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Tweeters: Not Just For Your Stereo Anymore
Twitter is one of those cultural phenomenons. I use the social networking site on a daily basis whether it be sports related or just random brain droppings. Essentially, Twitter is the Facebook status update broken down to 140 or less words. I find it’s a quick way to fire off a thought...
Today in Sports History: June 28th
(Fidrych pads the mound. Photo by William T. Anderson, The Detroit News) 6/28/1976 - Fidrych comes on the scene Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych was a character if baseball ever had one. He padded the pitcher's mound like a nest, he talked to the baseball as if it was a living creature, and he carried...
Today in Sports History: July 30th
(LeBron in high school. Photo by Stephen Dunn, Getty Images) 7/30/1975 - The Hoff goes missing On July 30th, 1975, union leader Jimmy Hoffa went missing shortly after leaving a restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. Months and years of intense searching would ensue, but no one could ever...
Today in Sports History: June 15th
6/15/1964 - Brock for Broglio The Chicago Cubs trade a future Hall of Famer for someone of... lesser value. For Cubs fans, who would go more than 100 years without a championship, this trade would haunt them for years and years and years. To read more about this story, click here for an in-depth...
5/06/1998 - Kerry Wood K's 20 Astros
(Wood celebrates. Photo courtesy of Associated Press) No pitcher had ever made a quicker, more incredible first impression than Kerry Wood did in 1998. The Cubs' 20-year old phenom was lifted from the minor leagues carrying enormous expectations. And in just his fifth career start, Wood took on an...
Rockets try to show who the real King is
The Rockets take on the Sacramento Kings tonight at Arco arena at 9PM CST in Sacramento. Rick Adelman gets another chance to put it to the team that let him go for no good reason. The last time in California the Rockets were beaten and they had no excuse to lose to that Kings team just like they...
B12 and Lidocaine are Life's Little Miracles
The Dream Shake was founded to talk about everything Houston Rockets, but we certainly reserve the right to talk about whatever we want (It's my ball, if you don't like it I go home and take it with me!) And to me, Roger Clemens stating that the steroids he is accused of injecting were:"Lidocaine...
Houston Astros VS Chicago Cubs : Recap
The Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs played game 1 of a 3 game series today at Wrigley Field in Chicago with the Astros winning 4-3 behind 6.2 strong innings of 2 run work by Chris Sampson. These last 2 outings by Sampson and Chacon have been really impressive for our #4 and 5 starters. ...
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