Kevin Youkilis Signs with Yankees, Breaks Hearts Across New England
The New York Yankees have now found their replacement for the injured Alex Rodriguez and it’s sure to make Boston Red Sox fans cringe. Kevin Youkilis has decided to accept the Yankees’ one-year, $12-million offer to head to the Bronx. New York issued him the contract last week, but Youkilis had been weighing other options, including […]
Brooklyn Nets’ New Pornstar…err…Mascot
The Brooklyn Nets took what essentially could have been a problem-stricken move to the New York borough and made it as silky smooth as Jay-Z’s delivery. But the man with 99 problems didn’t account for a big one. After making their season debut at the Barclays Centers, and after a brief introduction from their All […]
ALCS Game 3: Justin Verlander Dominates New York
When Justin Verlander takes the mound baseball fans know they are in for a pitching treat. Tuesday night was like an early Halloween for Detroit fans. Verlander tricked New York hitters all night as the Tigers went on to win 2-1 while taking a three games to zero lead in the ALCS. For my money […]
ALCS Game 2: Yankee Stadium Boo-Birds & Umpire Jeff Nelson
Most of you reading this have watched a lot of baseball. Perhaps you’ve been a fan of the game for a few years, a decade, or maybe several decades. You’ve seen a lot of bad baseball and you’ve seen a lot of good baseball. You’ve cheered, jeered, howled and booed at the TV screen or […]
ALCS Game 2 Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees, Lineups and Starting Pitchers
It’s unsure which loss was bigger for the New York Yankees, Game 1 or Derek Jeter. Rarely anymore does a Major League basball team name a captain. If anyone, ever, in the history of baseball fit that bill, it was Derek Jeter. Last night he fractured his ankle while fielding a ground ball off the […]
Derek Jeter’s Injury May Be Last Chance for an Alex Rodriguez Redemption
The pain on Derek Jeter’s face said it all. It looked like he just saw Medusa as his whole body went stone-stiff with pain. His little toss while lying on his stomach to second base was the dying ember of his season. The Yankees lost game one of the ALCS 6-4 to the Detroit Tigers, […]
ALDS Game 3: Alex Rodriguez a Jerk Even in Yankees Win
Alex Rodriguez is one of those rare players who can be a Jerk even when his teams manages to pull out a victory. The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night to a take a 2 to 1 series lead with a little help from A-Rod … kind of. Going into the […]