No surprise here ... but Roy Halladay has officially been placed on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame ... 1 year after his tragic death in a plane crash off the Gulf of Mexico. Halladay's nomination was Not advanced due to his death -- he last pitched in 2013, satisfying the usual 5-year waiting period. Most experts agree Halladay is a 1st ballot lock -- since he was an 8-time All-Star and won 2 Cy Young Awards during his 15-year Mlb career.
- 11/19/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former All-Star Mlb pitcher Roy Halladay, who died last year when the plane he was piloting crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, had traces of drugs in his system during the accident, an autopsy report released Friday revealed.
Halladay perished after his two-seater airplane crashed 10 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida, on November 7. The legendary pitcher — who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies before his retirement in 2013 —was seen flying “aggressively” before his plane violently plunged into the water, killing him.
An autopsy report released by the Pinellas County Medical Examiner more than two months after Hallaway...
Halladay perished after his two-seater airplane crashed 10 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida, on November 7. The legendary pitcher — who played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies before his retirement in 2013 —was seen flying “aggressively” before his plane violently plunged into the water, killing him.
An autopsy report released by the Pinellas County Medical Examiner more than two months after Hallaway...
- 1/20/2018
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
Retired Mlb pitcher Roy Halladay, who died in November when his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico, had amphetamine and morphine in his system when he died, according to his autopsy, which has been cited in multiple media reports. Halliday also had evidence of an insomnia drug in his system, the Associated Press reported, citing autopsy documents. The former Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies player died from blunt force trauma, with drowning also playing a factor, the autopsy report said. Also Read: Former Mlb Pitcher Roy Halladay Dies at 40 in Plane Crash Halliday’s plane crashed on Nov. 7. He was 40....
- 1/20/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Former Toronto Blue Jays star pitcher Roy Halladay reportedly had morphine and amphetamines in his system at the time of his fatal plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico in November, according to an autopsy report obtained by TMZ and the Tampa Bay Times. Additionally, Halladay also had the sedative zolpidem — commonly sold under the brand name Ambien —...
- 1/20/2018
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
TMZ Sports has obtained Roy Halladay's autopsy report -- in which the coroner lists the cause of death as blunt trauma and drowning ... but points out the Mlb star had morphine in his system. The 40-year-old died in a single passenger plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico back in November. As we previously reported, Halladay was flying in an erratic pattern shortly before the crash. The toxicology results show Halladay had zolpidem (the...
- 1/19/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Roy Halladay was flying dangerously close to homes -- and making wild turns and adjustments in altitude -- moments before his fatal crash ... this according to the Ntsb. The National Transportation Safety Board released the preliminary report regarding the Nov. 7 crash in Florida that killed the former Mlb pitcher. Gps data obtained from the plane shows Halladay was climbing and diving around the crash site -- and at one point, flew "as close as 75 feet...
- 11/20/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Emerging rapper-singer Lil Peep has died. He was 21.
“I am shocked and heartbroken. I do not believe Peep wanted to die, this is so tragic," Sarah Stennett, CEO of First Access Entertainment, the company who partnered with Peep in early 2016 told Et in a statement on Thursday.
"He had big goals and dreams for the future which he had shared with me, his team, his family and his friends," He was highly intelligent, hugely creative, massively charismatic, gentle and charming. He had huge ambition and his career was flourishing. I have spoken to his mother and she asked me to convey that she is very, very proud of him and everything he was able to achieve in his short life. She is truly grateful to the fans and the people who have supported and loved him.”
Lil Peep-- who also goes by Gustav Åhr and grew up in Long Beach, New York -- just...
“I am shocked and heartbroken. I do not believe Peep wanted to die, this is so tragic," Sarah Stennett, CEO of First Access Entertainment, the company who partnered with Peep in early 2016 told Et in a statement on Thursday.
"He had big goals and dreams for the future which he had shared with me, his team, his family and his friends," He was highly intelligent, hugely creative, massively charismatic, gentle and charming. He had huge ambition and his career was flourishing. I have spoken to his mother and she asked me to convey that she is very, very proud of him and everything he was able to achieve in his short life. She is truly grateful to the fans and the people who have supported and loved him.”
Lil Peep-- who also goes by Gustav Åhr and grew up in Long Beach, New York -- just...
- 11/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Emerging rapper-singer Lil Peep has died, according to multiple reports. He was 21.
The musician's UK rep confirmed the news to The Guardian. At this time, a cause of death is unknown.
Lil Peep-- who also goes by Gustav Åhr and grew up in Long Beach, New York -- just released his debut album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, three months ago.
