I’m not a smoker, and I’ve never felt the need to use any tobacco product. Despite this, I’m a strong proponent of letting legal adults make their own decisions as long as their actions don’t directly harm others — which is exactly why Major League Baseball’s latest labor agreement has me shaking my head in bemusement. (more)
Pretty neat way to warm up for the playoffs, huh? (more)
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 10 years since the day America was changed forever. I still vividly remember sitting in my seventh-grade English class when the news of the attacks started circulating around my school. Watching the second plane hit the World Trade Center on TV sent a rush of emotions through me: I was sad, scared and mad, all at the same time. (more)
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — An American flag draped around his shoulders, Braydon Salzman couldn’t contain his glee when he found California teammate Nick Pratto to give him a postgame hug. (more)
I was back at Fenway Park a few weeks ago for the pilgrimage to Opening Day that my father, brother, brother-in-law and I undertake every year. If I were commissioner of baseball, I would mandate that all stadiums must go back to the days where the only music played emanated from an organ. (more)
Well, it appears it took a lot more than just a taser to take this big fella down. (more)
Prosecutors in the Barry Bonds perjury trial stunned the court Monday by revealing the discovery of a secret recording of Bonds’ orthopedic surgeon, who denied last week that he had discussed the player’s alleged steroid use with others. (more)
Spring and baseball season are finally upon us! You may not be into the action on the diamond, but take a look in the stands. Some players have snagged stunning, famous wives and girlfriends to cheer them on this season. Let’s take a look at some of baseball’s most attractive fans. (more)
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — George Steinbrenner often compared himself to powerful, iron-fisted leaders. (more)
The Department of Homeland Security and the National Basketball Association are joining forces to heighten public awareness of suspicious activity. And as incongruous as it may seem, they’re a perfect match: an American dream team, actually. (more)
TAMPA—Around the Yankees spring training camp, big is beautiful. This is not an exaggeration. The 2011 Yankees are certain to be one of the heaviest teams in baseball history. (more)
Despite sky-high unemployment and an increasingly volatile foreclosure market, the U.S. Senate continues to dedicate its time to micromanaging Major League Baseball. Instead of going after steroids or infidelity, however, Sens. Dick Durbin and Frank Lautenberg want players to stop using chewing tobacco. (more)
He saved Central Park’s Wollman Rink and has been vocal about wanting to reopen a restaurant at the Tavern on the Green site. (more)
A few Fox honchos’ ears were burning Sunday night in Dallas — and it had nothing to do with the action on the Cowboys Stadium field. Turns out Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez wanted to slug a few folks after he spotted himself and his girlfriend Cameron Diaz being shown to the 111 million people watching the game. (more)
Wake Forest freshman outfielder Kevin Jordan needed a kidney transplant. None of his family members was a suitable match for a donation. (more)
NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Luther King Jr.’s oldest son says any discussion of his potential interest in becoming a minority owner of the New York Mets is premature. (more)
Meet the ten most fanatical fan bases to ever root for their team. (more)
1. The Phillies will win fewer than 96 games. That figure is the current line for the Phillies’ 2011 win total set by your finer, ahem, establishments. It’s easy to win December: make the biggest trade, sign the biggest free agent, lose the least talent, and no one is shredding their elbows or having trouble locating their fastball or just plain feeling old. It’s harder to win September, when stat lines give way to baseball games, bad bounces, human frailty. It was three years ago that pundits — myself included — were raving about the Tigers’ 1,000-run offense in the wake of their trades for Edgar Renteria and Miguel Cabrera. That team won 74 games, finished last and fell just 179 tallies shy of a grand. (more)
Mark Teixeira sounds like a man ready to plan a retirement party when asked about Andy Pettitte. (more)
