RBG Magazine

Howry Released as Cubs Reinstate Zambrano

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:33:42 +0000

The Cubs gave Bob Howry his unconditional release as the team put pitched Carlos Zambrano back on the roster. Zambrano was told to leave the team back on June 29th after exploding after the first inning against the rival White Sox. Zambrano apologized to his teammates before the game Friday night. Howry had a 7.71 ERA,was 1-3, with 3 holds, 38 innings pitched where he gave up 36 runs.

Porsche 918 Spyder Hybrid

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:34:43 +0000

Look out Tesla! Porsche’s 918 Spyder Hybrid, once a concept car, is now green-lit and becoming a reality! Porsche’s first ever plug-in hybrid will be able to go from 0-60 in 3.2 seconds. The hybrid is said to get as much as 94 miles per gallon, obviously this won’t be the case when zipping by all the old cars that never made it to cash for clunkers.

The price has a lot of people biting their nails, all this incredible ingenuity must have a high price. Did you see it being as high as $630,000? However, what other sports luxury vehicle is releasing such a bold hybrid? There’s gotta be a prize for being an innovator, for Porsche, the price is a pat on the back and a fat wallet.

President Michael Macht, President and Chairman of the Board of Management of Porsche AG, had this to say about the 918:

“Production of the 918 Spyder in a limited series proves that we are taking the right approach with Porsche Intelligent Performance featuring the combination of supreme performance and efficient drivetrain concepts.”

The car features four different driving modes, one for each mood; E-Drive, Hybrid, Sport Hybrid and Race Hybrid. For the James Dean’s out there, If you are looking for the high speed mode, you’re looking at switching to Sport Hybrid, and for the Al Gore’s out there – you can completely drive on electricity when in the E-Drive mode. This speedster cover’s all of it’s bases. It’s 3.4L mid-mounted V8, 500-hp engine, coupled with two electric motors that give it an extra 218-hp will have everyone talking about it and listening to it, and maybe even driving it soon. We can’t wait until it’s released.

Edwin Jackson To White Sox…For How Long?

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:07:04 +0000

Well it is that time of the year again. Every year between July 25th-31st the baseball world is flipped on its side while every analyst tries to predict where players are being traded. Some players are going to contenders while some are going to losers. Some franchises are dumping contracts while others are overpaying for a shot at a spot in the playoffs.

The latest news come from Chicago as the White Sox recieved Edwin Jackson in a trade that landed the Diamondbacks with right hander Daniel Hudson and lefty David Holmberg.

“They just told me that they appreciated the hard work I put in and how I handled everything that’s been happening the last week and helping them to win a game, You can’t really feel too bad.”

Despite throwing a no hitter against the Rays on June 25th, Jackson is just 6-10 in his first season with the Diamondbacks. Jackson came off a career year in 2009 when he was selected as a All Star while playing for the AL Central rival Tigers.

Holmberg is 19, was 1-1 record. He has had an 4.46 ERA in eight starts with Advanced Rookie Great Falls

There is a lot of speculation that the trade was made to make a better offer for Adam Dunn, a player that the Sox have been proposing trades to with no real response. The Sox have also shown interest in Prince Fielder, Brad Hawpe, and Lance Berkman. With Kenny Williams trigger finger always fast but calculated it is hard to tell if Jackson will be on the Sox roster for a day or the rest of the year but we will find out very shortly. In my opinion Edwin Jackson is a more important piece to the Sox winning ways than adding another bat…

January Jones

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:24 +0000

January Jones better known to the world as Betty Draper of Mad Men is continuing to catch viewers eyes with her amazing looks. On Mad Men she plays a young house wife where she battles with separated husband Don Draper. January Kristen Jones of Siox Falls, South Dakota has made a name for herself. Other then Mad Men Jones has had roles in Anger Management (2003), Love Actually, and Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Off the screen Jones devotes her time to Oceana as a celebrity spokesperson working to save endangered sharks. Jones made the headlines last month when she was involved in a hit and run in which she hit a car and was advised by Food Network star Bobby Flay to leave that accident. LAPD later that night questioned Jones but concluded that since she had left and had been at home she could have easily had a few cocktails after the accident and she wasn’t charged. The LAPD later came out with a statement saying that the 2 paparazzi had been following the actress and that it wasn’t a case of hit and run adding

“She wasn’t under the influence of anything. No one got hurt. There is no investigation.”

Old Fashion

University Of Arizona Sanctioned By NCAA

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:59:58 +0000

The NCAA added more sanctions to the Arizona men’s basketball program Thursday. NCAA came down hard on the team by vacating 19 wins from the 2007-2008 Wildcats season and also removed an additional scholarship because of violations that involved Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson. While the Arizona side was quick to announce their violations and even self imposed sanctions in February that included the loss of scholarships for 2011-2012 and several cutbacks in recruiting visits over that time the NCAA felt they needed to come down harder. The NCAA held Arizona to their word by minimizing recruiting in 2011 but they determined that players from the 2007-08 were ineligible and the team would be forced to vacate all wins involving those players. The NCAA also took away scholarships for 2012-13 season and pushed the Cats probation back for another 2 years. The University said it will not appeal the ruling.

