The Sacramento Monarchs Fold
The Sacramento Monarchs have announced that they are folding as of today, according to News 10.
The move was made to put full efforts into the Sacramento Kings turnaround, and due to financial challenges the team faced.
There’s already rumors that they might resurface in the Bay Area in the near future.
November 20, 2009 at 12:48 pm | Derek Moore's Blog | No comment
How We See It-A Look At Tim Lincecum, the Cy Young Race and the Future
Tim Lincecum wins the Cy Young Award in one of the closest races ever. You could argue either St. Louis Cardinals pitcher could have one, but came up short.
Me and Brian Lopez talked about this, his future and how he compares to the greats.
November 19, 2009 at 3:26 pm | Derek Moore's Blog | No comment
Exclusive: Forrest Griffin talks about upcoming bout w/Tito Ortiz
Watch Forrest Griffin Ready For His Tito Ortiz Bout II At UFC 106 on RawVegas.tv
November 18, 2009 at 11:23 am | MMA Fix by Dave Farra | No comment
San Francisco Giants Starting Pitcher Options
Brad Penny doesn’t look like he’s going to factor into the Giants future plans. The word on the street has the Giants focused on a few other free agents to compliment Lincecum, Cain and Zito.
Names include the best risk/reward of the bunch in Ben Sheets. Sheets has been out of baseball for the last year due to a torn tendon. More affordable options like Erik Bedard and Rich Harden are also possibilities. Guys like John Lackey are pretty much a done deal for the Giants, who aren’t looking to pay big money for pitching.
November 17, 2009 at 5:05 pm | Derek Moore's Blog | No comment
I Love That Sound - by Frank LaRosa
I thought I was a pretty serious golfer the first time I was fitted for clubs. All these years later, I still don’t have the heart to get rid of my PING Eye 2 irons. They were wildly popular in the 80s and PING Golf was at the forefront of the perimeter weighted cavity back clubs. Today, almost every manufacturer offers this type of forgiving golf club.
PING Golf’s humble beginnings can be traced to the family garage where Karsten Solheim’s late nights, persistence, and curiosity developing innovative products led to the foundation of the world-renowned golf equipment company that celebrates their 50th anniversary this year.
The innovations continue today with the introduction of the G15 and I15 drivers. Don’t look for movable weights or funny shapes. These drivers just work. If maximum forgiveness, distance and accuracy are what you seek, your choice might be the G15. If you like to work your tee shots, the I15’s fade-biased design and its 460cc titanium head is for you.
The sound of a well-struck drive is almost as satisfying as one that actually goes straight and long. With the new PING G15, you get the sound, the straight, and the long!
Although they felt slightly different when I hit them, testing on the track man proved I produced more optimum spin rates and carry distance with the G15, demonstrating the importance and value of proper fitting. If long and down the middle are OK with you, you won’t make a wrong choice with either the G15 or I15 driver from PING Golf.
November 13, 2009 at 4:16 pm | Golf To Go by Frank LaRosa | No comment
Javon Walker Says to the Raiders, “I’m Outta Here”
Boy, that Javon Walker deal sure was sweet huh? $16 million to be a mentor for the other receivers for the Raiders. That’s a stroke of luck if you ask me.
I guess he’s now bored with collecting a paycheck while doing absolutely nothing. He’s asked for his release. He says-”It’s not that I can’t play; I can play. From everyone who sees me at practice, I still got it going on.” We will see if anybody in the NFL agrees with that assessment.
November 13, 2009 at 12:29 pm | Derek Moore's Blog | No comment
ESPN 1320-How We See It-Giants/A’s Free Agent Possibilities
Derek Moore and Brian Lopez take a look at all of the latest rumors with the San Francisco Giants and Oakland A’s. There are a few interesting possibilities, especially for the Giants at catcher. The A’s need something at 1st and 3rd.
November 11, 2009 at 4:14 pm | Derek Moore's Blog | No comment
ESPN 1320-How We See It-A Look At 2010 MLB Free Agents
Jason Bay is one of many hot free agents in 2010. In part one of our free agent series, me alongside Brian Lopez take a look at three who should get a major payday. We also look at who should stay and go for the San Francisco Giants.
November 5, 2009 at 1:43 pm | Uncategorized | No comment
Former USC Coaches Tim Floyd and Henry Bibby, peacekeepers
After Tim Floyd resigned as basketball coach at USC, he’s been keeping a low profile. Watch this bizarre video of him, and his former assistant Henry Bibby, breaking up a public fight involving several women at a casino.
A commendable act, especially considering how everyone else around just watches it all happen. The woman that picks up a chair needs some anger management help, wouldn’t you agree?
November 5, 2009 at 10:53 am | Brian Lopez's Blog | No comment
My Best Burger Yet
Candy Parrish, owner of Hot Dog Bills, in front of the world-famous Olympic Club in San Francisco
by ESPN 1320’s Frank LaRosa
Not much is more satisfying than a well struck golf shot. But a cheeseburger at Olympic Club comes pretty close!
The best cheeseburger I’ve ever found is served at San Francisco’s famed club. Hot Dog Bill’s makes theirs from Bill Parrish’s original 1950 family recipe and these tasty treats are served on a hot dog bun!
Before they were invited to set up shop on the Olympic Club grounds, Bill and his wife Billie served their burgers from a trailer on the other side of Lake Merced. During a round of golf, Olympic members would send their caddies over to pick up the mouth-watering delights.
Parrish’s daughter Candy now runs the original Hot Dog Bills in three locations on the course and driving range. Candy says the signature hot dog bun for the burgers and dogs was initially a cost-saving measure for Bill.
If you’re bummed about not wrapping your mouth around a Bill’s burger because Olympic Club is private, Candy’s brother serves up the same taste treat at Napa’s Silverado Resort.
Trust me on this one; they have the recipe figured out so have it with everything. There isn’t a double-bogey in the bunch.
Bill’s Burger at Home
The secret to the famous Hot Dog Bill’s burger from Olympic Club is revealed in a great new book called The Club Menu: Signature Dishes from America’s Premier Golf Clubs. The authors go inside the gates of 50 legendary clubs to savor some of their favorite creations.
The golfer’s “Must-Play” list is also the diner’s “Must-Taste” list. What’s the secret to Riviera Country Club’s Kobe Beef Sliders or Old Sandwich’s Lobster Cigar or Pebble Beach Golf Links’ Artichoke Soup? They’re all there for the trying in this unique book filled with great recipes, mouth watering photos and the back stories to some of the dishes.
Onwentsia Club in Chicago features a club favorite recipe found on the back of a cereal box. In the 1950s, a club member brought in a box of corn flakes and asked the chef to try to concoction on the back. It featured a heated mixture of corn flakes, brown sugar, pecans and butter in a Bundt mold topped with generous amounts of whipped cream. President Dwight Eisenhower was so enamored with the recipe, he had it served at a White House dinner.
Look for the book at your local book store or learn more at www.pindarpress.com
November 3, 2009 at 5:16 pm | Golf To Go by Frank LaRosa | No comment
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