In the bottom of the 9th inning of a tied ball game, who else would you rather have up to bat? David Ortiz won the game with a walk off home run!!! The Red Sox keep the Rangers at bay in the wild card race with another win. http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090826&content_id=6635386&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=bos
Smoltz kicks off a round of fun discussions concerning “tipping pitches.” A behavior that one would think a pitcher would have shed long before stepping up to the majors. And one would be wrong…
From SportsIllustrated.com, back in 2004 Andy Pettitte was tipping like he was in a 5 Star restaurant.
Oh, and look, back in April, SportsIllustrated.com reports about a book alleging that media hero, Alex Rodriguez, was demonstrating tipping isn’t just for pitchers.
Gallery here.
For this year’s games at the Civic Center, Brian Petrovek was hoping to get the players a some rest time. From the Portland Press Herald, “This year’s schedule includes 36 games at the Cumberland County Civic Center. Eight will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, a break from the usual weekend-heavy home dates.“
…and play-by-play announcer.
From the Portland Pirates website, “Mark Jeanneret joins Pirates as new Play-by-Play Announcer & Communications, Team Services Director.” In this article Mark says, “Portland has proven to be a first-class organization, with a great AHL history and heritage,” and few around here would disagree with him. Marks brings plenty of experience and love of the game with him. Welcome to Maine Mark!!
Crashthecrease.com is looking forward to the Portland Pirates visits to HSBC Arena in November and March. And because of the Portland Pirates connection with the Buffalo Sabres, these are being considered “home” games
Portland Press Herald says, “For the second straight night, Portland blows leads and suffers a one-run defeat on the road against the Baysox.“ PPH also has a good recap of the game and the key plays.
OurSportsCentral.com has similar recaps, here. While mlntherawfeed.com continues to highlight the errors.
BangorDailyNews.com reported yesterday that Mixed Martial Arts is officially allowed in the state. Though there is some concern over who the states regulatory body should be.
The front page of the Maine Sunday Telegram today, 3/29/09 has an interesting piece about how the economy is affecting the sports in Maine, everything from summer sports camps to sporting event ticket sales.
