Posts Tagged ‘robinson cano’
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Milos Raonic (Chris Johnson, Wikimedia Commons)
This is currently one of the most exciting times in Canadian tennis. Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ontario achieved greatness again Friday night when he defeated U.S. Open and Olympic champion Andy Murray of Great Britain in three sets, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
Raonic saved off two match points in the third set and was able to break Murray back after being down 4-1 in the final set.
Raonic also performed admirably while not serving in the third set, something he has struggled with in his career. He will now face Japan’s Kei Nishikori in tonight’s final (11pm, Sportsnet One). Raonic is also seeking his third title of the season, having won in Chennai and San Jose earlier in the year.
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Tags: andrew luck, andy murray, baltimore orioles, british columbia lions, buster posey, Calgary Stampeders, cincinnati reds, courtney taylor, denver broncos, derek jeter, detroit tigers, green bay packers, houston texans, indianapolis colts, japan open, jay bruce, joey votto, jordan zimmermann, justin verlander, kei nishikori, matt cain, miguel cabrera, milos raonic, new england patriots, new orleans saints, new york jets, New York Yankees, oakland athletics, peyton manning, philadelphia eagles, pittsburgh steelers, rashard mendenhall, Ricky Ray, robinson cano, san diego chargers, san francisco giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders, st. louis cardinals, tom brady, toronto argonauts, washington nationals
Posted in ATP World Tour, CFL, MLB, More, NFL |
Saturday, July 14th, 2012
A battle of the last two undefeated teams in the Canadian Football League will take to the field today at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.
The 2-0 Saskatchewan Roughriders will host the 2-0 British Columbia Lions (Saturday, 1pm, TSN).
The Roughriders have outscored the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos a combined 60-17, while the Lions have outscored the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers 72-52.
This will be a contest between the Lions offense versus the Roughriders defense. If Geroy Simon and Arland Bruce III are able to expolit Craig Butler and Chris Mackenzie, the Lions should have a good day.
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Tags: arland bruce iii, british columbia lions, carlos beltran, chris mackenzie, cincinnati reds, craig butler, geroy simon, houston astros, ivan nova, jered weaver, joey votto, los angeles angels of anaheim, matt cain, melky cabrera, New York Yankees, robinson cano, san francisco giants, Saskatchewan Roughriders, st. louis cardinals
Posted in CFL, MLB |
Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Kelly Shoppach (Alan Turkus, Wikimedia Commons)
A major trend in the Major League Baseball playoffs so far has been the key home runs hit at key times during games that have ended up being the major turning point.
So far we have seen an outstanding performance by Tampa Rays’ catcher Kelly Shoppach who hit two home runs and five runs batted in during a 9-0 win over the Texas Rangers on Friday. We have also seen key home runs by Rays’ outfielder Johnny Damon, Milwaukee Brewers’ first baseman Prince Fielder, a grand slam by New York Yankees’ second baseman Robinson Cano, a three-run home run by Philadelphia Phillies’ first baseman Ryan Howard, a solo home run by Raul Ibanez, a key eighth inning insurance home run by Texas Rangers’ first baseman Mitch Moreland, and home runs yesterday by Milwaukee Brewer left fielder Ryan Braun and Detroit Tiger first baseman Miguel Cabrera.
The power seems to be back in baseball, and those that benefit the most are simply the fans.
Tags: detroit tigers, johnny damon, kelly shoppach, miguel cabrera, milwaukee brewers, mitch moreland, New York Yankees, philadelphia phillies, prince fielder, raul ibanez, robinson cano, ryan braun, ryan howard, tampa bay rays, texas rangers
Posted in MLB |
Friday, September 30th, 2011
Curtis Granderson (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The New York Yankees (97-65) host the Detroit Tigers (95-67) and the Texas Rangers (96-66) host the Tampa Bay Rays (91-71) in the American League Divisional Playoff starting today.
I’m picking the Yankees in four games and the Rangers in four games.
In the Yankees/Tigers matchup, Justin Verlander had an outstanding year for Detroit and will win the Cy Young Award after going 24-5, 250 strikeouts, 57 walks, an earned run average of 2.40 and a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays.
The number that concerns me though is that the Tigers failed to win in the two games he started against the Yankees. Verlander pitched relatively well, giving up only three runs in six innings each time, but the bottom line is that Detroit couldn’t beat the best team in the American League this season with their ace on the mound.
The Yankees have a strong offensive balanced attack led by Robinson Cano (.302, 28 HR, 118 RBIs), Derek Jeter (.297), Alex Rodriguez (.276, 16 HR, 62 RBIs), Curtis Granderson (41 HR, 119 RBIs) and Mark Teixeira (.248, 39 HR, 111 RBIs), and should get by Detroit with their sub-par pitching, because don’t forget after Verlander, the Tigers don’t have much either.
