Author: Dr. Steroids

Tuesday it was announced that Texas Rangers OF, Josh Hamilton, would be the recipient of the 2010 AL MVP award. Hamilton received first place votes on 22 of 28 ballots. Detroit Tigers 1B Miguel Cabrera was runner-up with five first-place votes. Yankees 2B Robinson Cano finished third, Blue Jays OF Jose Bautista finished fourth, and White Sox 1B/DH Paul Konerko finished fifth. Hamilton led Major League Baseball in batting average (.359) and helped the Rangers to their first ever World Series appearance. Hamilton becomes the fourth player in team history to win the award and the fifth time the Texas…

The New York Yankees are facing one of the toughest decisions in sports – contract negotiations with the face of the franchise, shortstop Derek Jeter. There are certain players in sports that, when you think of an organization, you think of a signature player. They don’t just represent the era in which they played, but what the organization stands for as a whole. Jeter is 36 years old and has been with the team full-time since 1996. He is coming off of a very down season where his numbers were well below his career average – batting average .270 (.314…

The Minnesota Vikings have decided to relieve Brad Childress of his coaching duties. They have named defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. This comes one season after Childress received a contract extension from the team through 2013 — the final year being a team option. The past two seasons Childress has led the Vikings to the top of the NFC North. resulting in a 1-2 post-season record. Last season was a lost to New Orleans in the NFC title game. They made the move to bring in Brett Favre last season…

The Associated Press released Monday that Cincinnati Reds 1B, Joey Votto, is the 2010 Major League Baseball NL MVP. Votto received 31 of 32 first-place votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was named to his first All-Star game and helped lead the Reds to their first post-season appearance in 15-years. Votto hit .324 with 37 HRs and 113 RBIs during the regular season. St. Louis Cardinals 1B, Albert Pujols, received the only other first place vote and finished runner-up in the voting. Rockies OF Carlos Gonzalez finished third, Padres 1B Adrian Gonzalez finished forth, Rockies SS Troy…

Makes six servings. Cranberry, Cherry, and Walnut Marmalade Recipe from Foodnetwork.com Combine sugar, water, port (or wine), cinnamon and nutmeg in a medium nonreactive saucepan; bring to a boil. Add cherries and cook for 1 minute. Stir in cranberries; return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until about half the cranberries pop, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in walnuts and orange zest. Let cool completely. (The marmalade will thicken as it cools.) Serve at room temperature or chilled. I hope you’re ready to serve some cranberries at your holiday table, no matter the form they…

Apparently you can fit more than silicone in there. Lincolnshire England, a woman is caught smuggling steroids into Lincoln Prison for her inmate boyfriend. 25 year old Katarzyna Paszkiewicz brought the steroids to her boyfriend by hiding them in her bra; Paszkiewicz told the judge she was pressured by her boyfriend who as due for release in five days and that she feared for her life if she didn’t comply. Paszkiewicz had entered the jail with 100 tablets stuffed inside her bra and covered the tabs in black pepper in an attempt to confuse the dogs at the security checkpoint;…

Russell Crowe’s latest turn as a desperate husband and father in The Next Three Days requires more than guts.  You have to be able to leave your child at a gas station so you can break your wife out of prison. You have to not be freaked out by Liam Neeson as a creepy mentor, and you kinda need to be in shape if you’re going to run from the law.  Fortunately, Russell works out for speed and strength.  He can get away from “the man” and beat him up if he gets caught. Again, this is the kind of…

It’s the last night of your independence before you make that step into becoming a unit recognized by not only your families but also the state. Of course, your friends want to celebrate with you and ensure you have the time of you life, but when does the bachelor or bachelorette party cross the line? Both men and women have ideas on how this night should play out. Not only do they have rules for themselves, they have rules for each other. Before you and your friends decide to do something you might later regret (like recreating The Hangover scene-by-scene),…

The New Orleans Hornets started the season 8-0. Prior to losing their first game they were the only unbeaten team left in the NBA, and Chris Paul was playing lights out. Currently, they lead San Antonio and Dallas teams that are getting absolutely no press, but this isn’t the Hornets team of old. Somehow they got good really fast. Chris Paul started playing like a hall of famer really fast. People routinely ranked Deron Williams ahead of Paul in their hypothetical “best point guards” lists. CP3 was turning into “the other point guard.” Now, Chris Paul has his Hornets on…

Felix Hernandez won the American League Cy Young award.  Yep, that Felix Hernandez.  The one who plays for the woeful Seattle Mariners. 21 of 28 voters gave him a first-place vote in a watershed year for the award.  Why? Felix only won 13 games.  He was 13-12 for the Mariners this season.  That’s why everyone’s hating on him.  He won less games than just about everybody and winning is supposed to be everything in sports. But this award isn’t about the pitcher with the most wins.  It’s supposed to reward the most outstanding pitcher during that season.  People think King…