Wizbang Sports: June 2008 Archives

Nguyen Wins World Series of Poker "H.O.R.S.E." Event

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 30, 2008 · Comments (1)

Scotty "The Prince of Poker" Nguyen, best known for ending virtually every sentence with the word "baby", has won one of poker's most coveted titles: The World Series of Poker's "H.O.R.S.E." event. This is Scotty's 5th overall WSOP bracelet, and the second biggest title win for him behind his WSOP... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

Angels Toss Combined "No Hitter"....And Lose.

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 29, 2008 · Comments (4)

Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim pitchers Jared Weaver and Jose Arredondo held the Los Angeles Dodgers (of Los Angeles) hitless throughout tonight's game, but lost 1-0. What....wait....why the....how.... Is that possible, you ask? Easy. Get on base and advance to second via an error, advance to third by another error... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Florida Panthers waive forward Jozef Stumpel

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 26, 2008

Another hole for Florida to fill for the 2008-09 NHL season. SUNRISE - Panthers veteran forward Jozef Stumpel was placed on unconditional waivers Wednesday. If Stumpel, 35, isn't claimed by another team by noon Thursday and clears waivers, the Panthers' next move would likely be to buy out the remaining... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

Chicago Bulls take Derrick Rose with No. 1 pick in NBA draft

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 26, 2008 · Comments (2)

No surprise here. NEW YORK - The Chicago Bulls selected Derrick Rose with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley. Rose, a Chicago native, led the Tigers to the national championship game in his lone college season.... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

Florida Panthers trade center Olli Jokinen to Phoenix

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 21, 2008 · Comments (1)

In return for trading their team Captain and all-time leading scorer, Florida gets a petrified starfish and a bag full of potporui*two defensemen . From the Palm Beach Post- Olli Jokinen insisted he wasn't bitter, but his words said otherwise. The Panthers' captain and all-time leading scorer said Friday night... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.5/5 (2 votes cast)

How To Avoid Screwing Up Your 2008 MLB All-Star Ballot (Hint, Hint, Red Sox Fans)

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 20, 2008 · Comments (2)

Stats are current as of 6/18 A funny thing happened on the way to the 2008 All-Star Game, and the last one at Yankee Stadium.... Idiotic Boston Red Sox fans. And I don't mean that in an endearing 2004 kind of way. These morons are stuffing the ballot box to... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.1/5 (7 votes cast)

Nashville Predators trade Goalie Chris Mason to St. Louis

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 20, 2008

With Mason's departure, the Predators are now without the two goalies who took them to consecutive Central Division 2nd place finishes in 2005-06 and 2006-07. OTTAWA -- The St. Louis Blues acquired goaltender Chris Mason from the Nashville Predators for a fourth-round pick in Friday's draft. The 32-year-old Mason played... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Toronto Blue Jays fire Manager John Gibbons, bring back Cito Gaston

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 20, 2008 · Comments (1)

Another day, another MLB manager fired. This time a pink slip was issued north of the border. PITTSBURGH -- John Gibbons was fired Friday by the last-place Toronto Blue Jays and replaced by Cito Gaston, who led the team to World Series titles in 1992 and 1993. The Blue Jays... [Full Story]

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Seattle Mariners fire Manager John McLaren

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 20, 2008

The team has the worst record in baseball at present. From AP- SEATTLE -- John McLaren is the latest member of the Seattle Mariners to get cut loose. He probably won't be the last. On the day McLaren was fired as manager, Seattle executives said they agree with franchise cornerstone... [Full Story]

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Is Miami Dolphin WR Ted Ginn a draft bust already?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 19, 2008 · Comments (2)

Some idiot analyst named Dan Arkush at Pro Football Weekly thinks so. Candidates 2007: WR Ted Ginn Jr. / Dolphins 2006: LB Ernie Sims / Lions 2005: CB Carlos Rogers / Redskins 2004: WR Reggie Williams / Jaguars 2003: DT Kevin Williams / Vikings 2002: DT John Henderson / Jaguars... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Move over Michelle Wie Part III

