Posts Tagged ‘texas rangers’
Wednesday, June 19th, 2013
Up until about a week ago it looked like this was going to be another lost season for the Toronto Blue Jays. They were nine games below the .500 mark and in dead last in the American League East.
Well, after a seven game winning streak, the Blue Jays are still dead last in the American League East, and are still below the .500 mark. However, they are now 34-36, and the hottest team in baseball. They are also now a manageable 4.5 games back of the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees for the second American League wildcard berth.
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Tags: chien-ming wang, esmil rogers, josh johnson, mark buehrle, r.a. dickey, texas rangers, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB |
Thursday, June 13th, 2013
The Oakland Athletics defeated the New York Yankees this afternoon 3-2 in 18 innings. So, you ask? It was a marathon baseball game and you have those once in a while.
But within the last couple of weeks, it was the fourth game that went 17 innings or more. On May 30, the Toronto Blue Jays lost 4-3 to the San Diego Padres. Then last Saturday, the Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers 4-3 in 18 innings and the Miami Marlins defeated the New York Mets 2-1 in 20 innings.
Also last week you saw Kyle Seager of the Seattle Mariners tie the game on a grand slam in the 14th inning only to see Seattle lose 7-5 in 16 innings to the Chicago White Sox.
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Tags: chicago white sox, kyle seager, miami marlins, new york mets, New York Yankees, oakland athletics, san diego padres, seattle mariners, texas rangers, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB, NHL |
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
Daniel Nestor (Wikimedia Commons)
This weekend is an extremely significant one when it comes to the history of Canadian tennis. Team Canada is tied 1-1 with Team Italy in the quarterfinals heading into a key doubles match today and two singles matches on Sunday.
This afternoon (Saturday, Sportsnet, 4:30 p.m., joined in progress) Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Vasek Pospisil of Vancouver will take on the Italian pair of Paolo Lorenzi and Daniele Braccaili. It will be interesting to see how much energy Pospisil has in the tank after he lost a five set marathon to Andreas Seppi on Friday afternoon. Canadian head coach Martin Laurendeau ridiculously went with Pospisil over Jesse Levine, who is overall a much better tennis player.
Sunday’s matches are right now Milos Raonic versus Seppi (Saturday, Sportsnet, 3:00 p.m.) followed by Pospisil versus Fabio Fognini.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: 2013 world men's curling championship, andreas seppi, Blake Griffin, brad jacobs, chris stewart, daniel nestor, daniele braccaili, david murdoch, davis cup, detroit red wings, Edmonton Oilers, fabo fognini, jered weaver, los angeles angels of anaheim, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, milos raonic, nik stauskas, niklas edin, paolo lorenzi, Philadelphia Flyers, rasmus sterjne, rick pitino, russ smith, st. louis blues, Taylor Hall, texas rangers, tom brewster, university of louisville cardinals, university of michigan wolverines, university of syracuse orange, university of wichita state shockers, vasek pospisil, winnipeg jets, yu darvish
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, Home, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, University Sports |
Saturday, March 30th, 2013
We’re coming to the second busiest sports month of the year. April. Where has March gone? I know.
Anyways. It is a huge weekend for the Edmonton Oilers as they will be hosting their two western Canadian foes– the Vancouver Canucks tonight (CBC, 8:00 p.m.) and the Calgary Flames on Easter Monday (Sportsnet, 7:30 p.m.).
