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• The Unique Origin Of 5 MLB Team Names

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 26 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Red Sox, White Sox, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Who wants to hear about the boring MLB team name’s that exist either for obvious reasons, or local fan polling (see: every recent expansion franchise). The real team names that personify the ‘boys of summer’ are the ones we are most interested in. Sure we’re really only into “our” teams as why else would beat reporters exist if not to keep us interested in things like team history and overlooking HGH allegations? As we roll on with the Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List we give you five teams that can at least keep all of our attention until we go back to convincing ourselves we’ll still be in it in October.

• The 24 Beautiful Female Olympians To Keep An Eye Out For In London

  In 2012 London Olympics, Sports, Women / 26 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Here are the 24 most beautiful Olympians to keep an eye out for in London. We didn’t put them in any particular order since we’d be lucky to even get the chance to talk to any of these women.

• Why Are Jamaicans So Amazing At Running? [Infographic]

  In 2012 London Olympics, infographic, Sports / 26 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Jamaica has won more gold medals for running than any other country. What drives runners in that small nation of 2.7 million to move at such extraordinary speeds? Whatever the winning combination might be, there’s certainly more to it than just running shoes. We take a closer look at the country everyone will be watching when it comes to the running events at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. h/t runningshoes.com

• The 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams In The World [Infographic]

  In infographic, Sports / 23 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Manchester United topped Forbes’s annual Top 50 list of the world’s most valuable sports teams again this year, coming in at $2.23-billion. Overall though, NFL teams dominated the list. With this in mind, the National Post’s graphics department created this infographic to show which teams and leagues are the world’s richest this year.

• The Week In MLB [16 High Resolution Photos]

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 23 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  It was a big week for Major League Baseball. The 2012 Hall of Fame class was inducted, there were some amazing pitching performances led by a one-hitter from Edinson Volquez and several celebrities stopped by ballparks across America to watch their favorite teams play. We also posted the latest edition of our MLB Ballparks in Panorama shot using the HTC Titan II so check that out and keep following along as we post Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List content.

• London: The City in a City in a Country in a Country

  In 2012 London Olympics, Basketball / 23 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  <iframe width=”620″ height=”349″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/LrObZ_HZZUc” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> With the Olympics kicking off in just four days it’s time we get to know a little bit more about London and the city within the city, London. Confused? London is a very old city with a very confusing past so to get down to the facts watch this video and get smarter just in time for the Opening Ceremonies.

• Everything You Need To Know About The Formula 1 Grand Prix Coming to New Jersey

  In Hoboken, Sports / 20 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  The Formula 1 Grand Prix, which is traditionally known for the world famous race in Monaco, is coming to New Jersey in 2013. The plan calls for the 3.2 mile track to be built on the public streets of West New York and Weehauken providing priceless views of the New York City skyline for 25,000 fans expected to attend.

• MLB Stadiums In Panorama: Part II [15 High Quality Photos]

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 19 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  We finished up our Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List tour on Friday night at Seattle’s Safeco Field. Throughout the trip we’ve been snapping some nifty panorama photos of baseball stadiums all across America using the HTC Titan II - see the first batch of MLB Stadiums in Panorama here. The pictures have come out incredibly well and we decided to pull together some of the best shots for you to enjoy. These picture make great Facebook Timeline pictures, see what we’ve done to our page here.  If you’re interested in making one of the photos below your timeline just simply crop to  851X315 pixels and upload.

• What is the 1992 Dream Team Up to Now?

  In 2012 London Olympics, Basketball, Sports / 18 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  The Dream Team from the 1992 Olympics is regarded as the best basketball team ever assembled.  The team, which beat it’s opponents by an an average of 44 points that year, was inducted in the basketball Hall of Fame.  One would assume nothing but great success and fortune would follow them. Did it? Let’s find out.

• Bikinis + Wipeouts

  In HIGH QUALITY, Sports, Travel / 17 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Where Robbie Crawford captures waves and the people carving them up Morgan Maassen artfully captures the lifestyle of surfing. Morgan, who won the 5th Annual Follow the Light grant for his work in surf photography travels the world doing what he loves. To celebrate international surfing day we give you some of Morgan’s greatest pictures.

