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The Best Sports Moments of 2011
2011 was not a bad year for sports. Sure, there may not have been any historic contests that will go down in history like Rudolph, but basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and hockey brought us VERY exciting championship series/games, which is pretty much all you can ask for as a fan. Some of these moments might [...]
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Listen To Ron Washington’s Profanity-Laden Game 7 Pep Talk (Audio)
Remember when accomplished dancer Ron Washington said the Texas Rangers didn’t need a pep talk for Game 7 against the St. Louis Cardinals? He was lying. This profanity-laden speech is truly priceless. Knute Rockne he’s not, but it’s interesting to get a glimpse at what goes on behind closed doors in the Texas Rangers clubhouse [...]
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Picture Of The Day: Too Soon, Part II
I thought Houston Texans’ fan Chris Brown was stupid when he decided to get a tattoo of his team’s logo with “Super Bowl XLVI Champions” written on it. Apparently, he isn’t the only over-confident sports fan in Texas that is missing a few brain cells. I believe this guy’s “Texas Rangers 2011 World Champs” tattoo [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 28th) – Atlanta Braves
It was on this day in 1995 that the Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians played Game Six of the World Series. The Braves won the game 1-0 to capture their third World Series title and first since 1957. This was a very close series, as five out of the six games were decided by one [...]
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David Freese Walk-Off Homer Caps An Entertaining Game 6 Of The World Series (Video)
Nineteen total runs, eleven total innings, six home runs, and on two separate occasions the Texas Rangers found themselves one strike away from winning the World Series, only to have hits by David Freese in the bottom of the ninth and Lance Berkman in the bottom of the tenth spoil their celebration. And then came [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 26th) – New York Yankees
It was on this day in 2000 that the New York Mets and New York Yankees played game five of the World Series. This was the last installment of the “Subway Series” and the Yankees went on to win the game and claim their third consecutive World Series title and fourth in the last five [...]
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Let’s All Watch Ron Washington Dance (Video)
The 2011 World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals has been an entertaining one, with two games finishing within one run, another finishing with a total of 23 runs, and the Rangers holding a 3-2 lead as the series shifts back to St. Louis for the final two games. But despite [...]
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9 Most Unlikely World Series MVPs
The 2011 World Series is in full swing, with the Rangers headed back to St. Louis for Game 6 with a 3-2 series lead over the Cardinals thanks to a huge 4-2 victory last night. And in such a tightly contested series—it looks like we have a pretty decent shot at a Game 7 for [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 25th) Florida Marlins
It was on this day in 2003 that the Florida Marlins and New York Yankees played game six of the World Series. The Marlins went on to win the game 2-0 to capture the franchise’s second World Series title. This marked the 100th anniversary of the first World Series ever played, although it was the [...]
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Derek Holland Is A Man Of Many Impersonations (Video)
On Sunday night Rangers pitcher Derek Holland was giving us his best impersonation of Cliff Lee from last post-season, as he took to the mound and pitched 8.1 innings of two-hit baseball to lead his club to an important World Series Game 4 victory. Last night Holland had the night off on the mound, but [...]
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Dancing Rangers Grounds Crew Member Has Some Killer Moves (Video)
The Rangers were in need of a victory during Game 4 of the World Series last night, and they got exactly what they were looking for, as they beat the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 4-0 and evened their series at 2-2. That was enough to get everyone at the Rangers Ballpark in [...]
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Rangers Fan Ejected After Throwing Wiffle Ball Onto The Field (Video)
With the Texas Rangers trailing the St. Louis Cardinals by a score of 14-6 in the bottom of the seventh inning during Game 3 of the World Series on Saturday, a few fans at the Ballpark in Arlington were looking to help their team anyway they could. For two fans seated along the front row [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 24th) — Toronto Blue Jays
It was on this day in 1992 that the Toronto Blue Jays won their first World Series championship. It marked the first time in MLB history that the World Series trophy was won by a team outside the U.S.A. The Jays finished their 16th season going 96-66 during the regular season. That was good enough [...]
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Elvis Andrus Was Flashing The Leather Last Night (Video)
While some great work in the field didn’t earn the Texas Rangers’ Elvis Andrus the “Stat Line of the Night,” it did earn his team the victory in Game 2 of the World Series. And it will also earn him his very own post, featuring two of his incredible plays with the glove that helped [...]
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This Day In Sports History (October 21st) – Philadelphia Phillies
It was on this day in 1980 that the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-1 in Game 6 of the World Series. The win gave Philadelphia their first World Series title in franchise history. The Phillies made it to the World Series by winning the National League East by one game over the [...]