With 15 games left on the schedule, the Oilers are three points back of the St. Louis Blues for a playoff spot. That means every five games, they will have to pick up a point on the Blues, and hope they are slightly better than three other teams that are in front of them– the Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: 2013 world men's curling championship, aku koste, andrew mccutchen, andy murray, boston bruins, brady clark, buffalo sabres, c.j. fair, calgary flames, carl hall, carmelo anthony, chicago cubs, christian laetner, cleanthony hall, david ferrer, david murdoch, dell curry, deshaun thomas, Edmonton Oilers, erik murphy, garrett jones, glenn robinson iii, grant hill, houston astros, jarome iginla, jim boeheim, junior cadougan, Kobe Bryant, los angeles lakers, malcolm armstead, maria sharapova, mike krzyzewski, nik stauskas, pedro alvarez, pittsburgh pirates, rick pitino, ron baker, russ smith, sacramento kings, serena williams, seth curry, sven michel, texas rangers, thomas vanek, tommy haas, trey burke, university of duke blue devils, university of florida gators, university of marquette golden eagles, university of michigan state spartans, university of michigan wolverines, university of ohio state buckeyes, university of syracuse orangemen, university of wichita state shockers, Vancouver Canucks, vander blue
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Curling, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, University Sports |
Thursday, December 20th, 2012
Josh Hamilton (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
There is no doubt that the Toronto Blue Jays have opened their wallets big time this past offseason and are willing to make a big time move to contend in the American League.
But you have to put everything into perspective. This was still a horrible baseball team last season at 73-89, and will have to win a minimum of 20 extra games to put them in a position to be in a playoff spot.
I know they acquired a whole bunch of talent, but with every single player they acquired, comes a question mark.
The Angels seem to be in a stronger position with the acquisition of star outfielder Josh Hamilton from Texas. The Hamilton-Albert Pujols combination gives the Angels some serious fire power.
The Blue Jays will also have to contend with the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays who will all expect to be in contention as well come year’s end.
Tags: albert pujols, detroit tigers, josh hamilton, los angeles angels of anaheim, New York Yankees, tampa bay rays, texas rangers, toronto blue jays
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
The year 2012 may be considered as the year sports fans will always remember for awful officiating.
First in soccer, then football, and now baseball.
Last night, in the National League wildcard play-in game (the very first of its kind), one of the most bizarre events ever materialized in a professional baseball game.
With the St. Louis Cardinals leading the Atlanta Braves 6-3 in the eighth inning, umpire Sam Holbrook called Braves rookie shortstop Andrelton Simmons out on the infield fly rule. However there were two key problems. The ball landed in the outfield, no where near the infield, and the play was called very late by Holbrook, something that is never done when an infield fly rule is called.
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Tags: atlanta braves, baltimore orioles, joe saunders, st. louis cardinals, texas rangers
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, September 29th, 2012
Phil Mickelson (Steven Newton, Wikimedia Commons)
The 39th Ryder Cup is currently taking place just outside of Chicago. On Day 1, the Americans took an early 5-3 lead on Europe thanks to some brilliant shot making by Keegan Bradley, Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Jason Dufner.
On day two (Saturday, NBC, 7am), there will be four foursome matches in the morning, followed by four fourball matches in the afternoon. The best morning matchup will be Bradley and Mickelson against England’s Lee Westwood and Luke Donald. An interesting morning omission by Davis Love III is Tiger Woods, who played much better in the afternoon on Friday in four ball action than he did in the foursome with partner Steve Stricker in the morning.
Another golfer to watch out for on Saturday is Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts, who will be teamed with Spain’s Sergio Garcia against Americans Zach Johnson and Jason Dufner. Colsaerts had eight birdies and an eagle on Friday afternoon.
The Ryder Cup will then conclude Sunday with singles play (NBC, 10am).
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Tags: andy pettitte, british columbia lions, bubba watson, derek holland, eli manning, ervin santana, green bay packers, jason dufner, jordan zimmermann, keegan bradley, kyle lohse, lee westwood, los angeles angels of anaheim, luke donald, michael vick, new orleans saints, new york giants, new york jets, New York Yankees, nicolas colsaerts, phil mickelson, philadelphia eagles, ricky romero, ryder cup, saint louis cardinals, san francisco 49ers, Saskatchewan Roughriders, sergio garcia, texas rangers, tiger woods, toronto blue jays, travis lulay, washington nationals, zach johnson
Posted in CFL, MLB, NFL, PGA |
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
Adrian Gonzalez (Wikimedia Commons)
The Boston Red Sox unloaded a significant mount of salary Saturday in trading Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.
