Author: The Go-To-Man Mattie T.

The New York Jets’ defense will be without another key starter to begin the upcoming season, as outside linebacker Calvin Pace has already been ruled out of the team’s opener on September 13th against Baltimore with a broken right foot & could be sidelined for up to 6 weeks. The injury occured during Friday evening’s […]

Prior to Sunday afternoon’s home game against the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field, the Chicago White Sox officially retired Frank Thomas’ #35 jersey in a special pre-game ceremony. It included a video tribute, as Thomas was later presented with a painting & framed jersey by the team, as his new image was then […]

Monday, August 23rd 9 1 Star Player of the Game: Cubs 2nd baseman Blake DeWitt, who went 3-for-5 with a solo homer (4th of season), a sacrifice fly & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Casey Coleman (1-1), who pitched 6 1/3 innings & allowed 1 run on 3 hits while walking two & striking out […]

The Washington Nationals will be without their phenom ace Stephen Strasburg for all of the 2011 season, as he’s expected to miss the next 12-to-18 months due to Tommy John surgery. The injury ends an impressive rookie campaign, as Strasburg finished 5-3 in 12 starts for the Nationals with a 2.91 ERA, as he struck […]

Not even a historic home run could help the St. Louis Cardinals keep pace in the NL Central. Albert Pujols became the 3rd youngest player in MLB history to reach 400 career homers after his 4th inning solo shot off Washington Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann, but the Cardinals wound up losing 11-10 in 13 innings […]

The Milwaukee Brewers dodged a potentially huge scare, as All-Star ace Yovani Gallardo was robbed early Friday morning just hours after he pitched against the Los Angeles Dodgers. WTMJ-AM in Milwaukee reported that the incident happened in a supermarket parking lot, as the unnamed robbers demanded money & jewerly from Gallardo & Alex Sanchez, who […]

Not even a chance to return to the team that helped him win his only World Series ring could convince Johnny Damon to leave the Motor City. Johnny Damon rejected returning to the Boston Red Sox, as the 35-year old outfielder will remain with the Detroit Tigers for the remainder of the 2010 season. Damon’s […]

The Minnesota Vikings will have to spend at least half of the 2010 season or more without their top pass-catcher, as Sidney Rice is expected to miss 8 weeks following hip surgery on Monday. It’s a huge blow for Brett Favre & company, as Rice enjoyed a breakout 2009 season with 83 receptions for 1,312 […]

After a career that spanned nearly 5 decades, Lou Piniella ended it on Sunday afternoon after his Chicago Cubs took a 16-5 thumping to the Atlanta Braves, which put them 23 games under the .500 mark. The Cubs’ current win percentage of .411 is the lowest of Piniella’s 23-year managerial career, as he decided to […]

Tuesday, August 17th 7 6 (F/10 innings) Star Player of the Game: Twins designated hitter Jim Thome, who went 3-for-5 with a 2-run homer (17th of season), an RBI single & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Ron Mahay (1-1), who pitched 1/3rd of an inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none […]