| David Beckham
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| The man who was signed to save the MLS is once again hurt. First, it was an ankle injury. Now, it is a knee injury. This latest injury is expected to keep Beckham out of the lineup for six weeks.
MLS and the LA Galaxy signed Beckham to a multi-hundred million dollars contract. It is true that most of this money is coming from endorsements. Beckham, however, was expected to play. By doing so, Beckham would generate interest and revenue for the struggling MLS.
This hope is not going to happen if Beckham is always injured. He is over the age of 30, so it is likely that this is not just bad luck. Instead, it is just another example of Mother Nature and Father Time at work. For this, David Beckham earns a Friday Fryer nomination this week.
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| Boston Red Sox
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| The Boston Red Sox played their main rival, the New York Yankees this week. The Red Sox, at the beginning of the series, were ahead of the Yankees by eight games. Hence, winning the series or even a game in the series would have put the last nail in the Yankees’ hopes of winning the AL East.
Instead, the Red Sox were swept. Now, the Red Sox are only five games in front of the charging Yankees. The Red Sox had a chance to bury their main rival. Instead, they were the ones who got buried.
It is likely that the Red Sox will still win the AL East. This, however, is not a sure thing any longer. Therefore, the Boston Red Sox earn a Friday Fryer nomination this week.
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| New York Mets
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HELP!
The New York Mets are choking!
Please save them from themselves before it is too late.
Like the Red Sox, the Mets had the chance to bury it main rival this week. The Mets were to play a four game series against the Philadelphia Phillies. At the beginning of the series, the Mets were ahead of the Phils by six games. By the end of series, the lead stood at two games.
Not only were the Mets swept by the Phillies, it was done so in an embarrassing fashion. First, you have the great Guillermo Mota pitching late in a tied game. The game, however, did not remain tied for long, especially when Ryan Howard bashes a ball that has yet to land. Second, you have Marlon Anderson trying to break up a double play by putting a forearm into a guys back. The sad thing for the Mets is that the guy running to first would have been safe no matter what. Instead, Marlon committed blatant interference, and the game was lost. Third, you have the Willie Randolph-Billy Wagner combination. What was Willie thinking by bringing in Wagner for a two inning save? This is especially true when one realizes that Wagner has issues against teams he use to play for. He tends to blow saves against those teams in critical situations. Guess what, it happened again!
The Mets are currently in free fall. This should earn them the Fryer Chair, however, they lost that as well this week. Maybe next week!
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