Backe rates No. 8 of Daily News top stories of ‘09 (Galveston County Daily News)
The Houston Astros designated Brandon Backe for assignment on June 26. The story ranked No. 8 in the Daily News’ top stories of 2009.
‘09 MLB stories: No escaping the Yankees (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)
In a year that included a perfect game and a tragic death, Alex Rodriguez and his team dominated the headlines.
Mike Lowell May See Time at First Base During 2010 Season (New England Sports Network)
Red Sox manager Terry Francona will be answering questions on NESN.com this offseason. You can have your questions answered by e-mailing them to his mailbag. Here’s his ninth installment. First off, thank you for all the leadership, wisdom and innovation that you’ve brought to the team. You are the best manager I have seen in my 33 years. Has Jason Varitek been approached about a coaching role …
See Why These 10 (plus) News Apps Do Mobile Well (Poynter Institute)
Getting a new app on your iPhone can be a treat or a huge disappointment. The disappointment comes when you realize, “That’s all it does? It’s just the Web site on my phone.”
Let’s hunt Dolphins
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Added: December 28, 2009
PFT: Dumb decision could haunt Caldwell (MSNBC)
PFT Morning Aftermath: Not only did Colts coach reject a chance at history, he also put more pressure on himself and the team to win the Super Bowl.
Tim Marchman: Hot Stove Report: You can’t blame the Mets for being cautious (Sports Illustrated)
It has been a quiet holiday week in baseball. Of course, sometimes nothing happening is almost as significant as something happening. Take the Mets, a rich, lousy team that has made an ostentatious show of being willing to spend a lot to improve. With more than $90 million committed for next year before figuring arbitration awards for several young players, the team lacks a catcher, a first …
China Charts Its Own Path (Forbes)
While America dithers, the Chinese set up a currency reserve fund against — U.S. crashes.
Higher ratings for MLB, NBA (Brattleboro Reformer)
“Take me out to the ballgame,” the old song goes. Americans, however, may have been too busy channel surfing to do that this year.
Colts’ Brackett, Bethea top list of Pro Bowl snubs (SportingNews)
Making the Pro Bowl is difficult, with more deserving players than available spots. “Sometimes the Pro Bowl is more about name recognition, and whether you’ve made it before, than it is about your actual performance,” ESPN analyst Merril Hodge said Tuesday. Here are the five players who most deserved to make the Pro Bowl but were not selected: 1. Gary Brackett, MLB, Colts Why he is worthy: The …