• This Nike LanceStrong Commercial is Still My All-Time Favorite

  In Sports / 17 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Did he or didn’t he use steroids. We’ll probably never know but one thing is for certain, this Nike commercial of then 24-year-old Lance Armstrong‘s 1996 press conference announcing he has cancer and will be taking a break from cycling is just as powerful now as it was almost 16 years ago when it came out.

• Poor Delonte West Never Learned How To Throw A Baseball

  In Basketball, Sports / 16 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Delonte West gets paid $1,000,000+ per year to play basketball so it is understandable that he might have never played a second of baseball in his life. Here he is at a celebrity softball game attempting to throw and failing.

• Angel Stadium of Anaheim Is Disney World For Grown Men

  In Baseball, Sports, Uncategorized, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 13 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  When you think of Angel Stadium images of the gorgeous waterfalls in center, fireworks after a win and a team with New York Yankees dynasty potential come to mind. When we think of Angel Stadium we think of all of that… plus the hottest moms in the country. Not sure what it is, but the level of hot babe moms in Anaheim trumps any other stadium in America. So all of that glory (the waterfalls, fireworks, moms) combined with the wide variety of signature ballpark food and great views from anywhere in the park make Angel Stadium of Anaheim a “Disney World for grown men”. The fact that Disney also owns the team makes me a little suspicious. Could Disney be planting hot moms in the stands to attract fans and optimize the ballpark experience? Conspiracy theory for another day.

• Kyrie Irving vs Kobe Bryant 1-on-1 $50,000 Throwdown

  In Basketball / 13 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Winner donates $50,000 to charity. When will this happen? My money is on Kobe. This is what typically happens when young whipper snappers challenge legends to 1-on-1 games.

• Roosevelts Hot Dog Eating Contest At Dodger Stadium, Winner Gets A Date With Kate Upton

  In Baseball, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 13 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Dodger Stadium. The 3rd oldest ballpark in the country celebrates it’s 50th anniversary this year and we were along for the ride. Although historic value alone would be enough to visit this park, we were going to try and knock off a few Windows Phone Bucket List items that accent the stadium’s rich history. The park was actually built in Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles and was the first west coast ballpark erected in 1962. Although there’s no shortage of parking in the lots, because of the huge differences in elevation around the park, it could be more than difficult to find your gate entrance or will call. The stadium is very basic in aesthetics and what it lacks in appeal makes up for with a throwback to the mod days of circular architecture. The pale yellow seats are the stadium’s staple, but one can’t help but think of a weathered Fisher Price plastic toy when looking at them. Overall the park is in great condition considering it’s age, but now that Magic is in the picture maybe its time for a facelift  to compete with the much more fan friendly, less likely to get shanked, blonde bombshell of a stadium more »

• Miller Park’s Two-Foot Hot Dog to Celebrate National Hot Dog Month

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 12 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  A two foot hot dog smothered in sauteed onions, cheese, chili and peppers, and if that’s not enough for you, picture all that goodness living in perfect harmony nestled in a butter glazed pretzel bun. My arm went numb after the first bite, is that bad? The 2.5 lbs of artery traffic was created by Miller Park’s Head Chef John and the brat/dog capital of the country to salute National Hot Dog month and The Roosevelts had the honor of having the inaugural dog to kick off the celebration.

• Major League Baseball’s 12 Biggest Superfans

  In Baseball, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 12 July 2012 / 2 comments

  

  We’ve asked God to bless America, stretched a few 7th innings, and screamed a Neil Diamond song during our baseball bucket list adventure, and along the way we have come across some astounding MLB Superfans. These aren’t your “Kiss Cam” baseball fans. These are the masters of MLB stadium knowledge, the professors of Between Inning Urinal Line Management and Introduction to Nacho Cheese Info Systems. While they will truly be the only people who might actually take you out to the ballgame, there will surely be one lingering thought in the back of your mind as you scour each hero’s prolific summary: What the hell do these people do for income?

