Ick’s Corner

The checkbooks are ready, the offers are starting to fly. Must mean its free agency time in major league baseball…

As expected after his dominating performance as a member of the Brewers CC Sabathia is going to be expensive. The Yankees have already made a huge offer to help their struggling bullpen. There is a 6 [...]

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Really no surprise on either manager selected as manager of the year. Lou Piniella led the Cubs to the leagues best record this year. This marks Piniella’s 3rd manager of the year award (1995 & 2001)

Joe Maddon being selected as the AL manager of the year should be more like the *no shit* headline of [...]

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Tim Lincecum was about the only bright spot for the San Francisco Giants this season. For his efforts he was named the NL Cy Young winner.
18-5
2.62 ERA
Major League leading 265 strike outs

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Well Manny is now a free agent, and looking for the big payday. Seems the Dodgers are trying to show Manny the money, offering him $25 million a year. Is a 36 year old Manny worth that big a paycheck? I mean sure he is Mr. Clutch, and can be a powerful weapon in any [...]

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This day in sports is brought to us by Monday Night Football, and the Washington Senators

1970 - “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC-TV. The game was between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets. The Browns won 31-21.

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1971 - The American League approved the move of the Washington Senators [...]

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This day in sports is brought to us  by U.S. President William McKinley

1901 - All major league baseball games were canceled for the funeral of U.S. President William McKinley.
This has been a production of “This Day In Sports”. Please join us tomorrow to see where history will take us.

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Carlos Zambrano becomes the first Cubs pitcher to throw a no hitter in 36 years. An amazing feat in itself, but add in the fact only a month ago the Cubs were worried their star starting pitcher’s shoulder would become an issue so close to the end of the season. Zambrano has been having issues [...]

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