Hamrahan To The Red Sox

Hey all,

According to the associated press, the Pittsburgh Pirates are talking about a trade to send Joel Hamrahan to the Boston Red Sox. Now this story has got me a little torn. I am a Pirates fan as well as a Red Sox fan, so I'm not to sure how I feel about this trade.

On one hand, you got the Pirates, who looked good until late last season and sent two players to the All Star game. One of those players was Hamrahan, so I have no idea why they would be looking to trade him. To make matters worse they are only getting prospects for him. I'm sorry, but if you're the Pirates, a team who holds the record for longest streak with a losing season, you need to get more than just prospects for one of your all stars.

On the other hand, you have the Sox, who were just absolutely terrible last year. They need help with their pitching staff, and Hamrahan can help out in that aspect. They need a closer ever since they got rid of their all star closer last year. I think Hamrahan will be a great addition to the Sox line up, and the Sox should only get better from here.

Like I said earlier I'm torn with this decision. It benefits one of my teams, but hurts the other. So on my hand I'm for it but on the other I'm not. I'll be I interested to see what plays out with this deal.

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Jim Boeheim Gets To 900

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim achieved a milestone with his 900th win on Monday against Detroit. Beohime is one of 3 coaches to reach this mark, but he is the only coach to do it at one school.

Boeheim has had other offers to go and coach at other schools, and has turned them all down. The Ohio State University basketball program was a school to offer Beohime a job to coach in a differebt conference.

Boeheim has been with the Syracuse Orange for 37 seasons, and has a winning percentage of 74.8. This winning percentage is higher than that of iconic coaches like Jim Calhoun (70.3) Lute Olson (73.6) Pitino (72.9) and Knight (70.9). In his 37 seasons with the Orange, Jim Boeheim has a record of 900-304 and he told ESPN this, "I'm happy I've stayed along long enough to get to this point. I've won 900 games because of the coaches I've had through the years, and the players that have come through this university."

Boeheim joins the likes of two iconic coaches Mike Krzyzewski and Bob Knight. "These are two of the great coaches of all time." Boeheim also told ESPN this.

All in all this is a great accomplishment for the coach and he will be remembered with two of the great names in college basketball.

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Pacquiao Gets Knocked Out

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 It was the fight of the century, for the fourth time, and this time there was a definitive winner. Manny Pacquiao got knocked out in the 6th round of his fight against Juan Manuel Marquez. This is the fourth time these two have squared off, and in the past three bouts, there has been no clear winner and it's gone down to the cards each time. Well, I guess the fourth time is the charm for Marquez.

In this brutal series Pacquiao was 2-0-1 against Marquez, but now stands at 2-1-1 against Marquez. Pacquiao went down face first after hanging a punch with 1 second to go in the 6th round. This made the sold-out crowd in MSG Los Vegas almost go silent. Pacquiao was out for a long time, it actually took smelling salts to wake him up.

"I knew Manny could knock me out at any time," Marquez said. "I threw the perfect punch." It was a stunning scene and certainly brought to a close Pacquiao's incredible run that saw him win world titles in a record eight weight classes, win a congressional seat in his native Philippines and become a global star. It was also probably the final nail in the coffin for the fight most have wanted to see for years but that has gone unmade: Pacquiao against pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. "I was careless. He's not an easy opponent," Pacquiao said. "I did my best, but that's boxing. That's sports. I thought I got him in the last couple of rounds, but I got hit by a strong punch. I never expected that punch."

Both Pacquiao and Marquez said in the build up to the fight, that they wanted to definitive win, a knockout to be sure they would win the fight. They certainly lived up to that expectation as they delivered one of the most action packed fights in this series. 

My take on this fight is that this is the worst lose that Pacquiao could have faced, for boxing fans that is. This loss made it very clear that there would never be a fight that everyone wants to see, and that's Pacquiao vs Mayweather Jr. Even though I think it would have been the worst decision that Pacquiao could have made, in wanted to fight Mayweather Jr. Mayweather Jr is pound for pound the best fighter in the weight class. It would be no contest and Pacquiao would more than likely be knocked out my Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. This is a fight he could not, and would not win. I just don't think it is in the cards for him to ever fight Mayweather.

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