Roy in Philly
It’s been all too easy for Roy Halladay. He threw a five hit-shutout yesterday. He’s unconscious.
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Halladay has enjoyed the NL quite a bit. He’s 4-0 with an ERA of .82 and 28 Ks to his three walks. Ouch. Roy was a prized possession for any team this offseason and he clock on his time in Toronto was running out. Philly made an unpopular decision to send Cliff Lee to the Mariners to make room for a nice little Halladay season.
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Truth be told, I would have been mad as a Phillies fan if they had sent Cliff away after such a remarkable season. What can you say now? Lee is on the DL and Halladay is making headlines. You know, I am willing to bet Roy likes pitching in the NL rather than the AL East. STRIKE ONE!
Did you see how mad Chris Carpenter was last night? Don’t throw at him I suppose.
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He had a ball hit him inside early in the Arizona game. Carp doesn’t like the fact that a ball hits the opposing pitcher. I guess the rest of the team felt the same way after Carpenter nearly attempted a take-out slide at second base. Carp admitted it was in poor judgement especially because it ignited a bench clearing brawl.
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I got to tell you I agree with Carp. Pitchers should be hit by other pitchers. They all throw 90 plus and it hurts bad. These NL pitchers are all batting a clean .100 and pose no threat (although people might note that Carp has a 6 RBI night including a grand slam last year). Jackson shouldn’t have been throwing two feet inside on the pitcher and one can also see that Carp isn’t made of iron, more like glass. STRIKE TWO!
Duke is talking about repeat. Well, sort of. They have announced they’ll get back two starters in Kyle Singler and Nolan Smith. That’s exciting.
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Also, Duke will activate Seth Curry. This team might be a force again. With Nolan running the offense and a combination of Curry and Andre Dawkins at the shooting guard, they might be dangerous. Of course they’ll have Singler in the three spot and down low it will be the Plummlee brothers. I like this team. They will be preseason number one for sure.
Can they do it again. Probably not but it sure is fun to think about. STRIKE THREE AND I’M OUT!
Four of em, Skins New QB, Bulger
Coach Krzyzewski added his fourth title last night. Wow what a finish it was.
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I have to agree with the call at the end. Zoubek is your 55% free-throw shooter. AND Butler has no timeouts. With a handful of seconds left Duke took the game plan out of the Bull Dogs hands and into theirs.
I know it could have gone in and any Duke fan in the world skipped a heart beat but that’s the way it has to be. If the Devils call a TO then that freezes Z and gives Butler a chance to talk it over. Instead, Coach K tells Zoubek to try to make the first and miss the second.
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Also, a side note is that Kyle Singler was layed out on that play. Call me crazy (I know this is crazy) but the referee has to call that an illegal screen and end the game there. He thrusted his body into it and caused Singler to hit the ground. It should have been an offensive foul with no shot and Duke ball.
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But hey it didn’t go in right? STRIKE ONE!
McNabb was always a QB that was great but never really talked about (except when Philly would ridicule him). Now we are making him news everyday. And now he is in Washington. Wait? What?
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Yeah, they traded him to a division rival. I mean…what? He will most definitely be the starting QB for the Redskins this year and that means he gets a chance to beat up his old team.
Not only that, the Eagles assured him a chance to win one more time in Philidelphia. Geez they are dumb. You just got to hate that team and cheer for Donovan right? Yep. STRIKE TWO! (more…)
Devil of a Win, Morales and Boras, Big Z
[picappgallerysingle id="7996432"]Duke hosted VA Tech last night, it was a good one. Duke pulled away late after a neck-n-neck type game. The devils shot awful, at home, which is what kept the game so close. I think the biggest story in Durham has become Brian Zoubek. Last night he grabbed 16 rebounds and eight were offensive. Lately he has really helped the team, who relies strongly on the play of Scheyer, Smith, and Singler. This game meant VT could cut the ACC lead down another game and give Maryland, Duke, and Tech a tie in the loss column. However, Duke pulled ahead just a little bit more in the standings. It appears they will win the regular season ACC title. STRIKE ONE! (more…)