Just how much money are we talking about? Try $250 million between now and 2018.
The Red Sox also traded third baseman Nick Punto to the Dodgers for first baseman James Loney and four prospects in the biggest blockbuster trade after the deadline. For the deal to have been finalized all players needed to clear waivers.
Luckily for me in my fantasy baseball pool, Gonzalez didn’t take long to join his new team and had an immediate impact for the Dodgers Saturday night. In a 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins, Gonzalez hit a three run home run. Another interesting acquisition for the Dodgers was Crawford, who is out the rest of this season with Tommy John surgery and isn’t expected to be back in the lineup until next year.
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Tags: adrian beltre, adrian gonzalez, boston red sox, carl crawford, james loney, josh beckett, los angeles dodgers, nick punto, texas rangers
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
The log jammed Western Division in the Canadian Football League continues to get tighter. After Edmonton’s blow out loss to the Montreal Alouettes last night, the Calgary Stampeders can tie the Eskimos with a win against the Toronto Argonauts at 4-3 (Saturday, TSN, 5pm).
The Stampeders acquired offensive lineman Obby Khan this week. Khan was part of the 2011 Eastern Division champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers before announcing his retirement.
In Toronto meanwhile, the Chad Kackert experiment as the Argonauts’ number one running back begins with Cory Boyd off to Edmonton.
The Argonauts management must know something special from Kackert, who has -3 yards rushing this season.
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Tags: british columbia lions, calgary stmpeders, chad kackert, josh hamilton, juan martin del potro, novak djokovic, obby khan, ROGER FEDERER, Saskatchewan Roughriders, stanislas wawrinka, texas rangers, toronto argonauts, toronto blue jays
Posted in ATP World Tour, CFL, MLB, More |
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
It has not been a great year for the Toronto Blue Jays. At 55-61, they are now 14 games back of the first place New York Yankees in the American League East and are eight games back of the surprising Baltimore Orioles for a playoff spot.
However, one Toronto Blue Jay will make the 2012 season memorable for the very hard core Blue Jay fan.
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Tags: eric thames, j.p. arencibia, seattle mariners, texas rangers, toronto blue jays, yorvit torrealba
Posted in MLB |
Saturday, May 26th, 2012
James Hinchcliffe (Wikimedia Commons)
The 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 runs this weekend (Sunday, ABC, 9am) with Australian Ryan Briscoe on the pole.
But the big news for Canadian sports fans is who will be driving second. James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ontario will be starting in the second position for Andretti Autosport. Meanwhile Alex Tagliani of Montreal will be riding 11th.
Not at the 2012 Indianapolis 500 are the defending champion, Dan Wheldon, who died at a race in Las Vegas and Danica Patrick who is in NASCAR.
However there are three ladies in the race. Brazilian Ana Beatriz is driving in the 13th position, England’s Katherine Legge is 30th and Switzerland’s Simona de Silvestro is 32nd.
Australian Will Power who leads the IndyCar point standings so far this season will start fifth.
Here are the other events I’ll be watching this weekend:
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Tags: albert montanes, alex tagliani, ana beatriz, boston celtics, brandon gormley, dan wheldon, french open, indianapolis 500, james hinchcliffe, juan martin del potro, katherine legge, loik poudrier, london knights, michael chaput, philadelphia 76ers, ryan briscoe, shawinigan cataractes, simona de silvestro, texas rangers, toronto blue jays, will power
Posted in Amateur Sports, ATP World Tour, Indy Racing League, MLB, More, NBA |
Saturday, May 12th, 2012
Alexander Ovechkin (Wikimedia Commons)
Three game sevens (and possibly a fourth) will dominate my sports viewing this weekend.
