Marino Rivera's good bye spech

sports boys exclusive

bye sandman

after over 6,000 saves, all with the yankers, mario rivera has decided to hang up his cleats and his gloves and his hats and all of his rosin and his uniforms. One of our sports boys insider journalist spys was in the doug-out with Mo and the rest of tha yankos when mariono rivara said good bye to his fellow yanks. Here is the transcrinction of his speech.

"Dear friends in pinstripes

I’ve shared soups with you in Boston, crab in Baltimore, big sweet peaches in Georgia, and everything in between, all the way to California. I have a family at home now but you have been my family – a family of boys for over 25 years now. When I’m gone I hope you build a statue of me in my locker and carry on the legacy as I watch from my living room in Cuba. This will be the last time you see me. I love each and everyone of you."

VERY TOUCHING AND WE AT SPORTS BOYS GIVE MARIANO RIVERA A "GOOD LUCK AND WE'LL MISS YOU" SALUTE!

Sports Boys Pole: who's Mwilaukee's Best Team?

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Week 6 prevew: Green Pay Packers versus Baltrome Raven

"Giavme me that dang ball"-Packers

Its going to be a showdown to remmber as the Green And Gold Bay Packers take on that blamore Ravans in Baltimore this sunday.  This is going to be a chaleghe for the Pack because the Rayvens are no joke coming off of a year when they won it all, super bowl rings and lots of glory.  Qurarterback for the Ravins Joey Flocko said "if aaron thinks he can throw fiurther than me he has another thing coming because i can throw faster and harder and further"  to which aaron rogers tweeted "he can throw far but i bet his aim stinks :) "  Wide Reciever Jamie Johns said in a livejournal post in arons defense "the ravens? morre like some wussy sparrow singing about a bunch of bull crap. I hate these wusses and I can't wait to show em what a real super bowl player looks like".

Looks like its going to be a real hoot and a holler* for fans of both teams!


*hoot and a holler is a name for a big game :)

majtner league [DLAyoff Preview: Saint Loose Carndals

davey freens reacts to beaitng pirates!

Well the Dirty Birds are back in the NLCS again.  No one ecpxpected the cardinals to dominate the division again after trading their number one boy Albert Poholtz to the Angels but low and behold they were able to slug their way to the top, including beating the NL centaral rivals The pitsborg pirates.  They faced Pirates again in the playoffs and put em to bed last night thanks to the work of staff ace Adam "Rufus" Waignrwright.   In the doug-out defensive wiz catcher Yader Malina told reporters "if they give out gold gloves for people like me they should give out sparkling arms for pitchers like my boy adam here".  Yorder then put his arm around adam and and they smiled and waynright said "I could not do it with you".

Will the carndols be able to take down the Hollywood Prettyboys and advance to the warld seires? Only time will tell, but with sparkling arms and golden gloves in tow, they sure look like the have a diamond chance :)

joe garrrani extended by yankees

once, twice, three times a yankee!

Yankos skipper joe garardi will be back next year, and the year after that, and the year after that, and the yaer after that, because he just signed a pinstriped contract for 4 years so he can stay in new york.  This neews might be sour information for cubs fans who hoped to lure garni in for the job left open after theo epsteen canned dale swayme, but it is happy news for all the players who have delveloped a father son relationship with big joe In the yankers dougout the past few years.

Reached for coment on his new deal with the yanks, girardi laughed with reporters, saying "its like cChristmas all over again , too bad i can't go ice skating in central park!" Everyone smiled and claped and said "we love you joe, congralts on your new contract, and many more!"  Fans are excited that maybe there will be a parade in the bronks to celebrate his new contract!

Major league playoff prievew: Atlana braves.

Its ben a topsy turvy year in atlanta but ted turners atleanta braves decided to WIN THE AL EAST!  They took a big gamble acquring junson upton from Diamond Backs, but could only do so by getting rid of randal delagodo and martin prado, but the gamble paid out BIG TIME!  Juston Uptin, Chipper Jones, Crisp Johnson and Tim hudson led the braves all the way to the tippy-top of the divsion and then some, having clinched there dvision way ahead of may peoples personal top pick "Washington Nationals".

The Bravos path to the world series isnt an easy one though, as they'll have to beat up on the Hollywood PrettyBoys (los angeles dodgers) who have Sports Boys favorite, the greatest closer of all time, Brian Wilson in their armory.  We'll see what happens!

