tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78277898647596465072024-03-14T02:39:24.660-07:00Digi-TonianAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-84382131209824115942013-02-25T06:30:00.002-08:002013-02-25T06:30:52.886-08:00Daytona 500: How Twitter followed Danica Patrick's pursuit of history<script src="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/how-twitter-followed-danica-patrick-s-bid-for-hist.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/how-twitter-followed-danica-patrick-s-bid-for-hist" target="_blank">View the story "How Twitter followed Danica Patrick's bid for history" on Storify</a>]</noscript>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-67143062465447934102013-02-25T05:47:00.002-08:002013-02-25T05:47:03.626-08:00Oscars 2013: Full list of winners<script src="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/list-of-winners-85th-academy-awards.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/list-of-winners-85th-academy-awards" target="_blank">View the story "List of winners at the 85th annual Academy Awards" on Storify</a>]</noscript>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-41920679807666631222013-02-18T10:47:00.002-08:002013-02-18T10:47:51.881-08:00Oscars 2013: Cast your ballot<iframe src="http://data.digitalfirstmedia.com/oscars2013/index.php" width="600" height="1100" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-51797729810859259812013-02-14T07:54:00.002-08:002013-02-14T07:54:17.814-08:00Anti-Valentine’s Day playlist: The 25 best songs for bitterness, anger and hating love<iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:1217905865:playlist:71OTAkR7QDXYblBJiAjfNN" width="300" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-74706657795512022742013-02-14T07:46:00.003-08:002013-02-14T07:46:31.453-08:00Valentine’s Day Playlist: The 25 best love songs and not just the obvious ones<iframe src="https://embed.spotify.com/?uri=spotify:user:1217905865:playlist:4rr1qW4rpEKdfDEMryXapW" width="300" height="380" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-32664166051138161932013-02-12T10:31:00.003-08:002013-02-12T10:31:19.554-08:00Scenes from MLB spring training 2013<script src="//storify.com/newsheraldinoh/scenes-from-spring-training.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/newsheraldinoh/scenes-from-spring-training" target="_blank">View the story "Scenes from spring training" on Storify</a>]</noscript>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-35201745940656302042013-02-12T05:59:00.000-08:002013-02-12T05:59:08.405-08:00Video: Creepy or cute? Valentine's chocolates in the shape of your face<object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://www.reuters.com/resources_v2/flash/video_embed.swf?videoId=241060366&edition=BETAUS' id='rcomVideo_241060366' width='460' height='259'> <param name='movie' value='http://www.reuters.com/resources_v2/flash/video_embed.swf?videoId=241060366&edition=BETAUS'></param> <param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'></param> <param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param> <param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param> <embed src='http://www.reuters.com/resources_v2/flash/video_embed.swf?videoId=241060366&edition=BETAUS' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always' width='460' height='259' wmode='transparent'></embed> </object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-39166907384717570722013-02-11T05:04:00.000-08:002013-02-11T05:06:22.528-08:00The winners from last night's Grammy Awards<script src="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/grammys-2013-and-the-winners-are.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/grammys-2013-and-the-winners-are" target="_blank">View the story "Grammys 2013: And the winners are..." on Storify</a>]</noscript>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626595131869686760noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-31293253418242744162013-01-24T09:48:00.003-08:002013-01-24T09:48:43.782-08:00Do you need to worry about North Korean nuclear missiles?<script src="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/do-you-need-to-worry-about-north-korean-missiles.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/do-you-need-to-worry-about-north-korean-missiles" target="_blank">View the story "Do you need to worry about North Korean nuclear missiles?" on Storify</a>]</noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-7354996776942062112013-01-24T07:16:00.000-08:002013-01-24T07:18:41.310-08:00INTERACTIVE: Predict the outcome of the Super Bowl<iframe style="padding:0; margin:0" src='http://extras.twincities.com/elections/predictor/index.html' width='630' height='830' frameborder='0' scrolling='yes' ></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-90975663020597395702013-01-17T08:11:00.001-08:002013-01-17T08:11:29.411-08:00Bizarre blotter: Girlfriend accused of smothering man with breasts and other