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MLB Opening Day Giveaway: $25 Giftcard to MLB.com Shop
by A Glam Slam
posted April 5, 2010 at 1:47pm
It's
Opening Day, the beginning of another Major League Baseball season. After a
long wait, fans of America's favorite pasttime can hear the crack of a homerun
and smell the hotdogs and beer. For some, Opening Day represents a chance to
forget last season...more
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Interview with Erin Andrews [Podcast]
by Kaci Kust
posted April 5, 2010 at 1:27pm
I would expect most sports fans to know about Erin Andrews. But for those who don’t, Erin joined ESPN in 2004 and quickly became one of the most popular and recognizable sideline reporters in all of sports. She has served as a reporter for the ESPN Co...more
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NCAA Men’s Final Four go 3D at Movie Theaters
by Pretty Tough
posted April 4, 2010 at 8:55am
If watching the Final Four on your CBS station isn’t enough to quench your college hoops craving this weekend, you may want to check movie theaters where you could catch them in 3D.
CBS will be featuring the three remaining NCAA men’s basketball gam...more
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Who's Haute? Thursdays: Joe Mauer
by A Glam Slam
posted April 1, 2010 at 9:44pm
Joe Mauer recently agreed to an eight-year contract extension with the Minnesota
Twins worth $184 million, making this the largest
contract in the history of Major League Baseball for a catcher. Mauer
was the first catcher ever to win the AL batt...more
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Look Out World, There are more Gerhart siblings
by Women's Sports Blog
posted March 21, 2010 at 1:46pm
The genetic legacy of this family needs to be studied for the benefit of humankind. Toby should have won the Heisman, and now sister Teagan has thrown back-to-back no-hitters for his alma mater. Oh, and the day before that she pitched a perfect game.�...more
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VS Pink hits it out of the park with new MLB collection
by A Glam Slam
posted March 15, 2010 at 9:57pm
Victoria's
Secret PINK already has a successful Collegiate Collection for young women,
which includes a variety of tees and sweats that feature a blend of the brand's signature style and the logos of top universities.
Now VS PINK has expanded their colle...more
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Nomar Garciaparra retires from the Red Sox
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 11, 2010 at 5:04pm
Nomar Garciaparra got to fulfill yet another one of his dreams yesterday. Lucky bastard. As if playing major league baseball for years wasn’t enough.
Nomar was granted a one day contract with the Boston Red Sox so he could retire as a Red Sox team me...more
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Year 1 for the Cubs
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 9, 2010 at 10:00pm
It is March, which means as a baseball fan, it is time for spring training and getting ready for the upcoming season. As a Chicago Cubs fan, it also means optimism and thoughts of a World Series because one game has yet to be played, which means we’re s...more
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MLB for "Moms-to-be"
by A Glam Slam
posted March 9, 2010 at 9:15pm
Baseball's Opening Day will soon be here. Fans have waited six
long months to head back to the stadium, dressed in their fan gear, to root for
their favorite teams.
"Major League Baseball recognizes the importance of
outfitting each and every fan,...more
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RE: Johnny Damon
by Draft Day Suit
posted March 1, 2010 at 9:58pm
I just wanted to make sure that somebody made the caveman joke.
{Not an endorsement. Seriously, really not.}
And yes, Johnny. I am trying to say that I think shaving and maybe a haircut would be a better look for you.
Get off of my lawn!
~GoonSqua...more
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Thank you, Sylvia Pressler
by Fair Game News
posted February 23, 2010 at 5:51pm
By Laura Pappano
News of Judge Sylvia Pressler’s death last week – at 75 at a family home in Sparta, NJ – drew a few paragraphs in the newspaper, but hardly attracted huge attention.
And yet, as spring training gets underway and kids prepare for L...more
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Most amazing comment I've read all year
by Women's Sports Blog
posted February 1, 2010 at 3:38pm
Possibly ever. From a reader who calls him/herself Graphite, comment #26 on this post by Joe Posnanski. Reprinted in full:
A few years ago my daughter gave me John Grisham’s A Painted House,
a story set on a dirt-poor cotton farm in 1952 Arkansas a...more
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A new look for MBL BP caps
by A Glam Slam
posted January 26, 2010 at 3:39pm
Pitchers
and catchers report in 23 days. And opening day is only about ten weeks away. So as
the players gear up for Spring training and the fans gear up for another
baseball season, New Era debuts the newest caps to be worn throughout the
exhibition game...more
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Out with the old, in with the...older Mets uniforms
by A Glam Slam
posted January 18, 2010 at 4:26pm
Back in November, A Glam Slam shared the news that the New
York Mets would debut a new look for the 2010 baseball season. With the
introduction of pinstripes, the Mets new unis channel those worn during the
franchise’s earlier years.
The reactions amon...more
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Mark McGwire: Color me not surprised
by After Atalanta
posted January 12, 2010 at 2:47pm
Woo-hoo, look at me, up on the breaking news that Mark McGwire has admitted to taking steroids. Shocker. Seriously.But even in admitting his deep regret and wishing he had never ever taken steroids, the heartfeltness of it all remains suspect--to me, anyw...more
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Roid rage
by Draft Day Suit
posted January 12, 2010 at 1:48pm
“If I only had three words of advice, they would be, ‘tell the truth.’ If got three more words, I’d add, ‘all the time.’” -Randy Pausch
In the category of “Not Exactly News,” Mark McGwire admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs ...more
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Another reason to love Sabermetricians
by Women's Sports Blog
posted January 2, 2010 at 3:06pm
Not only have they changed the face of sports evaluation for ever, some of them are downright hilarious. At Baseball Think Factory they've been discussing the upcoming candidacy of Rafael Palmeiro for the Hall of Fame/Hall of Merit ballots. A commento...more
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The ultimate winter accessory for baseball fans
by A Glam Slam
posted December 21, 2009 at 1:42pm
What’s the worst thing about the Winter season? No baseball,
of course.
Though we’re still months away from Opening Day, there’s no
need to retire our favorite fan gear. But with half the country in the midst of
snow storms, a typical baseball cap...more
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Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs
posted December 19, 2009 at 9:03am
It's holiday travel season, and with the invention of twitter, I think we are going to be seeing a LOT of bitching and moaning (not judging, I did my own share of twitter travel whining today). Just a preview:@briannaglenn: I wonder why people don't unde...more
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Fines, reprimands and punishments: Remember Rocker?
by After Atalanta
posted December 12, 2009 at 3:25pm
So I am not, let it be stated for the record, going to discuss any of these best of the decade stories. It is a principled stand based on the fact that it's not the end of the decade. Not until next year. 'Cause you can't start counting at zero.That said ...more
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Taking aim at the alma mater
by After Atalanta
posted December 8, 2009 at 6:58pm
See, I knew I would be back to critiquing someone this week. And how appropriate that is the anonymous columnist from my alma mater's student newspaper. (In my day, when I wrote for The New Hampshire, they didn't allow anonymous columnists.)Anyway, anonym...more
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New York Mets go retro for next season
by A Glam Slam
posted December 1, 2009 at 2:11pm
New
York Mets fans had high expectations for the 2009 season. They hoped that
a brand new stadium would be the beginning of a memorable year. Instead, they
were plagued with injuries and losses and memories that the fans, and the team,
hope to forget.
...more
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Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs
posted November 13, 2009 at 5:06pm
A popular discussion this week has been soccer violence, how it's been covered in the media, and how the coverage is being covered. However, this is a great find that should tell us a lot about women athletes and if they are getting more violent, or if th...more
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