Week 5 In review Paclekrs beats the Lions

hey lines talk to the hand! 22-9 gren bay

one of the oldast rivels in sports histry came to lambo field yesterday and, as everyone expceted, the packers took care of business humiliating the great city of detroit

Aaron rogers used his speedy legs to zoom past the sluggish defense of the lions and get mason crosby in to field goal range where he went a record 10 for 10!  Crusby was relieved at his returned success after an ugly year last year. In a postgame locker room interview Crosby was heard as saying "I'm so happy the power in my leg has returned, last year I was flubbing the field goals so much that my teammates called me Flubber."  Aaron Rogers confirmed Cosby's claim, telling reporters "we called him Flubber."

It wasnt all "golden legs" in green bay though. After the game it was reveield that Clay mathews emerged from the field a scathed man, having broken his thumb.  The jurny is still out on whether or not he will return to football.

OTher contributers were James Johns, Clay Mathew, Mike Mcarthy Jermychal Finley.

Sports Boys: Playoff Prattle, Marino Riveras Goobye Speech, Harry Whodini

Danny diamond Casur and Tommy "chop it up" about all sorts of great sports issues.

We talk about 

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a green bay pacers victory

baseball playoffs

reTiremnt tips for atheletes

harry whodini

best places to watch a game

anthletics

mariano rivera bidding adeui to his teammates

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Miley Cyrus tribute to Michael Jordan "23".

The contraversial Miley Cyrus may be young but that doesn't stop her from respectign her elders.  In her new video "23", Cyrus tactfully pays reverence to the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan.  The impact Michael Jordan's career had on Miley is blatantly evident in her verse, which is the first one on the song

"I be in the club standing on the couch
In them Wolf Greys like it's my house
Drinking out the bottle, I got no respect
Looking like a model, you just got a check
I back it up, cause I don't give a fuck
If you're a lame, that's a shame you can't hang with us
I'm MC Hammer fly, you can't touch
J's so fly I should work at Flight Club"
Not only is the song respectful and well written, but it's fun and catchy too!  I think all young sports fans need to hear this song so they can know how to properly show their idols what they mean to them.

CHECK OUT THE VIDEO HERE

majer league Playoff Preview: Oakland A's

Atheltetics Ace Bartolo Cologne.

The impoverished oakland a's have once again made it in to the playoffs! this miracle team keeps wining despite the fact that the whole team's budget is only one milion dollars! there are a few secrets to the A's success.

Step One: billy beans.  Billy Beans is the genral manager of the swingin' a's and the master mind behind the atheletics success. if it wasnt for bily beans convincing players to sign for pennys on the dollar the Athletics would never be able to contend with division rival joggernuts like the angels and rangers. The financials strategy Beans implements for his team is called "moneyballs" which was made famous by a brad pit movie by the same name.

Step two: Bartolo Cologne.  This isn't a bottle of cologne, but it still smells as sweet when its the throwing strikes from the mound!  THis former cy young award winer was bribed out of retirement to pitch once more and he's been nothing but value by postign a 2.65 era!

Step 3: young boys.  Part of the reaosn the A's have been able to be so dang successful despite the fact that they are bankrupt and have to rent a football field to play baseball is that they have a bunch of healthy strong boys like Yones Sespaydes and Donald Josh.  These guys are young and eager to prove themselves worthy of the big bucks so not only are they cheap, but they are good with the bats!


Put this recipe together and you might be able to bake a victory cake in oakland!

Playoff Player Profile: Pince Fielder

Favorite Food: movie theater popcorn

Best Song: learning to fly by tom petty 

If I could have tea with one celebirty it would be: sharyl crow

Favorite sport besides baseball: tetherball with a bat :)

Best Pet to Have: hamster 

What's in my CD player: Lana Dell Ray

Best baseball experience:  Playing catch with miguel every day

Playoff Player Profile: Andrew Mcutcheon

Favorite Food:  chimichangas

Favorite Movie: indian in a cupboard

Best Teammate Friend: CLINT HURDLE father figure

Favorite Baseball Moment: secret santa in july with the rest of pirates

Favorite Animal:  seagulls

Favorite Celebrity: Jim and Drew Carrey

If I didn't play baseball I'd be: david lattermans job

My perfect dinner date: taking all the dogs from the humane society and taking them on a walk across the bridge that over looks the stadium. at the perfect moment telling his date "i hit homeruns there, but the best home run i ever hit was asking you out."

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majors league playoff preview: bonson red sox!

you gota love an underdog!

