It wasn’t the first game of the 2009 renewal of baseball’s fiercest rivalry, but perhaps it was important. In a typically long Red Sox-Yankees affair made even longer by a 2+ hour rain delay prior to the start of the game, Boston outlasted the Bronx Bombers Monday night (and Tuesday morning) for a 6-4 [...]

The top two teams on my hate list do not even play in the NFL…
FULL DISCLOSURE: I spent eight years as a student of Our Lady of Fatima Elementary School and Home for Sexually Frustrated Women in Penguin Costumes. My mission while I was there was to torture nuns. Their mission was to [...]

One game, that’s all it took for the Yankee faithful (the term is loosely applied here) to hit the big red panic button once again. Or maybe it’s just more over-exposure from their un-official network, ESPN (the same one that offers T.O. coverage far more than his relevance as a player should ever be [...]

Let us briefly revisit the rules for creating a lasting, meaningful Hate List… 
1. The Hater must have a logical basis for his or her hate.

As per reader dissatisfaction with the original criteria, team colors or any similar reason does justify hating an individual team. However, we prefer deeper, more disturbing reasons to hate.
2. [...]

Nothing can escape the evil clutches of our recent economic downturn, including major league baseball. Judging at the number of high profile unsigned free agents this winter, and the recent news that Citigroup may rescind their offer for naming rights to the new Mets stadium, the economics of MLB reflect what’s happening in the [...]

I’ve never liked Alex Rodriguez. Not when he was with the Mariners, not when he was with the Rangers, and certainly not since he’s been with the Yankees. For all his talent–and, like A-Rod or not, he is a talented ballplayer–I’ve always thought his attitude was terrible and his actions (such as shouting at Howie [...]

DISCLAIMER Born and raised in a small Pittsburgh suburb where the smell of slag meant people were working hard and proud of it. I wear Pirate gear as proudly as Steeler and Penguin stuff.
Last week, I‘m in a sports bar the Flyers are losing a hockey game, the Steelers rallying against [...]

Did anyone really believe that CC Sabathia would not succumb to the New York Yankees’ financial charms?
For those who haven’t already heard, Sabathia agreed today to a 7-year, $161 million deal with the Bronx Bombers, the richest contract ever for a pitcher.  The clinching deal point is an opt-out clause that allows Sabathia to leave [...]

You know that the economy is bad when:
1. The Yankees have a lower payroll than the year before ($6.86 million average per player in 2008; a record $7.47 million in 2007).
2. The Bronx Bombers didn’t want to risk Bobby Abreu accepting arbitration as a Type A free agent, even though it meant passing on the [...]

Not exactly, but a brief look at the payrolls of the 32 NFL teams reveals some surprising numbers. Two of the lowest salaried teams, the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots (29th and 30th, respectively), have, as we all know, been two of the most successful franchises in recent years; the team with the highest payroll, [...]