unusual crimes<script data-hide-title="true" data-hide-byline="true" data-hide-footnotes="true" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1240/"></script><noscript><h1>Bizarre blotter: Girlfriend accused of smothering man with breasts and other unusual crimes</h1><h2>Breasts as weapons of fatal force. Falling to death while defecating between subway cars. Poor places to hide from police. All that and more in this edition of the Bizarre Blotter.Hmm, police will never find me hereChristopher GrannisChristopher Grannis, 25, added to his rap sheet recently when he made it incredibly easy for police to track him down following the alleged robbery of a bank in Massachusetts. "He decided the safest place to hide from police was at another bank ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1240/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Bizarre blotter: Girlfriend accused of smothering man with breasts and other unusual crimes"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-18265478711614364042013-01-16T10:37:00.001-08:002013-01-16T10:37:02.740-08:00Barack Obama's gun control plan: 7 reforms in the works<script src="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/gun-control-obama-outlines-gun-task-force-plans.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/gun-control-obama-outlines-gun-task-force-plans" target="_blank">View the story "Barack Obama's gun control plan: 7 reforms in the works" on Storify</a>]</noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-53571131823149843702013-01-15T07:26:00.004-08:002013-01-15T07:26:56.821-08:00Morning roundup: Brent Musburger calls Holly Rowe 'smoking' during Kansas-Baylor game<script data-hide-title="true" data-hide-byline="true" data-hide-footnotes="true" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1218/"></script><noscript><h1>Brent Musburger calls Holly Rowe 'smoking' during Kansas-Baylor game</h1><h2>A roundup of the sports stories readers missed while they were sleeping. (Jan. 15, 2013)Musburger steals headlines again with questionable commentaryAside from Kansas freshman sensation Ben McLemore tweaking his ankle -- an injury that, according to head coach Bill Self, should only keep him out a couple days -- the Jayhawks-Bears men's college basketball game from Monday night was pretty vanilla. Fourth-ranked Kansas dominated from the opening tip, easily taking down an over-matched Baylor team, 61-44.And until a few seconds ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1218/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Brent Musburger calls Holly Rowe 'smoking' during Kansas-Baylor game"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-35969757050546412942013-01-14T08:08:00.003-08:002013-01-14T08:08:57.835-08:00Morning Sports Roundup: Metta World Peace lectures Lakers media on coverage following win<script data-hide-title="true" data-hide-byline="true" data-hide-footnotes="true" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1205/"></script><noscript><h1>Metta World Peace lectures Lakers media on coverage following win</h1><h2>A roundup of the sports stories readers missed while they were sleeping. (Jan. 14, 2013)Metta World Peace blames media for negative Lakers coverageFollowing the Lakers' win over the Cavaliers on Sunday night, Los Angeles forward Metta World Peace was in no mood to talk about the win. Instead, he wanted to have a discussion with the reporters. View more videos at: http://nbclosangeles.com.World Peace's tongue-in-cheek rant was spurred by a question about the Lakers' defense in the win. World Peace refused ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1205/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Metta World Peace lectures Lakers media on coverage following win"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-65337365401552881782013-01-14T08:01:00.000-08:002013-01-14T08:01:07.896-08:00President Obama gives White House press conference<object width="480" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/EOP_OVP_player.swf"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"></param><param name="scale" value="showall"></param><param name="quality" value="best"></param><param name="align" value="l"></param><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"></param><param name="play" value="false"></param><param name="menu" value="false"></param><param name="loop" value="false"></param><param name="flashvars" value="player=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/EOP_OVP_player.swf&src=rtmp://cp68969.live.edgefcs.net/live/WHLive1@4853&scaleMode=stretch&link=&path_to_image=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/themes/whitehouse/img/facebook_bubble.gif&width=480&height=300"></param><embed src="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/EOP_OVP_player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="300" flashvars="player=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/modules/wh_multimedia/EOP_OVP_player.swf&src=rtmp://cp68969.live.edgefcs.net/live/WHLive1@4853&scaleMode=stretch&link=&path_to_image=http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/themes/whitehouse/img/facebook_bubble.gif&width=480&height=300"></embed></object><!