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UCSB Buzzer Beater – Fans storm the court

mdoeff — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:40:40 +0000

I’ve blogged before about how UCSB students love to celebrate their infrequent athletic accomplishments. It happened again last night. UCSB renewed their old college hoops rivalry with UNLV last night. The Gauchos actually won on a buzzer-beater. In true UCSB fashion, the fans reacted like they had just won the NCAA tournament and stormed the court. Roll the video…

So long Marco

mdoeff — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:40:44 +0000

Long-time Oakland Athletic Marco Scutaro was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays today. Scutaro had an incredible number of clutch, late-inning hits for the A’s over the years. So long Marco. You will be missed. Discussion over at Athletics Nation.

Barry Bonds won’t set foot in the Hall of Fame if they accept the asterisk ball

mdoeff — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 04:12:20 +0000

Today on MSNBC. More on this from the SF Chronicle here.

Barry Bonds on his homerun record

Rock-tober

mdoeff — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:39:15 +0000

I am not a fan of the Rockies but I need to tip my hat to what they have done since mid-September. Amazing.

Update:
Hey ESPN – why do you make your videos embeddable if you’re just going to expire them after a couple of days? Please re-think this.

Barry Bonds plays his last game in a Giants uniform

mdoeff — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 07:46:29 +0000

The end of an era in San Francisco

More photos here.

Desean Jackson 77 yard punt return for TD vs. Tennessee

mdoeff — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:41:10 +0000

Will he win the Heisman?

Hank Aaron’s Speech after HR #756

mdoeff — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:46:27 +0000

Hammerin’ Hank’s speech after Barry Bonds broke the record, followed by Barry’s speech.

The full transcript of Hank Aaron’s speech:

“I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds on becoming baseball’s career home run leader. It is a great accomplishment which required skill, longevity and determination,” Aaron said.

“Throughout the past century, the home run has held a special place in baseball, and I have been privileged to hold this record for 33 of those years. I move over now and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this ~~historic~~ historical achievement.

“My hope today, as it was on that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of this record will inspire others to chase their own dreams.”

Here’s a photo of Hank Aaron’s jersey that I took last month at FanFest:

Video of Bonds HR #756

mdoeff — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:47:45 +0000

History…

Yahoo! Sports Mocks Bonds’ HR Record

mdoeff — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 04:47:08 +0000

Yahoo Sports! pulled a smart-ass move tonight. Shortly after Bonds hit HR #756, they posted a photo of Bonds with the number 756 followed by an asterisk. They removed the asterisk about a half hour later. They also featured a ‘Got Steroids’ photo with a link to a real hatchet job by columnist Dan Wetzel. See below for the before and after images.

Before:

After (no asterisk):

CNNSI.com pulled a similar move…

Bonds HR #755 Video

mdoeff — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:16:51 +0000

Here’s the complete video of Barry Bonds homerun #755.