• The Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series with a 4-3 Game 5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies for winning the World Series and ending championship droughts for the team and city that lasted nearly 30 years. The Phils defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Wednesday’s conclusion to Monday’s suspended game five, and Cole Hamels was named World Series MVP. The Phillies set Philly free at last and and the city hopes the winning spills over to the Eagles. Read the full story

Jorge Reyes, a pitcher for Oregon St. and the Most Outstanding Player from last year’s College World Series, was arrested for firing bullets that hit a house and a car. Reyes, teammate John Wallace, and former teammate Anton Maxwell, were shooting soda cans with a rifle in Maxwell’s backyard, obviously unaware that bullets can penetrate things like fences. The stray shots were too close for comfort for student Brian Bodtker. Read the full story

Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox for winning the 2007 World Series. It looked like they were dead, down 3-1 to the Cleveland Indians in the ALCS, but I should have known better. That’s exactly where the Sox wanted to be. Since they rallied back against a 2004 Yankees team that was better than the ‘07 Indians, Boston knew they could win. Plus, it was Cleveland.

If any team in MLB is built to turn a series around quickly, it’s the Boston Red Sox. Josh Beckett’s stuff gets nastier as the situation gets more crucial. Curt Schilling is able to muster up 5 good innings when he truly needs to, and the bullpen, since locking Eric Gagne in a deep freezer, is pretty much lights out. The offense is loaded with stars like Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz, and the ultra clutch Mike Lowell, and the kids, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury play like seasoned vets.

So hats off to the Boston Red Sox, the 2007 World Series champions…

And speaking of Boston, what a time to be fan in that city? Boston College is #2 in college football, the New England Patriots are going Mike Tyson in his prime on the rest of the league, and Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen give the Celtics the their best look at the NBA Finals in yeeears. Can you imagine if Boston College wins the BCS championship, the Patriots win the Super Bowl, and then the Celtics get the summer rolling with an NBA title? Thank Jeezus it won’t happen. Boston holding 4 championships at the same time is believed by most to signal the begin of Hell on Earth.

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There’s the spirit of competition and then there’s being a jackass. Richard Hanlon opted for the latter. The 50 year old Hanlon has been charged with first-degree arson and burglary after a fire at Capone’s Bar and Grill on July 25th. Just some nutjob right? Yeah , he’s that, and the owner of Paddy’s Sports Bar… He was trying to eliminate the opposition.. And here’s the worst thing about the blaze:

Lost in the fire was an extensive collection of baseball memorabilia, including about 100 old mitts, baseballs, bats, bobblehead dolls and autographed photos of players. Much of the memorabilia was from Don Larsen of Hayden, who pitched a perfect game for the New York Yankees in the 1956 World Series.

To be fair to Hanlon, he claims that he’s innocent, but there’s some video camera footage and some burned Nikes that pointed the police in his direction. I hope the judge throws the book at Hanlon. He burned another man’s business to the ground so he could get ahead. If he had had a good reason, like a Philadelphia Eagles special teams induced drunken rage, I would be more understanding.

North Idaho sports bar owner arrested in fire. Courtesy of The Argus Observer

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