It’s all about things being broken this week. Broken bones, broken hearts, and as painful as it sounds, even a testicular fracture. Before I be... Read More

Now that the All-Star teams have been announced, you have probably seen and will see articles complaining about All-Star snubs and/or undeserving All-Stars. This is inevitable no matter what. While I surely don't agree with all of the selections and non-se... Read More

With over half of the 2008 MLB season in the books I thought it was appropriate to figure out which teams have the easiest time of it as they proceed through the next couple of months trying to make the playoffs… I took the current MLB Power Rankings and then tied that to each team’s remaining schedule of games to come up with a Strength of Schedule (SOS) ranking similar to what is used in football.   Here was the situation through the games played on the Fourth of July…   ... Read More

The last time we saw Mark McGwire he was raising his right hand at the 2005 Congressional Hearing and not talking about the past.  Since that time he's stayed away from all things baseball waiting for the steroids controvers... Read More

As we type, another network is pushing a segment on Title Town.  Ok, them is fighting words, Vern.   This is as stupid as claiming which NCAA footba... Read More

Josh Q. Public:  Tuck you in, warm within.  Keep you free from sin.  Till the sandman he com... Read More

Young, dumb, and full of horse dung is the A-Rod we all know and love to boo.  Sure, Mr. A-ROID can hit a baseball as far and as high and as deep and as often as ... Read More

Brian Cashman’s record on pitching is an outright abomination.  When takes an honest look at his pitching acquisitions, it has become even clearer that he si... Read More

As someone who was an advocate for the hiring of Joe Girardi as Yankees manager it pains me to write this.  There needs to be some accountability in the Bronx and a change of culture.  For far too... Read More

Best Male Athlete: Tom Brady Best Female Athlete: Candace Parker Best Moment: John Lester’s No-Hitter Best Team: Boston Celtics Best Coach: Pat Summitt Best Game: Super Bowl Best Championship Performance: Josh Beckett Best Play: Eli Manning to David Tyree Best Finish: Spurs Prevail Best Upset: Appalachian State defeats Michigan Best Breakthrough Athlete: Adrian Peterson Best Record Breaking Performance: Usain Bolt Best Sports Movie: Semi-Pro Best Male College Athlete: Tim Tebow Best Female College Athlete: Candace Parker Best Male Athlete with a Disability: Marthell Vazquez Best Female Athlete with a Disability: Susan Beth Scott Best International Male Athlete: Cristiano Ronaldo Best International Female Athlete: Lauren Jackson Best Baseball Player: Josh Beckett (even though A-Rod will win) Best NBA Player: Kobe Bryant Best WNBA Player: Lauren Jackson Best NFL Player: Tom Brady Best NHL Player: Alexander Ovechkin Best MLS Player: Luciana Emilio Best Male Action Sports Athlete: Shaun White Best Female Action Sports Athlete: Gretchen Bleiler Best Bowler: Chris Barnes Best Driver: Kyle Busch Best Fighter: Floyd Mayweather Best Golfer: Tiger Woods Best Jockey: Kent Desormeaux Best Outdoor Athlete Captain Scott Smiley Best Male Tennis Player: Rafael Nadal Best Female Tennis Player: Maria Sharapova Best Track and Field Athlete: Usain Bolt   Hummer Like Nothing Else Award: George Martin Read More

I woke up about 10:00 AM Eastern and I said to my wife, "Pam, I've just had the worst dream of my life.". I dreamed I was playing for the New York Yanks. I wasn't a star but we were In the World Ser... Read More

The Tampa Bay Rays are the feel good story of baseball. So why is it that I still feel bad about their chances? Perhaps my brain is locked in on the Yank... Read More

Liking the Reds RL tonight at home vs Pittsburgh....the Yankees RL are a decent alternate at home vs Texas...albeit at a poor price... Enjoy Every... Read More

Buster Olney provides a great service to anyone interested in baseball, linking to every team’s local newspaper beat reporter and columnists. Olney is of course one of the best baseball journalists in the business, but I disagreed with his... Read More

Major League Baseball is now officially halfway through its season. Which only means one thing—it is time to hand out the Mid-Season Awards in each league. From Ch... Read More

Alex Rodriguez says that he will not participate in the Home Run Derby despite being the leading vote getter in the American League. The Derby is also in Yankee Stadium, Alex’s home park. He would have the opportunity to put on a sh... Read More

This offseason, Eric SanInosencio had an excellent series, “The Great Debates” running over at Rays Anatomy (currently called Outs Per Swing). SanInosencio, now a podcaster and writer at Baseball Digest Daily, made his case for several up-and... Read More

It sounds odd to say just days after Friday afternoon's debacle, but when one takes a step back and looks the the 2008 New York Yankees after 81 games (44-37) they are much improved compared to the 2007 version (40-41) at this point.  Which not to slight Torre, but makes me wonder with the kind of talent he had if Buck Showalt... Read More

 A sports rivalry is defined as “intense competition between athletic teams or athletes.” This is a very broad definition and it does not appear to cover the true meaning of a rivalry. Riv... Read More

The New York Yankees continued their interleague dominance yesterday with a resounding 23-0 win over the visiting Chicago Bears. The Bears looked confused at times during the contest, with Rex Grossman giving up 8 runs in the ... Read More