You may recall the story that Alex Rodriguez purportedly has a painting of himself as a centaur in his house. That’s correct, a centaur — half man, half horse. The story was never confirmed. Well, the intrepid muckraking sports press will not allow the issue simply to be swept under the rug, and whe ...
Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE Alex Rodriguez – NYY Projection PA AVG OBP SLG wOBA WAR Bill James 579 .277 .373 .497 .376 4.5 Roto Champ 470 .270 .362 .467 .365 3.0 Fans 557 .280 .359 .494 .369 4.8 No one expects A-Rod to stay healthy this year. Bill James and Fans only project him to ...
Bill Lee may be known as the Spaceman, but you could very easily call him Mr. Baseball. Lee has a passion for the game that really comes out in the film Spaceman: A Baseball Odyssey . Bill Lee joins a team from San Diego on a trip to Cuba for a little barnstorming trip. It’s an interesting ride in t ...
Bobby Valentine says he’s not sure what it will be like to manage the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees, and Don Zimmer says he’s not giving him any advice. Valentine and Zimmer, a former Red Sox skipper and Yankees coach, were among a group of baseball stars who showed up at the Mohegan S ...
The single mother who was arrested last week and charged with harassing and stalking Yankees general manager Brian Cashman amidst her claims that she had been Cashman's mistress since last April has levied new charges against Cashman. Louise Neathway (who also goes by the last name Meanwell) claimed ...
The Pirates and Yankees have continued to discuss a potential trade involving A.J. Burnett, and we’ve seen plenty of rumors throughout the day. To summarize, Garrett Jones is off the table, which is a good thing. The point of debate now seems to be how much of Burnett’s salary the Pirates will absor ...
Before I finish up the NRI position players and move on to the starting pitchers, a quick comment about Eric Chavez: Joel Sherman tweeted this morning that Yankees ownership doesn’t want to pony up money “to get DH and/or Chavez” unless A.J. Burnett is moved. I don’t mind the idea of getting a DH, a ...
According to Jon Heyman, the Pirates are willing to pay $10 million of the $33 million left on AJ Burnett's contract. If I am the Yankees, I would ask for a prospect in return and make the deal. After all, the market has been set by the trade the Braves pulled off for Derek Lowe. I wrote about that ...