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 19, 2008

I introduce to you Allisen Corpuz- Erin, Wis. - Not long after signing her scorecard and chatting with a few reporters, Allisen Corpuz walked down the steep slope behind the 18th green and approached her father. Marcos and Allisen then embraced in a long hug, knowing this historic journey had... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Tiger Woods will not play the rest of 2008

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 18, 2008 · Comments (3)

This news comes two days after Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in a playoff. Tiger Woods will miss the rest of the season because of a left knee that will require more surgery, a person with knowledge of the decision said Wednesday. Woods had surgery to clean out cartilage April 15,... [Full Story]

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NY Mets fire Manager Willie Randolph

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 17, 2008 · Comments (1)

Bench coach Jerry Manuel has taken over on a interim basis. From AP- ANAHEIM, Calif. - After weeks of speculation that his job was in jeopardy, Willie Randolph finally got fired by the New York Mets while most fans were sleeping. Randolph was let go in the middle of the... [Full Story]

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Mariners Fire Satan! (Or, General Manager Bill Bavasi)

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 16, 2008 · Comments (1)

What a happy and glorious Monday in Seattle this is turning out to be!!!! The weather's drop-dead beautiful! The mountain is out (Mt. Rainier for you non-Seattle-ites)! And... The Seattle Mariners, with the worst record in baseball, fired general manager and all-around asshat Bill Bavasi today! Halle-frickin'-lehjah! I can't even... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Tiger Woods, Rocco Mediate, A US Open playoff, and 13

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 15, 2008 · Comments (5)

There will be an 18 hole playoff tomorrow to determine the US Open Champion. 64-time PGA Tour winner, 13-time Major Champion, maybe the greatest golfer ever to play the game Tiger Woods versus five-time PGA Tour winner, Zero major champion tour journeyman Rocco Mediate. The playoff has the smell of... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.8/5 (4 votes cast)

NY Yankee Ace Chien-Ming Wang injured while running bases

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 15, 2008

As a result, Wang had to be removed from today's game against the Houston Astros. New York Yankees ace Chien-Ming Wang pulled up while rounding third base against Houston on Sunday and had to be helped off the field after scoring in the sixth inning. After he scored on a... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

MLB pitcher Scott Baker strikes out 4 in one inning

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 15, 2008

The last time this rare pitching feat occured was in 2006. From AP- MILWAUKEE -- Minnesota starter Scott Baker struck out four in the third inning of Sunday's game with the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the first Twins pitcher to accomplish the feat. Baker started the inning by striking out Ryan... [Full Story]

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Rafael Nadal wins 1st grass-court title

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 15, 2008 · Comments (1)

Rafa is a four-time French Open champ. From AP- LONDON - Rafael Nadal claimed his first career grass-court title Sunday, defeating Novak Djokovic 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Queen's Club final to become the first Spaniard to win on grass in 36 years. It was the French Open champion's third... [Full Story]

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A Major Concern: Tiger's Knee

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 15, 2008

Please tell me you're watching the U.S. Open and Tiger Woods' historic and gutty run at Major win #14. If not, with every increasing suspicion I think today could very well be the last time you see Woods in '08. Or at least for a little while. Tiger's left knee,... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Sports announcer Charlie Jones dead at 77

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 14, 2008

Jones joins Jim McKay as the second well recognized sportscaster to die in the last week. Like McKay, Jones was a professional at bringing the events on the sporting fields to life for viewers. Unlike some announcers today who will go on and on about absolute nonsense while play is... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Another clueless idiot writing about pro golf

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 14, 2008 · Comments (2)

Associated Press who uses two-time Knucklehead winner Doug Ferguson to cover pro golf, now employs another similarly incompetent writer. His name is Eddie Pells. Pells writes- Woods is in search of his 14th major win and his first U.S. Open since 2002. His seven closest pursuers (OK, so Appleby isn't... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

US Open half way completed- Stuart Appleby leads Tiger Woods and two others by one

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 14, 2008

With 36 holes to go, and with Tiger standing only shot back, some people are ready to crown the World's best golfer as US Open champion already. I'm not one of them. Only a week ago we had a similar storyline forming at the LPGA. #1 woman golfer Lorena Ochoa... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Disturbing Conversation Heard On a Golf Driving Range

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 13, 2008 · Comments (4)