More: Former Mlb Star Roy Halladay Dies in Plane Crash at Age 40
On Tuesday, Lil Peep posted an eerie message to his Instagram along with a photo of his shirtless body, writing: “When I die You’ll love me.”
The next evening, just prior to the news of Lil Peep's death, Chase Ortega, who Billboard cited as Peep’s manager, tweeted a cryptic message, writing: “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother f**k.”
The singer's girlfriend, Arzaylea Rodriguez, also took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message.
"I can’t believe...
The musician's UK rep confirmed the news to The Guardian. At this time, a cause of death is unknown.
Lil Peep-- who also goes by Gustav Åhr and grew up in Long Beach, New York -- just released his debut album, Come Over When You’re Sober, Pt. 1, three months ago.
More: Former Mlb Star Roy Halladay Dies in Plane Crash at Age 40
On Tuesday, Lil Peep posted an eerie message to his Instagram along with a photo of his shirtless body, writing: “When I die You’ll love me.”
The next evening, just prior to the news of Lil Peep's death, Chase Ortega, who Billboard cited as Peep’s manager, tweeted a cryptic message, writing: “I’ve been expecting this call for a year. Mother f**k.”
The singer's girlfriend, Arzaylea Rodriguez, also took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message.
"I can’t believe...
- 11/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
[[tmz:video id="0_3rsdrywt"]] Roy Halladay was honored by teammates, family and friends at a memorial service in Florida on Tuesday ... remembering the star pitcher for his accomplishments both on and off the field. Chase Utley -- who played with Halladay on the Phillies for 4 seasons -- praised Doc's work ethic ... saying he'd be done with his morning workouts by the time Utley showed up at the team facility. Halladay's wife, Brandy, was the last to speak ... reminiscing about...
- 11/15/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_l0hdrab4"]] New video has surfaced reportedly showing Roy Halladay performing concerning aerial maneuvers over water -- including extreme changes in altitude -- just 2 weeks before his fatal crash. The video show's Roy's Icon A5 plane flying over the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 20 -- it almost looks like he's practicing a water landing ... though he never lands on the water. The person who shot the video told the NY Daily News he started recording because the...
- 11/10/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The family of ex-mlb pitcher Roy Halladay insist he was an extremely responsible pilot ... despite witness claims he was hot-dogging before the crash. "Just as he was known for his work ethic in baseball, [Roy] was also widely respected by those who knew him in the aviation community for his hard work, attention to detail and dedication to safety while flying," the family said in a statement. TMZ Sports spoke with multiple witnesses who say Roy's...
- 11/9/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Roy Halladay, the 40-year-old All-Star Mlb pitcher who died Tuesday his plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, was reportedly seen flying erratically just minutes before the accident.
Smartphone footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows Halladay’s plane flying from 100-feet in the air to just 5-feet over the water. The changes in altitude shocked witnesses so much that in one clip, a witness can be heard saying, “What the f—?” As the plane waves through the blue skies, another witness simply says, “That can’t be legal.”
According to Reuters, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Noreen Price said many...
Smartphone footage obtained by TMZ Sports shows Halladay’s plane flying from 100-feet in the air to just 5-feet over the water. The changes in altitude shocked witnesses so much that in one clip, a witness can be heard saying, “What the f—?” As the plane waves through the blue skies, another witness simply says, “That can’t be legal.”
According to Reuters, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Noreen Price said many...
- 11/9/2017
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
[[tmz:video id="0_13km5be3"]] Roy Halladay appeared to be hot doggin' it in his plane in the moments before his crash -- making extreme and unusual changes in altitude ... this according to multiple witnesses. TMZ Sports has obtained footage shot by boaters who say the ex-mlb star's plane was going from 100 feet in the air down to 5 feet and then back up again ... repeatedly. The boaters were so shocked by the flying pattern, they pulled out their cell phones...
- 11/8/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Roy Halladay‘s former teammates are remembering the late baseball pro with a series of poignant social media posts after Halladay died in a plane crash on Tuesday.
Those who worked closest with Halladay — and many in the sport who simply looked up to him — are remembering the impact the retired pitcher had on the league during his 15 years as a baseball star.
“Gone too soon my friend!!! Blessed to have shared the field with you as a teammate, competitor, friend and more importantly a brother,” Shane Victorino, who played alongside Halladay for the Philadelphia Phillies, tweeted on Tuesday.
Gone too soon my friend!
Those who worked closest with Halladay — and many in the sport who simply looked up to him — are remembering the impact the retired pitcher had on the league during his 15 years as a baseball star.
