Monday, September 15, 2008

Big Z's no hitter

Big Z (Carlos Zambrano) is the first Cub's pitcher since Milt Pappas, 36 years ago, to throw a no hitter. Milt Pappas's historic game took place on September 2, 1972, when the Cubs won 8-0.

Big Z had ten strike outs, a walk, and a hit batter. The last pitch seemed to be in the dirt and a foot outside. With the last swing of the batter, Zambrano entered the record books.

What a game!

The Bears New Running Back

Matt Forte is the first Bears' rookie running back to start a regular season opener since Walter Payton in 1975. Payton got zero yards on eight carries, a far different story from Forte's 123 yards and one TD on 23 carries.

He followed up this week with another great game. Looking forward to more as he sits in third in the league for rushing yards.

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Instant replay homerun camera finally used in the MLB

They finally used the homerun camera!

I don’t really think they needed it though because if the ball bounces off the foul pole it’s ruled a home run. And if the ball is back on the field it must have bounced off the pole, right?