He has drawn the ire of MLB fans for years after numerous steroid allegations, and deciding to follow the money to a championship. On Friday night A-rod played his last game in an MLB uniform before joining the Yankees as a special advisor. It seems as if the Yankees have forced A-rod trying to get out from under their mountain of veterans, and start to bring up some of their younger prospects. Since coming into the game with the Seattle Mariners Rodriguez was seen as the future of the short-stop position. He played his first seven years in the bigs with the Seattle Mariners bringing new hope to a franchise that was looking for a star. After good run playing in 690 games, and hitting 189 games home runs in a Mariners uniform. He signed a historic 10 year 252 million dollar contract with the Rangers leaving Seattle. It was the biggest deal that the MLB had ever seen and set the bar for the contracts of the future.
J3 Sports
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Why the Patriots will be ok without Tom Brady
It's been a topic of debate around New England
since Roger Goodell and the NFL decided to try and make an "example"
out of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. On January 18th 2015 the New
England Patriots destroyed the Indianapolis Colts 45-7 in the AFC championship.
It sent Brady and the Patriots to Super Bowl 49 against the Seattle Seahawks.
It was only until the days following the game that we found out some of the
Patriots balls had been a little under inflated. The days following the game
reports started coming out that the patriots had been caught in a sting
operation run by the NFL. On January 20th Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported that 11 of the 12 balls were 2 PSI
under inflated. Thanks to the Wells report we now know that report was
completely false. The Patriots went onto win the Superbowl thanks to catch
for the ages by rookie cornerback Malcolm Butler.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Remembering Mr. Hockey Gordie Howe
Gordie Howe was a hockey icon during his time
playing in the NHL and in the WHA. He was born on March 31, 1928 to humble
roots in Saskatchewan. He joined the Detroit Red Wings at the age of 18 and was
a part of four Stanley Cups. Howe died Friday morning at 88 years old, this
after surviving two strokes in late 2014 when it seems to be close to the end
for Howe. But Howe like a true warrior survived and recovered from the strokes,
putting many fans at ease. According to the Detroit free press Howe went
peacefully and without regrets early this morning. Many of the younger
generations will remember Howe for the infamous "Gordie Howe hat
trick", which Howe only did twice in his career.
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Are Kevin Love's days numbered in Cleveland?
It's the same story with Kevin Love since he came
to Cleveland finishing off LeBron's big three in the decision part 2. The
Cavaliers pulled of a blockbuster deal sending then first overall pick Andrew
Wiggins to the Timberwolves for Kevin Love. Since the trade Wiggins has been a
bright young star with the Wolves, winning both rookie of the year and the MVP
at the NBA's rising stars’ competition. As for Love his first year in Cleveland
was brought to an end with a shoulder injury in the first round against the
Boston Celtics.
Friday, June 3, 2016
Are the San Jose Sharks ready for the Stanley Cup Finals?
The San Jose Sharks have asserted themselves as the
top team in the Western conference after years of choking early on in the
playoffs. To top that they have finally reached their first Stanley cup final
in team history. All while standing on the backs of aging veterans like Joe
Thornton and Patrick Marleau, and on unbelievable goaltending by first time
starter Martin Jones. But the Sharks have unfortunately run into the hot
goaltending of Pittsburgh's Matt Murray. Who has been outstanding for the
Penguins since taking over the starting job from Marc Andre Fleury at the end
of the season. Murray has been Ken Dryden esc leading the Penguins past Stanley
Cup favorite's Washington and the Tampa Bay lightning. Who were on fire heading
into the Eastern Conference Finals.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Summer Sixteen an open letter to the followers of J3 Sports
For the fans and the followers,
I wanted to apologize for going off the
grid for a little while. With the other websites that I write for and the teams
that I cover, I haven't been able to post much or at all. Add in school and
basically a full time job, I’ll probably miss the last few weeks of the
playoffs.
Coverage will resume on May 20th most likely during
the conference or Stanley Cup finals. The summer will be filled with different
updates and posts on what you can expect in the NHL. I'd also like to thank
those who have followed this blog and appreciate it. We are getting close to a
year of existence and I couldn't have done it without you.
Project coming up I have released another
blog launching today on politics to diversify my writing style. I would also
like to announce that I am currently in the process of writing a book that I
would like to release in September. More details will follow as the time gets
closer, and as always that you for following me.
Sincerely,
James
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Is Jonathan Drouin making the right decision?
It has been a major story this season surrounding
the 2013 3rd overall draft pick for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonathan Drouin's
season has been surrounded by controversy and doubt, after struggling to crack
the lineup early in the season it was clear Drouin was unhappy. After being
limited to just 19 games because of injury and only five games in November. So
in his second season Drouin was sent down to the Lightning's AHL affiliate the
Syracuse Crunch to get more playing time. GM Steve Yzerman stated at the time "he's been dealing with a minor
nagging injury that is finally healed. With everyone coming back at the same
time, it's a good opportunity to get a young player a lot of ice time, get his
game right back on top and bring him back at the appropriate time". With
that there was no clear date set for Drouin to rejoin the Lightning.
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