• The Strange Major League Journey Of R.A. Dickey [Infographic]

  In Baseball, infographic, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 11 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

• Ken Block Presents Gymkhana FIVE: Ultimate Urban Playground In San Francisco

  In Cars, Gear, Sports / 10 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Ken Block had the once in a lifetime opportunity to rip it full throttle through the streets of San Fran, and didn’t take any of it for granted. Block blasted through the suburbs and downtown area, then gave use a drifting tour of the bay followed by some incredibly precise drift circles around moving trollies. I would’ve given the left of anything I have two of to have sat in the passenger seat for this.

• Inside The 2012 MLB Home Run Derby [19 High Quality Photos]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY, Sports / 10 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  We had an opportunity to live out every baseball fans childhood dream last night at the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby, and did just that by acted like complete children. Took some awesome high res photos on our TITAN II while simultaneously trying to overpower little kids for home run balls, all while stuffing our faces with the near perfect BBQ Burnt Ends and Ribs of Kaufman Stadium. Then we had ice cream for dinner. Along with the photos we snagged, we also pulled some High Quality shots for your eyeball’s sweet spot.

• The 2012 MLB All-Bro Team

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 10 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Professional baseball players range from a could-be-your-math-tutor Greg Maddux to a could-be-your-county-lockup-bunkmate John Rocker. Usually we like a Bro somewhere in the middle, the kind of guy who can be paid millions of dollars to play the same sport most of us pee’d our stirrups playing and still seem like someone you’d want to hang out with. Or at least list as an acquaintance on Facebook. These aren’t the only bros in the bigs, but they’d all be a better choice to be around than Kei Igawa.

• Witnessing MLB History At Miller Park With CraveOnline

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 10 July 2012 / 2 comments

  

  Last week we got to witness MLB history with John Scott Lewinski of CraveOnline at the Milwaukee Brewers game as Aaron Hill hit for the cycle for the second time in two weeks – a feat that hasn’t been done since the last 1800′s. The stadium was amazing and our new friend for life, Miller Park’s executive chef John Demartini, took us on a food tour of the stadium that included a gourmet southwestern menu prepared for fans to honor the night’s opponent, a 26 inch hot dog called the Giant Slugger and a specialty called the Meat Parfait which was four layers of fresh mashed potatoes layered with pulled pork and barbecued beef. All-in-all the day was a huge win for The Roosevelts/America and a crushing loss to our waistline.

• The 10 Most Popular Major League Baseball Players On The Internet (According To Bing)

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 9 July 2012 / 2 comments

  

  Fire up Bing.com and you’ll find immediate access breaking news, an interactive approach to gaining insightful search results, and the ability to see what the second most popular trend on the internet is after Justin Beiber. Bing knows what you’re looking for, and they keep track of it, so when the world searches for the MLB these are the Top 10 players they’re looking for. As our Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List visits Kansas City for the 2012 MLB All-Star Game we present to you the 10 Most Popular Major League Baseball Players On The Internet (According To Bing). Some of the people on the list may come as a surprise to you so if you want to stay your opinion sound off on Twitter by using the hash-tag #WPbaseball.

• Milwaukee Brewers Miller Park Ballpark Food Bucket List Tour

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 9 July 2012 / 2 comments

  

  The fifth stadium of our Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List began with an exclusive tour of Miller Park’s unique array of locally made food. Miller Park’s head chef John DiMartini started us off at the Chef’s Table.

• Highlights From The First Half The 2012 MLB Season [16 High Quality Photos]

  In Baseball, HIGH QUALITY, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 9 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  The first half of the MLB season is over already? That went fast! We are in Kansas City for the second to last stop of our Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List journey eagerly awaiting the home run derby and All-Star game and go  to talking about the biggest baseball stories and highlights of the year so far. 2012 is clearly the year of the pitcher but there are also several hitting stars who are having their way with the league including a new class of rookies that will be baseball heros for decades to come. With All-Star break here we take a look back at the biggest news stories of the year to date.

• J.P. Tokoto VS. Shaquille Johnson Dunk Showdown [Video]

  In Basketball, Sports / 9 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  University of North Carolina bound J.P. Tokoto goes up against Auburn bound Shaquille Johnson in what could be the most interesting display of dunking talent you can see on Youtube. Every single dunk they throwdown could easily be considered the best dunk you’ve ever seen. In the end only one could walk away with the title of 2012 High School Slam Dunk Showdown champion so find out who won.

