Roar Rookie About
- Member Since:
- July 2011
- Based In:
- Melbourne
- Favourite Sporting Team:
- Melbourne Demons & Boston Red Sox
- Favourite Sports:
- AFL, Rugby, Football, Cricket,
Latest Articles
No more No-No pain for Mets
2 Jun 2012It might have taken 8020 games, but Johan Santana has done the unthinkable this morning, throwing the first ever No-Hitter for the New York Mets. In the longest start of his career, Santana threw 134 pitches, striking out eight men as the Mets won 8-0 over the reigning World Series champion St Louis Cardinals. David [...]
Why promotion in EPL means so much
17 May 2012With Manchester City fans still celebrating their first championship win since 1968, West Ham and Blackpool fans are sitting nervously, waiting for Saturday night, when one of the two sides will return to the promised land. For me, West Ham have given a life filled with love and frustration, near misses and heartbreak, but there [...]
Local baseball must find an Aussie Ichiro
29 Mar 2012One game down, 2429 to go. The Seattle Mariners came out on top of the Oakland Athletics in the Major League Baseball season opener in Tokyo overnight 3-1 in an extra-innings affair. With the second and final game of their two-game set tonight, both sides will return to America before resuming regular season play next [...]
MLB: Another chance for Manny Ramirez
21 Feb 2012For many, late February is the best time on the sporting calendar. The AFL and NRL are moving into full swing, Super Rugby is almost upon us and the summer of cricket is winding down. For those bitten by the North American sporting bug however this represents the holy time of year when spring training [...]
Remembering the great Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
9 Sep 2011In one of the darkest day in world sports since the Munich air disaster of 1958, the international hockey community has shown unity beyond belief. At 4.02 pm local time on Wednesday, the plane carrying the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) outfit, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, came down just seconds after takeoff, killing 43 of the 45 people [...]
ABL the perfect home for Liam Hendricks
7 Sep 2011Liam Hendricks became a part of history tonight, when he, Luke Hughes and Shane Lindsay became the first three Australians to play in the same Major League Baseball fixture. With Hendricks starting for the Minnesota Twins, he lasted 7 inning allowing 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 4 strike outs and 3 walks, many will say [...]
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