“Gone too soon my friend!!! Blessed to have shared the field with you as a teammate, competitor, friend and more importantly a brother,” Shane Victorino, who played alongside Halladay for the Philadelphia Phillies, tweeted on Tuesday.
Gone too soon my friend!
- 11/8/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Roy Halladay’s wife Brandy said that she was against her husband wanting to buy a plane just one month before his tragic fatal crash. Brandy made the comments in a video, which has since been deleted, that was previously posted on Icon Aircraft’s YouTube page. “I didn’t grow up the way Roy did,” she said. […]...
- 11/8/2017
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
One month before Roy Halladay’s tragic fatal airplane crash, his wife, Brandy, expressed her disapproval of his passion for flying.
In a now-deleted YouTube video posted by Icon Aircraft in October, Brandy didn’t mask her initial apprehension about her husband wanting to buy a plane.
“I didn’t grow up the way Roy did,” she said. “I didn’t grow up with airplanes or a comfort level the way he did with small planes.”
“She fought me the whole way,” Halladay said.
“Hard,” Brandy added. “I fought hard. I was very against it.”
Despite her initial misgivings, she...
In a now-deleted YouTube video posted by Icon Aircraft in October, Brandy didn’t mask her initial apprehension about her husband wanting to buy a plane.
“I didn’t grow up the way Roy did,” she said. “I didn’t grow up with airplanes or a comfort level the way he did with small planes.”
“She fought me the whole way,” Halladay said.
“Hard,” Brandy added. “I fought hard. I was very against it.”
Despite her initial misgivings, she...
- 11/8/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Major League Baseball has lost a beloved icon and the sports world is in mourning over the untimely death of legendary pitcher Roy "Doc" Halladay.
The celebrated athlete died Tuesday after he crashed his plane into the Gulf of Mexico near Holiday, Florida.
Following the news of the tragedy, nearly everyone who had ever played alongside the pitcher -- or against him -- took to social media to share their memories, post tributes, and send condolences to Halladay's widow, Brandy, and their two sons, Ryan and Braden.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter -- one of Halladay's former teammates when they both played for the Toronto Blue Jays and a close friend -- released a statement on his passing.
"We grew up together. Went through good and bad times together. He was an amazing pitcher, competitor, teammate and friend," Carpenter shared. "I have so many memories with him and his family. I will miss him...
The celebrated athlete died Tuesday after he crashed his plane into the Gulf of Mexico near Holiday, Florida.
Following the news of the tragedy, nearly everyone who had ever played alongside the pitcher -- or against him -- took to social media to share their memories, post tributes, and send condolences to Halladay's widow, Brandy, and their two sons, Ryan and Braden.
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter -- one of Halladay's former teammates when they both played for the Toronto Blue Jays and a close friend -- released a statement on his passing.
"We grew up together. Went through good and bad times together. He was an amazing pitcher, competitor, teammate and friend," Carpenter shared. "I have so many memories with him and his family. I will miss him...
- 11/8/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Former All-Star Mlb pitcher Roy Halladay passed away on Tuesday after his two-seater airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, 10 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Halladay spent 16 years in the Major Leagues, playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, becoming a two-time Cy Young winner before hanging up his glove in 2013.
But Halladay left a lasting mark in the league before his retirement: on May 29, 2010, he became just the 20th player in Mlb history to pitch a perfect game, and just a few months later in October, he threw just the second a no-hitter in Mlb post-season history,...
Halladay spent 16 years in the Major Leagues, playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies, becoming a two-time Cy Young winner before hanging up his glove in 2013.
But Halladay left a lasting mark in the league before his retirement: on May 29, 2010, he became just the 20th player in Mlb history to pitch a perfect game, and just a few months later in October, he threw just the second a no-hitter in Mlb post-season history,...
- 11/8/2017
- by Jason Duaine Hahn
- PEOPLE.com
Baseball lost a legend too soon.
Former Mlb pitcher Roy Halladay died at age 40 on Tuesday after crashing his plane into the Gulf of Mexico near Holiday, Florida, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco confirmed in a press conference.
Just last month, Halladay shared a picture of his new plane on Twitter, writing, "I have dreamed about owning a A5 since I retired! Real life is better than my dreams!! Thx Kirk & everyone @ICONAircraft."
Photos: Stars We've Lost in 2017
Many in professional baseball and beyond took to social media to express their grief over Halladay's death, including the two teams he played for during his career, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies.
"The Toronto Blue Jays Organization is overcome by grief with the tragic loss of one of the franchise's greatest and most respected players, but even better human being," the Blue Jays tweeted. "It is impossible to express what he has meant to this franchise...
