When ESPN reported the news that 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun had tested positive for PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) it reminded me that baseball still had a dirty mistress. I knew back on January 11, 2010 that MLB commissioner Bud Selig might have spoken too soon about the end of the steroid era, when he told NY Time’s Mike Schmidt: [...]
Archive of entries posted in the year 2011
New York Yankees Hot Stove: Cashman Makes Progress On His Not-To-Do-List
I guess it is so far so good for New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman, as he crossed a lot of things off his 2012 off-season not-to-do-list at the Winter Meetings this past week.
New York Yankees: Angels Turn To The Dark Side
Can you blame them? I am talking about the new evil empire called the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who dropped the bomb today with the announcements of signing Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson. Pujols will be making $250 million bucks over the next 10-years; while Wilson will be paid $77.5 million over the next [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Apologize To AJ Burnett
I might be the only New York Yankees fan who doesn’t think trading AJ Burnett, as New York Post’s George E. King confirmed the rumor to be true, is a good idea. Here are my three reasons why: 1) If Burnett goes to an AL East team or a playoff contender, the Yankees might have [...]
New York Yankees: To Pissed To Write
I knew it! As I watched the New York Giants lose on Sunday 38-35 to the Green Bay Packers, I knew that something was not right with the officiating. For an Eagles friend to say to me that the game looked “rigged” about five different times throughout the game was enough for me to make [...]
New York Yankees Hot Stove: Red Sox Been Caught Stealing
The 2011 Winter Meetings are officially underway down in Dallas, Texas and New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman has yet to make any noise. The Yankees have not been shy about being quiet, and look to stay that way because the team is already pretty good. Not that the Yankees are devoid of need, but [...]
A New York Yankees Fan Take On Mets Losing Reyes To Marlins
The New York Mets ownership could take a lesson from the their neighbors in the Bronx. A team doesn’t let their best player go without a fight, but when your owner is broke and too selfish to sell a team he can’t afford, guess who is going to suffer? The team, and that is exactly [...]
