Today got off to a rousing start as I fell walking up the stairs in Penn Station, but luckily for me I didn’t break or sprain anything. Bonus! I guess Aaron Rowand did enough falling/breaking for one day! (More in the Around Sports section)
Braves Update:
John “Team Captain” Smoltz threw a three hitter while going 8 scoreless innings before turning the ball over to Bob Wickman who picked up another save for the Bravos in their 3-0 win over the Pirates. The Braves called up Martin Prado from triple A to play second for a still ailing, Marcus Giles. Prado had a two run double in the fifth. But the only run needed was driven in in the third inning by Edgar Renteria. The Braves have won 4 out of 5 and moved into fifth in the Wild Card standings. The Braves take on the Pirates tonight at 7:35 on TS.
Games to .500: 6
Games behind Cincinnati Reds: 5.5
Games behind New York Mets: 16.5
Braves notes: Pitcher Lance Cormier was sent down to triple A to make room for Martin Prado…Kyle Davies seems to be almost ready for a major league comeback. Davies threw seven innings allowing only one earned run for Richmond yesterday. He should return once the rosters expand.
NASCAR Update:
Scott Wimmer will not be the driver of the #00 Burger King/Domino’s Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing as previously noted yesterday. Stupid Rumors!
More stupid rumors, Ward Burton might have signed with a Toyota team for next year. Details are still sketchy at this point.
Car of Tomorrow testing took place yesterday at Michigan. The new cars feature a more boxy design and a wing.
Around Sports:
The Phillies might have suffered a big blow to their wild card hopes as Aaron Rowand and Chase Utley collided during the 8th inning last night. Both players were going after Cubs’ John Mabry fly ball when they ran into each other. Rowand, originally was thought to have just sprained his ankle but x-rays showed a break. He is expected to be out 4-6 weeks, so probably until next year! Utley was seen limping in the clubhouse after the game. “This is the second collision for Rowand. The first one involved a metal bar at Citizen’s Bank Park, where Rowand broke his nose making a running catch against the Mets.” (mlb.com) The Phillies won 6-5 and reached .500 for the first time since June. Aaron is not too concerned with the injury pointing to a 2002 motorcycle crash were he broke his left shoulder blade, punctured a lung and broke two ribs. "I went off a 25-foot cliff and landed like that, so falling a couple of feet to the ground ain't going to hurt me." Hey Aaron, have you met Ben Roethlisberger?
The fun of brawls in sports is to kick the other team’s asses, but the Toronto Blue Jays do not feel the same way. Manager John Gibbons got into a bit of a scuffle with pitcher Ted Lilly. Lilly claims no punches were thrown, but somehow Gibbons ended up with a bloody nose. So I guess Ted’s quite the screamer. Other witnesses said that Gibbons pushed Lilly, but since this took place in the tunnel leading from the dugout to the clubhouse, there aren’t any true visuals. Lilly was upset that he was taken out of the game early and was said to be waiting for Gibbons in the tunnel. The Blue Jays lost to the A’s 12-10.
Yesterday I was reading si.com and came across an amazing recommendation that I’m passing along to you. If you’ve got time on your hands, head over to royals.mlblogs.com. Skip over the official press releases and check out the comments by Royals fans. They feature gems like this one, “It seems a tad redundant for the Royals to have minor league teams. The Royals ARE a minor league team. As they say at Wal-Mart, ‘Always low payroll. Always.’” (jmerritt68)
Celebrity Tid Bits:
The Beckhams have a new fragrance, Intimately Beckham for him and for her; although I’m pretty sure there are a lot of hers that already know David intimately without even trying the fragrance.
Congratulations go out to Boy George who has completed his community service.
Congratulations go out to Keith Urban whose new single “Once in a Lifetime,” debuted at no. 17 on the Billboard country singles chart, making it the highest debuted single ever! This is the first single off of Urban’s yet to be released new album.
Chris Cuomo was named the new anchor of “Good Morning America.” He replaces Charles (sometimes known as Charlie) Gibson who left to anchor “World News Tonight.” Cuomo is certainly a step down from Gibson but a big step up from Weir, the weekend anchor.
In other GMA news, Sam Champion of WABC in NYC has been named weather anchor! I love Sam Champion, another upgrade for the morning news program!
American Idol auditions keep rolling on, this time stopping in Birmingham, Alabama home to Idol winners Ruben “where are you now” Studdard and Taylor Hicks, as well as season 4 runner up, Bo Bice.
Random Pairing of the day: Why exactly was Burt Reynolds (one of the greatest actors of all time) at Ludacris' album release party? Are they planning on doing Smokey and the Bandit 3?
Random Quote:"The person I feel saddest for is Britney." - Paula Abdul commenting on K-Fed (via usatoday.com)
It’s been fun blogging with you,
Kate
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