Former Mlb pitcher Roy Halladay died at age 40 on Tuesday after crashing his plane into the Gulf of Mexico near Holiday, Florida, Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco confirmed in a press conference.
Just last month, Halladay shared a picture of his new plane on Twitter, writing, "I have dreamed about owning a A5 since I retired! Real life is better than my dreams!! Thx Kirk & everyone @ICONAircraft."
Photos: Stars We've Lost in 2017
Many in professional baseball and beyond took to social media to express their grief over Halladay's death, including the two teams he played for during his career, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Philadelphia Phillies.
"The Toronto Blue Jays Organization is overcome by grief with the tragic loss of one of the franchise's greatest and most respected players, but even better human being," the Blue Jays tweeted. "It is impossible to express what he has meant to this franchise...
- 11/7/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Roy Halladay, a former star pitcher who won two Cy Young Awards and threw one of only two no-hitters in Major League Baseball postseason history, died today when the small plane he was piloting crashed in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast. He was 40. The Pasco County Sheriff’s office said the single-engine aircraft was registered to Halladay’s father and that the younger Halladay was the only person aboard. The Pasco Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit responded to a call…...
- 11/7/2017
- Deadline TV
Two-Time Cy Young winner and former Mlb star Pitcher Roy Halladay died Tuesday after his plane crashed in the afternoon into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40 years old. The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in Florida confirmed Tuesday that Halladay died in the crash, which happened around 1 p.m. Et about 10 miles west of St. Petersburg. Halladay pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays and Philadelphia Phillies between 1998 and 2013. One of his many career highlights includes pitching the 20th perfect game in Mlb history in 2010 during the regular season, and then in a division round matchup with Cincinnati,...
- 11/7/2017
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Roy Halladay, a former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher, was killed Tuesday at the age of 40 when his plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico. The plane went down near Pasco County north of Tampa; investigators said the small plane was found upside down in shallow water north of Bailey’s Bluff in Holiday, Florida. Pasco County Sheriff’s […]...
- 11/7/2017
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Roy Halladay, a retired pitcher who spent 15 years in Major League Baseball, died in a small plane crash on Tuesday. He was 40.
Halladay’s Icon A5 light sport aircraft crashed about 10 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida. It was recovered in the Gulf of Mexico. He was the only one on board, the Pasco County Sheriff confirmed in a statement obtained by People.
Halladay made his major league debut on September 20, 1998, when he was 21. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays for 11 seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for the last three years of his career.
He retired...
Halladay’s Icon A5 light sport aircraft crashed about 10 miles west of St. Petersburg, Florida. It was recovered in the Gulf of Mexico. He was the only one on board, the Pasco County Sheriff confirmed in a statement obtained by People.
Halladay made his major league debut on September 20, 1998, when he was 21. He played for the Toronto Blue Jays for 11 seasons before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for the last three years of his career.
He retired...
- 11/7/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
Retired baseball superstar Roy Halladay died in a fatal plane crash Tuesday in the Gulf of Mexico. The Pasco County Sheriff's Dept. in Florida is holding a news conference to reveal details of the crash. They confirm Roy was the only person aboard the Icon A5 light-sport aircraft when it went down 10 miles west of St. Petersburg. The Sheriff's Dept. says Roy did not make a mayday call before he went down, and they've already recovered his body.
- 11/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Roy Halladay is firing back at his hero-turned-nemesis, Roger Clemens ... telling TMZ Sports he wasn't a cheater, and Clemens is just trying to deflect. The former Blue Jays teammates started warring because Halladay tweeted "No Clemens no Bonds" -- due to their alleged steroid use -- the night before the latest Hall of Fame inductees were announced. Clemens responded by accusing Halladay of "using amphetamines" when they were in Toronto. Roy flatly denies it, and...
- 1/7/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
How can you not be romantic about baseball?
- Brad Pitt as Billy Beane in Moneyball (2010)
Unlike most other team sports, baseball is a game of individual achievements that culminate in a team’s efforts to win. Each batter stands alone at the plate, facing a pitcher who opposes him. Each defender on the field must make a play alone, or in conjunction with another defender. The cumulative efforts of each individual results in a team win or a team loss.
That is one reason why baseball has had such a strong hold on successive generations. It’s easy to imagine oneself as Babe Ruth hitting a called home run, or Don Larsen throwing a perfect game, or last year’s hero David Freese improbably winning Game Six of the World Series. These incredible moments come from one man stepping up at the right moment and delivering magic. Anyone who...
