As Sports Move Back Outdoors, Talawanda’s Success Continues
As Sports Move Back Outdoors, Talawnada’s Success Continues By Luke West Poley A pandemic could not slow down the start for any of Talawanda’s spring sports teams, with historic seasons for a number of groups. As it stands, all Talawanda’s teams currently competing have winning records. This is an unprecedented feat for the teams that […]
All Amazing Things Must Come To an End
CLEVELAND — As you may know, the Cleveland Indians just went on a historic 22 game winning streak that struck the baseball world that was also the second longest winning streak in MLB history. The Indians record before the streak stood at 69-56 but they now sit firmly atop of the American League Central Division […]
One Team’s Drought is Over
This year’s World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians couldn’t have been more dramatic. Not in a movie, not in a video game, nothing. It is said that game 7 is the best thing in all of sports. Let alone game 7 of the World Series. The Cubs entered the World Series with […]
Reds Win in Dramatic Fasion On Mother’s Day
A double, three home runs, a grand slam, six RBI”s. It’s hard to imagine a better game that was put on by Joey Votto on Mother’s Day on Sunday the 13th. What took place over a seven-hour span and a four-hour rain delay was simply pleasing if you were a Reds fan. The walk off […]
Hamilton Makes History
Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers has had what you could easily call a turn around of a career. Early in Hamilton’s career he was plagued with alcohol and drug addictions. After being drafted first overall in the 1999 draft, Hamilton dropped out of the league for eight years and made a historic return to […]
Reds Update
Average, that is the word that fits the Reds performance this far in the 2012 baseball season. Through 22 games in the year the Reds are even at a record of 11 wins and 11 losses. “The way we started was really ugly. I think it was a shock to everybody in the clubhouse. It […]
Nationals Phenom Bryce Harper Has Promising Debut
Bryce Harper, the 19-year-old, highly touted prospect, made his major league debut on Saturday, April 28th. He went 1-3 with a double and an RBI off of a sacrifice fly in a 4-3 Nationals loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Harper, the number one draft pick in 2010 at the age of 17, had […]
Perfection in Chicago
White Sox right-handed pitcher Philip Humber recorded the first perfect game thrown in almost two years on April 21st. Humber becomes the 21st pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game. Roy Halladay was the last person to a perfect game on May 29, 2010. Humber was the third overall draft pick in the […]
Moyer, 49, Gets the Nod In Game 2
The Colorado Rockies announced Saturday, March 31st, that 49 year-old pitcher Jamie Moyer will start the second game of the season on the mound against the Houston Astros. Moyer, a 2008 World Series Champion with the Phillies has accumulated 267 wins in his career. He is one of 29 players ever to play in Major […]