If you’re in the market for a new laptop and want a Boston Red Sox themed laptop, check out what Dell has to offer.
Dell Design Studio is offering MLB designs for all 30 teams. Totally unique, customized artwork created especially for the Dell. Design Studio Fan, Classic and Die-Hard designs available for each MLB team, to allow personalization. The new MLB designs add around $85 to the cost of a PC. Product is available on Dell.com/designstudio.
After the jump are the other two designs.
SOUTHHAMPTON, Pa. – The Maxwell Football Club announced the expansion of its 2009 Watch List for the 15th Chuck Bednarik Award and that list now includes University of Connecticut senior defensive end Lindsey Witten (Cleveland, Ohio). The original Preseason List also included Husky junior linebacker Scott Lutrus (Brookfield, Conn.).
Witten is has made eight sacks this season, which ranks him second in the country, and is fourth on the UConn team with 19 tackles. He was named the BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Week after the first game of the season when he had four sacks in a win against Ohio University.
He was also a Preseason Candidate for the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award.
The Bednarik Award additions include: Javier Arenas, Senior Cornerback, Alabama; Adrian Clayborn, Junior Defensive End, Iowa; Chris Galippo, Sophomore Linebacker, Southern California; Chad Jones, Senior Safety, LSU; Kyle McCarthy, Senior Safety, Notre Dame; Von Miller, Junior Defensive End, Texas A&M; Derrick Morgan, Junior Defensive End, Georgia Tech; Michael Morgan, Junior Linebacker, Southern California; Dekoda Watson, Senior Linebacker, Florida State; Mick Williams, Senior Defensive Tackle, Pittsburgh; Lindsey Witten, Senior Defensive End, Connecticut.
The Chuck Bednarik Award has been presented since 1995 and is named in honor of Chuck Bednarik. Mr. Bednarik is a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame 69′ and the NFL Hall of Fame 67′.
Semifinalists for the Bednarik Awards will be announced on November 4th and three finalists for each award will be announced November 23rd. The winners of the 2009 Maxwell and Bednarik Awards will be announced as part of the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show which will be held on December 10, 2009. The formal presentation of these awards will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards Gala in Atlantic City, N.J., on March 5, 2010.
From the UConn Huskies athletic department:
2009 ALL NEW UConn Basketball “First Night”
Friday, October 16, 2009
See your 2009-10 men’s & women’s teams for the first time!
Doors Open at 6:00 pm
Men’s & Women’s Basketball Autograph Session, including Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun from 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm.
Show Starts at 7:00 pm and runs to approximately 8:00 pm
First time ever – combined men’s & women’s introductions w/laser light show Combined men’s & women’s contests –Skills Challenge Triple Threat Challenge (similar to the NBA All-Star Shooting Stars Contest) –Dunk Contest
All fans have a chance to win great prizes from UConn Athletics, Big Y and CBS Radio. UConn Students have a chance to receive free food, free t-shirts and other great prizes. FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL – GAMPEL PAVILION!
Pitchers (11):
Starters – Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz, Daisuke Matsuzaka
Bullpen – Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard, Billy Wagner, Hideki Okajima, Ramon Ramirez, Paul Byrd, Takashi Saito
Players (14):
Catcher – Victor Martinez, Jason Varitek,
Infielders – Kevin Youkilis, Dustin Pedroia, Alex Gonzalez, Mike Lowell, Casey Kotchman, Jed Lowrie
Outfielders – Jason Bay, Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D. Drew, Brian Anderson, Joey Gathright
Designated Hitter – David Ortiz
After having to wait three days in Anaheim for the playoffs to begin, the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will finally kick off their best-of-5 ALDS tonight at 9:37 p.m. The Red Sox will be looking to eliminate the Angels for the second straight season and the umpteenth time during this decade.
While we’ve been waiting around for the Red Sox 25-man roster for the ALDS, we know now one thing. Manny Delcarmen hasn’t healed enough to help the Red Sox out of the bullpen. Instead, skipper Terry Francona has decided to put Paul Byrd there. Francona is waiting until the last possible moment to announce his roster as he’s also awaiting the health status of Rocco Baldelli, who suffered a hip flexor injury in the final series of the regular season.
If Baldelli can’t go, both Brian Anderson and Joey Gaithright will be on the roster. Gaithright is a lock because of the speed he brings off the bench in a pinch-running situation.
It should be an interesting series as they always are when these two teams meet. The Angels took 5-of-9 from the Red Sox this season after going 8-1 last year. But as we’ve seen the past few years, when these two teams meet in the playoffs it’s a totally different animal.
Just like last year, Jon Lester and John Lackey will square off in Game 1. Lester allowed just an unearned run in picking up the win. Hopefully the trend will continue tonight.
I, for one, can’t wait until 9:37 p.m. tonight when the Red Sox will finally get underway in the 2009 MLB postseason.
How Victor Martinez Landed With the Red Sox [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
The Player Who Helped Save the Red Sox Season [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
Varitek Reflects on His Role [Full Count]
Paul Byrd, living the dream [Full Count]
For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal websites.