- Brad Pitt as Billy Beane in Moneyball (2010)
Unlike most other team sports, baseball is a game of individual achievements that culminate in a team’s efforts to win. Each batter stands alone at the plate, facing a pitcher who opposes him. Each defender on the field must make a play alone, or in conjunction with another defender. The cumulative efforts of each individual results in a team win or a team loss.
That is one reason why baseball has had such a strong hold on successive generations. It’s easy to imagine oneself as Babe Ruth hitting a called home run, or Don Larsen throwing a perfect game, or last year’s hero David Freese improbably winning Game Six of the World Series. These incredible moments come from one man stepping up at the right moment and delivering magic. Anyone who...
- 8/9/2012
- by Ray DeRousse
- Obsessed with Film
Before every Major League Baseball All-Star Game, a prospects game is held. Referred to as The All-Star Futures Game, which is a Team USA vs. Team World friendly, it features the best young talent from teams’ minor-systems. Representing the Toronto Blue Jays this year was none other than top prospect Anthony Gose.
Gose, the Blue Jays’ second-highest rated player in their system – ranked below only catching phenom Travis d’Arnaud – started in centrefield for Team USA and had an amazing game before being substituted out prior the top of the fifth. The 21-year-old from Paramount, Calif. went 1-1 with a run and a walk as Team USA rallied from a 4-0 deficit through three-and-a-half innings to come back and crush the World team 17-5 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
Gose hit a ground ball single past the second baseman in the third inning, eventually scoring, and drew a four-pitch walk in the fourth.
Gose, the Blue Jays’ second-highest rated player in their system – ranked below only catching phenom Travis d’Arnaud – started in centrefield for Team USA and had an amazing game before being substituted out prior the top of the fifth. The 21-year-old from Paramount, Calif. went 1-1 with a run and a walk as Team USA rallied from a 4-0 deficit through three-and-a-half innings to come back and crush the World team 17-5 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City.
Gose hit a ground ball single past the second baseman in the third inning, eventually scoring, and drew a four-pitch walk in the fourth.
- 7/11/2012
- by Harlan Nemers
- We Got This Covered
We’ve seen some sh*tty bobbleheads in the past, but this recently-recalled bobblehead of Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay is just on another level of hilarious/confusing badness. Take a look and give it a second, then go “zuwhaa?”: Forget the fact that it doesn’t look like Roy Halladay or that Halladay throws right-handed and this thing is holding the ball with its left – those are Amateur sh*tty bobblehead mistakes. What really makes this one exceptional is the fact that regardless of his handedness, No One In Baseball Ever Does This In A Game Ever. Why is he winding up the opposite way of where he’s throwing (With his wrong hand)? They’ve been making Bobbleheads for like 80 years (ever since that President Taft bobblehead, which was just President Taft), clearly they understand how baseball throwing operates – how did this one turn into some frickin’ M.
- 5/24/2012
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Rafael Nadal has tasted victory over Roger Federer once again. This time, it came from off-court. The world's No. 2 tennis player bested over the former world's No. 1 at the 19th Annual Espy Awards as he was announced the winner of Best Male Tennis Player on Wednesday night, July 13.
While he successfully took over the title from Roger, 25-year-old Nadal didn't sweep clean his nominations. The Spanish star lost the Best Male Athlete trophy to Dallas Mavericks star player Dirk Nowitzki, who became the first NBA player to win the category since Michael Jordan in 1993.
One of the big winners, Dirk said in his acceptance speech, "I'm so humbled and honored by this. It's been an unreal year for all of us on the Mavericks." The 33-year-old athlete, whose NBA team won Best Team, has also scored another kudo as he beat the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James for Best NBA Player.
While he successfully took over the title from Roger, 25-year-old Nadal didn't sweep clean his nominations. The Spanish star lost the Best Male Athlete trophy to Dallas Mavericks star player Dirk Nowitzki, who became the first NBA player to win the category since Michael Jordan in 1993.
One of the big winners, Dirk said in his acceptance speech, "I'm so humbled and honored by this. It's been an unreal year for all of us on the Mavericks." The 33-year-old athlete, whose NBA team won Best Team, has also scored another kudo as he beat the likes of Kobe Bryant and LeBron James for Best NBA Player.
- 7/14/2011
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Each week we bring you news on what is being released into the gaming world…. So lets get it started! Kicking off this list of games which will be released 20th June – 26th June 2011 is:
Major League Baseball 2K11 (Xbox 360/PS3)
With Right Stick hitting and pitching and a revamped fielding system, Major League Baseball 2K11 puts complete control in your hands. Perfect your game like Mlb 2K11 cover athlete Roy Halladay and you’ll dominate the competition.
