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Behold, The "Ya Jeets" License Plate
This was inevitable. As soon as that Derek Jeter groupie gossip that we desperately want to believe hit the internet, we all knew some proud Yankees fan was going to get this license plate....
<em>Fortune</em> Names Derek Jeter The 11th Greatest Leader In The World
Not the sports world, mind you. The entire world. Derek Jeter, according to Fortune, is a greater leader than Gabby Giffords, and is only two spots behind the Dalai Lama. ...
Researcher Uncovers Rare Film Of The First Game Of Lou Gehrig's Streak
Film of Babe Ruth facing Walter Johnson is enough to get any self-respecting baseball nerd drooling. But this restored 1925 newsreel features something that pushes it into the realm of history: footage of Lou Gehrig during the very first game of his consecutive-games streak....
Bees Invade Red Sox-Yankees Game; America Roots For Bees
This was not the bee attack we have long feared. This was merely another test. They are probing us, assessing our defenses, noting our responses, learning our weaknesses. The Great Man-Bee War is coming, but not today....
Quantifying Hustle: How Many Runs Does Cano's Slacking Cost His Team?
Originally published on Baseball Prospectus...
Yu Darvish Jokes That Masahiro Tanaka Is Overpaid, Everyone Freaks Out
Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish was asked about the newest Japanese import, and more specifically, the seven year, $155-million contract with the Yankees that blew Darvish's deal (under the old posting system) out of the water. Darvish made the mistake of being sarcastic. It didn't translate....
CC Sabathia Is Skinny Now And It's Weird
This screengrab of a gaunt-looking CC Sabathia at last night's Knicks game is making the rounds, and it's damn near disturbing. Is he...OK? We are happy to report that Sabathia is healthy, maybe healthier than he's been in decades....
America's Baseball Writers Mourn The Passing Of Derek Jeter
Like the rest of us, America's baseball writers were surprised when New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter took to Facebook yesterday to announce his retirement. Unlike the rest of us, many of them seem to have been so surprised that they mistook his retirement for his death, and wrote obituaries. Her...
Derek Jeter Announces Retirement After 2014 Season
Get the farewell tour ready. Present Derek Jeter with only the rarest and most expensive presents. You will be judged by your gifts, and if found wanting you will be shunned by the baseball community....
Fat A-Rod In A Mariachi Band? Fat A-Rod In A Mariachi Band
Big fat A-Rod recently took a trip to Cancun, and it looks like he had a great time. Good for big fat A-Rod....
Yankees Win The Masahiro Tanaka Sweepstakes
Prized Japanese starter Masahiro Tanaka will sign with the New York Yankees for seven years and $155 million, reports Ken Rosenthal. The deal has an opt-out clause after four seasons....
Report: Players Will Make A-Rod's Life Miserable If He Comes Back
Baseball players are the world's biggest meatheads. A player admires his home run? Throw a ball at his face. An athlete in a totally different sport talks trash? Throw a ball at his face. A fellow union member files a lawsuit in a last-ditch effort to salvage $25 million? THROW A BALL AT HIS FACE. R...
Fat A-Rod? Fat A-Rod
This picture comes to us from Twitter user @GTMags. Look at big fat A-Rod! ...
The Night Sinatra And DiMaggio Heard Marilyn Was Humping Some Guy
Sixty years ago today, Joe DiMaggio married his girlfriend of two years, Marilyn Monroe. Here, the happy couple are seen leaving San Francisco's City Hall, site of their nuptials. It was a short-lived union: The two divorced in October of the same year....
Arbitrator Calls A-Rod's Conduct "Unprecedented"; A-Rod Sues Everyone
Below you can read Alex Rodriguez's full suit against both Major League Baseball and the players' union. Filed in a New York district court today, it seeks to overturn the arbitration panel's ruling that imposed a 162-game suspension, keeping Rodriguez out of baseball for all of the 2014 season....
Report: A-Rod Suspended 162 Games, Will Continue Fight In Federal Court
Alex Rodriguez has been suspended 162 games and it comes as little surprise to anyone, including A-Rod. The suspension was reduced from the original 211 games handed down by Major League Baseball, but A-Rod is still unhappy and continues to blast Bud Selig and MLB's behavior in the Biogenesis invest...
No Cameras Allowed In "St. Jetersburg"
"St. Jetersburg" is the name of Derek Jeter's Florida home. In addition to having a name, Derek Jeter's home has a strict no camera/phone policy. ...
MLB Investigates Yankees For Potential Tampering With Mike Trout
This seems like a whole lot of nothing, but we can stand behind anything to make baseball's silly season the sillier. Yesterday, Yankees president Randy Levine had this to say by way of explaining why the team was hesitant to give Robinson Cano too many years:...