February 10, 2009
Posted at: 2:07 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
I will first start off by saying that as a die-hard Red Sox fan, I am going to try and keep this article as close to the facts that I can, but my dislike of Alex Rodriguez is very strong, so I apologize if it comes out mean.
Alex Rodriguez has been looked upon as one of the players who will most definitely go into the baseball hall of fame….until now. No matter what people think about him, he will never be voted into the hall after his admission of steroid use. No matter who the player is, no matter what team they play for, I will lose respect for them. If we come to find out years down the road that Curt Schilling or Jason Varitek used steroids, every bit of respect for them would be lost. What are they teaching the youth around the country about sports? Especially in professional sports, it is important that they remember that they are role models and not just someone playing a game trying to win.
I heard some people call him courageous to admit to it, but that is not courage. Courage is going across the world to fight for your country and possibly die for your country. Courage is the single mother/father who are working their way through life on a pay check by pay check basis and still manage to better themselves by going back to school. Courage is not taking steroids to be a better baseball player and receive a 10-year-$252 million contract and then a 10-year-$275 million contract. If he wanted to be the best baseball player in history, he should have worked at it like everyone else.
A-Rod (A-Roid as people are calling him) went on “60 minutes” and lied to Katie Curic. If no one ever asked him and he chose not to speak up, not AS many people would be as mad/disappointed. If you knowingly went on TV and lied about not taking steroids, that is wrong.
“For the record, have you ever used steroids,
human growth hormone or any other performance-enhancing substance?” Couric asked.
“No,” Rodriguez replied.
Asked if he had ever been tempted to use any of those things, Rodriguez told Couric, “No.”
“You never felt like, ‘This guy’s doing it, maybe I should look into this, too? He’s getting better numbers, playing better ball,’” Couric asked.
“I’ve never felt overmatched on the baseball field. I’ve always been a very strong, dominant position. And I felt that if I did my work as I’ve done since I was, you know, a rookie back in Seattle, I didn’t have a problem competing at any level. So, no,” he replied.
January 11, 2009
Posted at: 1:03 am by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
A few weeks ago (before Christmas), I called up Nintendo to ask about how I can clean my Wii since my discs weren’t being read properly. They told me that I could send in my Wii and they would have it back to me in 13-17 days. I sent it to them December 29th and I received it back on January 7th. They replaced the drive and gave me a whole new year warranty on my Wii. Very quick turnaround considering it was right after Christmas.
December 13, 2008
Posted at: 1:38 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Rants and Randomness, Sports and Leisure
With time running out on making deals with Mark Teixeira, the Red Sox traveled to the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas to try and come to an agreement for 2009. The Angels have just offered the top offensive first baseman an 8 year, at least $160 million contract and the Red Sox don’t want to let him go. He would be an excellent addition to the team and Theo will do everything he can to “get his man”….again. Not only will he help with defense, but he is a highly trained offensive weapon that will fill the empty 3-4 slot that opened up when Manny left. I mean, Lowell is amazing and so is Youk, but I think that they could rewrite the lineup and make a solid 7-8 players.
Teixeira, 28, has hit at least 30 homers and driven in at least 105 runs in each of the past five seasons. After being acquired from the Braves before the trading deadline this past season, Teixeira hit .358 with 13 homers and 43 RBIs in 54 games with the Angels.
In my opinion, the only way that the Sox will have a chance at winning the division and the World Series is with Mark Teixeira in the lineup. I know the Sox can do it without him, but I think it will be so much easier with him.
December 11, 2008
Posted at: 10:46 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Entertainment and News, Sports and Leisure
Last night I went to go see “NESN Comedy All Stars” with my best friend Kristin. This show is dedicated to sports comedy in the Boston area that is sponsored by NESN (New England Sports Network). They were free tickets from Ticketmaster since I just bought other tickets and I figured that it would be something different for us to do instead of getting dinner or just hanging out. I saw the show last season and it was alright, but not extremely funny. However, this live performance was absolutely amazing. When we arrived, we went up to the Mezzanine seats and were pretty far back, but one of the ushers escorted us to the box seats to the right of the stage overlooking it. They were amazing seats and I was extremely impressed.
Tommy Davidson, from “In Living Color”, was the host for the night. He not only made the crowd including Kristin and I laugh, but he made himself laugh a couple of times. He kept interrupting the stage manager when he was trying to countdown to taping and each time it was even funnier.
Iliza Shlesinger was one of the comedians that performed last night and she was awesome. In case you were wondering, she was the “Last Comic Standing” winner of season 6. She has two major qualities, she’s extremely hot and VERY funny.
The live taping of the show was really interesting. In one night, they taped three shows and made it seem like they were actually three different nights. Tommy Davidson was wearing different shirts and they closed out every third comic with saying goodnight and then they introduced him again two minutes later. There is one section of the show where they play something that is pre-recorded and they asked us not to clap after Tommy introduced it.