WiiPlay Motion (Wii)
Wii Play: Motion is the successor to the popular Wii Play and will have you and your friends twisting and turning as it comes packaged exclusively with a special red Wii Remote Plus controller, delivering precise motion control and immersive social fun that anyone in the household can pick up and instantly enjoy. As you make your way through the 12 minigames, see every swing, tilt, hit and spin of...
Major League Baseball 2K11 (Xbox 360/PS3)
With Right Stick hitting and pitching and a revamped fielding system, Major League Baseball 2K11 puts complete control in your hands. Perfect your game like Mlb 2K11 cover athlete Roy Halladay and you’ll dominate the competition.
WiiPlay Motion (Wii)
Wii Play: Motion is the successor to the popular Wii Play and will have you and your friends twisting and turning as it comes packaged exclusively with a special red Wii Remote Plus controller, delivering precise motion control and immersive social fun that anyone in the household can pick up and instantly enjoy. As you make your way through the 12 minigames, see every swing, tilt, hit and spin of...
- 6/20/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Ready to feel inadequate? This year’s $1 million winner of the second annual Mlb 2K11 Perfect Game Challenge isn’t even that into baseball, but still took home the big prize.
“I had to do a lot of research,” 25-year-old winner Brian Kingrey of Hammond, La. told EW. “I had to look up batting averages of the players and everything. Luckily, the game is very consistent with the batting averages of real-life players.”
The baseball tenderfoot’s diligent research paid off, because he pitched his way to a perfect game and, ultimately, to the grand prize. Kingrey and his wife,...
“I had to do a lot of research,” 25-year-old winner Brian Kingrey of Hammond, La. told EW. “I had to look up batting averages of the players and everything. Luckily, the game is very consistent with the batting averages of real-life players.”
The baseball tenderfoot’s diligent research paid off, because he pitched his way to a perfect game and, ultimately, to the grand prize. Kingrey and his wife,...
- 5/27/2011
- by Bryan Lufkin
- EW.com - PopWatch
A sixty dollar investment to win a cool million? Not a bad deal. Just like last year, 2K Games offered one million bucks to the first person who could throw a verifiable perfect game – 27 outs without a hit – in its yearly baseball title, "Mlb 2K11." It didn't take too long before someone managed to pitch that perfect game, but his experience with the genre is a bit surprising.
When you think of the person who managed to last nine innings, not once giving up a single hit, you're likely to think of someone who is absolutely obsessed with baseball games; the kind of person who goes out every year, buys the yearly release, and spends all year playing the Hell out of it. Well, in the case of this year's winner, Brian Kingrey, it was simply a matter of determination, practice, and good old fashioned stat analysis.
"This is the...
When you think of the person who managed to last nine innings, not once giving up a single hit, you're likely to think of someone who is absolutely obsessed with baseball games; the kind of person who goes out every year, buys the yearly release, and spends all year playing the Hell out of it. Well, in the case of this year's winner, Brian Kingrey, it was simply a matter of determination, practice, and good old fashioned stat analysis.
"This is the...
- 5/27/2011
- by Matt Clark
- MTV Multiplayer
2K Sports Image from the videogame Mlb 2K11.
It’s probably politically incorrect to write this, but what Mlb 2K11 really needs is a good dose of steroids.
The baseball game’s developers added some muscle in the off-season, tweaking and improving key problems and annoyances from last year’s version, but there’s just not enough there to recommend paying another $50 or so for the update to this console game for all but the most-hardcore fans of the franchise or first-time buyers.
It’s probably politically incorrect to write this, but what Mlb 2K11 really needs is a good dose of steroids.
The baseball game’s developers added some muscle in the off-season, tweaking and improving key problems and annoyances from last year’s version, but there’s just not enough there to recommend paying another $50 or so for the update to this console game for all but the most-hardcore fans of the franchise or first-time buyers.
- 5/11/2011
- by Adam Najberg
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Looking to nab a cool $1 million this tax season, but not quite sure how to go about it? Of course, the road to quick riches is lined with tribal councils, Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol envoys and risqué brushes with Meredith Vieira. But have you considered invoking your inner Roy Halladay, and pitching a perfect game in Major League Baseball 2K11? Starting Friday, Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 owners of the game can compete for the sizable sum in the second annual $1 Million Perfect Game Competition.
“We paid off our house, gave away 10 percent and I got my wife a Boston terrier,...
“We paid off our house, gave away 10 percent and I got my wife a Boston terrier,...
