Brittney Griner and the Baylor Bears

Brittney Griner first caught my attention as well as the attention of the National Media when she punched another player in the face. The other player from Texas Tech hooked Griner around the arm and swung Griner with all her weight by her arm and shoulder. The manuever could easily have seriously injured Griner. It could have broken her arm or dislocated her shoulder and that is why Griner reacted accordingly. She had taken punishment the whole year from smaller players and referees who think because you're bigger you need to be fouled much harder to get a call. Enough was enough and Griner punched that girl real good right in the face(if you've seen the highlight and know anything about basketball, then you know the other player had it coming).
Even so, many people including myself thought that Griner was going to be suspended the rest of the year. She only got 2 games LOL!!! Hell I'm glad. She is the only reason I'd even watch a women's basketball game but thats beside the point.
The Baylor Bears are now the top story in the Women's Tourney due to their upset of #1 seed Pat Summit's Tennessee Volunteers and last night's victory over 2 seed Duke. The Bears, who are quite similar in age and experience to the men's Kentucky squad, are predominately freshman and sophomore's. Yet they have been behind quite late in these last two games and still managed to win. Tennessee was up by like 10 with 10 minutes left, then Baylor exploded and blew them out by 15. Against Duke, the Devils were up 4 with 2 minutes to go, then Baylor scores, steals an inbound pass, scores again and from there sunk all their free throws to win the game.
Kim Mulkey, the head coach of the Baylor Bears is doing her best coaching ever with this team. Mulkey is a former national champion as a player and a coach. She is firey and in your face on the sideline, almost as if she is playing or is ready to come in off the bench. Mulkey's personality seems to fit her squad perfectly. They are young so they need someone to get their attention and sometimes that requires some yelling and screaming.
Anyway, I'm sorry to say that I've never watched a woman's NCAA game for more than 3 minutes. Until now that is. I watched most of the Tennessee game and most of the Duke game. The Baylor Bears play well together and Brittney Griner is worth the time to watch. She got my respect when standing up for herself and now she has my respect for being a great team player, helping Baylor advance to the Final Four. Bottom Line is Brittney Griner is much more than just a tough player and the Baylor Bears are no flash in the pan(Connecticut, watch that winning streak cuz it might end).

Brett Myers, you won't be forgotten

Brett Myers started a spring training game against his former team the Phillies yesterday. Myers, now with the Astros, was a key player in the 2008 playoffs and eventual championship for the Phillies. Though Brett Myers' skills have declined over the years as well as his reputation, he will never be forgotten in the hearts and minds of Philadelphia fans.
Myers has always been a player who either did real well or really struggled. In his latter years with the Phils, he could never maintain a level of consistency which would allow him to solidify his role. This is what swayed Charlie Manuel to move Myers to the bullpen in 2007 when Billy Wagner got hurt. Myers always had the bulldog mentality and a style of pitching that led many to believe that closing could be his real calling, which I still believe to this day. (He shouldn't be starting, he should be a closer)
Myers spoke to the media and said that he did miss being around his former teammates and manager. Video foottage before Myers' start showed him mingling with the Phillies with everyone smiling and talking. You can tell they still love Brett, as do we the Phillies fans.
We will never forget Brett. We will always respect him and what he did for the Phils franchise. Some of the standout moments include the winning strikeout in 2007 when he wiffed the last batter of the regular season for the Phillies to clinch their first division title since '93. And of course the best moment, probably of Myers' entire career, the at bat against C.C. Sabathia in the 2008 division series against Milwaukee. The 10-pitch at bat where Brett Myers took the heart out of Sabathia and the Brewers altogether. Myers worked the count from 1-2 and then he fouled off about 5 or 6 pitches that electrified the Philadelphia crowd after each ball was hit. You could see the frustration on Sabathia's face and you could feel the heart of the Brewers dying as Myers worked the walk. No walk in Philadelphia Philly history, or possibly even Major League history, will ever match the magnitude of that walk. And no at-bat of a pitcher will ever electrify 50,000 fans the way that Brett Myers did that day. It was a perfect illustration of what kind of teammate Brett Myers was and is. Thank you Brett

Intro to HITTERZ!!!!!!

HITTERZ is dedicated to everyone in sports and pop culture doing things BIG. I love Baseball so I might just write more about that then anything else. The Phillies are my team and Chase Utley YOU ARE THE MAN!!! We miss you Harry.
This blog will also cover the hot button issues of the day like Donovan McNabb. McNabb's legacy in Philadelphia should be that he was a great quarterback that never got his due, from his organization and his coach. The Eagles never surrounded McNabb, till now, with a quality receiving core. They had one solid running attack when it was Deuce, Buck and Westbrook and T.O. was the only quality receiver Donovan could throw to in 10 years till just this past year.
Andy Reid always backs up Donovan in the media, but never on the actual playing field. McNabb gets the blame from the Philly media, but the truth is that Reid is the one to blame for the failures in the playoffs. The Super Bowl against the Patriots was a classic Andy Reid game where Donovan had to do all the work. He threw the ball like 60 times in that game and almost had 400 yards passing. I think the Eagles ran the ball 12 times in that game and of course everyone remembers that final Eagles drive where they ran a 2 minute offense that was comparable to a Pee-Wee squad. Bottom Line is McNabb is a winner, but Reid is not. He is the most overrated coach in sports.