Overall the night was great and we had a lot of fun. Watch for season 2 of “NESN’s Comedy All Stars” which airs I believe Friday nights after Red Sox games (next season obviously).
November 25, 2008
Posted at: 11:42 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
Every two years, each country competes in the Chess Olympiad to see which country has the best chess players in the world. The Armenian chess team took the title back to back times beating China in the 11th round.
“I’ve had no doubts that our guys will do it. But in any case I feel greatly relieved that it’s over now and we can celebrate our success,” said one fan after learning the news.
Meanwhile, Armenia’s women finished outside the top six, but scored a number of memorable victories during the tournament, among them the demolition of the Azerbaijani team 4-0.
Congratulations to the Armenian chess team.
November 22, 2008
Posted at: 8:21 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
Kevin Youkilis has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Jackie Jensen Award, it was announced by the Boston Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
In addition, the Boston BBWAA announced it has named second baseman Dustin Pedroia as its 2008 Red Sox Most Valuable Player. Left-handed pitcher Jon Lester was chosen as the Chapter’s 2008 Red Sox Pitcher of the Year.
Other award recipients at the Boston Baseball Dinner are: Jacoby Ellsbury – Red Sox Rookie of the Year; Jonathan Papelbon – Red Sox Fireman of the Year; Sean Casey – Good Guy Award; Jeff Bailey – Red Sox Minor League Award. Other award winners will be announced in the future.
Tickets for the dinner are priced at $150.00 each. Tickets can be purchased by making checks payable to Boston Chapter BBWAA and mailing to: Boston Chapter BBWAA, P.O. Box 7346, Nashua, NH, 03060. Proceeds from the event will help the Chapter to continue supporting charitable causes.
November 18, 2008
Posted at: 8:59 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
The 2008 AL MVP race was a very “close” race. People were wondering if K-Rod, A-Rod, Justin Morneau, Kevin Youkilis or Dustin Pedroia would win. It turns out that it wasn’t even close in the voting. Pedroia received 16 1st place votes, 6 2nd place, 4 3rd place and 1 4th place vote. He earned 317 points with his next competitor was at 257 points. It is the first time since 1995 since a Red Sox player won the MVP when Mo Vaughn won it. Also, 1959 was the last time a 2nd baseman won the MVP. With 213 hits, Pedroia tied Ichiro Suzuki for the Major League lead.
Pedroia led the majors with 54 doubles and led the AL in runs with 118 and multihit games with 61. Backed by a .326 average, Pedroia lost the batting title by just four points to Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer. Pedroia finished fourth in total bases with 322 and seventh in extra-base hits at 73. Dustin also chipped in with power (17 homers, 83 RBIs) and speed (20 stolen bases).
He deserves it even though everyone seems to think that A-Rod is actually better. Apparently he isn’t and this award proves it. Congratulations Dustin Pedroia!!
November 09, 2008
Posted at: 11:02 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
The Red Sox have requested to host the 2012 All-Star game because it will be the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. Other teams (fans) have issues with the Red Sox getting another All Star game in a short amount of time. The last time Fenway hosted an All-Star game was in 1999, 13 years from 2012. I understand other teams want their chance to host it, but it is not just another year. It is the 100th anniversary of Fenway which is the oldest active ballpark in the country. I think that MLB should give them a high priority for the 2012 All-Star Game.
Time can change everything but some things will always remain the same and I’m not talking about Fenway. I am talking about when a fan of a game walks into “that” (any) park and something comes over them. It is something about that place that makes me feel like a kid again. Back to when my father used to take me to baseball games and it was so magical. I lost out on that 4 months ago today when he passed away of cancer (Red Sox have been partnered with the Jimmy Fund since 1953). 100 years is not just another number, it is how there are some memories that can be passed along through generations.
November 06, 2008
Posted at: 11:28 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
After his second full season with the Red Sox, the 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia has earned himself Rookie of the Year last year, won a gold glove this year and next week, he is looking for the American League MVP award.
Last year, Youk won the gold glove last year, but this year, Rays first baseman Carlos Pena won it this year. Pedroia definitely deserves the Gold Glove because of how amazing he played this year. He prides himself on his defense and ranked #1 in all categories in the AL.
Hopefully next week, they announce that he is the AL MVP!
November 03, 2008
Posted at: 11:56 pm by Timothy Haroutunian
Categories: Sports and Leisure
ESPN stated that if the Pittsburgh Stealers were to win on Monday Night Football, than Barack Obama would win. If the Washington Redskins won, than McCain would win. I don’t remember all the details of why they predicted it, but there was a correlation between the football game and the election.
I just hope it works this year.
NOTE: Dixville Notch, NH will vote at midnight (a few minutes)
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