-- LIVE CHAT --><div style="background-color:#282828; width:480px; font-size:10px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, Sans-Serif;"><div style="border-top:solid 1px #666666; margin:0 10px; height:40px; display:block;"><div style=" background:url(http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/themes/whitehouse/img/facebook_bubble.gif) no-repeat; padding-top:13px; height:30px; float:left;"><a href="http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive/" style="text-decoration:none; color:#ABABAB; margin-left:28px;">JOIN THE LIVE CHAT</a></div><div style="padding-top:13px; height:30px; float:right;"><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov" style="text-decoration:none; color:#ABABAB;">VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV</a></div></div></div><!-- END LIVE CHAT -->Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-73322016459990438512013-01-10T08:28:00.001-08:002013-01-14T08:01:25.079-08:00Bizarre blotter: Alligators in basements, fleeing police on horseback and other unusual crimes<script data-hide-title="true" data-hide-byline="true" data-hide-footnotes="true" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1143/"></script><noscript><h1>Bizarre blotter: Alligators in basements, fleeing police on horseback and other unusual crimes</h1><h2>Department of bad ideas: Keeping an alligator in a crate in your basementPaul Coombs, center, in court on Wednesday.A Michigan man who apparently had a thing for alligators, pit bulls and pot — though he only used the pot for medical reasons, he says — is now making his way through the court system. Responding to a tip in October, officers found a whole slew of bad ideas at the residence of 28-year-old Paul Coombs. He had four pit bulls, ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1143/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Bizarre blotter: Alligators in basements, fleeing police on horseback and other unusual crimes"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-91669631812233327332013-01-09T10:07:00.003-08:002013-01-09T10:08:30.315-08:00New York ferry accident: Over 50 injured, 2 critically<script data-hide-title="true" data-hide-byline="true" data-hide-footnotes="true" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1137/"></script><noscript><h1>Ferry</h1><h2>More than 20 people were sitting or laying on the dock following a hard landing of Seastreak Wall Street ferry as it arrived in Manhattan around 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. (Julie Westfall/Digital First Media)A ferry from New Jersey made a hard landing at a dock as it pulled up to lower Manhattan during Wednesday morning rush hour, injuring as many as 57 people and two critically. The Seastreak Wall Street ferry from Atlantic Highlands, N.J., banged into the mooring as it ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1137/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Ferry"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-65828339227339918702013-01-09T10:06:00.003-08:002013-01-09T10:06:30.171-08:00Morning roundup: Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III: See you guys next season<script data-hide-title="true" data-hide-byline="true" data-hide-footnotes="true" type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1134/"></script><noscript><h1>Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III: See you guys next season</h1><h2>A roundup of the sports stories readers missed while they were sleeping. (Jan. 9, 2013)Report: Robert Griffin III undergoes surgery on right kneeRedskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, who suffered a gruesome injury to his right knee during his team's loss to the Seahawks in an NFC wild-card game, seemed upbeat on Twitter Wednesday prior to reportedly undergoing surgery. Thank you for your prayers and support. I love God, my family, my team, the fans, &amp; I love this game. See ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1134/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III: See you guys next season"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-40735195515514798242013-01-08T12:47:00.003-08:002013-01-08T12:47:41.695-08:002013 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates: Statistics, video and more<script src="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/2013-baseball-hall-of-fame-candidates-credentials.