Pitcher traded for 10 baseball bats

So this story is about a week old, but I thought it would be interesting to write about. Last Friday pitcher John Odom was traded from the Calgary Vipers of the Golden Baseball League to the Laredo Broncos of the United League for 10 Prairie Sticks Maple Bats, each baseball bat worth about $65-70. The Vipers signed the pitcher about a month ago, but couldn't get the player into the Canada because of a minor criminal charge the player had when he was a minor. This isn't the first time Calgary came up with a creative deal. The Vipers once tried to acquire a pitcher for 1,500 blue seats when they were renovating their stadium.

This is a video I found on Youtube where the player was interviewed on ESPN's First Take which aired on Monday May 26:

Reply to Best Brothers in Sports

I was reading over Cameron's lastest post of the Best Brothers in Sports and I felt compelled to name some more brothers that included on his list. 

Currently in MLB, there are the Upton brothers (BJ & Justin), Drew brothers (JD & Stephen), Young brothers (Dimitri & Delmon), Weaver brothers (Jeff & Jered), the Izturis brothers (Cesar & Maicer), and the Laroche brothers (Adam & Andy). There are also many great former players who had brothers as well. The Ripken brothers, the DiMaggio brothers, the Alomar brothers, the Neikro brothers, the Aaron brothers, and there were probably many others. One important brother combo would have to be Paul and Lloyd Waner, the only brother combo in the Baseball Hall of Fame. 

In the NFL, some notable brothers besides the Manning and Barber brothers would be Champ and Boss Bailey, Koy and Ty Detmer, Matt and Tim Hasselback, Terrence and Tory Holt, Brock and Damon Huard, Julius and Thomas Jones, Josh and Luke McKown, Santana and Sinorice Moss,  and Jordan and Carson Palmer. But there are a lot more that I didn't mention. As of April 2007, there are 313 documented sets of brothers who have played pro football.

For the NBA, there aren't very many brothers I could find except the Collins brothers (Jared and Jerren), and soon the Lopez brothers (Robin and Brook). 

Sorry I didn't feel like looking up brothers in other sports.

Best Brothers in Sports?

Who make the best brothers in sports? I'm not sure I'm ready to rank them, but here are a few notable names. My vote goes to the Molina's or Vick's. That's just me. Maybe the bash brothers are a close runner up.

1. Peyton and Eli Manning (Obviously)
2. Tiki and Ronde Barber (Their heads are identical in shininess and baldness)
3. Bengie, Jose, and Yadier Molina (One's good, one's not good, and one's just bad)
4. Robin and Brook Lopez (Twins!)
5. John and Patrick McEnroe (Let's be honest, John is far more interesting)
6. Jose and Ozzie Canseco (What a Shame)
7. The Bash Brothers- Mark Mcgwire and Jose Canseco (Hey they're not related, but who's counting?)
8. Serena and Venus Williams (Not brothers, but as strong and scary as men for sure)
9. Michael and Marcus Vick (We can only hope Marcus enjoys animals as much as Michael)
10. Adrian and Adrian Peterson (Not related but they have the same name. That's still pretty cool. Plus my other post is about one of them. Why not take a look?)

Bold Predictions?

Just last week Vikings running back Adrian Peterson made some predictions about his numbers in the upcoming season. He expects an improvement compared to next season, a substantial improvement.

Peterson hopes to rush for 2000 yards compared to his 1,341 he had in his rookie season. He did miss two games due to injury but over the 14 games he did play, he averaged below 100 yards per game. To reach 2000, Peterson would need to raise that average to 125 yards per game. Not to mention there have only been five players in NFL history to reach the 2000 yard mark. Among them are OJ Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, and Jamal Lewis.

Peterson also wants the MVP award for the 2008-2009 season. These for sure are high hopes for the 2nd year running back. But, there's no denying his talent and it seems that the sky is the limit for Peterson.

NBA Playoffs=Don't Mess With the Zohan Preview

We've all seen the playoffs commercials where two NBA playoff opponents recite a catchy line about how they know they reached the post-season. Another important fact is that half of each of the players faces have been fit together to make one face. I've posted a video below. The best one I've seen is with Baron Davis and the Zohan. The commercial is a spoof of the actual one, and adds a little humor while removing the drama the actual commercials had. It's also posted below. Check them out!