Before Rickey says what’s on Rickey’s mind about this Alex Rodriguez nonsense, let’s get one thing straight. Rickey Henderson — AKA The Greatest Of All Time, in case you got hit on the head or died, which are the only excuses you’d have for forgetting that — lived his life, and continues to live his life, clean. […]
Continue reading →Dear Alex: Hi!! This is Britney Spears writing to you. I heard about what is happening to you with the steroids and the cheating and the lies, and I think it is terrible that you should have to go through this in the public spotlight. And then I heard from one of my dancers’ trainers’ […]
Continue reading →Hey sports fans! This is New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter coming to you “live” from this blog to talk to you about the baseball playoffs. Being a member of the Yankees when I’ve been I have a unique perspective on the playoffs. You see this is the first year since I made the Yankees […]
Continue reading →The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that the New York Yankees are on the verge of not participating in the 2008 Major League Baseball posteason. After thirteen consecutive playoff appearances — a run which included ten division titles, seven World Series appearances, and four World Series championships — the Yankees are currently in fourth place in […]
Continue reading →ALAN: It was nice to see you when I went home last month even though it was a sad time with my dad being sick and everything. I hope every thing is cool with you guys at the Lincoln Maintenance Department. I still say it was the best job I ever had! You guys are […]
Continue reading →Opening Day’s come and gone, but Yard Work’s 2008 Season Preview keeps limping along! Today we hear from another presidential nominee, Senator Hilary Rodham Clinton, as she holds court on her hometown team, the New York Yankees. Just as it has been my honor to serve as a Senator to the greatest state in these […]
Continue reading →ESPN got it right. In referring to Eric Anduri, the goon who hurled a beer at Yankee hero Jason Giambi, as an “attacker,” the cable network did their part in refusing to downplay the horrific significance of the vile assault upon Giambi on Saturday night. Anduri, you might have heard, is the son of the […]
Continue reading →Who would you rather have in left field – some chump with furry eyebrows like Tony Womack, or the greatest left fielder of all time? Rickey Henderson is asking that question rhetorically, because you know the answer. Tony Womack is a punk. Tony Womack can’t even play second base! Mel Hall is a better left […]
Continue reading →An Open Letter to Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig From: Marty Markowitz, President, The Borough of Brooklyn, New York Dear Mr. Selig: As I’m sure you know, bein as you are de, uh, high poobah of baseball, it’s tough to be a baseball fan in New York City deez days. Da Yankees, once the […]
Continue reading →These are sleepless nights in Tampa, Florida, and not just in Lou Piniella’s bedroom. If the playoffs started today, Yankee Stadium — home of the winningest team in baseball history — would be empty. Last night, May 4, the Yankees lost their 17th game, the earliest date in team history that they have recorded their […]
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