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For every Phil Mickelson Masters moment that fuels our optimism and confirms that the sporting fates have a firm sense of morality, there are at least as many examples of the contrary. Episodes where Lady Luck jilts the White Knight, and instead shacks up with the leather-clad Lothario that plays by nobody's rules. Not even his own. (Bonus points if you recognize that bit of hybrid pilferage). Case in point of this latter ...

If it were up to me, the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown would be filled with nothing but Yankees, but fortunately for everyone else, the process is mostly fair. Two players who have been longtime borderline candidates on the outside looking in, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte, seem to be getting closer to enshrinement these days as they continue to be dominant even as other players their age are fading ...

In a move that should surprise no one, Major League Baseball announced today that Ubaldo Jimenez is the player of the week for the National League. Jimenez threw the first no-hitter in Colorado Rockies history on Saturday night against a very good hitting Braves team. He was the definition of effectively wild, walking six batters and striking out seven. The flame-throwing right-hander threw 128 pitches in the performance, hitting 97 ...

So much for home cooking. The Cubs (5-7) started off their first homestand of the 2010 season in strong fashion, just missing out on a sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers. Then the one-win Houston Astros came to town and did just enough to take two of three from a punchless Cubs squad. While it’s not time to panic, I wouldn’t smack you over the top ...

Let's start today with a little numbers exercise: Player A: .333 BA    1 HR    5 RBI    .443 OBP    .471 SLG Player B: .380 BA    3 HR    9 RBI    .404 OBP    .600 SLG   Player A: 3.57 ERA    0-2 W-L    14 K    1.47 WHIP Player B: 1.35 ERA    2-0 W-L    14 K    1.20 WHIP   Player A: 3.38 ERA   3 SV    2 ...

The Yankees have been doing so well lately, but no matter how good they play there is still going to be a small faction of fans who are just never going to be happy. It’s sad in a way, especially when these fans have latched on to Javier Vazquez and are looking for blood. The reality of the situation is that Vazquez will settle down and pitch well eventually, but in ...

The event occurred after my college career was over and I was several seasons into one of the various semi-pro leagues I played in during the summer. Make no mistake about the quality of "summer ball," as these were some of the most competitive seasons we ever played. A regular season was usually a 40-game schedule played over 60 days, then playoffs. We were taking infield practice during a team workout and while playing ...

Last Week: 2-4 This Week: at LAA (4/19-22); at Tex (4/23-25) So what happened? The Tigers’ first butt-kicking of the season came on Friday night, when the Seattle Mariners had their way with Jeremy Bonderman. The pitching was uneven all week, the defense shaky at times, and it all added up to a 2-4 week that the Tigers deserved; in fact, they were perilously close to going 1-5, ...

Considering the Cleveland Indians got off to a 4-8 start last year, a 6-6 start this year seems pretty good. Then again, anytime a team from the miserable sports city in America is .500 or better, I guess the people from Cleveland are happy. Let’s see what else is going on with the Indians.   Brantley looks to be headed down to the minors Michael Brantley’s audition may be over. Brantley got ...

It has been a while since I last put pictures up of the old Yankee Stadium being torn down, so I thought now was as good a time as any. Especially since they have done so much over the past couple of weeks. I must give a tip of my hat to Sliding Into Home , as Greg has kept his readers much more up to date with these pics ...