When I saw the latest MLB news was that ex-Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth had signed with the Washington Nationals, I ran right to my computer to Google the truth. To my utter disbelief, it was true. Werth signed with the Nationals for the next seven years and $126 million dollar paycheck. Werth had many [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2010
MLB Hot Stove: Jeter Negotiations Make Yankee Fans Miss “The Boss”
My hometown is a small island known as New York City. Numerous pro-sports teams bear the words New York on their jerseys. Fans and players alike wear their respective team’s apparel with such pride. No matter the number or name, or whether it’s game-green or pinstriped, they all represent the same special place. This is [...]
MLB Hot Stove: Jeter And Yankees Are Finally On The Same Page
Finally, there is some good news regarding the contract negotiations of New York Yankees Captain Derek Jeter. The New York Daily News claims that the Yankees and Jeter could have this contract signed by Saturday. Yes, tomorrow could put Yankee Universe at ease again if this becomes a fact. What did it take for both [...]
MLB Hot Stove: Enter Sandman As The Greatest Ever Stays A New York Yankee
Phew! Rumor has it that the greatest closer in the history of baseball will stay in pinstripes.That is great news for the New York Yankees who are said to be re-signing Mariano Rivera for 2 more years at $30 million. Rumor has it that two of the Bombers biggest rivals, the Boston Red Sox and [...]
Watching LeBron James in Cleveland and My Plea for Derek Jeter in New York
I couldn’t do it, nor do I ever want to have to do it. Watching LeBron James come back to face his old Cleveland Cavilers in a Miami Heat uniform was all I needed to see. I don’t want Derek Jeter in any other uniform but a New York Yankees’ one. These last few weeks [...]
MLB Hot Stove: New York Yankees Looking At Wrong Royals Pitcher
Rumor has it that the Kansas City Royals have been dangling 2009 CY Young winner Zack Greinke as trade bait to the New York Yankees. This seems sketchy when you consider that Greinke has a no-trade clause in his contract, with the Yankees being first on the list. Greinke has also suffered major depression and [...]
MLB Hot Stove: New York Yankees Re-Sign One Player
No it’s not Jeter, Rivera or Pettitte and as far as I know Cliff Lee has never been a Yankee so who could it be? As I type with complete and utter nausea, the player is Sergio Mitre. No, this is not a joke, as the Yankees have signed Mitre for another year at $900,000 [...]
