August 2013 Archive
MLB, Selig Come to Their Senses and Hit A-Rod with a Very Defendable Suspension
August 5, 2013
After months of threatening a lifetime ban and invoking MLB's rarely used "best interests" clause, Commissioner Bud Selig finally faced reality on Monday after suspending Alex Rodriguez for 211 games under the ...Were the Yankees Rooting for Alex Rodriguez to Be Suspended from Baseball?
August 5, 2013
Somewhere in the deepest, darkest recesses of Yankee Stadium, Brian Cashman and Hal Steinbrenner are dancing. It’s not a pretty sight (hence the darkness), but the general manager and principal owner of the New York ...Can A-Rod’s on-Field Production Outweigh Media Circus During Appeal?
August 5, 2013
He's back! The return of Alex Rodriguez to the New York Yankees starting lineup is a boon for the offensively challenged squad, but on-field production is merely background noise right now ...Baseball Records A-Rod Now Will Never Break
August 5, 2013
Finally, Major League Baseball has suspended polarizing slugger Alex Rodriguez, announcing a 211-game ban that takes effect Thursday and lasts through the end of the 2014 season. Missing all that ...Alex Rodriguez in Line for $6 Million If He Hits 13 More Home Runs
August 5, 2013
Alex Rodriguez may be in the midst of a ground-breaking suspension for Major League Baseball, but that doesn't stop the fact that he will be in the lineup on Monday ...Will Alex Rodriguez Be Able to Help the New York Yankees Before He Is Suspended?
August 5, 2013
After weeks of speculation over whether Alex Rodriguez would ever play in a major league game again, the New York Yankees third baseman is set to make his season debut ...Alex Rodriguez Will Reportedly Play with NY Yankees If He Appeals Suspension
August 4, 2013
It appears that Alex Rodriguez will have the opportunity to return and play for the New York Yankees even after a suspension is handed down Monday from Major League Baseball ...Derek Jeter Injury: Is This the New Normal for the Yankees Captain?
August 3, 2013
As tough as it is for baseball fans to come to terms with, Derek Jeter's injury issues appear to be the new normal for the aging superstar of the New ...Alex Rodriguez: How MLB’s Witch Hunt Could Turn the Yankee into a Martyr
August 3, 2013
You can loathe Alex Rodriguez all you want. You can support his imminent suspension—a lifetime ban even. You can beg that he just goes away quietly. You can even root for the New ...Grading Curtis Granderson’s Return to Yankees’ Struggling Offense
August 3, 2013
After missing all but eight of the team's first 107 games this season, Curtis Granderson finally returned to action for the New York Yankees on Friday night in the opening ...