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Nobody Knows Anything About A-Rod's Surgery
Here's a tip for everyone out there—when you need advice or information on any topic, don't listen to anyone related Alex Rodriguez....
Alex Rodriguez Needs Surgery, Out Until May
This hits just keep on coming—Doctors say that Alex Rodriguez will need surgery on his bum hip and will miss at least six weeks of the regular season, according to SportsCenter. [ESPNdeportes; translated from Spanish]...
A-Rod's Cousin No Longer Welcome At Yankee Functions
New York Yankees brass have reportedly told Alex Rodriguez that his body man, Yuri Sucart, is no longer allowed in any team facilities, to which A-Rod responded: "You're tearing us apart!" [Daily News]...
The Babe Always Used Protection
It was moving day for the Yankee Stadium monuments on Tuesday. Sadly, during the short drive to the new stadium, the Mickey Mantle monument was arrested for DUI. [New York Daily News]...
Selena Roberts May Have A Couple Of Curves For A-Rod, Readers
Attention Oprah's Book Club readers: The publishing date of Selena Roberts' tell-all tome on Alex Rodriguez has been moved up to late April. And it may pack more of a punch than previously thought....
CC Sabathia Smuggles Small Child Into Spring Training
Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to [email protected]. Subject: Morning crap....
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime...For Johnny Damon Or Xavier Nady?
So, you hear about that Stanford guy (no, not that one) who stole all the money that Bernie Madoff missed? Well, Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady's assets have been frozen while the Feds investigate....
Steinbrenner High Needs A School Mascot
George M. Steinbrenner High School is opening its doors in August, and although it will have team sports, it does not yet have a school mascot or colors. Can you help?...
New Yankee Stadium Preserves Some Of That 1920s Charm
Over one billion dollars, plus 80 years of advances in structural engineering and the Yankees still couldn't build a stadium without view-obstructing girders. Fortunately, these seats only cost $800 per game. [New Stadium Insider]...
Remember: A-Rod Has Never Taken Steroids, According to A-Rod
In a 2007 interview with hard-boiled gotcha journalist Katie Couric, soft-spoken Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez flat out denied taking steroids. Gotcha....
SI: Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Steroids
This just seems gratuitous. Hot on the heels of Joe Torre's "A-Fraud" revelations, Sports Illustrated has published a story claiming that Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two different anabolic steroids in 2003....
Yankees Fans Are Sneaky, Happy
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Derek Jeter Has Been Meaning To Get To Joe Torre's Book
Derek Jeter, on Joe Torre's book comments about Alex Rodriguez: "We've been down this road before. Alex is a teammate. I support him. Our whole team is behind him. We all support him." [SI]...
David Wells On Joe Torre: 'When You Break The Code, You're A Punk'
Here's the thing about telling all about your former players, as Joe Torre did in his book, "The Yankee Years." In the war of words that follows, you're always going to be outnumbered....
Lawyer For Joba Chamberlain Impersonator Pleads For Mercy
"What's the crime in pretending to be someone?" Bardis asked. "I'm Mel Gibson; want to have a drink? He just goofed around because he kind of looks like the guy." [Deuce Of Davenport]...
Will Yankees Luxury Suite Controversy Topple Bloomberg Administration?
City sells luxury Yankee Stadium seats, parking passes back to team for cash. Guillotines being constructed outside City Hall. [New York Times]...
So This Is What $180 Million Foreplay Looks Like
Time to meet Leigh Teixeira, whom I fully expect to be sitting in a folding chair right next to first base during every inning that husband Mark plays this season....
The Return Of The Powerful Lip Fur, And Milton Bradley Is A Cub (Hide All Sharp Objects)
• No Way This Ends Badly. Cubs, Milton Bradley agree to sane, very thrifty three-year, $30 million deal, pending physical examination. Hopefully will not include psychological testing. [Chicago Tribune]...
The Yankees Will Save Baseball, Heal the Sick
Just because the Yankees are outspending the rest of baseball by a 2-1 margin is no reason to criticize them, says Yankees’ president Randy Levine. In fact, you should be thanking them for making your pitiful team watchable!...
Everyone Hates The Yankees ... Except For Stephen A.
So the Yankees back up a dump truck and cover Mark Teixeira with money, causing former Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to start whirling dirvishly in his grave. Here's some further reaction:...