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Rangers Crush Orioles 30 to 3
It was the most runs scored by a baseball team in 110 years when the Texas Rangers clobbered the Baltimore Orioles 30 to 3. A Baltimore Sun article lists a few other large baseball victories.
There's no exaggerating how long it has been since baseball has seen this kind of offensive display. The 30 runs scored are the fourth most in major league history. The Chicago Colts (now the Cubs) defeated the Louisville Royals, 36-7, in 1897. No American League team has surpassed the Rangers' output, with the Boston Red Sox and Chicago White Sox totaling 29 in 1950 and 1955, respectively.
A Boston.com article details how the Rangers scored 30 runs. ESPN has the box score for the game here. 16 of the runs scored by Texas came in the last two innings. This game won't help the ERAs of the four Orioles pitchers who each gave up six or more runs in the game. It must have been a painfull game for Orioles fans to watch.
Posted on August 23, 2007
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David Beckham Scores First Goal For Galaxy
 Reuters reports that international football (soccer) star David Beckham has scored his first goal for the Los Angeles Galaxy. The goal was made from a free kick.
David Beckham scored his first goal for Los Angeles Galaxy in their SuperLiga semi-final against D.C. United on Wednesday, striking with a free kick in the 27th minute.
The 32-year-old midfielder, wearing the captain's armband in his first start for the Major League Soccer (MLS) club, curved one of his trademark strikes into the top left corner of the net from 25 meters, leaving goalkeeper Troy Perkins stranded.
Beckham, hampered by an injured left ankle for the last two months, had made only two fleeting appearances for the Galaxy since joining them last month.
In the Reuters photo Beckham is sticking out his tongue like Michael Jordan sometimes used to do. He does wear Jordan's number #23. Beckham stats can be found here.
Posted on August 16, 2007
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Bonds Breaks All-Time Home Run Record
Barry Bonds recently smacked the 756th home run of his career making him the all-time home run record leader. He has more home runs than any other player including the former record holder Hank Aaron who hit 755 homers during his career. Aaron was steroid free but Bonds' record is tainted by allegations that he used steroids.
Bonds claims that "This record is not tainted at all. At all. Period." This clashes with what many sports writers are saying about his record. John Donovan writing for Sports Illustrated says, "Bonds holds the home run record, but he's no hero." CBS News Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer also thinks the San Francisco Giants left fielder slugger is not a hero. Others not calling Bonds a hero include Daily Sally, Sportingo, Urbangrounds and DavidandKelly.com. A blog called The Game of Baseball says Bonds is the home run king so deal with it. Washington Post's Eugene Robinson says Bonds is a hitter not a hero.
When a historic sports event occurs there are other important things to consider such as the value of the ball caught by the fan and the pitcher who will be immortalized for coughing up the record breaking homer. The pitcher was lefty Mike Bacsik and you can read an in-depth article about him here from the Washington Post. 22-year old Mets fan Matt Murphy was the guy who caught the home run ball. The word is that the ball might be worth as much as $1 million or maybe not. Either way we expect to hear more from Mr. Murphy especially if he intends to sell the valuable baseball.
Another remaining question is will Bonds try to put the record far out of reach? The New York Times' Bats blog blogs about whether Bonds will go for 800 homers.
Posted on August 8, 2007
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