us know what is on your mind. Today is a great day for the Pine!

Who Am I? | June 23, 2010 »

Who Am I? | June 23, 2010

My Major League career started at Forbes Field and ended at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers. What happened in between made a few people scratch their heads. In my first start, I out-dueled Don Dryesdale for a complete-game win.

Performance Of The Week | June 14-20 »

Performance Of The Week | June 14-20

It is that time again. Let’s hear from you readers. We had another week of stellar performances. Pick the ONE that stands out to you, and tell us a story.

Webster Pounds The Power »

Webster Pounds The Power

Corey Goeggleman (Waynesburg State) paced a 15-hit attack and G.C. Yerry (Stonybrook) earned his first win of the season as the Webster Yankees downed the Niagara Power 9-4 in New York Collegiate Baseball League action at Sal Maglie Field

Theater of the Absurd: Lakers’ Awkward Post-Game »

Theater of the Absurd: Lakers’ Awkward Post-Game

This has to be one of the most priceless sound bites in sports history. Doris Burke tried to interview Artest after the game while the celebration was still going on, and among his incoherent rambling, he thanks his psychiatrist thus proving once and for all that Ron Artest does not have a filter. This after he thanked “his hood.”

Nidiffer Inks Deal With Houston »

Nidiffer Inks Deal With Houston

Nidiffer will have to postpone those plans for life after baseball. The Houston Astros contacted Kentucky’s backstop of the last three years and signed him to a free agent deal over the weekend.

Open Thread Thursday | June 17, 2010 »

Open Thread Thursday | June 17, 2010

Okay loyal readers, here is your chance to get the discussion going. Let us know what is on your mind. Today is a great day for the Pine!

Now Serving, Number 110 »

Now Serving, Number 110

After two months of a steady diet of NHL and NBA playoffs, June has brought on a new flavor to our sports infused diet. June has brought us World Cup soccer and starting tomorrow – U.S. Open Golf. Yes, golf is back in the limelight and this time around, the U.S. Open is going West Coast Style – Pebble Beach to be exact. Opened in 1919 and designed by James Neville, Pebble Beach golf course is known for its spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean. 6,828 yards and a Par 72, – if it sounds good, well you too can play Pebble Beach.

Who Am I? | June 16, 2010 »

Who Am I? | June 16, 2010

The streets of New York City know few marsupials, but that is where I honed my wares. I earned first-team All-New York City while playing at Erasmus High School. My fame took me to Chapel Hill.

Performance Of The Week | 6/7 – 6/13 »

Performance Of The Week | 6/7 – 6/13

It is that time again. Let’s hear from you readers. We had another week of stellar performances. Pick the ONE that stands out to you, and tell us a story.

Insight of the week

Rey: "15 seconds left, tie ball game. If Carolina shoots a three on this last possession, I’m throwing my TV out the window."


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