Tag: MLB
Angry Ward Wednesday: Derek, Zion, Freddie, and Super Bowl Ready
BRONX, NY – I’m back from self-imposed exile and, to borrow from legendary sports enthusiast Barry Manilow, ready to take a chance again. There’s plenty to talk about today, and none of it involves a bunch of absolute losers in Virginia who like dressing up as G.I. Joes but would piss themselves silly if they ever […]
Two For Tuesday: Sports Stars Wearing #2. MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL, Jeter.
NEW YORK, NY – With Derek Jeter back in the news for his Hall of Fame vote and Ben Whitney worshiping the Porcelain Gods with a vicious influenza of some sort, we’re at option #2 today for your sports Tuesday. But when life gives you snow, you throw snowballs at buses, right? With that, here […]
Go To Blazes Carlos Beltrán, You Tommy Two Face SOB
HELL – In this world, the Devil doesn’t wear Prada. He wears Mets orange & blue. And down here, the line to get into this very popular nightclub, Eternally Damned, is rife with the Amazins’ colors, largely for things these doomed denizens did after their failed Flushing purgatory. Case in point, Carlos Iván Beltrán – […]
Replacement Matt: Beltran Out. Cora Ejected. Here Are Replacements
FLUSHING, TOILET – Well lookie here, the New York Metropolitans have succumbed to pressure and agreed to [Almost] Manager Carlos Beltran stepping down in the wake of the Houston cheating scandal. Who knew? The court of public opinion is stronger than the Wilpon’s purse strings apparently. Are they actually going to pay three managers at […]
The Teams Affected By Houston Astros Cheating Scandal
“So, when Boston beat Houston that year in the playoffs, did they decide not to cheat on each other?” -Buddy Diaz SPANISH HARLEM – Cam James had a great article yesterday that spoke about the penalties facing the Houston Astros regarding their cheating scandal… or lack thereof. Sure, manager A.J. Hinch was fired, along with […]
The Baseball Cheaters: Ban. Them. All.
DENVER, CO – Stiff. Astonishing. Harsh. Hard-line. Unprecedented. These are all adjectives used to describe the punishment received by the Houston Astros. All of them are inaccurate, though, particularly the most overused word in the sports world in the past week; unprecedented. Is it unprecedented that a baseball team was fined and had draft picks […]
Sign Stealing: How Much Does It Matter?
“Houston, we’ve had a problem here.” – John (“Jack”) Swigert NEW YORK, NY – The above quote is the actual representation of the oft-used historic phrase used in the Apollo 13 mission for NASA. Jim Lovell, when asked to repeat what Swigert had just said by Ground Control, said “Uh, Houston, we’ve had a problem.” […]
Thoughts On The Eagles, Carson Wentz, Jadeveon Clowney, Derek Jeter
SPANISH HARLEM – Let’s start with this: I’m so proud of the Philadelphia Eagles. They had some up and downs to start but they ended it with 4 straight wins to capture the division. They dealt with an abundance of injuries and as a Yankees fan, it mirrored all the injuries us Bronx Bombers fans saw […]
Yoenis “Wild Boars” Cespedes, Whitney Mercilus, Richard Sherman, J.J. Watt
NEW YORK, NY -It’s dreary Saturday here in the Big Apple and yours truly is drearily hungover after being over-served at a business “lunch,” followed by a quick trip to Birdland and then to *PBR Night at The Garden. But we’ve got work to do here, people, so let’s get to today’s topics: Yoeniss “Wild […]
Eli Manning Retires, New York Mets Hire a New Manager
SPANISH HARLEM – On Wednesday, the New York Mets and the New York Giants received some big news for their respective teams. Eli Manning decided to retire as a Giant instead of testing free agency, which should make you happy if you’re a big fan of his. For the Mets, they finally found a manager […]
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