Frank McCourt, current owner of the Dodgers has finally agreed that there is no other option and he must sell the Dodgers and all the related assets. Bankruptcy court, which was brought in by McCourt, will supervise the sale, but both McCourt and MLB have agreed to go this route to resolve the situation as [...]
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When I write these ‘this day in history’ pieces, I always start by looking up the birthdays for that day- just to see what names pop up. September 25th brought forth a large array of names, most famous might be Phil Rizzuto, with Johnny Sain just a little bit behind. Rizzuto is in the Hall [...]
On this day in 2006, Trevor Hoffman sets the all-time saves record, as the Padres closer records his 479th career save, surpassing Lee Smith (according to nationalpastime.com). The 38-year-old Hoffman retired earlier this year with 601 career saves. However, Hoffman held the all-time saves record for less than 5 years, as Yankee great Mariano Rivera [...]
On this day in 1939, the first ever baseball game was televised. NBC broadcasted a game at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field as the Dodgers played host to the Cincinnati Reds in a day-night doubleheader, with the night game being broadcast. The teams split the games that day, according to www.nationalpastime.com.
Now moving on to tonight’s matchups.
Yankees @ [...]
Ian Kennedy, Diamonbacks pitcher who made his debut as a Yankee in 2007 and was considered a regular starter in 2008, is having quite a year with Arizona this year. He is 15-4 with a 3.22 ERA. Meanwhile, Yankees started AJ Burnett is 9-9 with a 4.61 ERA. Even if you add 1/2 run to [...]
