I understand that round number 600 is taking A-Rod longer than expected. He’s not a young guy and he has a hip that needs some rest and never gets any. But I would very much like for him to knock it out already. The crowd at Yankee Stadium desperate to be a part of baseball [...]
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Up Is Down, Day Is Night
Mike Lupica says something nice about Alex Rodriguez. The world has gone mad on us all.
THE SKY IS FALLING (Maybe)
The big news today is that Alex Rodriguez has a (partially) torn labrum in his hip, which caused the cyst that was found. If you don’t know this, you’ve been hanging out in a nuclear fallout shelter all day. The Yankees have announced that he is not—as of now—undergoing surgery to fix it and that [...]
Andy on Alex — Unconditional Support
We’ll be here. The team’s going to be here. We’re going to support him. We’re like family in here. You guys know, I’m big on relationships. I feel like I’ve built up a good relationship with Alex. I care about him. I’ll try to help him get through it as much as I can. No [...]
The New York Post Is Stalking A-Rod Again
Not that they ever really stopped, but they’ve picked it up because well, it’s not like there’s anything else going on to report about right? Looking relaxed, smiling and carrying a plastic bag full of fruit, Rodriguez strolled into the Hecht Athletic Center gym at the University of Miami for a workout that lasted about [...]
Unclutch History Maker
The replay rule was enacted in part because of a bad call on what should have been an Alex Rodriguez homerun against the Orioles and tonight an Alex Rodriguez homerun became the first to be reviewed! I was watching the game on YES, which showed pretty clearly it was fair (Al Leiter and Ken Singleton [...]
Flashback to a Time Before baseball-reference.com
Going through some really old comics of mine, I found this ad from about 1997: Not sure what a shortstop has to do with runners never reaching second but hey, it’s cute.
Mike Mussina: Thrower of Hissy Fits
Mike Mussina pitched 2 2/3 innings today, and looked okay. The most notable thing about his outing was the number of hissy fits he threw about the calls the homeplate umpire was making. His line for the day: IP H R ER BB SO HR Mussina 2.2 2 1 1 2 5 1 His fastball [...]
Windy with a chance of dingers.