The following is an honest account of a conversation I overheard at the Riverbend Driving Range on Thursday in Kent, WA, during my noon lunch break. And nope, this isn't some fictional web story, either. "TJ" is a 17-18 year old, freckle-faced, lanky but athletic kid working behind the counter... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Ottawa Senators select Craig Hartsburg as new coach

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 13, 2008

The second of two head NHL coaching vacancies has been filled. OTTAWA - Craig Hartsburg is the new coach of the Ottawa Senators, the third time he has led an NHL team. Hartsburg takes over from Senators general manager Bryan Murray, who finished the season behind the Ottawa bench after... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Tour event in Atlanta discontinued due to lack of sponsor

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 11, 2008

The demise of the tournament had been rumored for a few months but it is still shocking. From AP- ATLANTA -- Atlanta is losing its regular PGA Tour event year after four decades because it could not find a title sponsor, paving the way for the Valero Texas Open to... [Full Story]

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Detroit Tigers demote Dontrelle Willis to Class A Ball

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008

Three years ago Willis was a Cy Young candidate. Now he can't find the strike zone. From AP- DETROIT - After watching yet another wild show on the mound, the Detroit Tigers sent Dontrelle Willis down to Class A on Tuesday in hopes the struggling lefty can find his control.... [Full Story]

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He's baaaaaaaaaack

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 10, 2008

Somewhere Phil Mickelson just shanked one into the woods. Retif Goosen blew a 1-footer for birdie. Ernie Els topped one. And Vijay Singh just slammed back a huge shot of Patron sans training wheels. Why? Tiger Woods is back. Just in time for this weekend U.S. Open Championship at Torrey... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Will Golf World's Ron Sirak please pick up the white courtesy phone?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008 · Comments (1)

The Golf World editor and writer doesn't make a mistake this week as much as an error of ommision. In an article about Yani Tseng's win at the LPGA Championship last weekend, Sirak writes- The closest any player from Taiwan had come to winning a major was T.C. Chen in... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Goalie Dominik Hasek retires after 16 seasons

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008

No question, 'The Dominator' was a great goalie(but if given a choice, I'd take Martin Brodeur) and is destined for the Hall of Fame. This after Hasek had to wait seven years after his being selected in the NHL Draft before being able to play in the NHL. That mostly... [Full Story]

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Ron Wilson becomes new Toronto Maple Leafs coach

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008

He was fired by San Jose less than a month ago. From AP- TORONTO -- Ron Wilson was introduced Tuesday as the new coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, less than a month after he was fired by the San Jose Sharks. The 53-year-old Wilson appeared at a Tuesday news... [Full Story]

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The Stanley Cup has a dent

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008 · Comments (2)

Look what happens when you allow a championship trophy out at night. DETROIT -- The Stanley Cup is OK after taking a tumble during the Red Wings' celebrations in Detroit. NHL spokeswoman Bernadette Mansur said on Saturday that the Cup got a slight dent Friday after some players took the... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Chicago Bears release RB Cedric Benson

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008

This comes after his second DUI arrest in about a month's time. After his boating DUI charge, Cedric Benson remained a starting running back in the eyes of coach Lovie Smith and the Chicago Bears. His weekend DUI charge while in a car in Austin, Texas, has led to his... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Michelle Wie qualifies for the US Women's Open

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 10, 2008 · Comments (1)

When Michelle tees it up on June 26th, it will be her fourth LPGA event of 2008. From AP- ROCKVILLE, MD -- Despite playing 36 holes on a humid day with temperatures nearly reaching triple digits, Michelle Wie was still able to flash a big smile as she sat down... [Full Story]

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Junior Reaches 600 HR Mark

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 9, 2008 · Comments (1)

Cincinnati Reds' outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. slammed his 600th career home run in the first inning tonight against the Florida Marlins' Mark Hendrickson. Junior becomes just the 6th player to reach 600-homer mark, joining Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa. Man, so many at bats... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

DE Strahan Retires On Top

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 9, 2008

New York Giants defensive end and single-season record holder for sacks, Micahel Strahan, is retiring after 15 years, reports ESPN. After nearly retiring before last season, the 7-time Pro Bowler got his elusive Super Bowl ring in the Giants mega-upset of the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The... [Full Story]

