Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
Nobody wants to be remembered for being on the wrong side of a record. No player wants to have his name in the history books for being the guy who allowed an opponent to reach a milestone. Except maybe David Price. There’s a fine line between …
For those of you who have not heard, Derek Jeter is passing on the All-Star Game. The 37-year-old likely Hall of Famer was voted in as the starting shortstop by the fans because of popularity, not performance. According to FoxSports.com, Jeter has …
The people at the apparel companies are wasting no time capitalizing on Derek Jeter’s milestone achievement. Not only did Derek Jeter’s Jordan Brand create a special shoe, cleat, shirt, and battling glove to commemorate his 3,000th career …
Fan Christian Lopez was the luckiest man in Yankee Stadium Saturday. The Highland Mills resident recovered Derek Jeter’s 3,000th hit ball, a home run to left field off David Price in the third inning. Lopez says his girlfriend bought the …
Derek Jeter has long been considered one of the top clutch performers in baseball history. On Saturday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, he reminded us why that is the case. The Yankees shortstop delivered hits in his first two at-bats to become the 28th …
No human being is immune to old age. There are those who can stave it off longer than others and those who just cannot seem to keep Father Time from creeping up on them, but we all have to face changes as a result of getting old at some point in our …
Compared to the National League All-Star team, the fans did a poor job voting on the American League team. Most of the reasonable complaints regarding snubs are from the AL team. We already gave you the All-Star Game snubs from the National League. …
If you’re a sports fan who watches ESPNEWS, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Bob Vila. He’s the tool always telling you to buy that stupid Bellawood flooring. This guy isn’t just telling you to buy the flooring, he’s selling …
A Chicago Cubs marketing flub has caused quite the stir around the blogosphere and beyond. On Wednesday, Tremendous Upside Potential called our attention to a Chicago-area billboard marketing single-game Cubs tickets. For whatever reason, Derek …
A few days ago we explained to you how signing Derek Jeter could hinder the New York Yankees’ ability to bring in other big-name free agents, such as Cliff Lee. What we forgot to mention is that the Red Sox have the ability to make life even …
Yes, even the Yankees can overspend. Believe it or not, every business has some sort of budget. Sports franchises are certainly businesses, and while the Yankees may look like a bottomless pit of money the line must be drawn somewhere. Derek Jeter …
Oh boy, it’s been a rough week for the fellas over at Thirty Mile Zone. Despite their tabloid nature, it’s been proven that TMZ’s stories actually have remarkable accuracy, including this report on Floyd Mayweather Jr. Monday. This …
People have been buzzing about the Derek Jeter fake hit-by-pitch that took place on Wednesday night. With the Yankees down 2-1 in the 7th against the Rays, Chad Qualls threw inside on Jeter who turned and acted as if he were hit by the pitch. Turns …
The Yankees may be leading all of MLB with a .623 winning percentage, but not everything is going well for the team. Shortstop Derek Jeter is 36 years old and having the worst offensive year of his career. Worse yet, Jeter’s contract expires at …
A recent blog entry I came across from Steady Burn, via Yardbarker, contains some interesting information about baseball players’ walk-up and warm-up songs (songs playing when hitters stroll to the plate and pitchers warm up on the mound). The …
This is just one of those sick stories that reminds you how creepy some people can be, and exactly what some famous athletes are going through in the way of hate mail. David Tuason sent hateful letters to Derek Jeter amongst others and just received …
