Author: The Go-To-Man Mattie T.

The Atlanta Braves pulled a stunning move on Wednesday, as they released 22-year veteran pitcher Tom Glavine in the middle of his comeback attempt. Glavine hasn’t pitched in a major-league game since August 14th, 2008 & just recently pitched a minor-league game for Atlanta’s Class-A Rome affiliate. In Tom’s first stint with the Braves, he […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded away yet another one of their talented players. This time, it’s Nate McLouth’s turn as the 1-time All-Star centerfielder was dealt on Wednesday afternoon to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for outfielder Gorkys Hernandez along with pitchers Charlie Morton & Jeff Locke. This deal comes nearly a year after Pittsburgh […]

The Orlando Magic might get an emotional boost from a possible return from All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson, who’s been out since February 2nd with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. Nelson was interviewed by TNT’s Craig Sager during Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday & said that “he’s aiming to […]

Monday, May 25th 10 8 Star Player of the Game: Pirates 2nd baseman Freddy Sanchez, who went 6-for-6 with a 2-run homer (4th of season), an RBI single & scored 4 runs. Winning Pitcher: Tom Gorzelanny (2-1), who pitched 2 innings & allowed 1 run on no hits while walking two & striking out two. […]

Monday, May 25th 17 3 Star Player of the Game: White Sox rightfielder Jermaine Dye, who went 2-for-5 with a 3-run homer (12th of season), an RBI single & scored 3 runs. Winning Pitcher: John Danks (4-3), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 4 hits while walking six & striking out four. […]

It appears that the Philadelphia 76ers’ search for a new head coach is over. Eddie Jordan will now become the third coach since the beginning of the 2008-09 season, as he will suceed both Maurice Cheeks & interim coach Tony DiLeo. Oddly enough, Jordan was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 1982 team that […]

It took 7 hours & 3 minutes to complete, but it will go down as one of the most memorable college baseball games in NCAA History. Texas was finally able to beat Boston College 3-2 in 25 innings early Sunday morning from Austin, as it eclipsed an 23-inning affair from Louisiana-Lafayette’s 6-5 win over McNeese […]

The Chicago Bears added some depth to their defense on Friday, as they signed free-agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa to a 1 year deal. Tinoisamoa spent all 6 of his previous seasons with the St. Louis Rams & recorded a career-high 104 tackles & 3 sacks in 2008 . The Bears also re-signed defensive tackle Israel […]

Game 1: 107 106 Star Player of the Game: Magic center Dwight Howard, who scored 30 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, blocked 4 shots in 38 minutes of action. Key Stat: Orlando shot 55.7% for the game & connected on 12-of-14 (85.7%) of their free-throw attempts. Game 2: 96 95 Star Player of the Game: Cavaliers […]

Game 1: 105 103 Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points & grabbed 6 rebounds in 34 minutes of action. Key Stat: Denver connected on just 23-of-35 (65.7%) of their free-throw attempts. Game 2: 106 103 Star Player of the Game: Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony, who scored 34 points, […]