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/DigitalFirst/2013-baseball-hall-of-fame-candidates-credentials" target="_blank">View the story "2013 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates' credentials" on Storify</a>]<h1>2013 Baseball Hall of Fame candidates' credentials</h1><h2>There are 37 players eligible for induction into Cooperstown this year. To earn election, a player must be named on 75 percent of the ballots submitted by members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. </h2><p>Storified by <a href="http://storify.com/DigitalFirst">Digital First Media</a>· Tue, Jan 08 2013 09:08:47</p><div>Here are statistics, videos, Twitter comments and other information about the top candidates eligible for this year's Baseball Hall of Fame. Order is based on vote totals of 19 members of the BBWAA who are reporters or editors at Digital First Media properties. To gain entry to the Hall a player needs to be named on 75 percent of the overall BBWAA ballots submitted. The outcome will be announced Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. ET.</div><div><a href="http://photos.denverpost.com/2013/01/05/photos-baseball-hall-of-fame-potential-inductees/" class=""><b>Photo gallery of all 37 candidates</b></a> | <a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/hof_2013.shtml" class=""><b>Statistics for all 37 candidates</b></a> (all statistics from baseball-reference.com)</div><div><h2>Jack Morris</h2></div><div>Wordpress</div><div><b>Years on the ballot:</b> 14th</div><div><b>Last year's vote:</b> 66.7%</div><div><b>This year's vote (based on DFM survey)</b>: 73.7%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/morrija02.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Pitched 18 years (1977-94) for Detroit, Minnesota, Toronto and Cleveland. Twice led the American League in wins (1981 with 14, 1992 with 21). In 1983 led the league in innings pitched (293 2/3) and strikeouts (232). In 1986 led the league in shutouts with six. Led the AL in games started in both 1990 and 1991 with 36 and 35. Is tied for 42nd on the career wins list with 254; ranks 32nd on career strikeouts list with 2,478. </div><div>MLB.com Video | Jack Morris looks back on the 1991 World Series - VideoMLB.com talks to Jack Morris about his memories of pitching 10 innings in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series.</div><div>#JackMorris deserves to be in the HOF. A real workhorse and a WS winner in Detroit, Minnesota, and Toronto. He'll find out on Wednesday.Stephen Grubba</div><div>If #JackMorris is the only one elected into the HoF, that would be the perfect icing on this farce.Ron Shandler</div><div><h2>Jeff Bagwell</h2></div><div>Gannett-cdn</div><div><div><br></div><div><b>Years on the ballot: </b>3rd</div></div><div><b>Last year's vote:</b> 56 percent</div><div><b>This year's vote</b> (based on DFM survey): 68.4%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bagweje01.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Played 15 years (1991-2005), all for the Houston Astros, batting .297 with 449 home runs and 1,529 RBI. Had a career on-base percentage of .408 and a career slugging average of .580. First baseman was National League Rookie of the Year in 1991 and MVP in 1994, when he won the Gold Glove at first base and hit .368 with 39 homers, a .451 on-base average and a .750 slugging average. Led the NL in runs scored three times. Played 162 games four times. Had two 30-steal/40-homer seasons. Is tied for 36th on the all-time home run list; 41st on the all-time on-base list; 37th on the all-time slugging list, and 22nd on the all-time on-base-plus-slugging list.</div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | HOU@CIN: Bagwell hits his 400th career home run - Video7/20/03: Jeff Bagwell hits his 400th career home run</div><div>How did Jeff Bagwell not make the HoF this year? Look up his career stats, the guy was a BEAST. 297 AVG, 400+ HR, no HoF? WOWWWWWWIan Douglas</div><div>I hate hearing "steroid talk" attached to players like Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, etc. who we really have no reason to believe used. #MLBJulian Spivey</div><div><h2>Tim Raines</h2></div><div>Businessinsider</div><div><b>Years on the ballot: </b>6th.</div><div><b>Last year's vote: </b>48.7%</div><div><b>This year's vote</b> (based on DFM survey): 63.2%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/raineti01.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Played 23 years (1979-2002) for Montreal, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Oakland, Baltimore and Florida. Career batting average of .294 and on-base percentage of .385. Outfielder led National League in steals four consecutive years (1981-84) and finished with 808 in his career, fifth all-time. Led league in batting (.334) and on-base (.413) in 1986. Twice led NL in runs scored. Ranks 36th all-time in runs scored (1,330). </div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | Clubhouse Confidential on Tim Raines' case for Hall - VideoBrian Kenny talks about Tim Raines' credentials for the Hall of Fame in his Cooperstown Justice segment</div><div>which ever cap Tim Raines has on at the HOF am cool with!..i think he's going in as a ...EXPO!Warren Cromartie</div><div>I won't lie: I hope Jack Morris gets elected to the Hall of Fame and Tim Raines falls off the ballot, just to see the internet implode.Nick Tavares</div><div><h2>Craig Biggio</h2></div><div>Usatoday</div><div><b>Years on the ballot:</b> 1st</div><div><b>This year's vote</b> (based on DFM survey): 63.2 percent.