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Derek Jeter Declines Huge Contract Offer from Himself (Satire)
November 26, 2010
Saying he was “extremely insulted,” New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter turned down a 10-year, $200 million offer from himself on Friday. Jeter, who awarded himself a Gold Glove earlier this ...Derek Jeter in a Boston Red Sox Uniform? New York Yankees Won’t Let That Happen
October 25, 2010
NBC Sports Hardball Talk columnist Craig Calcaterra published a blurb asking if the idea of Derek Jeter leaving the Bronx for Boston would be such a bad thing. He even posted ...New York Yankees Win ALDS: Can They Really Let Joe Girardi Go?
October 10, 2010
There is all this talk about Yankees skipper Joe Girardi walking away after the season and taking the job as the next Cubs manager. But if the Bombers win a consecutive ...Yankees-Red Sox Game Pace Is No “Disgrace”: Why Umpire Joe West Is Off-Base
April 8, 2010
This is a much larger issue than simply Yankees-Red Sox, of course. The issue is that the pace of baseball is apparently too slow and the need to decision to ...Come To Think Of It: A Win-Win In The Bronx Seems Strange For Sox-Yanks
September 25, 2009
This just ain't right. Normally, whenever the Yankees and Red Sox get together you can expect a hard fought, emotionally charged series fraught with intensity and perhaps even some bloodshed. Accordingly, there ...Come To Think Of It: Derek Jeter Hasn’t Really Caught Lou Gehrig Yet
September 11, 2009
I'm not trying to demean or diminish his accomplishment, I'm just saying that while Derek Jeter may have passed the immortal Iron Horse for career hits as a Yankee, he ...Come To Think of It: Why We Don’t Need a Salary Cap in Baseball
August 4, 2009
During a recent chat by ESPN’s Keith Law, the following Q&A transpired: Q: Keith, do you think that the MLB will ever implement a salary cap, like the rest of the ...Come To Think Of It, Did Alex Rodriguez Use Steroids in High School?
April 30, 2009
Excerpts from Selina Roberts' upcoming book on Alex Rodriguez allege he used steroids with the Yankees and may have used them as far back as high school. Look, nothing should surprise ...