104.5 THE TEAM - ESPN RADIO http://1045theteam.com Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Curtis Granderson Out At Least Four Weeks http://1045theteam.com/curtis-granderson-out-at-least-four-weeks/ http://1045theteam.com/curtis-granderson-out-at-least-four-weeks/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 14:41:43 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=164257 Curtis Granderson was injured on the first pitch of Spring Training, with a broken forearm.  And now, after sitting for weeks, is out again, this time getting hit by a pitch on his left hand  in the fifth inning and breaking his pinkie in Tampa Bay on Friday, May 24.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/curtis-granderson-out-at-least-four-weeks/feed/ 0 Getty Images Can The Rangers Survive For A Game 5- Bruce's Thought Of The Day http://1045theteam.com/can-the-rangers-survive-for-a-game-5-bruces-thought-of-the-day/ http://1045theteam.com/can-the-rangers-survive-for-a-game-5-bruces-thought-of-the-day/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 14:34:36 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=164256 I will probably live to regret this piece later on but putting my superstition aside the numbers say the Rangers have a good chance to keep their season alive and get out of Boston Saturday with a win

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/can-the-rangers-survive-for-a-game-5-bruces-thought-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Getty Images Time For The Mets To Send Ike Davis Down http://1045theteam.com/time-for-the-mets-to-send-ike-davis-down/ http://1045theteam.com/time-for-the-mets-to-send-ike-davis-down/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 21:09:08 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=164197 Ike Davis can still be a cornerstone piece of the Mets' franchise.  But in order to get him right, he must get sent down to Triple-A Las Vegas.  And now.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/time-for-the-mets-to-send-ike-davis-down/feed/ 0 Getty Images Former Yankee Jeff Nelson Talks With The Team http://1045theteam.com/former-yankee-jeff-nelson-talks-with-the-team/ http://1045theteam.com/former-yankee-jeff-nelson-talks-with-the-team/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 20:37:09 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=164192 Former Yankee and four-time World Series champion Jeff Nelson, now with Sirius XM Radio, recently joined Mike Lindsley on 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio to talk about today's game, his Yankee years during the Joe Torre era and the development of the bullpen the last two decades

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/former-yankee-jeff-nelson-talks-with-the-team/feed/ 0 Getty Images NFL Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure Talks With The Team http://1045theteam.com/nfl-hall-of-famer-joe-delamielleure-talks-with-the-team/ http://1045theteam.com/nfl-hall-of-famer-joe-delamielleure-talks-with-the-team/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 16:25:09 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=164096 NFL Hall of Fame lineman Joe DeLamielleure recently joined Mike Lindsley on 104.5 The Team and talked about the lack of respect and pensions for retired NFL players, his days with the Buffalo Bills and the Electric Company and the Ronald McDonald House Charities' Hall of Fame Classic Dinner

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/nfl-hall-of-famer-joe-delamielleure-talks-with-the-team/feed/ 0 Getty Images LeBron James Needs To Stop Crying to The Refs http://1045theteam.com/lebron-james-needs-to-stop-crying-to-the-refs/ http://1045theteam.com/lebron-james-needs-to-stop-crying-to-the-refs/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:12:41 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=164060 Let's start this piece by being very clear.  LeBron James is incredible.  LeBron James has carried himself the right way since entering the league years ago (save that little "taking my talents to South Beach thing").  He has won MVP after MVP after MVP after MVP.  He has exceeded the hype, the hardest thing in sports to do, especially when you are the most hyped athlete of all-time.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/lebron-james-needs-to-stop-crying-to-the-refs/feed/ 0 Getty Images Huge Buffalo Bills Fan Gets OJ Simpson Gets Mugshot Tattoo [Picture] http://1045theteam.com/huge-buffalo-bills-fan-gets-oj-simpson-gets-mugshot-tattoo-picture/ http://1045theteam.com/huge-buffalo-bills-fan-gets-oj-simpson-gets-mugshot-tattoo-picture/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 12:36:17 +0000 Wes Styles http://q103albany.com/?p=208733 There are many ways to show your fandom for your favorite sports team: Wearing the jersey on non-game days, putting a sticker on your car/truck/SUV, or even getting a tattoo of their logo somewhere on your body. Bryan Labarron took his fandom one step further but did he go too far and push the creepy boundary?