“We’re satisfied that the process has reached a conclusion,” Arizona director of athletics Greg Byrne said. “We have cooperated throughout and respect the findings of the committee. Now it’s time for us to move forward with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of integrity within our entire athletics program.”

The team may be OK with the vacated wins of prior seasons but fans of the program will be frustrated hearing that their recruiting will be hurting the first several years of Sean Miller experiment.

Flozell Adams Moves to Pittsburgh

Your Voice — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:59:29 +0000

After being dropped by the Dallas Cowboys this off-season, the left tackle Flozell Adams was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers this Thursday according to some NFL sources. This move should put on alert the NFL betting world because it ends the team’s question marks at right tackle.

The Steelers agreed to a two-year deal with ex-Cowboy LT Adams after he visited the Steelers in late June and took a physical. The ‘Boys released Adams early this offseason to avoid paying him a $6.5 million salary.

Adams was one of the weakest points on the Cowboys team last season, so that’s another reason why they let him go. The Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo was sacked 34 times last year, plenty of times coming from the left.

The idea with Adams as a tackle for the Steelers is to replace the injured right tackle Willie Colon, who is out for the entire season after destroying his right Achilles’ tendon during an off-season exercise.

Flozell will definitely help the Steelers now that they will have to start the 2010 season with a backup quarterback after Big Ben Roethlisberger’s suspension.

Pittsburgh will probably use Byron Leftwich as a starter and as we all know, his movement is not his signature.

Adams gives Pittsburgh a veteran starter who can perform right away, as he is a five-time Pro Bowler.

Twins Add Another Piece To Compete In AL Central

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:01:11 +0000

The Minnesota Twins have acquired star closer Matt Capps from the Washington Nationals. The deal went down late Thursday night where the Nationals received stud prospect Wilson Ramos and minor league left-hander Joe Testa. Capps addition clearly brings more depth to a team that trails the Chicago White Sox by just 1 1/2 games. Every team but the Minnesota had a little something to smile about when Joe Nathan was forced to have Tommy John surgery during spring training. With Jon Rauch moved to a set up role to make room for Capps the team will be pitching hard the entire game.

As Ellen Departs From Idol, Replacement Rumors Fly…J LO?

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:01 +0000

American Idol is looking for their next celebrity judge after Ellen DeGeneres has decided to pull the plug on her gig with American Idol. She is following fellow judge Simon Cowell out the door.

Ellen lasted one year as a judge but said

“A couple months ago, I let Fox and the `American Idol’ producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,”

While Ellen ”loved discovering, supporting and nurturing young talent, it was hard for me to judge people and sometimes hurt their feelings.”

With Ellen out the door the rumors begin to fly about who will be filling her shoes. One name that has started to circle is singer Jennifer Lopez. According to sources close to the situation J Lo is close to signing a contract with Fox. Fox has declined to comment on the situation and phone and e-mail messages for the singers were not directly returned. Rumors have been flying for the last couple months around the replacement of Simon Cowell with names such as Poison front man Brett Michaels but no one really expected Ellen to turn down her role in the show. While the rumors may or may not be true, one thing is for sure, American Idol contestants will have new judges next season. American Idol has struggled the past couple of season with viewership down, maybe some new faces will help.

Blink 182 Reunion?

Oswalt To Phillies

rwoodbury — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:56:58 +0000

It is official Roy Oswalt has waived his no trade clause and is now apart of the Philadelphia Phillies. Everyone has been guessing for the last several weeks where Oswalt would land after he publicly declared that he wished to be traded

The veteran pitches was dealt to the Phillies in exchange for left-handed starter J.A. Happ and two prospects, outfielder Anthony Gose and shortstop Jonathan Villar. Oswalt spoke on how he was happy that both teams benefited from the deal and how he was happy he was going to a contender. The ace picher spoke about this saying:

“The hardest part about it is cleaning out my locker. I’ve been in the same place for 10 years and having to say goodbye and clean out the locker is the toughest part,”

Astros owner Ed Wade thanked Oswalt for his time with the Astros.

“We salute what Roy did for the organization and the contributions that he made here over the course of his career in an Astros uniform and his profile here is significant,” Wade said. “At the end of the day, we have to do what’s best for the Houston Astros. You can’t make a deal like this as a favor to a player. In this case I think we served everybody’s purposes with what we did.”

Oswalt was suppossed to make his next start with the Astros on Friday but will now be flying to Washington Thursday and will make his debut on Friday. Phillies players showed their pleasure with the trade such as fellow pitcher Halladay who said. “It says a lot that this team is dedicated to winning.” This is a good trade for both teams and will help the Phillies make it back to the playoffs. Oswalt is 143-82 with a 3.24 ERA for his career and is a great addition to the team.