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Tags: alex rodriguez, c.j. wilson, colby lewis, curtis granderson, derek holland, derek jeter, detroit tigers, justin verlander, mark teixeira, New York Yankees, robinson cano, tampa bay rays, texas rangers
Posted in MLB |
Friday, July 29th, 2011
A Bug’s Life
Are you scared of bugs?
It’s okay, it’s just you and I talking here, I won’t tell anyone. Would you jump if you turned around right now and saw a big spider scampering up the wall? Let’s take it a step further – would you involuntarily take action if you looked down and a big creepy crawly was making its way up your leg, or would you just calmly flick it away? I know for a fact that I’m making some of you uncomfortable by just mentioning the possibility that a big slimy bug might be preparing to lunge towards you at this very moment…but that’s because you’re not answering my question!
I’m somewhere in the middle when it comes to bugs – not a huge fan, but not terrified of them. That said, if I ever wind up in a situation like the one that Florida Marlins left fielder Logan Morrison found himself in this week, I don’t think I’d want a camera filming me!
According to the Palm Beach Post, Morrison approached a praying mantis that had taken over the Marlins dugout late in a win over the Nationals…and it attacked! (After the Jump: Video of the Praying Mantis attack, plus Alomar and Roenick vids!) (more…)
Tags: Edmonton, florida marlins, jeremy roenick, kevin love, logan morrison, praying mantis, Roberto Alomar, robinson cano, the onion, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB, NHL |
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Jose Bautista (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
Over the last year and a half most Canadian baseball fans know who Jose Bautista is.
Now American baseball fans are starting to pay attention too.
This week it was announced Bautista is leading all American League players in all-star voting. Bautista, the right fielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, currently has 1,261,659 votes as of Wednesday, according to the Canadian Press, 75,707 more votes than New York Yankee second baseman Robinson Cano.
Bautista, the player of the month for May, leads the American League in home runs (20), slugging percentage (.773), on base percentage (.502), is second to Matt Joyce of the Tampa Bay Rays in batting average (.360), and is fifth in runs batted in (40).
From a team perspective, opposing pitchers are starting to throw to Bautista less, meaning he is being intentionally walked more and more.
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Tags: boston red sox, Jose Bautista, jp arencibia, matt joyce, New York Yankees, rajai davis, robinson cano, tampa bay rays, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, April 30th, 2011
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir (David J. Philip, Associated Press)
The National Hockey League playoffs will dominate my television viewing this weekend, but this morning I will have a little diversion.
The World Figure Skating Championships takes place in Moscow, and Canada is in an excellent position to win a second Gold medal. Olympic Gold medallists Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue of London, Ontario currently lead the ice dance competition after the short program. The long program goes this morning (11am, www.cbc.ca), with Virtue and Moir leading Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White 0.53 points. Virtue and Moir have 74.29 points and Davis and White have 73.76 points. Keep an eye out for Virtue’s leg however, as she was recently diagnosed with compartment syndrome. The team had to pull out of the Four Continents event leading up to the Worlds.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching:
Saturday–1pm–NHL Eastern Conference Semi-Final, Game 1–Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers–NBC–Last year, the Bruins and Flyers played an epic Eastern Conference semi-final with the Flyers winning in seven games after they lost the first three in the series. This year, the Flyers have the home ice advantage. I like Boston in this series because they seem to be more stable than Philadelphia at the goaltending position. Tim Thomas is playing better now than when he won the Vezina Trophy two years ago.
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Tags: a.j. burnett, alex rodriguez, barry trotz, benn ferriero, boston bruins, c.c. sabathia, charlie white, christopher higgins, cristobal huet, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, ivan nova, Jesse Litsch, joe pavelski, jordan eberle, Kyle Drabek, meryl davis, mike babcock, nashville predators, New York Yankees, pekka rinne, Philadelphia Flyers, roberto luongo, robinson cano, San Jose Sharks, scott moir, shea weber, steve downie, tampa bay lightning, tessa virtue, tim thomas, toronto blue jays, Vancouver Canucks, washington capitals, world figure skating championships
Posted in Amateur Sports, Home, MLB, NHL |
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Adrian Gonzalez (Getty Images)
In my first of a six-part series this week, I will examine the American League East.
The New York Yankees have dominated the division, winning ten of the last thirteen years. However they have only one World Series since 2001. Despite outstanding production in the middle of their batting order, (Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira) it is the pitching depth that I’m concerned about the most. After C.C. Sabathia, the Yankees don’t have much. A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes will need to have better seasons in 2011 than 2010, where they each had an earned run average above 4.00.
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Tags: adrian gonzalez, alex rodriguez, baltimore orioles, boston red sox, c.c. sabathia, carl crawford, clay buchholz, david ortiz, david price, derrek lee, dustin pedroia, evan longoria, freddy garcia, jeremy hellickson, johnny damon, jon lester, jorge posada, justin duchscherer, kevin youkilis, mark reynolds, mark teixeira, New York Yankees, rafael soriano, rajai davis, ricky romero, robinson cano, russell martin, tampa bay rays, toronto blue jays, vladimir guerrero
Posted in MLB |
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