Finally Back

Wow have I been slacking, time to get back to get business. Lets cover headlines real quick here. Home Run Derby Champion was Prince Fielder. I thought it would either be him, Ryan Howard, or Albert Pujols, since they were the 3 best power hitters in the competition. The NL lost another 1 run All-Start Game, go figure. They should of played for a tie again, it looks like there best bet in the last 12 years to even get close to winning. Would be interesting to see who got home field advantage if it ended in a tie again. The two pirate representatives, Freddy Sanchez and Zach Duke did not get into the game at all. Part of my is surprised, part of me is dissapointed. I think everyone should get into the game at some point. This might determine home field advantage, but it is still a game for fun in realtiy. The Phillies signed Pitcher Pedro Martinez to a 1 year, 5 million dollar contract and put him on the 15 day DL immediately. Im sure he is not hurt, it is probably just for conditioning to get him in game shape. The Penguins signed two minor league players to contracts today. Forward Tim Wallace got a a 2 year deal, while defensemen Ben Lovejoy got a 1 year contract. Look for Lovejoy to get a long extension very soon as he will be a starter, and a key part of the Pens defense in the next 3 to 4 years. Lastly, if you have visited the pens website recently, they have new pictures of the Consol Energy Center, which is the Penguins new home starting in the 2010-2011 season for 30 years. This arena will be the newest in all 4 major sports, (NBA, NHL, NFL, NBA) and will be completlely state-of-the art. I for one, am looking forward to seeing the finished product, and seeing banner after banner be raised to the rafters of the new building. Check back for updates....

TKO

Frank Mir vs Brock Lesnar round 2. The most anticipated fight in the 16 year history of the UFC took place tonight. The heavyweight championship was on the line when these two stepped into the Octagon, and vengence was on the mind of Lesnar. Just a short time ago, these two met for the first time. Lesnar had Mir pinned, throwing viscious punches, but the referee stopped the fight saying Lesnar was punching Mir in the back of the head. The two regrouped, Mir came out and put Lesnar in a submission, causing him to tapout. Lesnar was unhappy and the buzz of a rematch started to spread. Well tonight, that buzz became reality. In Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas the action started early. Before the fight, the referee told the two to touch fist as a show of sportmanship. Mir put out his fist, and Lesnar simply walked away. These two were ready to fight, and were quite frankly looking to hurt each other. Lesnar had Mir pinned in the first round, throwing punch after punch to his head, but Mir escaped with a grin on his face, as if he thought he won the round. The two came out to start the second round, which would last 1 mintue and 46 seconds. Lesnar once again got Mir pinned, and there was no escaping this one as he had him pinned against the cage, and there was too much time left. Brock pinned his opponents wrist, and started throwing continual punches to the head of Mir. The ref called the fight so critical damage was not done. Lesnar got up talking trash to a booing crowd in Las Vegas, and then proceeded to give all the fans in attendance the finger. Regardless of any actions done after the fight, it was incredible to see. Looking back, im not sure if anyone can defeat Brock Lesnar in the heavyweight class. A man that is 265 pounds and standing at 6"3 , Brock is a force to be wreckened with in his sport. UFC 100 did wonders for the orginazation and will undoubtedly go down as a classic, epic, historic night that will propel this sport to bigger and better things.

The Buzzer Sounds, & It's Halftime

The Baseball Season is halfway over and it came on a high note, with a no-hitter from Giants lefty, Jonathon Sanchez. The NL MVP at this point is clearly Albert Pujols. He has gone to souvenir city 32 times this year, which is the most in the Majors. The AL MVP is alot more of an open race, but a few are beginning to pull away. I would go with either Jason Bay of the Red Sox or Torii Hunter of the Angels. Bay is on fire at the plate in Boston, while fielding his postion very well in front of the "Green Monster". The NL Cy Young right now is without a doubt Tim Lincecum. An ERA of 2.33 amd 149 stikeouts. Unless someone makes a major push in the 2nd half of the season, look for Timmy to repeat and keep his crown. The AL Cy Young is the best race in baseball right now. Zack Grienke going against Roy Halladay. Grienkes ERA is 2.12 and he leads the AL in wins. Though that is impressive stuff Roy Halladay leads the AL in strikeouts by a wide margin. If Halladay is traded to the Phillies, which is where many reports have him going, Grienke is a lock for the AL Cy Young. AL Rookie of The Year will go to Andrew Bailey who has not allowed a run since June 10 and has absolutely no competition. I am fairly confident NL Rookie of The Year will go to Pittsburgh Pirate Andrew McCutchen. Since being brought up to fill the void for Nate McClouth, (Traded to the Braves) He has impressed us all with his speed. He has 5 triples in 34 games which is very, very impressive and there is not a ball in the vincinity of any park that he cannot catch up to. Lastly, lets finish with a world series prediction. The Boston Red Sox against the San Fransisco Giants, with the Giants winning in 6.