Wyclef Jean Close to Joining the Haitian Presidential Race

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:49:51 +0000

Grammy award winning singer Wyclef Jean recently stated that he was qualified to run for Haiti’s Presidential position. Now, he’s taking action. Jean was in Haiti today having his fingerprints put on file by the judicial police, a necessary legal process needed to be done before a presidential race. Jean told Reuters:

I basically come out to Haiti today because it was important that I do my fingerprints…There are a lot of rumors that I am running for president. I have not declared that…If we decide to move forward, I am pretty sure that we have all our paperwork straight.

Jean’s financial status has scared away and threatened his opposition. His public sercive record however remains immaculate. From the man who released the single, “If I Was President” two years ago, the 37 year old idealist takes a step closer to implementing the change he’s been singing about.

Strasburg Takes His First Trip To DL

rwoodbury — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:51:30 +0000

The Washington Nationals have placed rookie pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the 15 day disabled list because of inflammation in his throwing arm. The young hurler was a late scratch from Tuesdays contest because of a stiff shoulder. Their is no doubt that the Nationals will take extra precautions on their most expensive prize.The Nationals rookie has become the face of the franchise and has only made 9 appearances in the Majors. The talent that Strasburg has makes general managers in this situation left with an easy decision. Make sure that the youngster is 100% and and only then do you put him back on the bump. Clearly the Nationals want him back out there to help them win games and get fans to the park but not at the cost of injuring him further. Strasburg is famous for his record setting rookie contract last year when the San Diego State pitcher signed a record for $15.1 million beating the previous record set by Mark Prior $10.5 million in 2001.

Old Fashion

rwoodbury — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:20:18 +0000

With Mad Men season 4 premiere last Sunday I cannot help but think about Don Draper and his colleagues favorite drink, Old Fashions. Don drinks them from 9am till bed time so one day I decided to do a little investigation on the drinks. It turns out that the drinks have a lot of history. Old Fashions are commonly known as being the first cocktail ever! That right ever! We know this because someone wrote The Balance and Columbia Repository located in New York on the May 6, 1806 and the editor responded back by saying a cocktail was a potent concoction of spirits, bitters, water, and sugar: a kind of bittered sling. The first Old Fashion was a bourbon drink that were served at the Pendennis Club, a gentlemen’s club in Louisville, Kentucky.

What you need:

Bourbon whiskey, Angostrura bitters, Water, Sugar, Cherry, and Orange

2 oz bourbon whiskey
2 dashes Angostura® bitters
1 splash water
1 tsp sugar
1 maraschino cherry
1 orange wedge

Don’t forget the ice and enjoy just like my buddy Don Draper!

Battle at Kruger

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:58:49 +0000

Winner of YouTube’s Best Eyewitness Video award, the epic battle which has over 54 million views cannot be forgotten and must be revisited. From the description:

A battle between a pride of lions, a herd of buffalo, and 2 crocodiles at a watering hole in South Africa’s Kruger National Park while on safari.

Dos Equis: The Most Interesting Man In The World

Another Face In Cincinnati

rwoodbury — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:44:54 +0000

The Cincinnati Bengals have given another player a second chance! That player just so happens to have the first name Terrell and last name Owens. Portrayed by the media as one of the NFL’s “riskiest” players for his off the field antics their is no risk involved with pairing him up with close friend Ochocinco. The team hopes build off of their 2009 success where they went 10-6. The franchise continues to roll the dice and winning every time they try with a player.

The Bengals are coming off a great season where they went 10-6 with one of those losses coming off a flook play by the Broncos to start the season. Maybe I bought into HBO’s Hard Knocks, maybe it was Ochocinco hilarious image but I am pretty sure that I really brought into was Marvin Lewis (coach) and Mike Brown (owner) aggresive game plan to win. With the addition of Terrell Owens I feel this team will be a legitimate contender to win the AFC North. They have the talent and Marvin Lewis has a Phil Jackson type of attitude where he is able to handle and coach some of the bad boys of the league. Marvin Lewis doesn’t take $*^* and will not put up with a players ego becoming bigger without it helping them win. The Bengals will spend 2 million dollars for a 1 year deal on the receiver that may have one last run in him. Whether it is catching the ball or forcing a team to put one less on Ocho this team will see an improvement on the field. I don’t care about haters that say he brings to much “baggage”.. wake up he is he is an elite receiver, workout freak, and has proven he can perform. With Palmer leading the way I feel this team is bound to play good football throughout the entire season.

The 2 receiver had a recent Twitter fiesta that had them battling back and forth jokingly. Ochocino said that a new robin was coming to town in TO, TO was quick to reply ”Ocho Uno is coming 2 town!! Hey Robin, Batman will b there soon!.” These guys may have fun on the sidelines and but the 2 are serious on the field. They get frustrated when they are losing, they call out teammates when they are losing but it is only because of one reason, they want to win!!!