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ABC Sports Announcer Jim McKay dead at 86

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 7, 2008

Sports fan my age(mid 40's) will not forget Jim McKay due to his work on ABC's Wide World of Sports. No question, McKay was a legend in the field of sports broadcasting. RIP.... [Full Story]

Rating: 2/5 (1 votes cast)

Former NFL Defensive End Dwight White dead at 58

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 6, 2008

White becomes the second member of the famed 'Steel Curtain' to die this year. Ernie Holmes was the other. I was a heavy football watcher in the 70's and recall Dwight White very well. RIP. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Blaze Evaluation: Full NBA Mock Draft

Posted by Brent Blaze · Published: June 6, 2008 · Comments (3)

1. (Chicago) Michael Beasley PF 6-9 235 KSU Fr. 2. (Miami) Derrick Rose PG 6-4 195 Memphis Fr. 3. (Minnesota) OJ Mayo SG/PG 6-5 210 USC 4. (Seattle) Kevin Love PF/C 6-9 260 UCLA Fr. 5. (Memphis) Brook Lopez C 7-0 260 Stanford So. 6. (New York) Danilo Gallinari SF... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Nuggets Limp Into The Offseason

Posted by Brent Blaze · Published: June 5, 2008

After two difficult losses the Nuggets welcomed the opportunity to set the record straight in Game Three against the Lakers. Back in Denver, the Nuggets could only muster an eighteen-point loss. Down 3-0, they finally put up a fight in the Game Four, but lost to Los Angeles anyway.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Braves' Smotlz To Have Season (And Possibly Career) Ending Surgery

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 4, 2008 · Comments (1)

Atlanta Braves pitcher and future first-ballot Hall of Famer, John Smoltz, 41, will undergo shoulder surgery that will likely end his 2008 season. And more than likely spell the end of his brilliant career. Smoltz wants to defy the odds and Father Time and make it back for a possible... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Tampa Bay Lightning fire Coach John Tortorella

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 3, 2008 · Comments (1)

This news had been rumored for months at least. TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - John Tortorella was fired Tuesday as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning, four years after leading the team to its only Stanley Cup championship. He had one season remaining on his contract. The Lightning were 239-222-36-38 and... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

Golf World's Ron Sirak is an imbecile Part II

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 3, 2008 · Comments (1)

In a preview of this week's LPGA Championship, the clueless nitwit writes- For dark horses consider impressive rookies Na Yeon Choi and Yani Tseng, as well as Juli Inkster, who turns 48 this month and just needs to remember that she is a great putter to win again.A Hall of... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Leave Steve Bartman Alone!

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 3, 2008 · Comments (2)

Poor Steve Bartman. The past just won't let the guy be. And neither will the media. Months after saying he wouldn't have caught the ball that Bartman allegedly interfered with during the 2003 NLCS, Moises Alou denies ever telling Sport Illustrated reporter Jim Litke that he wouldn't have caught the... [Full Story]

Rating: 2/5 (1 votes cast)

St. Joba Starts Tonight

Posted by Peter F. · Published: June 3, 2008 · Comments (2)

New York Yankee pitcher and anointed savior of all things Yankee, Joba Chamberlain, makes his first official start of the season tonight. Naturally, New York is all a twitter over St. Joba. But will this mark the turnaround of the Yankees season? More importantly, is Chamberlain starting a step in... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

The drought is over- Seon Hwa Lee wins Ginn Tribute in playoff

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 1, 2008

Lee defeated Hall of Famer Karrie Webb in a playoff. This a result of Webb three-putting the first hole of sudden death from fifteen feet. Sophie Gustafson began the final round of the Ginn Tribute with a 6 shot lead. After birdies on the first and third holes, Gustafson was... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Move over Michelle Wie Part II

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: June 1, 2008

A 18-year-old South Korean won the Ladies German Open today. MUNICH, Germany - South Korean teenager Amy Yang shot a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Ladies German Open by four strokes. ***** Yang, an 18-year-old who had a course-record 63 on Saturday, finished with a 21-under 267 total... [Full Story]

Rating: 0/5 (0 votes cast)

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