Author: The Go-To-Man Mattie T.

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Carlos Zambrano’s three-week stint in the bullpen appears to be over. Chicago Cubs’ manager Lou Piniella announced on Tuesday evening before his team’s 6-2 win over Colorado that his $91.5 million ace will be returning to the starting rotation, noting that “We took a chance that we needed to take.”. The brief stint didn’t bring […]

For the first time since 2001, the Washington Wizards will have the NBA’s top pick as they won the Draft Lottery on Tuesday evening from Secaucaus, New Jersey. Kentucky freshman guard John Wall is expected to be the consensus overall #1 pick, which figures to be a whole lot better than Washington’s  last top-pick selection […]

Tuesday, May 11th 5 2 Star Player of the Game: White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez, who went 1-for-4 with a 2-run double & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Freddy Garcia (2-2), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 2 runs on 9 hits while walking two & striking out three. Losing Pitcher: Kevin Slowey (4-3), who […]

Monday, May 10th 4 2 Star Player of the Game: Marlins catcher Ronny Paulino, who went 1-for-4 with a 2-run homer (1st of season) & scored 1 run. Winning Pitcher: Nate Robertson (3-3), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while walking three & striking out five. Losing Pitcher: Ted Lilly […]

Season-series recap: November 12th, 2009@Los Angeles: Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, as the hot-shooting Los Angeles Lakers breezed past the Phoenix Suns 121-102. Andrew Bynum had 26 points & 15 rebounds, while Lamar Odom nearly put up a triple-double with 8 points, 12 rebounds & 7 assists as the Lakers shot 57.6% for the game […]

Season-series recap: November 20th, 2009@Boston: Vince Carter led the way with 26 points, 6 rebounds & 6 assists as the Orlando Magic held off the Boston Celtics 83-78. Rashard Lewis also added 16 points & 10 rebounds, as the Magic won despite getting only 9 points from Dwight Howard, who picked up 4 fouls in […]

Game 1: 101 93 Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers forward LeBron James, who scored 35 points, grabbed 7 rebounds & dished out 7 assists in 43 minutes of action. Key Stat: Cleveland outscored Boston 58-39 in the 2nd half. (Celtics led 54-43 at halftime) Game 2: 104 86 Star Player of the Game: Celtics […]

Sporting the 2nd worst record in the majors through 35 games, the Kansas City Royals parted ways with Trey Hillman on Thursday, which ends his 2+ year run with the team. Hillman led the Royals to 75 wins in his rookie season in 2008, which was their highest total in 5 years. From that point […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ bid to become the first repeat Stanley Cup Champion since the 1996-97 Detroit Red Wings came to an end on Wednesday evening, as the Montreal Canadiens continued their surprising playoff run with a 5-2 win. The Canadiens controlled Game 7 from start to finish, as they built a 4-0 lead midway through […]