• Lightning Scares The Sh*t Out Of Twins & Rangers Players On The Field

  In Entertainment, Gif, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 8 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  During the 4th inning of today’s Twins vs Rangers game in Arlington, TX lightning struck the stadium (or near by) and the ensuing boom of thunder sent players and fans scrambling for cover. We were at the game yesterday for our Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List stop at Ballpark in Arlington, saw Josh Hamilton hit two home runs and a walk-off, all humble brags aside if this happened I would have pee’d my pants a little.

• Summer X Games GoPro Highlights

  In HIGH QUALITY, Skateboard, Sports / 8 July 2012 / 0 comments

  

  Picture the best extreme athletes in the world with the best handheld HD camera in the world attached to their faces. Rally cars, skateboarders, motocross superstars and BMX pros take you along for a ride of high definition Mountain Dew Proportions. Without further ado, we bring you GoPro x The Summer X-Games 2012.

• Chicago Cubs Wrigley Field Bucket List

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 7 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  We picked the hottest day of the year to go to Wrigley. Nearly 100 degrees and sweaty outside. Regardless of which we put the 16 megapixel camera function of the HTC Titan II to good use shooting videos and photos all over the stadium.

• Somehow, The Miami Heat Are a Profit Losing Organization

  In Basketball, Sports / 6 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  The Miami Heat have just won the NBA championship.  They have one of the most powerhouse teams ever assembled (feel free to debate this below) that have helped them sell out their second straight season. Oh yea, and they haven’t paid rent on the building. (fancy loopholes of course)  All of this and yet they still expect to have lost money this year.

• How To: Kayak In San Francisco Giants’ McCovey Cove

  In Baseball, Sports, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 5 July 2012 / 5 comments

  

  For the fifth stop of our Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List trip we learned that kayaking AT&T Park’s McCovey Cove is a great and inexpensive way to enjoy a ballgame with your friends. There are two ways to experience the game from the cove. First, you can rent a kayak from citykayak.com. They are located at Pier 40 only a five minute walk from the stadium. The kayaks are only $35. Keep in mind that you need to kayak from the Pier to the cove which takes about 10-15 minutes. The trip is by no means gruling and you don’t need to be fit like the Winklevoss twins but being in decent shape is a plus. The other way would be to buy a four-person inflatable boat from any camping or sports equipment store. The price to buy, about $120-150, will be just about the same a renting a kayak and you can head into the water from shore of McCovey Cove which is less paddling than if you left from the pier. When you get into the cove get into a spot where you can see the video board inside the stadium and turn on your radio to follow more »

• Happy 4th of July: Sports Science Joey Chestnut

  In Sports / 4 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, four-time defending champion of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest, is the test subject in this Sport Science video.

• Yankee Stadium #WPbaseball Bucket List

  In Baseball, Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List / 2 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Going to Yankee Stadium never gets old. Even though the stadium lost some of its traditional luster after the rebuild, it still makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up when you walk off the 4 or D to have the mammoth conglomerate of steel and limestone revealed. Around the stadium check out some of the bars like Stans, Dugout or The Hard Rock outside Gate D. On to the Windows Phone Baseball Bucket List. Now three things make Yankee Stadium, Yankee Stadium. The history, the team and the fans. Not the suits behind homeplate who wear the occasional Yankee jersey over their dress shirts and leave in the 5th. The fans out in the bleachers who are on a first name basis with Nick Swisher. The Bleacher Creatures.

• Double Loop Hot Wheels Dare at the 2012 X Games

  In Cars, Gear, Sports / 2 July 2012 / 1 comment

  

  Team Hot Wheels drivers, Tanner Foust and Greg Tracy set a Guinness World Record racing two vehicles through a six-story double vertical loop at the 2012 X Games in Los Angeles. Tanner Faust is no stranger to pushing the boundaries, but this attempt was on a completely different level. Hot Wheels went brilliant on us and created a scaled toy double looped racetrack. That combined with a life size not so toy car brings us back to the days when we thought this was only possible on the track in our living room.

• Cal Poly Pomona’s Incredible Buzzer Beater

  In Basketball / 2 July 2012 / 1 comment