</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/biggicr01.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Played 20 years (1988-2007), all for the Houston Astros. Four-time Gold Glove winner at second base racked up 3,060 hits, 21st all-time. Career .281 hitter with .363 on-base average. Led National League in getting hit by pitches five times, led league in doubles three times. Led league in runs scored twice, including 1997 with 146 when he also had 81 RBI. Had 414 career stolen bases. Led league in plate appearances five times. Had 11 years finishing in league's top 10 in plate appearances. Ranks fifth in major league history in doubles with 668, 10th in plate appearances, 12th in at-bats and 15th in runs scored (1,844). </div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | CIN@HOU: Biggio sets NL record for leadoff homers - Video4/10/03: Craig Biggio hits his 31st career leadoff home run, setting a National League record</div><div>Of all the players on this year's ballot, Craig Biggio deserves to be voted into the #HOF. But he's pretty much the only one. #MLB #BBWAAScott Shaffer</div><div>As much as I admired Craig Biggio as a player, I think he'll have to wait a couple of years before he gets in. (.281 career avg, 3,060 hits)Cody Brown</div><div><h2>Mike Piazza</h2></div><div>Espncdn</div><div><b>Years on ballot:</b> 1st</div><div><b>This year's vote</b> (based on DFM survey): 57.9 percent.</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/piazzmi01.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Played 16 years (1992-2007) for L.A. Dodgers, New York Mets, Florida, San Diego and Oakland. Career batting average of .308 with 427 homers (44th all-time and first among catchers) and 1,335 RBI. Career on-base percentage of .377 and career slugging percentage of .545 (32nd all-time, first among catchers). Piazza was Rookie of the Year in 1993 and a 12-time All-Star. </div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | SD@NYM: Piazza's two-run shot wins game for Mets - Video4/28/99: Mike Piazza's two-run homer off of Trevor Hoffman gives the Mets a 4-3 win over the Padres</div><div>"But it makes no sense to have a HOF that doesn't include the greatest-hitting catcher who ever played baseball" @jaysonst Thank you #PiazzaTaylor Wilkerson</div><div>Dreamt that I met #MikePiazza. He was super sweet, flattered I still thought he was hot & let me kiss him on the cheek. #didntwannawakeupLara</div><div><h2>Lee Smith</h2></div><div>Snimg</div><div><b>Years on ballot:</b> 11th. </div><div><b>Last year's vote:</b> 50.6%</div><div><b>This year's vote</b> (based on DFM survey): 52.6%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithle02.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Pitched 18 years (1980-97) for the Chicago Cubs, Boston, St. Louis, New York Yankees, Baltimore, California, Cincinnati and Montreal. Is third on all-time saves list at 478. Led his league in saves four times. Also ranks third in career games finished at 802. Three-time Rolaids Relief Pitcher of the Year for his league. Struck out 8.7 batters per nine innings, which ranks 15th all-time. </div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | LAD@STL: Smith records his 300th career save - Video8/25/91: Lee Smith picks up his 300th career save against the Dodgers</div><div><h2>Barry Bonds</h2></div><div>Npr</div><div><b>Years on ballot</b>: 1st</div><div><b>This year's vote </b>(based on DFM survey): 47.4%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bondsba01.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Played 22 years (1987-2007) for Pittsburgh and San Francisco. Baseball's all-time leader in homers (762). He ranks third all-time in runs scored (2,227), fourth in on-base-plus-slugging (1.051), fourth in total bases (5,976) and fourth in RBI (1,996). He drew 2,558 walks in his career, 368 more than the No. 2 player on that list, Rickey Henderson. The outfielder won eight Gold Gloves and seven MVP awards. He was named to the All-Star team 14 times. He stole 28 or more bases 12 times, finishing with 514 to rank 33rd in that category. Owns a career batting average of .298, career on-base percentage of .444 and career slugging percentage of .607.