Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
From family and friends to strangers wishing to pay their respects, scores of mourners filed through a Hollywood funeral home on Wednesday to attend viewings for city police Officer Alex Del Rio, killed Saturday night in a fiery wreck while on duty.
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
... on the job. Peer counseling and grief counseling are mandatory for any officer who worked on Del Rio's death, from the first dispatcher to handle the 911 call to the officers escorting his body to the medical examiner's office, Patton said.For anyone else, the counseling is optional."We're trying to be there so their cognitive functioning is still occurring," Patton said. "They still have...
Roto Authority Fantasy Baseball (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
The 20/20 player is a beautiful thing in fantasy baseball. Unfortunately, I am projecting only seven of them for the 2009 season: Hanley Ramirez Grady Sizemore Alfonso Soriano Ian Kinsler Nate McLouth Corey Hart Brandon Phillips McLouth will probably be the last drafted of these seven, and he's going in the sixth round. If I stretch my filter to 17/17 players, I find a dozen more: Alex Rodriguez...
The Ladies... love the Olympics (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
... to back with Sidney Crosby and Marek Svatos . Then we had a little early season baseball HDH with Alex Rios . And we concluded the month with new Lady Chitown Chick giving us the Best of the NFL Draft . Whew. What a great month for hotties. May : As great as April was, May was better. Especially if you’re a lover of the NHL. We had not one, but two HDH post on the 7th as Chitown Chick...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
... Jays finished strong, showing signs of a revival at the plate with some young sluggers, Adam Lind, Alex Rios and Travis Snider, in tow.While Roy Halladay was having a healthy season for the Jays, with his usual dominating numbers, another pitcher staged a personal comeback of his own on the southern shore of Lake Erie. Left-hander Cliff Lee did nothing but win, from start to finish,...
Roto Authority Fantasy Baseball (Free subscription) | 30/12/2008
... OK about him as the 37th pick. Quentin has Jason Bay and Nick Markakis being taken before him, Alex Rios , Vladimir Guerrero , and Matt Kemp after. Once again I really like Kemp. He does it all, and should come close to 20 HR and 30 SBs. I think Kemp has top five outfielder potential in 2009. That's my other qualm with the early pick for Quentin. I prefer to build my offense around...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 24/12/2008
Is there anything lamer than doing a list of what Santa should bring various sports people? Likely not....but then again here we go... Alex Rios ....Home runs, lots of them and the a center field glove. Vernon Wells ....No trips to the DL and a season that stops us from talking about his contract. Shaun Marcum ....A recovery with no set backs and a 2010 as good as 2008 looked, with more...
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 18/12/2008
I was trolling around Cot's trying to find attractive trade partners as Cameron/Brewers alternatives. And this one I'd known but forgotten. Vernon Wells' 2009 salary is 1.5M. His 2010 salary is 12.5M. And his 2011-2014 salary is 21M. Alex Rios has shown himself to be capable of playing center and his money will run 2009: 5.9M, 2010: 9.7M 2011-12: 12M, 2013-2014 12.5M. That's why JP Riccardi...
Out Of Left Field (Free subscription) | 20/12/2008
... the San Diego Padres without close proximity to the beach!). The Jays should have an Adam Lind-Alex Rios-Travis Snider outfield by 2010 and there's positions.The big question is how much Wells is going to hit. He OPS'd a very serious .932 after the All-Star break last season, albeit in limited time (189 plate appearances). His biggest comparable, as a 29-year-old player, though, is...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
... unbelievable. We just didn't hit."At the winter meetings, manager Cito Gaston suggested that Alex Rios could be a better player than Wells once he "learned to hit." Wells, the 30-year-old former Gold Glover, finally got a chance to observe his younger teammate up close only after Gaston installed them 3-4 in the lineup. He agrees with his manager's assessment."I was able to watch...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 19/12/2008
... time soon. Just to briefly touch upon that list, there’s Chase Utley, Carlos Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Alex Rios, Delmon Young, Edison Volquez, Francisco Rodriguez, Geovany Soto, and Hanley Ramirez. It’s easy to empathize with Schuerholz. He was embarrassed. so in response he reacted by selling his team’s future down the toilet or atleast making it predominitely more difficult for them...
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
Text size: Broward County police cruiser accidentsDecember 16, 2008 Crashes Dec. 4, 2008: A woman who was acting erratically stepped into the road on Military Trail and was struck and killed by Palm Beach Deputy . That accident is under investigation. Nov. 22, 2008: Hollywood Officer Alex Del Rio died in a crash. His cruiser erupted in flames after he hit a tree on Sheridan Street. Oct....
ESPN (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
Two-third of Puerto Rico's starting outfield is already locked up with Alex Rios in right field and Carlos Beltran in center. Manager Jose Oquendo said Williams could be used as a designated or pinch hitter.
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008
TheStar.com | Sports | Jays will contend if ... Jays will contend if ...THE CANADIAN PRESS FILE PHOTO Three pillars of the Blue Jays outfild, from left, Adam Lind, Vernon Wells and Alex Rios. Dec 10, 2008 09:50 AM There are still 117 days remaining until opening day. The Jays have time to do what they need to do to become a playoff contender. Richard Griffin explains in his blog from...
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
... from injury. Scott Rolen is a question mark. Vernon Wells' contract is untradeable. That leaves Alex Rios among players that would bring any substantial payroll savings."I think we'd be open to talking about anybody, but if you trade a guy like Rios, how do you replace him," Ricciardi said. "We're not actively shopping Rios. Last year (when he was being shopped), we...
