A kinder, gentler American League: Logos revisited
To start the 2012 season the Baltimore Orioles decided that the time had come. It was time to once again place the smiling cartoon bird on their caps. Nowhere have I seen a happier, less intimidating...
View ArticleYankees 3, Dodgers 0: Kuroda shines as Yankees win pitchers duel
Going into the game, you kind of figured that a game featuring Hiroki Kuroda and Clayton Kershaw could potentially be a low scoring game. I guess in this case, you can predict baseball Suzyn.At the...
View ArticleYankees 3, Dodgers 0: 9th inning mess
Clayton Kershaw was brilliant through eight innings on Wednesday night but despite throwing just 97 pitches was pulled in a tie game. His replacements did not fare quite as well in a sloppy ninth...
View ArticleBuck Showalter miffed about ramifications of Alex Rodriguez suspension
Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter spoke out on Wednesday against the competitive imbalance that he believes will come in the wake of Alex Rodriguez's PED suspension. The O's skipper has no...
View ArticleYankees sign Leonardo Molina of the Dominican Republic
The Yankees have signed international free agent Leonardo Molina on his 16th birthday. The Dominican outfielder was had for a $1.4 million bonus and was ranked by Baseball America and Jesse Sanchez of...
View ArticleBuck Showalter: A-Rod ban would help Yankees
Former Yankees manager Buck Showalter is not a fan of the upcoming suspension of Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. It has nothing to do with what kind of player A-Rod is or the whole ordeal...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez: Lifetime ban or not, he's already dead
Being banned from baseball for life puts one in a refined crowd. You join Shoeless Joe Jackson, Chick Gandil, and the rest of the Black Sox crowd, including the most likely innocent Buck Weaver, whose...
View ArticleMLB Trade Deadline 2013: AL East impact
The trade deadline was somewhat quiet this year around baseball, but all the contenders in the American League East made at least one move to improve their teams as they enter the final two months of...
View ArticleMLB Trade Deadline: Cashman offered Phillies Tom Kahnle for Michael Young
Brian Cashman offered Ruben Amaro of the Phillies minor league reliever Tom Kahnle and $ 5 million for Michael Young on deadline day, but the Phillies general manager said no. He was prepared to give...
View ArticleOff Night Open Thread: Biogenesis suspensions, trade deadline reaction, & more
The Yankees are off tonight for the second time this week. That makes for a boring Thursday but you can still hang out here and discuss things amongst yourselves. If you happen to be scoreboard...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez plans to fight, not settle suspension, per report
The plot thickens in the Biogenesis scandal, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports, with Alex Rodriguez intending to fight any possible suspension MLB gives him.Rodriguez will fight the suspensions...
View ArticleMLB Bullets Is Waiting For The Shoe To Drop
'Twas the night before Biogenesis suspensions, and all through MLB, not a shortstop was stirring, not even . . .oh forget it. Nothing rhymes with "MLB."MLB is expected to announce suspensions in...
View ArticlePinstripe Alley Podcast Episode 17: Centaur of attention
Will we still be discussing Alex Rodriguez next week? Oh you can bet we will. We probably will still be discussing it on Episode 100 as Bud Selig postpones another retirement to further deliberate...
View ArticleBiogenesis suspensions coming Sunday or Monday
It was believed that MLB would announce the Biogenesis suspensions on Friday, however, it now looks like that will be pushed back yet again to within the next 72 hours. The deadline for players to...
View ArticleReport: Alex Rodriguez, Biogenesis group given Sunday deadline to accept...
Major League Baseball has reportedly given Alex Rodriguez and a group of players who have been connected to the Biogenesis scandal until Sunday to accept suspensions, and all information will be made...
View ArticleThe 1998 World Series: A look back
The Yankees will take on the San Diego Padres tonight, a rare occurrence indeed. Since I prefer to ignore inter-league play altogether, let's pretend this is the first time the two teams have met since...
View ArticleReport: MLB believes Alex Rodriguez linked to steroids every year since 2009
Major League Baseball is expected to announce suspensions for the players connected to the Biogenesis PED scandel on Monday and it appears MLB has evidence showing Alex Rodriguez had been using...
View ArticleBiogenesis records connect Alex Rodriguez to steroids since 2009
The evidence that MLB has to use against Alex Rodriguez in their expected upcoming suspensions includes records from the Biogenesis clinic that connect the Yankees third baseman to steroids every year...
View ArticleAlex Rodriguez hints that Yankees behind effort to ban him
Alex Rodriguez was outspoken following his latest rehab outing with the Trenton Thunder, his comments hinting that he blames the Yankees front office for playing a role in MLB's efforts to ban him from...
View ArticlePadres Beat Yankees 7-2; Everybody Does Their Part
After a nice little ceremony for Mariano Rivera, the Padres got down to business and commenced to beating New York 7-2 in the Yankees' first game at Petco Park. Andrew Cashner improved to 8-5 and...
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