Pedro Martinez

Pedro Martinez it going to start for the Philadelphia Phillies on wednesday against the Chicago Cubs. He recently was going through rehab through the Phillies minor league teams. In three outings in the minors, he recorded one win and one loss with a 5.11 ERA in three outings. He is thirty seven years old and played seventeen seasons with the Dodgers,Expos,Red Sox,and New York Mets with a career record of 214 wins and 99 losses and with a Career ERA of 2.91 and 3117 strikeouts and one World Series Championship. He signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on July 15th and was placed on the disabled list.

John Smoltz Again.

John Smolz is pitching horribly. he needs to be taken out of the starting rotation from the Boston Red Sox. Last night was the final straw. He was in the game for three innings. THREE INNINGS. He allowed eight hits six runs and four walks and three strikeouts. He sucks right now. It's august now and these are the most crucial games of the saeson and you need to win. The losses now are going to hurt you even more now than in the beginning of the season. This is Pre-Playoff time. everybodys fighting for a spot and every loss can mean a game farther away from the playoffs

Nick-picking about Michael Carbtree

Michael Crabtree was drafted tenth overall to the San Francisco 49ers last april in the NFL draft. Its august now and he still hasn't signed a deal with the 49ers. Now there has been reports about him possibly skipping the season and entering the draft again next year. He's thinking about possibly doing that beacuse he feels he hasn't been offered a good enough deal by the 49ers. Sports Center Heard rumors that he might be asking too much from the 49ers. Of that's true why is he trying to make a lot of money if he can't even play. He currently has a surgicly repaired knee and cant play at 100% yet. If your a rookie and your injured their not gunna give you millions and millions of dollars. I think he should agree to a deal with the 49ers and then try to dominate his first season in the NFL, then he'll get the money he wants. But he's not gunna get it if he's not gunna play. Plus if he sits out this year and enters the draft again next year I don't think he's gunna be a top ten pick again. I think he will make more money with the 49ers than waiting a whole year to enter the draft next year.

Nickpicking On Major Leagues Baseball's No-Trade-Clause

I don't understand why MLB has a No-Trade-Clause on certain players and then try to trade them but have to require an "ok" from the player. i honestly don't understand why that even exists,because around 2 years after they signed the player and he has a no trade clause, and the team wants to trade him they cant. The teams shouldnt offer players No-Trade-Clause Because they dont know what their situation can be years after they signed the player. They might have no choice but to try and trade that player or feel like they can find better value for the player.

Nickpicking about Boston Red Sox Trade

The boston Red Sox have aquired catcher Victor Martinez from the Cleveland Indians. They have also traded newley aquierd Firstbaseman Adam LaRoche to the Atlanta Braves Casey Kotchman. Why did the the Red Sox trade Adam For another First baseman? The Victor Martinez i can understand but i dont understand the trade for Casey Kotchman. They have traded a Firstbaseman for another First Baseman. I don't understand that.

Nickpicking on Lamar Odom

Lamar Odom has agreed to a four year 33 million dollar deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers and Odom have been trying to agree a deal to keep Odom in L.A. For a while the Lakers seemed that they wouldnt be able to sign him after they signed Ron Artest from the Houston Rockets. After the signing things got a little rough between the Lakers and Lamar. After Lamar and the Lakers stopped talking Dwayne Wade started to try and recruit Odom to the Miami Heat. But apparently it didnt work. The Lakers now look like they can go for a second title in a row. So now Lamar will join Kobe for another year to run for the championship.

Nickpicking about the Pittsburgh Pirates

The Pittsburgh Pirates have traded their second baseman Freddy Sanchez to the San Francisco Giants. The pirates on the otherhand seem to not be able to keep their starting players. Since the 2008 season(in the past 2 yeras) the pirates have traded 9 of their 11 starting players. I think if they would have not traded any of the players they have in the past two years they would have a championship contending team. I don't understand why teams like the pirates have to trade every player on their team after a couple years. The Pirates have traded off almost every player on their roster since 2005. Why? their not going to be a team over .5oo if they keep trading all their players.