Kepner notes that Sabathia is becoming a leader. After noting that his slide step from the stretch helped Posada throw a couple of guys out, he cites other examples: The Yankees lavished a $161 million contract on Sabathia to give their rotation an ace. As a bonus, they gained a team leader. Sabathia has taken […]

Ivan Rodriguez finally found a home (so did Sidney Ponson) and plenty of people were reassigned to the minors. Let’s recap the week that was.

THT’s look at what the crystal ball holds for the defending AL Central champs.

TUCK! toon goodness every week. Kinda.

Jon Weisman is a man who knows how to manage his time. For his day job, he is a features editor for Variety. When he’s pretending to edit features, he blogs about the Dodgers for the Los Angeles Times. On top of that he has three kids, one of whom just had his first birthday […]

A couple of years ago I may have scoffed at the idea of depositing my money someplace simply because of a baseball connection, but in light of recent events, it may not be the worst idea in the world: Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan and investment firm founder Don Sanders, co-principal owners of the […]

Every office I’ve ever worked in — and it’s a list that keeps growing longer and longer for some reason — has had a perky person in charge of the United Way fund drive. A couple of times a year they host a “kickoff” meeting at which ice cream and forms to debit money from […]

Finally! A place to drink near Wrigley Field! Wrigleyville took stock Thursday of a new, year-round sports bar that will spill out of Wrigley Field and be open by the Cubs’ first home game April 13. Without much fanfare, renovations have been completed at what had been the Friendly Confines Cafe inside the ballpark. The […]

One down, one to go: Miami City Commissioners approved a plan to build a $639 million Florida Marlins ballpark Thursday, nudging the long-debated stadium one step closer to reality. With a 3-2 vote, the commission approved the 37,000-seat stadium on the site of the demolished Orange Bowl. Marlins president David Samson said afterward the team […]

The march to .500 continues.