Ick’s Corner

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.
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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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CHICAGO — Former White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen was quick to congratulate the man who broke his saves record, sending a note Sunday to Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez.
Rodriguez earned his 58th save this season when he finished out Los Angeles’ 5-2 win over Seattle on Saturday night. Thigpen posted 57 saves for Chicago in 1990.
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This day in sports is brought to us by Ken Griffey Jr.

1997 - Ken Griffey jr. (Seattle Mariners) hit his 51st and 52nd home runs to become the sixth player to hit 100 or more home runs over two consecutive seasons. He had hit 49 home runs the previous season.

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1998 - Ken Griffey Jr. [...]

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