August 2009 Archive
Enough With The Sergio Mitre Complaining
August 13, 2009
I'm going to come to Sergio Mitre's defense. For weeks now, Yankees' fans have been bemoaning every start by Mitre as proof of managerial incompetence. And, to some extent, they're ...Joe Niekro: Daddy’s Little Girl Knuckles Up for Aneurysm Research
August 13, 2009
It's funny how life sometimes brings you down a path you didn't plan to walk down. You welcome its existence and take the first step with a slight sense of ...The Red Sox Have The Green Monster; The Yankees Have The Blue Midget
August 13, 2009
Forget PEDs. Forget steroids, and hormoned accelerated, testosterone boosted, pregnancy pausing athletes. There is a bigger advantage throughout sports, and that is because only a select few teams are allowed to have ...Joba Fools: Yankees Still Coddling Chamberlain
August 13, 2009
It may be hard to imagine this now, but there was once a time when the "Joba Rules" didn't exist. I know, crazy right? We've heard and read so much about it ...IOC Keeps Schiller’s Team on the Bench; No Baseball in 2016 Games
August 13, 2009
Harvey Schiller, President of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) could perhaps see the writing on the wall this morning when he logged onto his Facebook page. Perhaps more accurately, Schiller's friends ...News Flash: The AL Central Sucks
August 13, 2009
The Detroit Tigers fell to the Boston Red Sox for the third game in a row last night and it will now be up to Justin Verlander to salvage ...Did the Yankees Give Up Too Soon on Ross Ohlendorf?
August 13, 2009
When you look back at some of the trades the Yankees have made, you wonder about some of the younger players who left and never got a chance to develop ...Would The Yankees Have Benefitted From Re-Acquiring Carl Pavano?
August 12, 2009
In all walks of life, it’s sometimes fun to play the “What If?” game. This is especially true in sports (see also: www.whatifsports.com), and even further true when you’re looking to ...The Top 10 Recent Postseason Atmospheres In Baseball
August 12, 2009
Here are, in my opinion, the top ten major league stadiums to watch and experience a postseason game, either on television or in person. Some of these may not be ...Robinson Cano Adds to Yankees’ Late-Inning Magic in Walk-Off Win
August 12, 2009
There has been a theme for the Yankees 2009 season. If the game is tied in the 9th inning or extra innings, someone on the team is going to be a ...