Tag: Roger Clemens

Why is there a plaque in a bunker at Tiger’s Cabo course and where did it go during the World Wide Technology Championship?

“I told Tiger if you put your drive in the fairway, I can move it down the fairway as you get older.”

LOS CABOS, Mexico – When El Cardonal at Diamante was completed in 2014, developer Ken Jowdy didn’t let anyone hit a shot on the course until course architect Tiger Woods could do the honors.

“I told him wherever he hit the opening tee shot, we’re going to put a plaque,” Jowdy said on Saturday as the third round of the World Wide Technology Championship was getting under way.

Then he shared a funny story about how his friend, the Hall of Fame pitcher Roger Clemens, swears that every year the famed red seat amongst a sea of green ones in the right field bleachers at Fenway Park in Boston — Section 42, Row 37, Seat 21 — where a Ted Williams home run blast in 1946 supposedly landed gets a little longer as if the seat has been inching back over the years.

“I told Tiger if you put your drive in the fairway, I can move it down the fairway as you get older,” Jowdy joked.

There was only one problem with that plan: Tiger hit the ceremonial drive into a fairway bunker. That’s why there’s a plaque in the bunker on the first hole. But that plaque isn’t there during the World Wide Technology. It was still there for the pro-am on Wednesday but the PGA Tour requested the plaque be removed during the tournament to avoid a potential situation where a players needs relief and the lie after a drop is worse than it was before. Other times during the course of the year, they will remove a drain out of a bunker for the same reason, but a plaque is unique.

Note to Jowdy: Seems like a great opportunity to stick Tiger’s plaque ahead a few feet when it is returned to its post after the tournament is over.

A photo of the plaque in a bunker commemorating the first tee shot at El Cardonal by course designer Tiger Woods. (Todd Kelly/Golfweek)

Texas Alumni: The Longhorns most famous graduates and attendees

Who are the most famous UT Alumni and how many can you name?

When it comes to the Texas Longhorns and the Burnt Orange, there have been plenty of high-profile athletes such as Cat Osterman, Vince Young, Ricky Williams, and Huston Street.

However, it isn’t only the athletes as far as the most notable alumni and attendees at UT. The list of famous graduates includes a pair of First Lady’s, actors, singers, and astronauts.

There might not be a bigger name when it comes to the Longhorns than the Minister of Culture, Matthew McConaughey. He can be seen at sporting events, on the set of College Gameday, and even in his film class on the Forty Acres.

We comprised a list of the 15 most famous attendees and graduates of the University of Texas.

Los 9 jugadores de la MLB en el episodio “Homero al bat” de los Simpson, rankeados por el 30 aniversario

Un feliz 30 aniversario el domingo a uno de los mejores episodios deportivos en televisión: “Homero al bat”, un episodio de Los Simpsons de 1992 protagonizado por nueve jugadores de la Major League Baseball contratados para ganar un juego de …

Un feliz 30 aniversario el domingo a uno de los mejores episodios deportivos en televisión: “Homero al bat”, un episodio de Los Simpsons de 1992 protagonizado por nueve jugadores de la Major League Baseball contratados para ganar un juego de softball por el equipo de la Planta de Poder de Springfield de Montgomery Burns.

El episodio es icónico por muchas razones, tanto asó que Homero Simpson – quien anotó el RBI ganador gracias a un picheo que lo dejó inconsciente – recibió su propia placa en el Salón de la Fama del Béisbol.

Así que decidimos que la mejor manera de celebrar sería ranqueando los nueve jugadores que participaron, con una mezcla de sus mejores citas, destinos y más que decidieron quien fue el más memorable en este episodio:

The Baseball Hall of Fame is a silly museum that we should just continue to ignore

We don’t need a bitter voters to tell us who the great players were.

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The Baseball Hall of Fame is officially, and sadly, a joke.

Congratulations, baseball writers. You did it. You saved your little upstate New York museum and in doing so let everyone know you don’t really love the game, you just love having some power that you no longer deserve.

In cased you missed it, the 2022 Hall of Fame class was announced yesterday and it was made up of just one legendary baseball player – David Ortiz.

Left out of that class were some other legendary players, including Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, and Sammy Sosa. Curt Schilling also didn’t get in and is now off the ballot.

While those first three didn’t make it because of their ties to performance enhancing drugs, Schilling was basically not voted in because of his personality and the things he has said and done in the past. I personally don’t like Schilling at all but the great Bomani Jones did recently make a good argument for why the former three-time World Series champ should have been voted in.

Not having those guys in the precious Hall of Fame makes the Hall of Fame a pointless place to visit or talk about it. It’s a sham and a waste of time because it’s a game of favorites picked by people who don’t care what you think, because level-headed people like you and I know that Bonds, Clemens, Sosa and yes, Schilling, deserve to be in that club.

Let’s stick with the steroid-era discussion, though. It’s easy to elect those guys and make a mention of what they did, or were suspected of doing, and allow them to be in the Hall of Fame. Everyone will be OK and the museum will remain standing.

Life will go on. Trust me!

Bonds is the home run king. Clemens is one of the best pitchers to ever take the mound. Sosa brought baseball back with that fun summer in which he and Mark McGwire chased Roger Maris’ home-run record.

Those legendary players are baseball and are big characters in the story of baseball, a story that can’t be told without them. They should all be in Cooperstown and they should have all been in the first time they were eligible.

