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Mariano Rivera accepts Yankees' new $45 million dollar deal
November 21, 2007 -- New York Yankees reliever Mariano Rivera has told the team he will accept their three-year, $45 million contract offer.
The contract makes Rivera the highest-paid closer in baseball, eclipsing the average salary of $10.75 million the New York Mets are paying closer Billy Wagner.
Rivera's 443 career saves is third on the all-time list behind Trevor Hoffman (524) and retired closer Lee Smith (478). He has also been a crucial component in the Yankees run to four World Series titles since 1996.
The Panamanian right-hander with the easy motion and exploding cutter will turn 38 later this month.
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ESPN Deportes to televise Winter League Baseball Games
October 17, 2007 -- As the 2007 Major League Baseball season comes to an end, ESPN Deportes will present the most extensive coverage of winter baseball from the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Venezuela. ESPN Deportes will televise more than 60 winter league baseball games, including each league’s championship series.
Winter baseball-related content will be featured across various platforms: ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio, ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN Deportes La Revista. ESPN Deportes will feature more than 200 hours of winter baseball-related programming – the most ever televised by any network in the U.S. – with a group of at least 12 commentators, including hosts, analysts, reporters and contributors.
Live coverage begins Wednesday, Oct. 17, with the Venezuelan League featuring Águilas de Zulia, leaders in the West division, at Tigres de Aragua at 7:30 p.m. ET. Coverage of winter baseball from the Dominican Republic and Mexico begins Sunday, Nov. 4, and Wednesday, Nov. 7, respectively.------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-Rod becomes youngest to reach 500 career home runs
August 9, 2007 -- Alex Rodriguez hit his 500th home run Saturday afternoon, officially becoming the youngest player in baseball history to do so.
Number 500 came off the first pitch thrown to Rodriguez in the bottom of the first against Kansas City.
The last Yankee to hit 500 homers was Mickey Mantle.------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pirates to name stadium sports bar, "Club 3000"
April 11, 2007 -- The Pittsburgh Pirates plan to rename a sports bar at PNC park, "Club 3000" in honor of the Hall of Famer, Roberto Clemente and others who have reached the 3000 hits plateau. That area, which overlooks right field, had been known as the "Montecristo Club."
The bar will include photo displays of Clemente and other members of baseball's illustrious 3,000-hit club.
It was initially called "Club 21," but after attorneys for the '21' Club, a New York City institution and former Prohibition-era restaurant expressed some concern, the name was changed.Clemente died in a plane crash on New Year's Eve 1972 during a trip to deliver relief supplies to victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. He had 3,000 hits in 18 major league seasons.
De La Hoya says Hatton will beat Mayweather
December 4, 2007 --
Boxing legend, Oscar De La Hoya, who lost a close match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently is saying that he is picking Ricky Hatton to defeat Mayweather when they meet on Dec. 8th.Many has Hatton as a clear underdog but De La Hoya, now promoting this bout, believes the bookies are in for a surprise on December 8.
"A lot of people are backing Floyd but a lot of people are going to lose money." said De La Hoya.
De La Hoya has even given Ricky Hatton a blueprint on how to beat Floyd Mayweather.
"Ricky relies on speed and power while bringing intelligent pressure to the ring.
"Floyd relies solely on speed. That difference will make itself known when they fight.
"The difference with any fighter that Floyd has faced is that Hatton brings intelligent pressure and I think that's key. He not only comes forward and puts more pressure on you than I did, but he does it in a very intelligent way."
Hatton meanwhile said: "Oscar shared a ring with Mayweather and has given me bits of advice on what works and what does not work against him.
Veteran referee, Joe "firm but fair" Cortez will be the third man in the ring.
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Vargas-Mayorga showdown set for the day after Thanksgiving
November 20, 2007 --
The much awaited Fernando Vargas-Ricardo Mayorga showdown at the Staples Center in Los Angeles is set and ready to take place on November 23, a day after Thanksgiving. The bout named "Battle" was postponed and re-scheduled after Vargas reportedly suffered some kind of a blood problem in September.The bout - a 12-rounder for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super middleweight belt, will be televised by Showtime pay-per-view boxing beginning at 7 p.m, PST.
"I'm going to hit him like he's never been hit before. He doesn't want to be in the same ring as me." said Mayorga who has been trash-talking at Vargas throughout the entire promotions for their fight.
"I am a much more intelligent fighter, a much stronger fighter and a much better fighter (than Mayorga)," Vargas said. "I've been working hard since January. We're back on track and feeling great. I'm going to have Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. Then Friday, I'm going to put it on this cat. I want to be remembered as a great champion who never left anything in the ring. The only thing I'm going to leave in the ring on Friday is Mayorga's blood.
Fighting in the undercard to spice up the evening is IBF welterweight champ Kermit Cintron (28-2,26KO) of Redding, Pennsylvania who will be defending his crown for the second time. He will meet Jesse Feliciano (15-5-3,9K0) of Los Angeles.Vargas (26-4, 22KOs), who will soon be 30 years old has stated that this will be his last fight of his boxing career.
Tickets priced at $300, $150, $100 and $50 are on sale online at ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines at (213) 480-3232 or (714) 740-2000 and at all Ticketmaster ticket centers. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds at a catch weigh of 166 pounds.
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Diego Corrales dies in motorcycle accident
May 8, 2007 -- Former two-weight world champion Diego 'Chico' Corrales died Monday night after a high-speed motorcycle accident in Las Vegas.
The 29-year-old, who held world titles at super-featherweight and lightweight, will be remembered for his epic win against Jose Luis Castillo in 2005, when he dragged himself off the canvas to force a thrilling stoppage 10th-round victory. The fight was named by the Boxing Writers Association of America and numerous boxing publications as the fight of the year.
Corrales's promoter, Gary Shaw, explained that his fighter was driving his motorcycle at a high speed when he ran into the back of a car about 10 miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. "He's laying there as we speak with a helmet on his head under a sheet," Shaw said. "It appears he was thrown a great distance."
Shaw said Corrales, whose career had faltered in recent fights, had recently bought a racing motorcycle, which he was apparently riding at the time he was killed. "He fought recklessly and he lived recklessly," he said. "That was his style."
Las Vegas police spokesman Jose Montoya said the victim in the accident was wearing a helmet, and it was not known if drugs or alcohol was involved. "No tests have been done. We're still investigating," Montoya said.
Argentine, Angel Cabrera edges Tiger Woods to win US Open
June 18, 2007 -- Angel Cabrera edged superstar Tiger Woods and former champ Jim Furyk to win the 107th US Open golf championship, becoming the first Argentine to lift the coveted trophy.
He joined Roberto di Vicenzo, winner of the 1967 British Open at Hoylake, as the only Argentines to win one of golf's four major titles.
"It's very difficult to describe this moment," said Cabrera, who carded a one-under-par 69 and then could only watch on television as first Furyk and then Woods failed to better or match his five-over total of 285.
Furyk posted an even-par 70, while Woods settled for a two-over 72 to join his compatriot on 286, one shot ahead of Sweden's Niclas Fasth (70).
"Angel played a beautiful round of golf," Woods said. "He had some great golf shots and that's what you have to do. He went out there and put all the pressure on Jim and I and we fell one shot short."
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