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/huge-buffalo-bills-fan-gets-oj-simpson-gets-mugshot-tattoo-picture/feed/ 0 Facebook Brian Cady Surprises Bruce Jacobs With A Gift For Bruins-Rangers Game Four http://1045theteam.com/brian-cady-surprises-bruce-jacobs-with-a-gift-for-bruins-rangers-game-four/ http://1045theteam.com/brian-cady-surprises-bruce-jacobs-with-a-gift-for-bruins-rangers-game-four/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 22:02:12 +0000 Brian Cady http://1045theteam.com/?p=164046 Let's be honest for a minute - it is no big secret to fans of 104.5 "The Team" that Bruce Jacobs is one of the biggest die-hard fans of the New York Rangers in the entire Capital Region. With the pompous attitude he brings with every victory and borderline depression he carries with every loss, the host of "Game On" every weekday afternoon from 4-7 p.m. is very open about his love for the Blueshirts through thick and thin.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/brian-cady-surprises-bruce-jacobs-with-a-gift-for-bruins-rangers-game-four/feed/ 0 Why Do The Yankees Struggle In Tampa Bay http://1045theteam.com/why-do-the-yankees-struggle-in-tampa-bay/ http://1045theteam.com/why-do-the-yankees-struggle-in-tampa-bay/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:23 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=163989 In recent years, the Yankees have really fallen apart in Tampa Bay.  Let's have a look at the reasons why.    

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/why-do-the-yankees-struggle-in-tampa-bay/feed/ 0 Getty Images Anchored Putting to Be Banned in Golf by 2016 http://1045theteam.com/anchored-putting-to-be-banned-in-golf-by-2016/ http://1045theteam.com/anchored-putting-to-be-banned-in-golf-by-2016/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 20:19:20 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://guyspeed.com/?p=133984 Those long-handled putters that have become fairly popular on the professional golf circuit could soon be obsolete after the U.S. Golf Association and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club—the official governing bodies of The Rules of Golf voted this week to ban “anchoring” a club while putting.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/anchored-putting-to-be-banned-in-golf-by-2016/feed/ 0 Getty Images This Weekend in Sports: The Indy 500, UFC 160, NBA & NHL Playoffs http://1045theteam.com/this-weekend-in-sports-the-indy-500-ufc-160-nba-nhl-playoffs/ http://1045theteam.com/this-weekend-in-sports-the-indy-500-ufc-160-nba-nhl-playoffs/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:58:24 +0000 Joe Student http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162755 "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" and a UFC heavyweight title bout highlight the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this holiday weekend:

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/this-weekend-in-sports-the-indy-500-ufc-160-nba-nhl-playoffs/feed/ 0 Nick Laham, Jon Kopaloff / Getty Images Rangers Face Must Win And Will Do It Without Brad Richards http://1045theteam.com/rangers-face-must-win-and-will-do-it-without-brad-richards/ http://1045theteam.com/rangers-face-must-win-and-will-do-it-without-brad-richards/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:41:40 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=163976 It is win or go home time for the NY rangers Tonight at Madison Square Garden. It is the 3rd time this post season the Rangers have faced this predicament.

However this 1 will be a bit different

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/rangers-face-must-win-and-will-do-it-without-brad-richards/feed/ 0 Getty Images Siena Senior Mike Fish Named MAAC Baseball Player Of The Year http://1045theteam.com/siena-senior-mike-fish-named-maac-baseball-player-of-the-year/ http://1045theteam.com/siena-senior-mike-fish-named-maac-baseball-player-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:08:42 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=163970 For the 3rd time in 4 years the baseball player of the year in the MAAC hails from Siena University.

