Oh Hell Nah: Joe Girardi Ready To Switch To #28

George King of the NEW YORK POST notes today that Joe Girardi told WFAN-AM in New York yesterday that he now wants to wear #28:

(Is it all about the team? Or the manager?)
Yesterday, on his WFAN gig, the manager strongly hinted he will wear No. 28 next season to signify a push toward winning […]

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Video: Johnny Damon Steals Two Bases At Once

Life had been good for Brad Lidge and the Phillies last night. Well, if not good, certainly improving; Pedro Feliz had just hit a home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to tie the game at 4, and Lidge had dispatched the first two batters of the Yankees’ ninth inning without […]

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Steinbrenner Lockdown: Media, MLBers “Trapped”

Scott Miller of CBSSports.com reports that George Steinbrenner’s health must be seriously failing if the treatment he received at Yankee Stadium for the World Series was any indication.

When Steinbrenner exited the stadium after Game 2, elevators were shut down (without warning!), stairwells were locked and …
Mechanized gates dropped suddenly from the ceiling to confine some […]

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W.S. Games 3 & 4 Threatened By Transit Strike?

As the World Series shift to Philadelphia, fans’ ability to get to the game may be hampered by an impending strike by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (Or SEPTRAUT, as we recommend they be named). According to the PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, the three key issues are wages, pensions and health care. Typical stuff, really, just at […]

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Video: ‘Impossible’ Hoops Shot With a Baseball Bat

It’s fake as Gretz’s teeth.

‘Impossible’ Basketball Shot With Baseball Bat…

Real as Phil Mickelson’s … you know

Fake as Al Michaels’ … you know

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Video after the jump.

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MLB Hawking $40 ‘Aqua-Titanium’ Supernecklaces

Sometimes, the best scientific breakthroughs come from the unlikeliest of sources. Isaac Newton discovered gravity when he saw an apple fall. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin when he accidentally left a petri dish open. And Einstein invented space while tripping on LSD*. But we never thought we’d see the day when Major League Baseball revolutionized […]

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Ground Beef: Close-Up Of Howard’s Non-Catch

I watched this over and over last night, convinced Ryan Howard caught it. Then I saw the below screen shot this morning:

He didn’t. Video after the jump.

Do you blame umpires for missing Ryan Howard’s non-catch?

Yes

No

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Aluminum Bat Maker Found Liable In 2003 Death

Back in 2003, Montana high school pitcher Brandon Patch was struck by a line drive from an aluminum bat in his temple during a game. Patch would die from the injuries four hours later; his family, quite understandably, eventually filed a lawsuit.

Their lawsuit, however, wasn’t against staff at the game or anybody else who was […]

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Yanks Fans Never Give Up! Right Mayor? Mayor?

Mayor Michael Bloomberg last night at Yankees-Phillies:

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They could’ve just given the tickets to Gov. Patterson if he was going to do that.

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W.S. Ticket Flap Latest Of Yankee Stadium Follies

How strange an opening season has it been for the new Yankee Stadium? The ticket prices were so astronomical that thousands of empty seats remained even in the playoffs, Peter Gammons called it the biggest joke in baseball, and they served hot dog buns that were apparently cooked when Babe Ruth built their last stadium. […]

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