Month: June 2010
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Entering May 30, Howie Kendrick had a .253/.285/.342 line with just two home runs on the year. He’s batted .337 with five long balls and 24 RBI over 92 at-bats since then, and he’s now consistently hitting first or second in the Angels’ lineup. He hit .358/.391/.558 after the All-Star break…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don I haven’t posted a new baseball column in a bit, so I wanted to make sure you saw I wrote about Game 7 of the NBA Finals earlier as well. There isn’t a bigger Tim Lincecum fan than me, and while I’m hardly panicking, his last seven starts have raised some…
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Game 7 Thoughts
By Dalton Del Don It was ugly, but it sure was intense and highly competitive, and while I’m not a fan of either team (although I did bet on the Celtics +150 to win the series), I must say, I probably haven’t gotten this into an NBA game since Michael Jordan retired. Did you see…
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Podcast
Check it out. New article soon to come.
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don Before we get started, check out my latest attempt at hosting a podcast, featuring Jeff Erickson and Yahoo’s Scott Pianowski. What more can be said about Stephen Strasburg’s dominant debut? Sure, the Pirates have scored the fewest runs in baseball this season, but I’m pretty sure Strasburg’s stuff will translate well…
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The Scoop
By Dalton Del Don The crazy thing about the Braves now being in first place by 2.5 games is if anything, they are underperforming. Jair Jurrjens and Kenshin Kawakami have combined for zero wins, while Yunel Escobar, Chipper Jones, Brian McCann, Nate McLouth and Melky Cabrera are all playing poorly. Troy Glaus has been a…