Mike Fish, a senior earned the honor at an awards ceremony Wednesday night. Fish hails from Delmar, New York

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/siena-senior-mike-fish-named-maac-baseball-player-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Getty Images 12-Year-Old Banned From Pitching in Little League Because He's…Good At Pitching? http://1045theteam.com/12-year-old-pitcher-banned/ http://1045theteam.com/12-year-old-pitcher-banned/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 18:00:27 +0000 Wes Glinsmann http://guyspeed.com/?p=133992 A 12-year old in Massachussetts has been banned from pitching for his little league team, because he is too good.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/12-year-old-pitcher-banned/feed/ 0 Masslive.com Yankees-Rays Series Preview http://1045theteam.com/yankees-rays-series-preview/ http://1045theteam.com/yankees-rays-series-preview/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:08:52 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=163858 The Yankees recently lost two of three in Baltimore.  The Rays struggled in Toronto and lost two of three.  Here is a series preview in Tampa Bay between the Yankees and Rays.

New York enters Tampa Bay in first place in the AL East by just a half game over Boston

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/yankees-rays-series-preview/feed/ 0 Getty Images Former NHL Captain Mike Peca Talks on The Team http://1045theteam.com/former-nhl-captain-mike-peca-talks-on-the-team/ http://1045theteam.com/former-nhl-captain-mike-peca-talks-on-the-team/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:28 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=163832 Mike Lindsley recently talked with former NHL player and captain (Sabres and Islanders) Mike Peca about the NHL playoffs, Peca's Stanley Cup runs and what hockey teams look like when you know they are going to win at the most crucial times

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/former-nhl-captain-mike-peca-talks-on-the-team/feed/ 0 Getty Images "Cady's Corner" Extra – UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez [AUDIO] http://1045theteam.com/cadys-corner-extra-ufc-heavyweight-champion-cain-velasquez/ http://1045theteam.com/cadys-corner-extra-ufc-heavyweight-champion-cain-velasquez/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:33:16 +0000 Brian Cady http://1045theteam.com/?p=163734 Every Saturday morning on 104.5 "The Team," you can check out my show "Cady's Corner," a local 1-hour sports talk show which covers anything and everything in the sports world - local and national alike. Once in a while, I have had the privilege of interviewing some noteworthy athletes of the past and present - and this one is right near the top of that list.

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/cadys-corner-extra-ufc-heavyweight-champion-cain-velasquez/feed/ 0 Getty Images The Knicks Say Carmelo Anthony May Need Shoulder Surgery http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-say-carmelo-anthony-may-need-shoulder-surgery/ http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-say-carmelo-anthony-may-need-shoulder-surgery/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 10:48:32 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=163823 In a news announcement that should surprise no one the NY Knicks announced on Wednesday that forward Carmelo may have torn a muscle in his shoulder and might need surgery to fix the problem.

If anyone was watching closely you could see Anthony often flexing his shoulder and grimacing constantly during the playoffs

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/the-knicks-say-carmelo-anthony-may-need-shoulder-surgery/feed/ 0 Getty Images Brian Urlacher Has A Change Of Heart, Retires Unexpectedly http://1045theteam.com/brian-urlacher-has-a-change-of-heart-retires-unexpectedly/ http://1045theteam.com/brian-urlacher-has-a-change-of-heart-retires-unexpectedly/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 03:08:00 +0000 Bruce Jacobs http://1045theteam.com/?p=163818 In somewhat of a stunning move and despite being defiant about continuing his playing career, Brian Urlacher has retired after 13 years, all with the Chicago Bears.

After contract negotiations broke off with the Bears in March Urlacher pronounced himself ready to continue playing even with another team

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]]> http://1045theteam.com/brian-urlacher-has-a-change-of-heart-retires-unexpectedly/feed/ 0 Getty Images The Options For Phil Hughes http://1045theteam.com/the-options-for-phil-hughes/ http://1045theteam.com/the-options-for-phil-hughes/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:37:16 +0000 Mike Lindsley http://1045theteam.com/?p=163781 After this season, the Yankees have a decision to make in terms of Phil Hughes, the guy once designated for pinstripe greatness and ace-type status.  Hughes' contract (third year, arbitration eligible, one-year, $7.15 million) is up this year.  Here are the three options for the Yanks as far as Hughes goes after 2013:

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