Players who are in the Hall of Fame should stand up and boycott the silly museum until those former stars are put in, because without them there is a big stain on the reputation of the place, a stain that has been created by the writers who think they are doing the opposite of that.

Until that happens there’s really no point to visit the museum or talk about it or give it any serious thought. It’s a silly playground built by people who care more about themselves than the game that so many people love.

We know who deserves to be in and we don’t really need the voters to tell us who the great players were. We really don’t need Hall of Fames, to be honest. We saw those players play. We saw the incredible things that they did. We get it. We know.

Oh, and Jonathan Papelbon got 5 votes? Really?

LOL.

Quick hits: Awesome mic’d up video of Travis Kelce… Sean Payton/Kevin James jokes… NFL OT ideas… And more.

– This video of a mic’d up Travis Kelce during his game-winning touchdown on Sunday is too good.

– Sean Payton announced yesterday that he was leaving the Saints and everyone made jokes about Kevin James.

– NFL fans came up with a number of interesting ways to change the NFL’s overtime rules.

– Do you play Wordle? Here are 8 great starting words to use.

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MLB world reacts to the snubs of Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens from Baseball Hall of Fame

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens have been snubbed from Cooperstown.

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens have been passed up for the Baseball Hall of Fame once again.

On Tuesday, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America voted for which players will make up the 2022 Hall of Fame class in Cooperstown. Only one player was selected, David Ortiz, who makes it in as a first ballot Hall of Famer with 77.9 percent of the vote.

Both Bonds (66 percent) and Clemens (65.2 percent) fell short of the 75 percent mark needed to make the Hall of Fame and are now officially ineligible to be voted upon by the BBWAA as their 10-year window has closed. Technically, both Bonds and Clemens can make it in via the Today’s Game committee, which is run by the Hall of Fame itself, but will need 12 of 16 votes to make it in.

It was a long shot for both Bonds and Clemens — the former especially — to make it into the Hall of Fame. Bonds’ history with performance enhancing drugs as part of the BALCO scandal was a major layup for many in the Hall of Fame, enough to keep him out throughout his entire 10 years of eligibility even though the support for him grew with each passing year.

Ortiz, for what it’s worth, has also reportedly tested positive for a banned substance during an anonymous survey test conducted by the MLB in 2003.

Here’s how the baseball world reacted to both Bonds and Clemens being snubbed by the BBWAA in their final year of voter eligibility.

Roger Clemens named USA TODAY Sports greatest No. 19 pick in MLB Draft

USA TODAY Sports recently released the greatest first round picks in MLB Draft history. Roger Clemens named the best at number 19.

The MLB Draft has come and gone. The Longhorns saw one of their own in pitcher Bryce Elder taken. Baseball has the University of Texas has a long and storied history. They have won multiple National Championships with the most recent coming in 2005. The Longhorns have the second-most titles in NCAA history, tied with LSU. While they have won six titles, they been invited to play for six more.

In a recent article on USA TODAY Sports, the best players were discussed as it pertains to their draft slot. Former Longhorn Roger Clemens made the list as the best ever to be selected at pick 19. He would go on to play in the Majors for a total of 24 years.

Roger Clemens (1983, Red Sox) – With 354 career wins and 4,672 strikeouts, Clemens is one of the greatest pitchers ever.

Others: Bobby Grich (1967, Orioles), Shannon Stewart (1992, Blue Jays), Alex Rios (1999, Blue Jays)

Clemens is currently third on the all-time list for strikeouts behind Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson. He finished his career with 536 more strikeouts than Steve Carlton. Clemens’ 354 career wins puts him ninth in MLB history, one behind Greg Maddux.

The man nicknamed “The Rocket” played two seasons for the Texas Longhorns after transferring from San Jacinto College North.

Accomplishments

  • 12-2 record with 1.99 ERA in 1982
  • 13-5 record with 3.04 ERA in 1983
  • Winning pitcher in the 1983 National Champion game against Alabama
  • Led the Longhorns to consecutive College World Series appearances in 1982-83
  • 1986 American League MVP
  • AL Cy Young Award winner in 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2001 and 2004 (National League)
  • One of four pitchers to win the Cy Young in both leagues.
  • Oldest to ever win the Cy Young
  • Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame inductee in 2014
  • Texas Hall of Honor inductee in 1994

 

Former Texas star Kacy Clemens among those cut in minor league

Three former Longhorns were cut from their Minor League Baseball teams this week.

Uncertainty continues to surround Minor League Baseball. Continue reading “Former Texas star Kacy Clemens among those cut in minor league”

Locked on Longhorns Podcast: Is a return for sports imminent?

A new Locked on Longhorns Podcast discussing a return to sports being imminent and the top five series. Plus a look at the 2020 predictions.

The shows opens up with Patrick and Cami discussing a return to college football being imminent? While California schools will remain closed. all of the Big 12 are planning for a return to campus in 2020. Is that the first big step for a return of college football?

The top five players that the Longhorns will play from the wide receivers and quarterbacks. Who is the top quarterback? Who is the surprise pick? Is Ja’Marr Chase the top wide receiver?

2020 game-by-game predictions. How far off are Patrick’s prediction? What has been the responses? Also they discuss who is the best opposing coach the Longhorns will face?

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