The last copple of years have been rough for beantown. The redsox traded beloved manager tarry francona away to the indians and collapsed early in the season, not seeing the golden glow of october baseball for all of 2012.  This past winter the boston red sox had a meeting and said "enough of this losing!" and made some big time moves.  The biggest things they did was improve slugging on theire team by signing some of the biggest muscles in free agency. Names like Shame Victorino and Mike Napoli were now wearing the ruby red colors of boston!

Things looked shaky at first until "Bing! pow! bang!" home runs started flying oer the green monster like crazy!  the red sox homered and struck otu opposing batters all the way through septumber when they ended up clinging their devision over teams like RAYS and orioles and perennial world series champion The NEw York Yankees.   Mario River (famous yankees closer who retired at the seasons end) told reports: "it brings me great shame to see boston flourish, i retire a bitter man."

SPeaking of bitter men, I bet THeodore Epstein is pretty bitter that he got traded to the Cubs who haven't even been to the playoffs ONCE since he's been there!

Will there be another world series in Boston? Time will tell. They've got the bats and the arms to make a strong run thoguh!

major leaege playoff profile: los angels dogers!

the dodgers are good at a lot of things but dodging the playoffs is not one of them. after a record setting contract with former royals and brewers hurler zack granke the dodgers were set to turn los angeles in to CROWN TOWN.  The first crown they secured was the  natioonal league west division and now they have their noses out to sniff out a world series ring!  They have the bats in matt kemp and andrea either and they have arms in CLayfaw Kershaw and Zank grayke  and the veteran leadership in nick punto, manager donald mattingly and announcer vin skully (my second favorite only to king joe buck!) It'll definitely be a filthy fight but these boys in blue definitely have a good chance to win it all for the city of angels and restore glory to hollywood.

Brain Hoyer of Clevlenad Browns OUT FOR THE SEASON

brian hoyer throwing the pigskin to a teammate (pre-injury)

Skies aren't brown in Clebeland today, but a sad gray, as the team found out that their star quarnterback Brain Hoyer is out for the season after tearing his ACL.  This is especially hard given the promising 3-2 start the victory-starved browns had amassed before kiko alaonso of THE BUFFALO BILLS smashed in to hoyer and ripped his knee apart.

Cleveland resident/lifetime BRowns Buff Barbara Grankonakowski told reports "oh no i can't believe  this big boy brian hoyer had gotten tackled this hard. football mourns the loss of hoyer".  Emotions ran deep in the lockerroom at FirstEnergy stadium when Browns linebacker Barkevious Mingo told reporters at the scene that "Hoyer could throw that pigskin like none other. we cant play without him. figure out a way to get him on the field or we might as well call it quits."

Boy oh boy. Looks like Clebland better find out a good new QB and stat!

Fired: Dunsty Baker of Reds

Dusty Baker FIRED as Resd manger

Just got the call from Dan's Diamon that Dustin Baker has been fired from The Reds as manager. THis surprised the hell out of me because I was prety sure it was actually illegal to get fired as a coahc if you made it to a playoff game, but i was wrong! If I had to guess, Dusty Baker missed the Cubs and decided to get himsself fired so he could take the position that Dale Swayme left open after he got fired.  I cant imagine what dusty would have to do to get fire after taking his team to the WILD CARD?! Maybe threw a  WILD caard party at  Walt Jackety's house? Just a thought...

Playoff Player Profile: david price

Favorite Food:  cream cheese

Favorite Movie: pokemon movies

Best Teammate Friend: easily ben zobrist.

Favorite Song: moonlight sonata

Favorite Animal:  duck

Favorite Celebrity: sally field

If I didn't play baseball I'd be: food critic

My perfect dinner date: hang out at a gym and treat date to full tanning privelages and then go see a concert and buy popcorn for a date while the band plays

Michael Jordan vs. Lebron James

A battle of the titans is brewing in the exciting world NBA basketball. Michael Jordan comments to reporters this week saying that he'd be able to take lebron james on one and one in his prime. A lot of times rumors swirl once a player makes statements like this, but if you ask this journalist, I'd say it sounds like Michael Jordan is talking very seriously about getting back in to shape and returning to the NBA for one final ring.  THis time it won't be a traditional playoffs, but a series of one on one games with the King Lebron James, slam dunker extrodanaire.   Does this excite you basketball fans?

Playoff Player Profile: Jon Lester of Boston Red Sox

Favorite Food:  Steak and Eggs with lots of pepper

Favorite Movie: the pelican brief

Best Teammate Friend: Felix Doubront but friends with everyone except yankees

Favorite Baseball Moment: watching sandlot on a tv with david ortiz

Favorite Animal: german shepard

Favorite Celebrity: Melissa Joan Hart

If I didn't play baseball I'd be: a soup man.

