It was like everyone was making up for lost time.Just because it’s so deliciously horrible, here’s the line on Arroyo’s work last night:One inning pitched, 11 hits allowed, 10 earned runs allowed, one walk, one strikeout, and three home runs allowed Yikes. That might even make Towers himself squirm.The 11-1 lead after the second inning was enough even for A.J Burnett to work with. He threw eight solid innings and is back at the .500 mark on the season at 7-7.Speaking of that .500 mark, baseball is a funny game. Just about two weeks ago, I wrote about how disappointed I was that the Jays were at the .500 mark, unable to go on a run and establish themselves in the playoff race. Fast forward thirteen days and we’ve got a new (old?) manager and a new hitting coach, and .500 is the target come All-Star break in July. Sitting at 37-41 with 17 games to go before the midsummer classic, it’s going to happen.Cito is already doing the right things, such as making Adam Lind the everyday left-fielder, much to the delight of the team at The Southpaw, and recalling Brandon League But it’s not going to be easy.

The Jays will be without Shaun Marcum until likely after the All-Star break (let’s be thankful he doesn’t need Tommy John surgery), and Aaron Hill has suffered another setback in trying to overcome a concussion.I still believe in these guys, though I still believe in this team. The reset button was pressed on the season last Friday night in Pittsburgh, and we’re 2-2 so far, with 25 runs scored in the past three games.Roy Halladay takes the mound tonight.Remember, in Cito Gaston I trust.. While perusing through FIGHTERSNEWS.COM, I learned that the Calgary Sun had released the report that Georges “Rush” St. Fans have been praying for an opportunity to see a fight between Georges and current Middleweight Champ Anderson “the Spider” Silva.Recent events have seen so many changes of fighters going up and down in the weight classes that it is hard to say who else besides Anderson Silva that Georges, who is currently 16-2, may face.Those of us who love this exciting and unpredictable roller coaster ride known as Mixed Martial Arts will have to hang on tight and try to enjoy the ride.As always Georges, I am on your side and hope that destiny treats you kindly.Bonne Chance mon ami!. Why should we care what Shaq says in a nightclub? What? We don’t care? That’s right we don’t care if Shaq raps about his ex team mate Kobe Bryant, with the key phrase being EX TEAM MATE. This may have deserved minor coverage when they were team mates years ago, but not now. Must have been a slow news day at ESPN: No firings, no trades, no DUI’s? Since when is TMZ a credible source? Shaq and Kobe are in the past for everybody else, maybe the media should follow suit?. I’m going to make this short and sweet.

I was just given the positions of Big East Football Community Leader and Syracuse Football Community Leader.I wanted to create some sort of round-table involving writers from all eight communities where we discuss player issues, preseason issues, and highlight the upcoming season.Leave a comment or drop me a message if you are interested.. To guarantee an argument which will last all night, put a Manchester United and Liverpool fan in a room and get them to discuss which club is the greatest.“Have you ever won the Treble?” “We’ve won it five times,” “18 years,” and “18 vs 17 titles,” would probably be the phrases that appeared most often.Whilst I hate Liverpool most passionately, you’d be an idiot to ignore their great history. Sadly for them though, that’s all they’ve got to cling on to these days, as whatever success a cup competition brings you, the biggest and best clubs want to win the league. What does Stevie Me call it? The bread and butter, and he’s not wrong.Liverpool resent United being called the biggest club in the World, despite arguments to support it. However, their own players aren’t doing their club any justice when resorting to such a small club mentality, as Alvaro Arbeloa did yesterday.“If Ronaldo plays in Real Madrid it will be good news because he is one of the best players in the world and is our enemy at the moment,” Arbeloa told Sky Sports News “If he can play for Real Madrid for me it is perfect.

For us it would be a good news because for Manchester United he is very important and if Ronaldo is not in Manchester for Liverpool it is good.”What’s he playing at? Why is a Liverpool player talking to Sky Sports News about United’s possible transfers? What on earth has it got to do with him?Fernando Torres has been linked with a move away to Chelsea in recent weeks. Can you imagine Nemanja Vidic getting on the phone to have a chat with Sky Sports News, claiming he hopes he leaves?For a situation to be “perfect” for a United player, it would be in regards to their own club It was “perfect” to win the league last season It was “perfect” to win the European Cup. If Ferguson was to bring in one of the brightest talents in the World to the club, there would be an element of perfection in that.But how sad that perfection for Arbeloa is nothing to do with Liverpool FC, but all about United. One player being sold from United is “perfect” for him.It’s a worrying sign when a player is more concerned about the goings on and players of other clubs than he is his own.“This is our year!” Steven Gerrard will be telling him, but who wants to let Arbeloa know the scousers have been saying that same shit for the past 18 years…”Liverpool’s Small Club Mentality… Please Leave Ronaldo” was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. This article is also featured on Republik Of Mancunia.

The rules for this article were simple. The only players that I could include in this lineup are those who are not eligible because they are either too recently retired or still active. Mark McGwire is not on this list because he is currently Hall-eligible. Shoeless Joe and Pete Rose are not on this list because they are ineligible for other reasons.Greg Maddux, P: Show me another sport where an unathletic, nerdy-looking guy who acts like a twelve-year old boy can be listed among the all-time greats, and I’ll politely remind you that chess isn’t a sport.He wouldn’t intimidate anybody with a fiery glare a la Dave Stewart, he wouldn’t throw fastballs past too many guys, but he still managed to win four straight Cy Young awards and well over 300 games (and counting.)My personal favorite Maddux memory comes from 2006. The girl I was dating bought me tickets to a Cubs game at Wrigley, and I got to see the man throw in person.