Congratulations Yankees. You did it. You spent more money than the rest of the league, built a fancy new launching pad, and delivered the 27th championship in your franchise’s proud history. Pat yourselves on the back.
All jokes and disgust aside it’s great to see Jeter, Pettite, Posada, and Rivera pick up their fifth rings. Steroids blemish Andy’s career but those four guys are about as likable as guys on the other team can be.
The same can’t be said for Yankees fans. Even though they lost the Clash of the Cretins to Philadelphia these videos show New Yorkers in all their glory. Read the full story
The passing of Michael Jackson came as a surprise and touched people around the world. Folks are still mourning his death. I’ve talked about Mike Jack’s connection to the sports world through Michael Jordan, LeBron James, and the NFL. In this video Michael sings the National Anthem as a member of The Jackson 5 before Game 1 of the 1970 Baltimore-Cincinnati World Series. Read the full story
LMontro, the barber of choice for Major League Baseball players, was in Philadelphia for the rain suspended Game 5 of the World Series. Sometime during the rain LMontro gave Carl Crawford, Akinori Iwamura, Willy Aybar, and Grant Balfour fresh Rayhawks. The Rays eventually went on to lose Game 5 and the series but at least they were clean when they got back to Florida.
• 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
