Nov
04
This has to happen. Pedro Martinez has to take the ball in the Bronx tonight and cut and curve and quick-pitch the overhyped Yankees hitters into knots. He has to lick those long fingers and throw those 76 mph high changeups and put the entire tri-state region into a palpable state of panic.
He has to beat the Yankees tonight, force a Game 7 and hand some smart tabloid editor the chance to make backpage history. Pedro has to glare in at Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez after punching them out in a big spot, and his photo has to appear tomorrow with the obvious headline:
The Man Who Stares At Goats.
This just has to happen. Pedro has to knock them out with his sheer force of will, just like George Clooney does to the real goats in those incessant TV commercials. This whole thing has unfolded like some kind of corny baseball movie. Only we don’t know how this one will turn out. You can go to the movies tonight, but I have news for you: Michael Jackson dies in the end. Pedro vs. the Yanks? We don’t know what’s going to happen.
All we know is that, for drama, for fun, for pure entertainment value, the Phillies have the perfect guy on the mound. Pedro has been called a lot of things in his brilliant career, but how about this for a first: best bargain in baseball. Commissioner Bud Selig ought to hand Martinez a bonus for all the eyeballs he will attract tonight. The Phillies signed Martinez for $2 million. For the record, the Red Sox [team stats] paid about 10 TIMES THAT for the worthless pitching trio of Brad Penny, John Smoltz and Takashi Saito. Read more..
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Feb
08
Move over, Jason Giambi, Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, there’s a new potential inductee to the Yankees’ Hall of Shame.
This member simply could have “A-Roid” inscribed on his plaque.
‘ROID-RIGUEZ IN HALL OF SHAME
SHERMAN: BRASS BLEW SHOT TO BAIL FROM THIS BOMBER DISASTER
JET-DEBTOR ALEX PUTS PLANE ON MARKET FOR $20M
CANSECO: I TOLD YA SO!
COMPLETE YANKEES COVERAGE
PHOTOS: ALEX RODIRGUEZ
According to a Sports Illustrated report released yesterday, Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in his 2003 MVP season with the Rangers, as part of tests that were conducted to determine if random drug testing was necessary for the following season.
So a Yankees offseason that was clear of sideshows as recently as 15 days ago has now become the Blizzard of 2009, with the release of Joe Torre’s controversial new book and the latest report targeting Rodriguez.
“It’s always a circus,” a Yankees official said. “If it’s not this, it’s something else. I’m not shocked about anything anymore.”
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Dec
18
Roger Clemens & Andy Pettitte Dugg’ed Out As Using Steroids.
Oh No .. Not You Guys! Bronx Bombers Using Steroids?
The Yankees’ most recent championship teams, heralded by fans and sports writers as some of the most dominant squads in baseball history, were fueled by steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, according to the explosive, long-anticipated report released Thursday by former Sen.George Mitchell.
The Mitchell Report identifies Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, two of the biggest pitchers in Bomber history, as steroid cheats, but Joe Torre’s aces weren’t the only Yankee players alleged to have used the juice: Mike Stanton, Chuck Knoblauch, David Justice, Kevin Brown, Jason Giambi and Gary Sheffield are also among the recent Yankees named in the report.
The 400-plus page report, the culmination of a 21-month investigation initiated by commissioner Bud Selig in March of 2006, includes MVPs, All-Stars and some of the biggest names in the game, including Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco and Miguel Tejada, as well as a large number of scrubs and journeymen.
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