I know it’s early in the year and baseball is a couple months away, but it’s never too early to talk Yanks v. BoSox. The heated rivalry consumes baseball fans across the country and most agree it is the hottest, most covered, most captivating match-up in American professional sports. Anyway you look at it, no [...]
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Papelbon got what?!?!
It was announced Tuesday that the Boston Red Sox have reached agreements with RP Jonathan Papelbon and OF Jacoby Ellsbury, the only two players on their squad eligible for arbitration. This comes as no surprise considering arbitration can be a disaster between Major League Baseball GM’s and money hungry agents accustomed to garnering outlandish contracts [...]
Did Baseball Make An Error On Gold Glove Award?
Derek Jeter is coming off one of his worst seasons with a batting average that was .270, his lowest since he became a starter in 1996. He is now 36 and many are concerned as to whether he can still be productive as an everyday shortstop. Oddly enough, this past week managers and coaches voted him as the best [...]
George Steinbrenner Dies at 80
The Yankees family have experienced another heartbreak this week. On July 11th they lost their voice in Bob Sheppard the legendary baseball announcer. Now an even bigger loss with George Steinbrenner, the man responsible for rebuilding a struggling Yankee organization into the Empire it is today passes at the age of 80 due to a massive heart [...]