Posts by Spike Friedman
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About Last Night: Arizona Strikes Gold
In case you were busy talking up how good your Achilles feels, because it feels really, really good, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Paul Goldschmidt’s two home runs, including his third walk-off home run of the season, gave the Arizona Diamondbacks an 11-inning 4-3 win in their interleague battle with the Baltimore […]
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About Last Night: We Believe in Yu
In case you were busy hiding out in your ill-conceived meteor shower bunker, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Texas starter Yu Darvish came close to throwing a no-hitter in Houston, but had to settle for a 2-1 win over the Astros after it was broken up with a solo home run by […]
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About Last Weekend: A True Yankee Win
In case you were busy going another year without winning a major, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Despite Mariano Rivera’s third consecutive blown save, the Yankees, powered by Alex Rodriguez’s first home run of the season and Brett Gardner’s walk-off, were able to beat the Tigers, 5-4, and salvage a series win. […]
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About Last Night: Quoth the Ravens
In case you were busy getting way too excited about preseason football, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: The reigning Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens sent a message to the league with a 44-16 preseason win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their preseason opener. That message: “Dearest League, has it really been […]
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About Last Night: Working Hard, Harvey Working
In case you were busy declaring that your rap career is one and done, here’s what you missed in sports on Wednesday: Matt Harvey dominated the Rockies, throwing a four-hit shutout as the Mets took down Colorado, 5-0. Harvey entered the postgame press conference wearing a fedora, sitting with confidence at the microphone to tell […]
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About Last Night: Braves Don’t Clown Around
In case you were busy getting weird on eBay with some Stanley Cup memorabilia, here’s what you missed in sports on Tuesday: Another day, another win for Atlanta, as the Braves overcame an early Bryce Harper home run before topping the Washington Nationals, 2-1. The game was not without controversy as Harper was hit by […]
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About Last Night: A-Rod Is Back! (For Now)
In case you were busy letting down the thousands of people who retweeted you by not getting yourself arrested at a public event, here’s what you missed in sports on Monday: Despite being suspended for 211 games by Major League Baseball for violating the league’s drug policy, Alex Rodriguez’s appeal of the suspension allowed him […]
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What Clint Dempsey’s MLS Return Means for Seattle, Deuce, and the American Way (of Soccer)
Last year around this time it was a foregone conclusion that American attacking midfielder Clint Dempsey would join five-time European champion Liverpool FC, pairing with Luis Suarez in a revamped attack, as the American-owned Reds would attempt to regain their traditional hold on one of England’s places in the UEFA Champions League. That move fell […]
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About Last Weekend: All A-Rod Everything
In case you were busy buying gray-market signatures of 20-year-olds off eBay, here’s what you missed in sports last weekend: Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he has beleaguered slugger Alex Rodriguez penciled in to start Monday, despite rumors of an impending multiyear ban due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs. “Oh lord, Alex is […]
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About Last Night: It’s All About the Yu
In case you were too busy finishing off a box of Pop Tarts to watch a 95-pound 13-year-old medal in the X Games, here’s what you missed in sports on Thursday: Yu Darvish turned in a ferocious performance, striking out 14 Diamondbacks for the second time in three months, as the Rangers handled Arizona easily […]
