Leitch: Where Does Teixeira Fit Into the Yankees’ Fantastically Overpaid Four?
Team fans are rejoicing. But what about fans of baseball in general?
Posted 12/18/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Mets to Use Two Closers, Which Never Works
$37 million man Francisco Rodriguez will be sharing closing duties with J.J. Putz for some reason.
Posted 12/16/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Once Again, Hal Steinbrenner Tops Hank
Hal's on a list of the most influential people in sports business, and Hank's not.
Posted 12/12/08 in Daily Intel
Press-Box Confidential
Slam the Mets, Sure, But a Hockey Player Nailed in the Face With a Puck?
Cole Hamels calls out the Mets, and MSG commentators call out a wuss hockey player, in this week's look at the local sporting press.
Posted 12/10/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Spendthrift Yanks Sign Sabathia for a Worryingly Long Seven Years
The Yankees needed to pull out all the stops to get Sabathia, and apparently they have. This is what new stadiums and cable channels are for.
Posted 12/09/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Mets Reach Deal With Francisco Rodriguez
The Mets have their closer, at three years and $37 million.
Posted 11/24/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Donnie Walsh’s Trades So Good They May Even Benefit the Yankees
Would CC Sabathia sign with the Yankees, knowing that his pal LeBron could very well sign with the Knicks?
Posted 11/21/08 in Daily Intel
Press-Box Confidential
Is It Really This Hard to Select Award Winners in Baseball?
Plus: Sports execs discover the Internet, in this week’s look at the sporting press.
Billy Corgan: Eddie Vedder Exclusively to Blame for Cubs’ Crappy Season
Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan has called out Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder for, of all things, the Cubs' disappointing season.
Posted 11/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Hal Steinbrenner Triumphs Over Brother Hank!
Prince Hal wins! The cool and calculating younger son seizes control of the Yankees from his blustering brother Hank!
Posted 11/19/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: The Unfortunate Legacy of Pedro Martinez
Pedro no longer has any symbolic value to the Mets. But did he ever?
Posted 11/17/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Yankees Pick Up Nick Swisher, Who Is Horrible
His performance last season would normally get him marched out of town, preferably trailed by pitchforks and torches.
Posted 11/13/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Can Somebody Get Carl Pavano a Dictionary?
We're not sure he knows what the word 'exhausting' means.
Posted 10/30/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Wherein We Find the Reason You Might Be Depressed by the Phillies’ Championship
Philly's got its first title in 25 years. But depending on your allegiances, New York's teams haven't exactly been having a great quarter-century, either.
Posted 10/27/08 in Grub Street
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Free Tacos for Everyone!
Jason Bartlett's stolen base in game one of the World Series prompts a Taco Bell giveaway.
Posted 10/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Hank Steinbrenner ‘100 Percent Behind’ Joba Chamberlain
After Joba's drunk-driving arrest and subsequent apology, Steinbrenner stands behind him and calls the young pitcher ‘family.’
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