Archive for December 2008
Jeez, you take two hours to write up a legal brief, and the whole world goes and gets itself in a hurry: CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned […]
So I decide to go out for some cocktails after work last night. I’m at the Tip Top, gettin’ my drink on, when in walks this gorgeous brunette. I won’t bore you with the details, but we hit it off. And I mean really hit it off. Flash forward to 8PM: I’m booking home, trying […]
There are so many things wrong with FOX’s baseball broadcasts, but at least now there will be one less wrong thing: The Fox network is considering dropping its Saturday pregame show before Major League Baseball broadcasts next season. “In this economic climate, like most businesses, we’re being forced to review our options for reducing costs,” […]
Paul Lukas links to an image of a new alternate Red Sox cap that is supposed to be unveiled tomorrow. Pretty sweet if you ask me.
The Merc’s Andrew Baggarly is reporting — well, he’s not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor — that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees’ offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture: It’s been confirmed to me that the Giants had discussions with CC Sabathia’s camp last night, and […]
A group of educators and scientists are all in favor of cognitive enhancing drugs like Ritalin and Adderall: Many people have doubts about the moral status of enhancement drugs for reasons ranging from the pragmatic to the philosophical, including concerns about short-circuiting personal agency and undermining the value of human effort . . . Such […]
At least that’s what KTVU’s Lloyd LaCuesta believes he has discovered: KTVU’s Lloyd La Cuesta came up with a letter from Bud Selig to Lew Wolff stating: “I have decided that in the event you are not able to promptly assure the implementation of the desired park in Fremont, you may begin to discuss a […]
Pop Quiz!! The poor headline editing set forth in the screen cap below (article can be found here) explains (a) why the Chicago Tribune is going bankrupt; (b) why Ron Santo doesn’t get any respect; or (c) both: The extra “s” stands for “shafted!”
If this happens, I will dance the dance of joy: According to one National League executive, the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves have had serious discussions about a trade that would send outfielder Jeff Francoeur to the Royals for pitcher Zack Greinke. The same source said he believed the teams were close to executing […]
The fun news today is that Illinois has kept its governors-in-jail streak alive. But this isn’t just your average, everyday corruption story. This one has some baseball! Blagojevich and Harris conspired to demand the firing of Chicago Tribune editorial board members responsible for editorials critical of Blagojevich in exchange for state help with the sale […]