Monday, May 21st, 2012

Roy Halladay has been an elite pitcher for several years, but many pundits wondered how he would respond pitching for the first time in the post season.  Well the verdict is signed, sealed, and delivered after Halladay threw a no-hitter tonight against the Cincinnati Reds in the first game of the NLDS.  The Philadelphia Phillies [...]

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced today that hitting coach Don Mattingly will replace the retiring Joe Torre after the end of the season. Mattingly will be a first time MLB manager starting the 2010 season.
“The opportunity to manage the Los Angeles Dodgers is truly an honor,” Mattingly said in a news release. “There are few [...]

The Feds have decided to come hard after Roger Clemens for perjury. The Federal government plans to indict Clemens for lying to Congress, under oath, about taking performance enhancing drugs during Feb 2008 congressional hearings according to The New York Times.
The indictment comes nearly two and half years after Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee testified [...]

The New York Yankees in three separate deals acquired outfielder/first baseman Lance Berkman, outfielder Austin Kearns, and relief pitcher Kerry Wood before Saturday’s MLB trading deadline.
They acquired Kerry Wood and $2.1 million cash from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later or $500,000 cash.  Wood’s current contract holds a team [...]

New York Yankees stud shortstop Derek Jeter will one day be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, but he could make an even more powerful case for being inducted into the Playboy Hall of Fame.  He has dated some of the hottest women on the planet and done so rather discretely, which is [...]

The rumor on the street and several celebrity gossip sites is that Yankees all-star Alex Rodriguez is now knocking cleats with the well-traveled Cameron Diaz.
Diaz and egocentric Alex Rodriguez have been secretly hooking up since their flirty meeting at the Creative Artists Agency Super Bowl party in Miami on February (read more details here).
Rachel Uchitel, Jessica [...]

Prediction
Joshua Holmes
Matt Williams
Josh Watson

American League East
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
New York Yankees

American League Central
Minnesota Twins
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers

American League West
Los Angeles Angels
Texas Rangers
Los Angeles Angels

American League Wild Card
Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
Tampa Bay Rays

American League Champion
New York Yankees
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays

National League East
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies

National League Central
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals
St. [...]

The New York Yankees are on the verge of trading for Curtis Granderson. He will provide the Yanks with power and speed. This move will make their aging outfield significantly more athletic. Melky Cabrera will move over to a corner outfield postion where he has more speed and a much stronger arm than Nick Swisher. [...]

Here’s a classic video of Mickey Mantle appearing on the old Late Night Show with David Letterman from back in 1987. Who needed steroids when the Mick’s Homeruns are powered by booze and women. Here Mantle tells a hilarous tell about Whitey Ford, walking up on someone’s front porch and playing baseball while hungover.