The Power Zone

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Joe Torre to retire as Dodgers manager

Joe Torre announced Friday he will retire as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who are mired near the bottom of the NL West, and the team immediately said hitting coach Don Mattingly will replace him.

Three great managers retiring at the end of the year. Lou Piniella, Joe Torre, and Bobby Cox. I can't wait to watch when the three of them are enshrined into Cooperstown. They will have LOTS of stories to tell.

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Funny Friday: "Sid The Kid" Homers

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby homered into PNC Park's right-field seats while taking batting practice with eight Penguins teammates. Crosby was the only one of the group to reach the seats.

BTW, Vikings get their revenge tonight to open up the NFL Season.

Have a great weekend!

Friday, August 27, 2010

Funny Friday: Snakes In A Cooler

Pete Caroll was notorious for the pranks he used to pull on his players at USC. It's good to see has taken those pranks with him now that he is with the Seahawks.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

R.I.P. Bobby Thompson

Bobby Thompson, the player that hit a walkoff homerun for the New York Giants back in 1951 to help them win the National League Pennant, has died. He was 86.

That homerun is remembered just as much for the legendary call by announcer Russ Hodges "The Giants Win The Pennant!The Giants Win The Pennant!"

It was discovered later that the Giants had a system that helped them to tell which pitch was coming, leading hardcore Dodgers fans to say "The Giants STOLE The Pennant!"

Bobby Thompson's name is up there with Bill Mazeroski, Joe Carter, Carlton Fisk, Kirby Puckett, Carlton Fisk, and Aaron Boone, players that have hit historic walkoff homeruns.