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Posted in Baseball on Aug 24th, 2010
According to Peter Gammons on Twitter, the Boston Red Sox’ claim on Detroit Tigers rag-armed outfielder Johnny Damon was because they honestly want to make a trade for him. Many thought that it was just to block others from getting him, but apparently they are serious about acquiring him. “Tigers explained to Damon Boston didn’t [...]
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been dealing with a balky calf for some time now. And it didn’t get any better on Friday night when he felt a shooting pain as he left the batter’s box against the Seattle Mariners. The good news for the Yankees and their AL East division push [...]
The New York Yankees have fans all over the globe. They are one of – if not the – most popular teams on the planet. But, there is no fan of the team anywhere that can eclipse the passion or video-making ability of one Michael LaPayower. We first saw this on Deadspin and had to [...]
We mentioned earlier that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez (aka “A-Rod,” or “Dickhead”) got whacked by a Lance Berkman screamer in batting practice today before the team’s game with the Boston Red Sox. He was chatting with Joe Buck on the side of the field when this happened. He got taken out of [...]
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez got whacked by a Lance Berkman liner in batting practice today and limped off the field with an apparent leg injury. A-Rod was taking balls at third base when he was hit. He hopped around for a bit, then went to the ground before being helped off the [...]
Posted in Baseball, Injuries, Mark Prior List on Aug 6th, 2010
The Tampa Bay Rays are in a heated battle with the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East. The last thing they need is to lose one of their serious power hitters. But, that’s what it looks like as the Rays have put Carlos Pena on the DL. “#Rays are playing 1B [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jul 30th, 2010
Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports that the Yankees are close to trading for Houston Astros slugger Lance Berkman. “Hearing Berkman deal from #Astros to #Yankees is on verge of completion,” Sherman tweets. It’s not known at this point what the Astros are asking in return, but we doubt they’d be able to [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jul 26th, 2010
Last season, the Philadelphia Phillies had Chan Ho Park in their starting rotation to start the season. Most everyone knew this was a bad idea. However, when they sent him to the bullpen, he flourished. He was an important reliever on a team that went to the World Series. Then, the New York Yankees signed [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jul 20th, 2010
The New York Daily News has learned that former New York Yankees manager and current Chicago Cubs manager will retire at the end of the 2010 season. The 67-year old Piniella has endured two rough seasons after taking the club to the playoffs in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. The disappointing Cubs are probably a [...]
New York Yankees starter Andy Pettite left Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays with an apparent groin injury. Pettitte exited during the 3rd inning. As of now, the Yankees don’t know the extent of the injury. They are hoping it’s a Grade 1 strain, but he’ll need to get some tests done. Pettitte missed [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jul 9th, 2010
Joel Sherman of the New York Post is now tweeting that the Seattle Mariners are pulling back on the Cliff Lee deal that would send the stud left hander to the New York Yankees. “#Mariners backing off #Yankees offer, Post has learned. Does not look like #Yankees are in it,” Sherman tweets with appropriate use [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jul 9th, 2010
According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, a trade that would send lefthander Cliff Lee to the New York Yankees is “just about done.” In return, the Yankees are expected to send catching prospect Jesus Montero. “Executive involved in Cliff Lee talks: The Yankees-Mariners deal “is just about done,” he tweets. Montero was recently ranked as the [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jun 22nd, 2010
New York Yankees RHP AJ Burnett has been a big wad of suck recently. In his last four starts, he is 0-4 with a 10.35 ERA. Many experts think that this isn’t good enough for a guy getting paid what he gets paid. And even more experts would agree that this isn’t major-league level. Javier [...]
Oh there is so much we can do with that headline, but we won’t. The New York Yankees confirmed late Thursday that 3B Alex Rodriguez has a stiff groin. He is scheduled to see a doctor on Friday. It’s not known whether or not he’ll give the doctor his stiff groin. We think, however, that [...]
Posted in Baseball on Jun 9th, 2010
The Seattle Mariners recently unloaded a heap of minor league crap to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for LHP Cliff Lee. Good deal, right? Well, not really. The Mariners still can’t buy a win despite having some excellent pitching. They can’t hit and are in last place in the AL West at 13 games behind [...]
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