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February 12, 2009
Nats get hot redhead who also happens to be talented ballplayer
Artist rendition of Adam Dunn in a Nats hat.
Former (Cincinnati) Red and forever redhead Adam Dunn is joining the Washington Nationals. Between Dunn and Zimmerman, the Nats lineup is looking hot. We’ll see how they play. The 6′6″ power-hitter will be introduced at 3:00 in Nats colors.
WASHINGTON — The Nationals will make it official Thursday afternoon when they introduce first baseman/outfielder Adam Dunn at a 3 p.m. ET news conference at Nationals Park. Dunn agreed to a two-year, $20 million contract on Wednesday. Dunn, 29, and general manager Jim Bowden have a history together with the Reds organization. Bowden drafted Dunn in the second round of the 1998 First-Year Player Draft. Three years later, Dunn was in the big leagues and eventually would become Cincinnati’s best power hitter. Dunn, who will join Ryan Zimmerman in the middle of the lineup, has hit at least 40 home runs for five straight years. Although he has a .247 career batting average, he has a .381 on-base percentage and can play both left field and first base. via Dunn to be introduced this afternoon | MLB.com: News.
11:56 am Adam Dunn, redhead, Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals
(Be the first to comment)January 13, 2009Knicks’ Eddy Curry quote on lawsuit
“Everyone who knows me knows I’m not a racist,” Curry told reporters following New York’s 101-99 victory over the host New Orleans Hornets on Monday. “I have never made a comment like that — playing or nothing.
“Aside from the fact I wouldn’t do it because I’m not racist, I wouldn’t do it because I wouldn’t want someone to play with me like that. That is incredible, man.”
Portraying the lawsuit as a ploy to extract money from him, Curry confirmed that he employed Kuchinsky for three years before they severed ties last October.
“It is like a prime example of you got to watch who is around you,” Curry said. “This is a guy who I really thought he was my friend up until the last four, five months.
“I can’t even believe this happened … I can’t believe it went this far. I can’t believe someone would represent something like that.”
9:21 am David Kuchinsky, Eddy Curry, gay sexual harrassment, NBA, New York Knicks
(Be the first to comment)Gay NBA Sexual Harrassment Suit
He doesn’t deny the sexual allegations?
New York Knicks center Eddy Curry
Stunning court papers charge that (New York Knicks center Eddy) Curry, a married father of several kids, repeatedly approached chauffeur David Kuchinsky “in the nude,” saying, “Look at me, Dave, look” and, “Come and touch it, Dave.”
8:52 am David Kuchinsky, Eddy Curry, gay sexual harrassment, NBA, New York Knicks, New York Post
(Be the first to comment)December 9, 2008Bon Voyage Maddux, Pitcher I Loved to Hate
I loved to hate Greg Maddux. He was too damned good. And he was on the Braves, the team that I learned to hate while following the 1993 Phillies. But he’s so friggin’ cute. So I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with the pitcher.
But he’s announced his retirement today, so let me take this moment to say goodbye to a great pitcher that I loved to root against. Thanks for some great years in baseball, and for your adorable face on the mound.
Complete Game: Greg Maddux Walks Away From Baseball With 355 Wins, 4 Cy Youngs – CBS News(AP) Greg Maddux grew up with the same weekend ritual as so many other American kids.
Tagging along with his big brother, he would run down to the park to play ball against the older guys from the neighborhood in regular Sunday scrimmages.
He met a pitching coach who preached movement over velocity, and pretty soon Maddux was striking out those stronger teenagers. Nearly three decades later, he walked away from baseball Monday as one of the greatest pitchers to put on a uniform.