And if you must see what the enemy papers are saying you can check out the LA Times, Orange County Register and LA Daily News websites.
UConn Football links
Chat with Chip [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]
Who Said That? [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
A Good Notre Dame Trip Update From Ryan Phalen [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]
UConn running tradition alive and well with Dixon, Todman [Big East Blog – ESPN.com]
Experience proving beneficial for Pitt’s Stull [Connecticut Post]
UConn Safety Bagsby Out To Make Amends [Hartford Courant]
UConn’s Endres ‘excited’ to go home [Waterbury Republican-American]
UConn Men’s Basketball links
Gordon and Thabeet impressive in new uniforms [UConn Huskies Basketball]
Other UConn related links
Men’s Soccer: Huskies Featured in Soccer America’s College Soccer Reporter [UConnHuskies.com]
Baseball Holds Annual Blue/White World Series [UConnHuskies.com]
Storrs Is No. 43 In Sporting News List of “Best Sports Citites” [UConnHuskies.com]
As we found out over the weekend, the UConn Huskies football game this Saturday against the Pittsburgh Panthers will be televised on ABC. What they didn’t tell you is that it will only be shown in just 3% of the country.
So if you’re a fan of the Huskies or the Panthers and don’t live in the Connecticut or Pittsburgh area, you’re pretty much screwed.
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Since the New York Yankees decided to be cockblockers with the trade of Billy Wagner to the Boston Red Sox from the New York Mets, the two teams finished up the deal on Wednesday afternoon.
In what we knew already, the Red Sox finally sent Chris Carter and minor leaguer Eddie Lora to the Mets.
Wagner will most likely be a Type A free agent in the offseason and the Red Sox do plan to offer him arbitration. He is expected to decline arbitration so that he can go in search of a closer’s job somewhere else.
Wagner pitched in 15 games for the Red Sox this season and was 1-1 with a 1.98 ERA. He had 22 strikeouts in 13.2 innings and will play a vital part for the Red Sox out of the bullpen during the 2009 playoffs.
Carter played in four games for the Red Sox in 2009 and was hitless. He played a total of thirteen games in two seasons and hit .261 with four RBI. In 116 games with the Pawtucket Red Sox, Carter hit .294 with 16 HR and 61 RBI.
Lora, just 20 years old, spent the 2009 season with the Gulf Coast Red Sox. In 34 games, he hit .222 with 3 HR and 7 RBI.
Good news for fans of the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team.
Every game this season will be televised either on national or local television as the Big East and ESPN Regional announced on Wednesday afternoon the twelve games to be broadcast on WCTX 59, affectionately known around these parts as MyTV9.
Those twelve games will also be broadcast on SNY as well. You can see the full UConn men’s basketball schedule by clicking the link below.
MLB: Twins and Yankees Series Preview
The New York Yankees went on an unparalleled spending spree last season and it ended up helping them have the best record in baseball at 103-59. Everyone knows that is fine and dandy, however, how New York plays in October will determine if it was money well spent. They’ll start the playoffs as the league favorite at +160 to win the World Series according to Sportsbook.com. They are also a heavy divisional series favorite over the Twins. See all the exciting game, series, and prop options available on the LIVE ODDS page.
The Yankees haven’t played in the World Series since 2001 and haven’t won the Fall Classic since taking home the big trophy in years 1998-2000. Mr. Yankee, Derek Jeter, understands better than anybody why this team could be different.
“We have much better pitching, and this lineup allows everyone to be more aggressive because we have good hitters 1-9.”
New York’s dominance pops up in a couple of different ways. In games decided by two or more runs, they were 62-43. At the new Yankee Stadium they built a 57-24 record and if Minnesota or anyone dares to start a left-hander against them, good luck, with the Bronx Bombers 36-18.
Minnesota will make the unlikely journey to New York riding high. The Twins won what might be the best baseball game anyone will see the rest of the season Tuesday night, taking down Detroit 6-5 in 12 sensational innings.
The Twins are the hottest team remaining, winning 17 of their last 22, including the all important last five in a row. Minnesota will have their work cut out for them since they lost all seven games to the Yankees this season and they have one victory in last 11 tries playing in the Bronx.
The Yankees are easily the biggest favorite to win the four divisional series at -400 and are the odds on favorite at Sportsbook.com to be champions yet again at +160 odds. Let’s see what the Yankees do.
Offensive – American League
Runs scored – Minnesota 4th, New York 1st
Home Runs – Minnesota 9th, New York 1st
Slugging Pct. – Minnesota 7th, New York 1st
Walks – Minnesota 4th, New York 1st
On base Pct. – Minnesota 5th, New York 1st
Pitching & Defense
ERA – Minnesota 11th, New York 4th
Strikeouts – Minnesota 10th, New York 1st
Walks – Minnesota 1st, New York 11th
On base Pct. – Minnesota 7th, New York 4th
Putouts – Minnesota 6th, New York 3rd
Errors – Minnesota T-1st, New York 5th