In the NHL, there is a game seven in the Eastern Conference Semi-Final between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. This will be a battle of Alexander Ovechkin versus Henrik Lundqvist. Despite limited ice time, Ovechkin leads the Capitals in scoring with nine points, but will have to get by Hart Trophy nominee Lundqvist to move on to the Eastern Conference Final for the first time in his career. The game can be seen on CBC tonight at 5:30pm.
In the NBA, there are two game sevens, both involving the Los Angeles teams. Tonight the Los Angeles Lakers host the Denver Nuggets in game seven of the Western Conference Quarterfinal tonight (TSN2, 8:30pm). Questions are surrounding the health of Lakers star Kobe Bryant who played with the stomach flu in game six on Thursday. Afterwards, he was not happy with Pau Gasol for his lack of effort and had no problem telling him so.
Then tomorrow the Memphis Grizzlies host the Los Angeles Clippers (ABC, 11am) in game seven of another Western Conference Semi-Final. Like the Nuggets, the Grizzlies were once down 3-1 in the series but have clawed their way back to force a game seven. Last night in Los Angeles, the Grizzlies won game six 90-88 on Marc Gasol’s 23 points.
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Tags: alexander ovechkin, Curtis Lazar, denver nuggets, Edmonton Oil Kings, henrik lundqvidst, jonathan quick, josh hamilton, juan martin del potro, k.j. choi, kevin na, Kobe Bryant, los angeles angels of anaheim, Los ANgeles Clippers, los angeles kings, los angeles lakers, marc gasol, matt kuchar, memphis grizzlies, miami marlins, mike smith, milos raonic, new york mets, new york rangers, phoenix coyotes, portland winterhawks, r.a. dickey, ricky nolasco, ROGER FEDERER, sven bartschi, texas rangers, tomas berdych, washington capitals, world hockey championships, zach johnson
Posted in ATP World Tour, MLB, More, NBA, NHL, PGA, Western Hockey League |
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Vladimir Guerrero (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
The Toronto Blue Jays surprised many yesterday by opening their wallets and signing a player very familiar to Canadian baseball fans.
Former Montreal Expo Vladimir Guerrero is coming back to Canada and to play in Toronto.
Guerrero, a native of the Dominican Republic, played with the Expos from 1996-2003 and was a four time all-star over that time, before moving on to play with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles.
Guerrero could be a key component the Blue Jays need. A key bat in the middle of the lineup. Guerrero obviously doesn’t have as much speed as he used to but continues to hit the ball with consistency, something Toronto needs with the early struggles of Jose Bautista. Last year, Guerrero hit .290.
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Tags: baltimore orioles, josh hamilton, texas rangers, toronto blue jays, vladimir guerrero
Posted in MLB |
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Jered Weaver (Keith Allison, Wikimedia Commons)
In the second no-hitter in a week, Jered Weaver delivered magic last night in Anaheim.
Weaver struck out nine and walked one as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Minnesota Twins 9-0. Phil Humber of the Chicago White Sox threw a perfect game against the Seattle Mariners on April 21 in a 4-0 win. Minnesota now has not recorded a hit in their last 15 innings.
The win comes at a time when the underachieving Angels are trying to salvage their season. After the Angels swept the Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays won two of three against Texas, the Angels are seven games back of the Rangers in the American League West.
Speaking of the Blue Jays, they were able to do something the Twins couldn’t do yesterday, and that was hit the baseball. Yunel Escobar had three hits, while Edwin Encarnacion and Kelly Johnson each delivered home runs in Toronto’s 11-5 win over Texas.
The Blue Jays are now three games back of the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League West and will start a four game series tonight in Anaheim starting tonight.
Tags: chicago white sox, edwin encarnacion, jered weaver, kelly johnson, los angeles angels of anaheim, minnesota twins, phil humber, tampa bay rays, texas rangers, toronto blue jays, Yunel Escobar
Posted in MLB |
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