</div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | LAD@SF: Barry Bonds hits his 73rd homer of the season - Video10/07/01: Barry Bonds sets a Major League Baseball record with his 73rd homer of the season off of the Dodgers' Dennis Springer</div><div>Say what you want about his choices, but #BarryBonds' swing remains an untainted thing of beautyPatric Kreidler</div><div>I really hope Barry Bonds never gets in the hall of fame. Cheaters shouldn't be honored as the greatest ever #HOFChris Naiberk </div><div><h2>Roger Clemens</h2></div><div>Wordpress</div><div><b>Years on ballot: </b>1st</div><div><b>This year's vote </b>(based on DFM survey): 42.1%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero02.shtml" class="">Stat profile</a>:</b> Pitched 24 years (1984-2007) for Boston, Toronto, the New York Yankees and Houston. Won seven Cy Young awards and seven ERA titles, plus 354 games (ninth all-time). Led his league in strikeouts five times, ranks third in that category all-time at 4,672. Was American League MVP in 1986. Won 20 or more games six times. Had just two losing records in 24 years. </div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | STL@NYY: Clemens wins his 300th game - Video6/13/03: Roger Clemens gets his 4,000th career strikeout on his way to earning his 300th career victory</div><div>The hell with the character clause! Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens belong to The Hall of Fame, period!Lawrence Garcia</div><div>“To say Roger Clemens doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame is like saying Michelangelo was a fraud,” Rusty Hardin told the @HoustonChronJose de Jesus Ortiz</div><div><h2>Sammy Sosa</h2></div><div>Gannett-cdn</div><div><b>Years on the ballot:</b> 1st</div><div><b>This year's vote</b> (based on DFM survey): 10.5%</div><div><b><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sosasa01.shtml" class="">Stat profile:</a></b> Played 18 years (1989-2007) for Texas, the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore Orioles. Compiled 609 home runs, eighth on the all-time list. Only player to have more than two 60-homer seasons. Hit .273 for his career, slugged .534. Was NL MVP in 1998 when he hit .308 with 66 homers and 158 RBI. Followed that up with 63 homers in 1999, then a league-leading 50 in 2000, 64 in 2001 and league-leading 49 in 2002. Career RBI total of 1,667 is 27th all-time. His career extra-base hit count of 1,033 is also 27th all-time. </div><div>Baseball Video Highlights & Clips | TEX@BOS: Sammy Sosa's first career home run - Video6/21/89: Sammy Sosa blast his first career home run, a long ball off of Roger Clemens that clears the Green Monster</div><div><h2>Other nominees who received votes</h2></div><div>Alan Trammell, 12th year on the ballot, 36.8% last year, 36.8% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Edgar Martinez, 4th year on the ballot, 36.5% last year, 36.8% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Fred McGriff, 4th year on the ballot, 23.9% last year, 21.1% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Larry Walker, 3rd year on the ballot, 22.9% last year, 5.3% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Mark McGwire, 7th year on the ballot, 19.5% last year, 26.3% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Don Mattingly, 13th year on the ballot, 17.8% last year, 10.5% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Dale Murphy, 15th and final year on the ballot, 14.5% last year, 15.8% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Rafael Palmeiro, 3rd year on the ballot, 12.6% last year, 5.3% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Bernie Williams, 2nd year on the ballot, 9.6% last year, 10.5% this year (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Curt Schilling, 1st year on the ballot, 36.8% (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Kenny Lofton, 1st year on the ballot, 10.5% (based on DFM survey)</div><div>Shawn Green, 1st year on the ballot, 5.3% (based on DFM survey)</div><div><h2>Other nominees who did not receive votes</h2></div><div>Sandy Alomar Jr., Jeff Cirillo, Royce Clayton, Jeff Conine, Steve Finley, Julio Franco, Roberto Hernandez, Ryan Klesko, Jose Mesa, Reggie Sanders, Aaron Sele, Mike Stanton, Todd Walker, David Wells, Rondell White, Woody Williams. </div></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-85017904901795152142013-01-08T12:27:00.003-08:002013-01-08T12:27:57.728-08:00Survey: Hall of Fame unlikely to welcome new players this year<script data-options='{"hide-title":true,"hide-byline":true,"hide-footnotes":true}' type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1110/"></script><noscript><h1>Hall of Fame voting grid</h1><h2>Digital First Media surveyed its reporters and editors who are members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America to see who they voted for among the 37 players who are on this year's Hall of Fame ballot, as a sample of the voting membership at large. To earn induction, a player needs to be named on 75 percent of the ballots submitted. In our survey, that required 15 votes out of 19 ballots. Here's how the voting breakdown went, using ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1110/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Hall of Fame voting grid"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-60054678192425504082013-01-08T10:33:00.000-08:002013-01-08T11:10:58.715-08:00Live: Gov. Christie's State of the State Live beginning at 2 p.m.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hfNPIXHTaMU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-32834365343444454392013-01-08T07:18:00.000-08:002013-01-08T07:18:07.466-08:00Morning Sports Roundup: Alabama pummels Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS National Championship gameBy Bobby Bonett, Digital First Media
