Monday, August 07, 2006

Better than roving gangs of 8-year-olds

Just in time for my sudden interest in sports.

So, this is probably news only to me, but I still found it worth noting. Good to see that Clay Aiken and his new haircut aren't the only ones representing the Green and Gold nowadays:

UNCC alumnus continues shutout streak

ART STAPLETON, The Record (Hackensack N.J.)

NEW YORK - On a day the Mets made yet another financial investment in one of their future stars, John Maine once again pitched like one.

He blanked Philadelphia for six innings and the offense did the rest Sunday night in an 8-1 victory, increasing the largest divisional lead in the majors to 13 games in front of a crowd of 39,144 at Shea Stadium and a national television audience.

With Mike Pelfrey biding his time in the minors and Brian Bannister on a rehab assignment, Maine, a former Charlotte 49ers standout Baltimore drafted in the sixth round in 2002, continued to show why the Mets were forced to not only keep him here, but in their starting rotation.

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