June 2009 Archive
The Controversy to End All Controversies: Letterman, A-Rod, and Palin
June 21, 2009
By now, most people have heard the controversy over a joke that late-night host David Letterman made about Alex Rodriguez and a daughter of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. Though the ...The Designated Hitter: The American League’s Unfair Advantage
June 20, 2009
Since its inception the American League has dominated in season inter-league play. Up through the 2008 season the American league had a record of 1536 wins and 1420 losses. The American ...Coming Home to Daddy: An Argument for Pedro in Pinstripes
June 20, 2009
We've hated him for a long time. From the time he arrived in Boston from Montreal in 1998, Pedro Martinez has been among the most prominent names on the Empire's list of public enemies. From 1998 ...Fantasy Baseball Tonight 6/19
June 19, 2009
Derrek Lee hit two homers on the day today, bringing his season total to ten. Anyone who has read this blog at all knows that I am very anti-D-Lee. He ...For the Good of the Team: Time to Put Joba Chamberlain in the Pen
June 19, 2009
I have been wrestling with this issue for the entire year now and I have finally decided to pick a side and stick with it. Joba Chamberlain should be in the ...Yankees Should Be Wary of Whiplash Injury to Gardner
June 19, 2009
Late in the game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals on Thursday evening, Nationals outfielder Austin Kearns hit a ball high and far into center field. Yankee outfielder ...Yankees, A-Rod In June Swoon
June 19, 2009
The hilarity and on-field pie-throwing that punctuated Yankees’ victories in May have been absent this month. So has all the talk about the team’s strong chemistry. That’s what happens when you ...Joe Girardi Blows Another Game for New York
June 19, 2009
Joe Girardi is an absolutely horrible manager and the decisions he made in a crucial situation on Wednesday night prove it again. The Yankees were playing the worst team in all ...Power Outage: Alex Rodriguez Has Become a Liability in Yankees Lineup
June 19, 2009
The Yankees' “hot corner” has begun to freeze up like a cameraman at the sight of former Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers. A lengthy win streak once accredited to Rodriguez’s triumphant and ...Fantasy Baseball Tonight 6/18
June 18, 2009
Magglio Ordonez has been benched indefinitely by manager Jim Leyland because of this ridiculous slump that he has been in basically all season long. You can expect him to ...Yankee Tickets
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