Brian Cashman Didn’t Want Rafael Soriano

Sunday, January 16th, 2011

For those of us who thought the New York Yankees deal with Rafael Soriano was ridiculous and wondered how a smart (albeit, overspending) baseball guy like Brian Cashman could do something so outrageous, we may now have our answer. Apparently Cashman didn't want to pay Soriano anything close to the three-year, ...

Rafael Soriano And The Yankees Prove We Now Live In The Matrix

Friday, January 14th, 2011

We've finally reached it. We've come to the place where the reality and fantasy mix and you don't know where the dream world ends and the real world begins. That's right folks, we officially live in The Matrix. In case you haven't heard, the New York Yankees just handed out what ...

Will Manny Ramirez Find A Home For 2011?

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Manny Ramirez wore out his welcome in Los Angeles last season, and didn't exactly set the world on fire after being traded to the Chicago White Sox (two RBI in 24 games won't exactly make people love you). So after burning bridges all across the country, will Manny find a ...

Where Will Zack Greinke Land?

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

It has been known for a while that the Kansas City Royals are shopping ace Zack Greinke around, but the price has always been considered a tad high. That makes sense, since the 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner is the only legitimate trade chip the Royals possess and they ...

Carl Crawford Has “Long Meeting” With New York Yankees

Wednesday, December 8th, 2010

New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman met with free agent outfielder Carl Crawford and his representatives Tuesday night and sources have said it was a long, detail-oriented meeting. Apparently the Yankees are on the verge of making a huge offer to free agent left-hander Cliff Lee, but if they do ...

Cliff Lee Offered $175 Million By Washington Nationals?

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

According to several outlets Tuesday night, the Washington Nationals are preparing a seven-year, $175 million offer to free agent pitcher Cliff Lee. Wait, what? Just a few days after giving Jayson Werth a seven-year, $126 million deal, the Nationals are trying to throw another gigantic sum at another big-time free agent? ...

Week 12 College Football Picks

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Record after week 11: 121-53 (88-83-3 ATS) Friday, November 19, 2010 9:30 pm ET Fresno State (6-3) at (3) Boise State (9-0) (-30.5) There was just no way to stay away from this game with so much riding on it. Boise is officially in the part of its schedule that could get it into ...

Ten Ideas Worse Than A J.J. Redick Rap Album

Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

With the news hitting the internet that J.J. Redick would be releasing a rap album, I frankly couldn't think of a worse idea initially. The most hated white player in NCAA basketball history venturing into the rap game? Really? Whose idea was this? I really want to know. Has to ...

Stephen Strasburg Hurt Again, Yankees Worried About Their Future Ace

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

If there were any Washington Nationals fans out there, I'm sure they would be utterly terrified by Stephen Strasburg's wrist/arm injury tonight. He hurt his shoulder earlier this year and now he could be headed that way again just three starts after his first stint. None of this matters, of course, ...

MLB Trade Deadline: All The Latest Rumors (UPDATED)

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Information is coming fast and furious as we near Saturday's non-waiver trade deadline in Major League Baseball. We'll just get right into what's going on at this hour. Berkman headed to the Bronx Multiple reports are now saying that the New York Yankees have a deal in place to acquire Houston Astros ...