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MLB’s Collective Bargaining Agreement: 9 Changes You Will Want To Know

In efforts to avoid what didn’t happen in 1994, as well as avoiding the path the NBA took, MLB and the MLB Players Association took the bull by the horns to avoid letting the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expire on December 11, 2011. And that hard work has paid off, as MLB has a [...]

New York Yankees: Big Puma Got Nothing On Alex Rodriguez

“The Yankees made two big moves this offseason. Keeping CC, and I expect to be who I have been in the past.” That was the first quote New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez offered up to the NY Post’s Joel Sherman in an exclusive interview from this past Sunday’s paper. A-rod told Sherman how last year was [...]

MLB Hot Stove: Is Terry Collins the Other New York Team’s Answer To The Mess?

After the long overdue firing of skipper Jerry Manuel, the New York Mets owners announced the two-year signing of Terry Collins to be the franchises 20th skipper. COLLINS BACKGROUND: Collins started his pro career as a shortstop drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1971. Over the next 10 years, Collins played for the Pirates and [...]

New York Yankees Not Trading But Giving-Away Chan Ho Park

It has been reported that New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman has been shopping around relief pitcher Chan Ho Park. My question is, what teams are interested in Park, and what does he bring to a team? The 37-year-old right-handed pitcher doesn’t offer much promise to any team he joins. This season, in 32 innings [...]

MLB’s Half-Time Who’s Hot And Who’s Not Part Two

Let’s continue with summing up the wild first-half of the MLB season, by looking at the National League. One thing is for sure, the NL is no longer “the other” league in baseball. The NL is providing plenty of drama and talent to compete with their AL counterparts. NL EAST: The hottest team in the [...]

New York Yankees Ruin A Perfect Halladay

Every MLB team lives in fear of facing Phillies stud Roy Halladay. As a Toronto Blue Jay, Halladay had crushed the New York Yankees for 12 seasons. So, when Halladay was traded to the Phillies last season, it was a huge relief and very happy farewell for the Yankees. AL hitters practically packed Roy’s bags [...]

Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter Bring Brooms And Deja Vu Back To New York

New York Yankees brought out their brooms in the Bronx, as they swept the Houston Astros over the weekend. The Yankees were without Arod, but you wouldn’t know it by the way the team beat-on the Astros. Jorge Posada actually brought two brooms; one broom was to hit two grand slams. The extra broom was [...]

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