- 3/31/2011
- by Bryan Lufkin
- EW.com - PopWatch
Think of this not as a comprehensive recap for 2010, a memorable period in the sports world that saw the two premier global athletic events in play, champions new and old, and the cult of personality in full force. You can go elsewhere for the highlights, the lists, and the stats. Rather this is just one guy's impression of the year as it was, and for those of you Pajiba readers who are not down with the sports world, think of this as a primer that might provide you with a few answers for Jeopardy! or Trivial Pursuit someday.
Back in February the New Orleans Saints prevailed in Super Bowl Xliv over the Indianapolis Colts. You would need to be quite the grinch not to have at least some good feelings for the city of New Orleans and their heartening football championship four years after Hurricane Katrina. I have attained at...
Back in February the New Orleans Saints prevailed in Super Bowl Xliv over the Indianapolis Colts. You would need to be quite the grinch not to have at least some good feelings for the city of New Orleans and their heartening football championship four years after Hurricane Katrina. I have attained at...
- 12/29/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
We have come to the end of yet another week, and whether your are watching a friend get married, celebrating your own engagement or just heading out to a screening of "My Soul to Take" looking for the right person, you deserve to enjoy yourself this weekend. Go ahead — you've earned it! You worked hard all week, put your nose to the grindstone and gave 110 percent of yourself to work, school or playing "World of Warcraft" (however you choose to fill your time during the week). Now it's time to head out to the cinema, watch some college football, maybe try to sneak in the last barbecue of the season or just attend New York Comic Con. But before you do any of that, check out all the fun and madness you might have missed on the MTV Newsroom Blog this week. As the links below prove, a certain rapper...
- 10/8/2010
- by MTV News
- MTV Newsroom
In last night's no-hitter, Hank Adams was the only guy who didn't miss one of Roy Halladay's curving, dive-bombing, and all-around elusive pitches. Okay, technically, it was Adams' technology that had a bead on the Phillies' ace.
Adams is CEO of Sportvision, one of our 2010 Most Innovative Companies and the outfit responsible for PitchF/x, the did-the-ball-really-just-do-that digital graphics that change the way fans watch baseball. Much to the Cincinnati Reds' chagrin, the software tracked the speed and trajectory of every pitch from the instant it left Halladay's hand to the split-second later when it buzzed across home plate and past a flailing batter.
Like Halladay, Sportvision brought its A game to the playoffs. In addition to the conventional view from the outfield, the company has added two additional perspectives, one from overhead and another from the side, which illustrate the ball's precise movement through the strike zone. Thanks to Sportvision,...
Adams is CEO of Sportvision, one of our 2010 Most Innovative Companies and the outfit responsible for PitchF/x, the did-the-ball-really-just-do-that digital graphics that change the way fans watch baseball. Much to the Cincinnati Reds' chagrin, the software tracked the speed and trajectory of every pitch from the instant it left Halladay's hand to the split-second later when it buzzed across home plate and past a flailing batter.
Like Halladay, Sportvision brought its A game to the playoffs. In addition to the conventional view from the outfield, the company has added two additional perspectives, one from overhead and another from the side, which illustrate the ball's precise movement through the strike zone. Thanks to Sportvision,...
- 10/8/2010
- by Chuck Salter
- Fast Company
In case you weren't aware, Wednesday (October 6) marked the beginning of the 2010 version of the Major League Baseball playoffs. Don't worry if you were too distracted by your fantasy football roster to remember, as the end of the season was relatively drama-free (save for fans of the San Francisco Giants and the San Diego Padres, whose race came down to the final day). This year's crop of playoff teams is a mixture of the usual suspects (the New York Yankees, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Tampa Bay Rays) mixed with a load of surprising upstarts (the Cincinnati Reds, the Texas Rangers). After yesterday's action, the Yankees, Rangers and Phillies are each one step closer to playing in the World Series, but it was the Phillies' dismantling of the Reds that really caught the attention of the sports world, as pitcher Roy Halladay dismantled the best-hitting team in the National League on...
- 10/7/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
• Asked again whether he thought Sarah Palin was qualified to run for president, Alaskan senate candidate Joe Miller said, “We know that we have a constitutional requirement for somebody that’s gonna run for President. Of course, she's qualified.” In other words, “No.” [Gawker] • Phillies pitcher Roy Halladay threw a no-hitter during last night’s playoff game against the Cincinnati Reds. In May, Halladay pitched a perfect game, so he’s really quite good. [The New York Times] • Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, and Michelle Obama all appear on Forbes’s list of the most powerful women of the year. [New York Daily News] • Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa took home the 2010 Nobel Prize in Literature. [The Huffington Post] • Mark Zuckerberg announced the advent of Facebook Groups, a sort of Facebook for people who don’t want to join Facebook. [Gizmodo]...
