So Ron Artest wants to come to New York? Let’s roll out the red carpet for the former Red Storm who: – Destroyed a television camera at Madison Square Garden in 2003. – Openly disrespected coach Pat Riley during a game with the Miami Heat. – Asked for a month off after overworking himself promoting […]
Continue reading →Dan Patrick just mentioned that the Yankees offered Chien-Ming Wang and Robinson Cano for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. The Marlins declined the offer. Dan Patrick just mentioned that the Los Angeles Dodgers offered Scott Erickson, Hee Seop Choi, and the mechanical rights to “Unknown Korean Rap Song” for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis. The […]
Continue reading →On the street, they call them dimes. And they’re the currency of the playground. From Rucker to the Cage, when they talk about handle, they’re talking about the not-so-secret language of ballin’. Before the lights, before the Yellow Jackets, before the feuds with KG, with Van Horn, even with cousin Bassy, he was Stephon from […]
Continue reading →Q: Steve! Steve! Steve! Buster Olney from ESPN. The Phillies have a real problem on their hands – they’ve got perennial All-Star Jim Thome at first and Rookie of the Year Ryan Howard waiting in the wings. Something’s got to give, right? Steve Phillips: That’s a good question, Buster. It sure does. If I’m the […]
Continue reading →As the first light of morning filtered in through the Venetian blinds, I buttoned the cufflinks of my fine Sea Island cotton shirt, stared deeply into the eyes of my darling, sleeping Eva, and reflected on what a truly privileged life I live. While I awaited the arrival of my chums, I ate a breakfast […]
Continue reading →As everyone knows by now, Theo Epstein is gone. But who’s to blame? If you believe the Red Sox, it’s nobody’s fault. Fat chance. If you believe the know-it-alls on talk radio, it’s me, Dan Shaughnessy. As if. I like to take a more prosaic stance. I blame Theo. Here’s the thing about prodigal sons: […]
Continue reading →Don’t mention the 1-7 Orange football team on the Hill. Nobody’s talking about it. As far as Syracuse observers are concerned, the season’s kaput. Only an off week separates them from being ritually slaughtered by Louisville and Notre Dame and a game against a tough South Florida team; a 1-10 finish is not out of […]
Continue reading →What a ride it’s been for Larry Brown from Long Beach. Titles in Carolina and Denver. Titles in Kansas and Detroit. A bronze medal in Athens. 35 years in the business, en route to becoming the oldest coach ever to win a title. And now, at 65, Brown has finally come home to tackle his […]
Continue reading →And with that, the Chicago White Sox dispatched the ghosts of their shoeless forebears back into the ether from whence they came. The ghosts – the ghosts of corruption and human fallibility, this time, not of billy goats and Billy Buckner – instantly vanished into the night. 88 years of futility resonated as emphatically within […]
Continue reading →As the season draws to a close, YW has assembled a series of expert panels to debate baseball’s postseason honors. This week, we tackle the Manager of the Year awards. Joe Morgan I think Frank Robinson should be the Manager of the Year. Frank Robinson has been a key part of the Nationals’ success this […]
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