<script data-options='{"hide-title":true,"hide-byline":true,"hide-footnotes":true}' type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1124/"></script><noscript><h1>Alabama pummels Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS National Championship game</h1><h2>A roundup of the sports stories readers missed while they were sleeping. (Jan. 8, 2013)Notre Dame had a bad nightWell, that didn't go to plan.Alabama won the program's third national championship in four years, the SEC continued its college football dominance, and Notre Dame found itself the butt of countless jokes on the Internet. It's okay Notre Dame this happened to the Jets every week — Kate Upton (@KateUpton) January 7, 2013 By halftime, 'Bama running back Eddie Lacy already ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1124/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Alabama pummels Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS National Championship game"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-65868786821461076822013-01-04T07:53:00.001-08:002013-01-04T07:53:21.069-08:00Morning roundup: Arizona beats Colorado after buzzer-beater is overturnedBy Bobby Bonett, Digital First Media
<script data-options='{"hide-title":true,"hide-byline":true,"hide-footnotes":true}' type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1091/"></script><noscript><h1>Arizona beats Colorado after buzzer-beater is overturned</h1><h2>A roundup of the sports stories readers missed while they were sleeping. (Jan. 4, 2013)Colorado's game-winner called off by refs in loss to ArizonaDId instant replay cost Colorado a major college basketball upset over No. 3 Arizona by reversing an already-correct call? Dear NCAA basketball committee: You better count that as a Colorado victory over No. 3 Arizona. #ripoff — John Branch (@JohnBranchNYT) January 4, 2013 With time winding down and the game knotted at 80, senior Sabatino Chen controlled ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1091/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Arizona beats Colorado after buzzer-beater is overturned"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-19713803180616023752013-01-03T07:12:00.002-08:002013-01-03T07:12:59.437-08:00Morning roundup: Dirk Nowitzki comes up big, but Dallas Mavericks lose to Miami HeatBy Bobby Bonett, Digital First Media
<script data-options='{"hide-title":true,"hide-byline":true,"hide-footnotes":true}' type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1072/"></script><noscript><h1>Dirk Nowitzki comes up big, but Dallas Mavericks lose to Miami Heat</h1><h2>A roundup of the sports stories readers missed while they were sleeping. (Jan. 3, 2013)Vintage Dirk not enough for MavericksJust six games since returning from injury, Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki already has a clutch one-legged bucket. But, with another loss, Dallas dropped to 1-5 since Nowitzki's return, and 13-20 on the season.Nowitzki drilled the 14-foot leaner with three seconds left in regulation, drawing the Mavericks even with the Heat at 103, and forcing overtime. Miami proceeded to dominate the extra ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1072/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Dirk Nowitzki comes up big, but Dallas Mavericks lose to Miami Heat"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7827789864759646507.post-72179736955593384062013-01-02T10:51:00.002-08:002013-01-02T10:51:18.969-08:00Ray Lewis to retire: Reactions and a look back at his careerBy Bobby Bonett, Digital First Media
<script data-options='{"hide-title":true,"hide-byline":true,"hide-footnotes":true}' type="text/javascript" src="http://cdn.spundge.com/embed/stories/1063/"></script><noscript><h1>Ray Lewis retires: Reactions and a look back at his career</h1><h2>The Baltimore Ravens announced Wednesday that linebacker Ray Lewis will retire at the end of this season.Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis. (AP photo) Ray Lewis told the team today "this will be my last ride." — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 2, 2013 This Sunday will likely be Ray Lewis' final game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium. — Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 2, 2013 Lewis was the second draft pick in Ravens history, taken 26th overall by the team in 1996. He ...</h2><a href="http://cdn.spundge.com/stories/1063/embedded/" target="_blank">View <em>"Ray Lewis retires: Reactions and a look back at his career"</em> on Spundge</a></noscript>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0