Cliff Lee Next Destination Is...

Cliff Lee was traded during 2009-10 off season from Philadelphia to Seattle, however with the Mariners current struggles, Lee probably will be shipped prior to July 31st Major League Baseball trading deadline, similar to being traded last season around same time going from Cleveland to Philadelphia. While helping the Phillies capture NL East, NL Pennant and won two games vs. Yankees during 2009 World Series as New York won it's 27Th world championship. Lee was clearly the Phillies best pitcher surpassing Cole Hamels 2008 World Series & NLCS MVP. Phillies fans wanted to keep Lee for atleast one season with Hamels & Halladay, however Philadelphia recieved minor league players in return from Seattle. Mariners have struggle, they are looking for prospects and will likely receive them, if they trade Lee. Now question is whats the possible destination for Lee when it comes to contendors. Yankees reportly has scouts following Lee during his starts, I'm sure their are other teams in the mix as well, for the services of the former AL Cy Young Award winner. He's currently 7-3 with 2.45 ERA 78 strikeouts vs. 5 walks, after starting the season on DL.

NBA Free Agency Class Of 2010

Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce are the NBA free agency leaders among others come July 1st, 2010 within a matter of hours. Heat, Cavaliers, Raptors, Mavericks, Hawks, Celtics for the mentioned players above can offer their own player the most opposed to other teams. Of course everyone wants to know where James is going, if he's to exit Cleveland. New Jersey, Chicago, Miami, New York and the list goes on and on. Reported closed doors meetings with Wade & Bosh, draft night rumors of Chris Paul going from New Orleans to New Jersey in order to land James, never went down last Thursday. Could the likes of Lebron, Dwyane and Chris each play for Miami or New York or another NBA franchise ? Who really knows. Will Pierce exit Boston after making NBA Finals two of final three seasons winning a title and NBA Finals MVP in 2008. Amare Stoudemire is opting out in Phoenix and could be an excellent free agent acquisition. Class of 2010 free agents could be the best in league history. Wade truly is hungry not winning a playoff series after he led Miami over Dallas in 2006 NBA Finals also winning MVP of the series. James has captured league best record two straight seasons, ditto for league regular season MVP, however lost to Orlando and Boston the last two Eastern Conference Playoffs during respective Conference Finals & Seminfinals. Dirk has appeared in 2006 NBA Finals and won a league MVP however wants to win a title like Amare. We'll see how everything plays out, nevertheless it'll me must see tv next season for ESPN ABC & TNT during national broadcast.

Philadelphia Phillies 2010 May Not Be Their Year

Philadelphia enters tonight game vs. Cleveland Indians at Citizens Bank Park in third place in NL East, two games behind New York Mets for second place and overall 5.5 games back of Atlanta for 1st place. Philadelphia seemed to break through last week in New York, taking 2 of 3 games at Yankee Stadium, however this weekend lost 2 of 3 to Minnesota, as the Twins won final two games of series 13-10 in extra innings Sunday, as the Philadelphia bullpen gave up 5 runs in the bottom of the ninth and eventually lost in later, then the Phillies offense was four hit and scored only once during Sunday defeat, bringing the current home record to 17-15, two games over .500. Ace Roy Halladay lost Sunday vs. Twins now has lost last three starts to fall to 8-6 overall. Philadelphia current record is 35-32 three games off the paste in the NL Wild Card standings. Leadoff hitter and shortshop Jimmy Rollins has only played 12 games this season, currently serving his second stint on DL with a calf injury, Philadelphia has relied on home runs, they haven't been stealing bases, advancing or scoring runners on base with less than two outs thus far this season. Its been a struggle offensively for Chase Utley, Raul Ibanez, Jason Werth among others. Seems at times this season, team gets good starting pitching, bullpen gives up the lead or team gets inconsistent starting pitching and bullpen has to pitch too much, besides Halladay the rotation hasn't been consistent, Hamels and Moyer have had their moments however must get better. Even more concerning is Blanton and Kendrick pair of guys who have struggled this season. Injuries besides Rollins have played a role as well, Lidge, Romero, Ruiz, Madson, Blanton, Happ have either spent time on DL as some point this season or currently still on the DL. The team has played 67 games and have 98 remaining, can they turn it around to win NL East for the fourth season in a row, win the NL pennant for 3rd season in a row and more importantly play in their 3rd World Series in a row. Many believe this team looks tired from the amount of games they have played being in the postseason 2007-2009 and some believe once Rollins returns that'll jump start the offense. Truly only time will tell, don't expect a major move at the trade dealine, hasn't been the trend for Phillies ownership, once the group sets a budget, they will not go over that number, has a remind of someone feel, oh yeah, those guys across the street over at NovaCare Complex, the Philadelphia Eagles, kings of NFL salary cap and having the most money under the cap.

