Love ‘em or hate ‘em you have to admire their will and their commitment to win. After signing C.C. Sabathia (eight years, $161 million) and A.J. Burnett (five years, $82.5 million), the Yankees now ink their very much needed first baseman, Mark Teixeira. With Tex’s deal (eight years, $161 million), the Yankees have [...]
This post is credited to my buddy Brent.
For an extraordinary pitcher he performed few extraordinary feats. Though a veteran of 21 seasons, in only one did he win more than 20 games. He never pitched a no-hitter and only once did he lead the league in any category (2.21 ERA, 1980). Yet on June [...]
At 15 years, 10 months and 11 days old, he made his major league debut with the Reds on June 10, 1944 and pitched two-thirds of an inning in an 18-0 loss against the Cardinals. Signed to help fill out the Reds’ roster during World War II, he remains the youngest player ever to appear [...]
CHA CHING!!! Filthy rich? Yes. Talented? Yes. Clutch? Not usually? Call it pressure or call it nerves – Bottom line…Alex Rodriguez’ ego is the main source of his problem. Case in point, put him in a big spot his strike zone expands to the point where he’ll swing at just about [...]
Jonathan Papelbon threw his glove in the air after striking out Seth Smith to give the Red Sox the 2007 World Series championship. The scene was reminiscent of Jesse Orosco throwing his glove in the air as the Mets came back to defeat the Red Sox to win the 1986 World Series.
Gone are the pleading, [...]