Archive for March, 2010

The Pluses and Minuses of Kevin Youkilis’s Intensity – Part 3

Kevin Youkilis is a very intense person. He has even been in a fight with his own teammate. Youkilis was mad and threw his helmet after a futile at-bat, when Manny Ramírez made it clear he hated Youk’s tantrum. Curse words were exchanged in the dugout, and Ramírez had to be restrained from jumping on  [ READ MORE ]

Kevin Youkilis’s New Look

If you would like to vote for Kevin Youkilis’s beard this season click on the image below (you will have to pay one dollar that will go to Hits For kids). Here is a video about Youk shaving off his go-tee. * * *[ READ MORE ]

Mike Lowell Update: A Frustrating Spring Training

On March 26th, Mike Lowell was hitting in a spring training game against the Jays. He fouled the ball off his leg and collapsed. Immediately the trainers came out of the dugout. They got him back on his feet and into the locker room. At first it looked like a scary injury, but after the [ READ MORE ]

Batting Stance Guy With Kevin Youkilis

I had a comment that asked “Great post! My question, Ian, is where did Youk develop his unorthodox batting style? Do you know?” So I thought I would share these videos with you. Part 1 * * * Watch Part 3, 4 and 5 after the jump[ READ MORE ]

Kevin Youkilis Part 2 (from the Minors to the Red Sox)

“There were times, it seemed, when the only one who believed [Kevin] Youkilis was a ballplayer was Youkilis himself,” wrote Chaz Scoggins of the Lowell Sun. Those times are long gone. Indeed, as Theo Epstein pointed out, “statistically, if you consider 2008 and 2009, you could make the case there has been no better player [ READ MORE ]

Kevin Youkilis “Get Back” Video

This month my theme is Kevin Youkilis. Here is a video I put together. * * *[ READ MORE ]

Kevin Youkilis – Part 1: Early Life, College, and early Pro Career

Kevin Youkilis was born March 15, 1979, in Cincinnati Ohio. “Kevin was the most enthusiastic player that I can ever remember in three decades of coachng,” Ted Schumacher said. “Yet, he was never the heralded ‘star.’ . . . Kevin was a steady performer but far from sensational. Yet his work ethic and passion were [ READ MORE ]

Red Sox 2010 Predictions

I am not optimistic that the Sox will do well in 2010. We lost Manny and Bay. Ortiz is not as good any more. Papelbon is no longer lights out. The Red Sox are also playing in the toughest division. And to make it worse the Yankees got better: they added an all-star center fielder, [ READ MORE ]

Lou Gehrig – End Of Career And Diagnosis (ALS) (Part 3, Last Part)

No one expected Lou Gehrig to stop playing baseball anytime soon, however, during the 1938 baseball season; Lou went into a hitting slump.  As the season went on, the slump got worse.  He was unhappy with himself even when the other players tried to cheer him up.  No one knew what was causing his poor [ READ MORE ]

Lou Gehrig Career (Part 2)

Because Lou Gehrig was such a good scholar and athlete, many colleges wanted him. Yet, he decided to go to Columbia so he could stay close to his parents. Columbia wanted him to play football and baseball. However, he unintentionally broke collage eligibility rules by playing for a Connecticut professional team for several weeks in [ READ MORE ]

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