My perfect dinner date: rock and roll cafe with wife farrah. free ice cream from the chef.

major league playoff preivew: pittsburg pirates!

When i was four sid bream and barry bond took the bucs to the playoffs, to play in the golden glory of october baseball... and then nothing until now, and now i'm 28 years old.

for years man-sized anchors named damaso marte and brian giles sunk the pirates in to a dark chasm of playoffless baseball. It seemed like the bucs may never again have hopes of playing baseball on halloween.... until now. The Pirates made it to the playoffs once again by locking in a wildcards spot under the invaluable tutelage of manger clint hurdle.

The next challenge for the Pirates was to knock the Reds out in the NL wild card game, and they did jsut that.  After the game a chamapgne soaked andrew mcutcheon told reporters "we really made them walk to plank", while hometown hero neil walker said with a smile "i'm so proud of my fellow swashbucklers". Looks like all things are a good bunch of gravy for pitsburgh! Until today... Today the pirates were taken to task by adam waneright of the st louis carnivals.  The 9-1 loss is a major blow to the pirats ego but after 21 years of built up tension there is a good amount of fight left in thge buckaneers and i would not count them out.  get ready for one heck of a series!

Week 5: Lions at Green Baty Packers

TAKCLED!

THe age old rivlry of Green Bay and Michagian's fiercest (the lions) reserects itself once more this weekend at Lambo Field!  The Lions have not put up much of a fight in the last 3 or 4 years at lambeuo having a crippling 0-22 record (yikes!) in their last 22 appearnces in the dairy land.  That being said Un'domhokong Suh is a vicious newbie to the team who told reporters last week that he wants to "pounce on erin rogers and crunch him up like a big bag of sunchips!" Watch out a-rod!

Tempers were flaring in both locker rooms though, as packers wide reciever jordy nelson tweeted out "That Suh is just a dang sass and sassy boys don't scare the green n gold :)". Looks like things are getting FIRED UP FOR SUNDAY!

Well if you ask this sports journalist (which is what you're doing if you are reading the Sports Boys blog) the packers should be able to tame simba, mufasa and any other stupid Lion that tries to bring his pride in to greenbay! Go pack go!

major leage playoff preview! the tampa bay manta rays!

Ok so the bad news is that the formatting and red tape that needed trimming in order to get the blog up and running ended up taking so long that I have to post this while the playoffs are alredy going, so lets catch uop.

GAME ONE: THE TYE BREANKER

tampas manager football legend john madden

WE aren't talking about you're boring office necktie, no way. At seasons end the Texas Ragners and Tampa bay Manta Rays ended up having to play an exciting 163rd game. The rason they had to do this was becuase (get this) they had the exact same record at the end of the season! (no joke). We at Sports Boys crunched the numbers and read through our baseball books and descovered that this is the first time this has ever happened in baseball!  Thre rangars were desperate so they activated juicing outfielder Nelson Cruise to swing his big bat, but they were no match for the Rays as David Price took to the mound and shut'em down big time.  Looks like "The price is right" should be filmed in Tampa Bay :).

GAME 2: WILD CARD indiands vs The rays

rays top slugger evin longeora 

After the Rays were done sweeping the rangers (and mopping the floors with them too!) they took the team bus all the way to celeveland where they were facing the upstart Clevland Indians!  The indianas seemed pretty well poised to hit lots of homeruns against the Rays with the likes of Nick Swisher and Michelle Brantley, but instead they hit no homeruns.  The Rays ended up completely shutting out the Indians in their home field and ending their season. What a humiliating affair! Sorry Drew Carey, but as it turns out Cleveland doesn't Rock (i'll still watch PRice is david right though).   Up next the Rays have a big task against Boston sox and big poppa david ortiz! This is not just a one game affair though so its gonna be quite a hill for the Rays to swim up. lets see if they are up to the challenge?

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SPORTS BOYS THE BLOG

"he shoots, he scores"-Michael Jordan

Journalism takes many differnt forms, and since it's conception, Sports Boys has existed solely in the medium of "the radio", but we've decided to take the next step and itnroduce the new project from Dan from Danny's Diamonds and Thomas L. Ciaccio, the Sports Boys blog. This will be a readible archive of all of our sports thoughts, giving you, the reader, true insight in to the minds of two of today's most dedicated sports journalists.  I think you'll find it to be a real "slam dunk" (see above picture)