Ubaldo Jimenez On A Rockie High

Ubaldo Jimeniz is currently 13-1 for Colorado Rockies with an ERA in the low ones. Jimeniz as already pitched a no hitter during 2010 season on April 17Th vs. Braves in Atlanta. He's also been named National League Pitcher Of The Month during April. Ubaldo during the season has pitched 25 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, also setting a Rockies franchise record of 22 1/3 innings of scoreless pitching in a row. 26 year old pitcher from the Dominican Republic, has an opportunity to win his first Cy Young Award this season, his lone defeat came vs. L.A Dodgers 2-0, while giving up a lone earned run.

Word Cup 2010 South Africa

19Th overall FIFA World Cup with take place in the African nation of South Africa overall tournament dates are June 11 - July 11. South Africa is the host nation, their are 32 teams playing for the championship, with 8 groups A-H, top two teams with most points after 3 first round games, will advance to single elimination games during 2ND round and beyond. Teams will receive 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss, goals scored and goals against could also decide who advances through group play as a final tie breaker. Johannesburg (2), Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Rustenburg & Nelspruitt are the 11 cities that will host World Cup games withing various stadiums.

Blackhawks Win Stanley Cup First Time Since 1961

Patrick Kane, the Chicago Blackhawks the first overall selection of the 2007 NHL Draft, leaps around Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, pure excitement, too bad he was the only one on the ice to recognize the Stanley Cup would be in Chicago for the first time since 1961. Kane beat Flyers goaltender Michael Leighton short side in overtime, to win the series 4-2 and Game 6 4-3. Philadelphia crowd as well as Flyers players were stunned, even some of Kane Chicago teammates didn't know the puck with in the net, however instant replay showed it clearly was pass Leighton. Jonathan Toews went on to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as 2010 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs MVP. Chicago victory overshadowed Philadelphia historical playoff run as a seven seed in the East, as well as trailing 2nd round series vs. Boston 3-0 and Game 7 3-0, to win the series and game both by 4-3 counts. Stanley Cup has already made a trip to Wrigley Field during last Sunday evening interleague game between Cubs & White Sox.

Boxing Returns To Yankee Stadium

Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman WBA Super Welterweight Championship on June 5th was labled ''Stadium Slugfest'' prior to the bout. During the bout Cotto earned a 9th round TKO victory vs. Foreman. Boxing returned to Bronx,NY as well as Yankee Stadium, for the first time since 1970's, this is the current home of the defending World Series Champion, New York Yankees, who play in their second season in the new building as the original stadium across the street no longer exist. Yankee Stadium was the origin for boxing previously, from an outdoor bout standpoint.

Pac 10 Expansion

Pacific Ten Conference, in a matter of time will have a new member. University of Colorado will eventually exit the Big 12 Conference and enter the Pac 10 Conference. Colorado, will join USC, UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State, Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford and California. In June 2010, there have been reports that the Pac 10 is considering adding from two to as many as six teams. June 10, 2010, University of Colorado officially joined the Pac 10 Conference. Colorado will continue to play in the Big 12 Conference through the 2011-12 season. These will mark the first Pacific 10 Conference changes since 1978, 32 years ago when Arizona and Arizona state left the Western Athletic Conference to join.

NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Expands

March 2011 NCAA Basketball Championships, known as the Men's NCAA Tournament, will expand from 65 teams to 68 teams. CBS will share tournament broadcasting rights with Turner Sports and it's family of networks TBS, TNT & truTV. During the spring of 2010 the deal was announced, 14 year contract reportedly worth $11 billion. Thanks to an opt out clause in a television deal signed in 1999, for the first time in history every NCAA Tournament game will be shown on nation television. Starting in 2016, TBS will show all games from the Elite Eight onwards during even-numbered years, while CBS airing those games in odd-numbered years.

Legendary UCLA Coach John Wooden Gone Not Forgoten

Wooden at age 99 passed away from natural causes on June 4th, 2010, John Wooden guided UCLA Bruins to 10 National Championships which included an unthinkable 7 in a row. Has several players too may to name that played professional basketball Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul Jabbar to name a few, nicknamed the Wizard of Westwood, now has his own in season basketball event The Wooden Classic, a pair of games that take place in Anaheim,CA annually. Past and present players look up to the former teacher from the basketball state of Indiana, Wooden was very influential on today's game, coaches and players always seek him out for advice. Another record of Coach Wooden that will never be touched probably, 38 NCAA Tournament straight wins. His UCLA Bruins were NCAA powerhouses in 1960's & 1970's, players from all over America came to play for him after high school graduation, players came back to pay homage to him regardless if they went on to professional careers or business careers, such a teacher and players never forgot any of the lessons he taught. Lessons that helped on the basketball court, however more importantly in life.

The Kid Retires

Ken Griffey Jr. retired from Seattle Mariners during his second stint with the franchise, he came to the major leagues with and MLB lost a future Hall of Famer with that wonderful smile. 1990-99 ten consecutive AL Gold Glove awards, with great center field play, leaping, diving, spectacular catches, some that took away potential home runs and unfortunately resulted into injury. Griffey won 1997 AL MVP won 3 home run derby's as well, certainly a fan favorite all around baseball, even played on the same Mariner team as his father Griffey Sr. during the start of Junior career. Ken Griffey Jr. played for Cincinnati, Chicago White Sox, however he will be known as a Seattle Mariner. Classic 1995 ALDS series slide at home plate to win series vs. New York Yankees as Seattle faced 2-0 deficit in series. Griffey was a five tool player, could hit for average, power, base stealing speed and great defense. Ken had his own shoe line with Nike, which was extremely successful. Griffey retires with 630 homeruns.

Armando Galarraga 8 2/3 Inning Perfect Game

Tuesday June 2ND, 2010 simply another AL Central game between Cleveland Indians & Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Tigers starting pitcher Armando Galarraga was on the mound, Galarraga was the team opening day pitcher as well. 28 year old native of Venezuela was acquire in February 2008 with a career record of 21-18 & 4.50ERA. However Galarraga begun to retire one Indians hitter after another. There has already been a pair of perfect games this season MLB 19th & 20th respectively from a historic standpoint. Roy Halladay of Philadelphia Phillies was perfect last Saturday while pitching in Miami vs. Marlins. Dallas Braden of Oakland reached perfection 20 days prior. 8 2/3 innings of perfect pitching for Armando ruined on one play as first base umpire
Jim Joyce called Indian Jason Donald safe on a bang bang play. Clearly replay showed Galarraga beat Donald to the first base bag after receiving the throw from Miguel Cabrera the Tigers first basemen. Fans couldn't believe the obvious missed call, Tigers announcers couldn't believe the missed call as well. Joyce apologized after the game, one in which Detroit won after following batter was retired. Commissioner Bud Selig said the call will stand and he will not overturn the safe call. This has triggered major conversation this week throughout the country via sports talk radio and sports television shows.