- 10/7/2010
- Vanity Fair
It was a fairly unexciting weekend at the box office this week as we head into the summer's last hurrah, next weekend's Man vs. Woman vs. Geek showdown between The Expendables; Eat, Pray, Love; and Scott Pilgrim. After that, so much for noteworthy films until around mid-September. It's going to be a brutal month, folks.
This weekend, The Other Guys won the box office, putting up a well-deserved $35.6 million (or $8 million less than the entire theatrical run of the last buddy cop movie to grace theaters, Cop Out). It was something of a career-saver for Will Ferrell, after two of his last three movies -- Land of the Lost and Semi-Pro -- fizzled spectacularly at the box office. The Other Guys actually represents his second biggest opening, after Talladega Nights, and it was even Mark Wahlberg's second biggest opening, too, behind Planet of the Apes. Hopefully, Ferrell learns that...
This weekend, The Other Guys won the box office, putting up a well-deserved $35.6 million (or $8 million less than the entire theatrical run of the last buddy cop movie to grace theaters, Cop Out). It was something of a career-saver for Will Ferrell, after two of his last three movies -- Land of the Lost and Semi-Pro -- fizzled spectacularly at the box office. The Other Guys actually represents his second biggest opening, after Talladega Nights, and it was even Mark Wahlberg's second biggest opening, too, behind Planet of the Apes. Hopefully, Ferrell learns that...
- 8/8/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
On Monday night (July 26), Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Matt Garza threw a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers. That makes five no-hitters this season, a year that the sports media has dubbed "The Season of the Pitcher." Between the no-hitters, the debut of phenom Stephen Strasburg and the emergence of stars like lights-out wonder Ubaldo Jimenez and reborn knuckleballer R.A. Dickey, it has been an incredible few months for anybody who is a fan of the science of pitching. There have even been two perfect games this year (care of the Oakland Athletics' Dallas Braden and the Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Halladay), which is an incredible statistic.
There have only been 18 perfect games — wherein a pitcher does not allow any hits or walks — in the history of baseball, so each one continues to have a certain magic about it many years later. There was Don Larsen's famous perfect game during the 1956 World Series,...
There have only been 18 perfect games — wherein a pitcher does not allow any hits or walks — in the history of baseball, so each one continues to have a certain magic about it many years later. There was Don Larsen's famous perfect game during the 1956 World Series,...
- 7/28/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
With the Home Run Derby and the Celebrity Softball Challenge out of the way, there is only one thing left to do, and that's play the 2010 Major League Baseball All Star Game. The match-up between the best players from the American League and the elite athletes from the National League is always an entertaining outing, and probably the best and liveliest all star game in any major sport. Perhaps that is because there is actually something at stake: The winning league gets home field advantage during the World Series in October.
The National League has gone winless in its last 13 tries (they have gone 0-12-1 in that span), but this year's squad might be the one to push them over the top. The main reason is because of their pitching, as the National League features sharp hurlers like Ubaldo Jimenez, Tim Lincecum, Tim Hudson, Roy Halladay and Yovani Gallardo...
The National League has gone winless in its last 13 tries (they have gone 0-12-1 in that span), but this year's squad might be the one to push them over the top. The main reason is because of their pitching, as the National League features sharp hurlers like Ubaldo Jimenez, Tim Lincecum, Tim Hudson, Roy Halladay and Yovani Gallardo...
- 7/13/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Armando Galarraga may have been robbed during Wednesday night's (June 2) game, but at least everyone is supporting him ... even the guy who did him wrong. But man, that's really cold comfort when you consider that history could have been made in a big way.
As the replay shows, umpire Jim Joyce ruled batter Jason Donald safe on an infield hit, even though he was clearly out when Galarraga received the throw from Miguel Cabrera.
Even after Joyce made the call, everyone was dumbfounded, including Donald, the commentators and of course Galarraga.
"I just cost the kid a perfect game," Joyce says later in the umpires room. "I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw until I was the replay. It was the biggest call of my career."
If Galarraga's game hadn't been tainted, this would have been the 21st perfect game in all of the modern era of baseball.
As the replay shows, umpire Jim Joyce ruled batter Jason Donald safe on an infield hit, even though he was clearly out when Galarraga received the throw from Miguel Cabrera.
Even after Joyce made the call, everyone was dumbfounded, including Donald, the commentators and of course Galarraga.
"I just cost the kid a perfect game," Joyce says later in the umpires room. "I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw until I was the replay. It was the biggest call of my career."
If Galarraga's game hadn't been tainted, this would have been the 21st perfect game in all of the modern era of baseball.
- 6/3/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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