"It's just dirt, nothing to see here" was Michael Pineda's general reaction to being accused of glopping up the heel…

Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda doesn't seem to be hiding the visible splotch of stuff on his throwing hand. It…
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Slide on over to Victory Journal and dig into Brin-Jonathan Butler's story on our man El Duque (lavishly illustrated…
Ichiro, on not being a starter for the first time in his career: "I know the rules in baseball aren't going to change, but maybe they can play four outfielders? I haven't thought about that before. But now I do." [NJ.com]
It took exactly four days for me to do a complete 180° on MLB's new replay review system. It happened when umpires…
This was inevitable. As soon as that Derek Jeter groupie gossip that we desperately want to believe hit the…
Not the sports world, mind you. The entire world. Derek Jeter, according to Fortune, is a greater leader than Gabby…
Film of Babe Ruth facing Walter Johnson is enough to get any self-respecting baseball nerd drooling. But this…

This was not the bee attack we have long feared. This was merely another test. They are probing us, assessing our…
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Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish was asked about the newest Japanese import, and more specifically, the seven year,…
This screengrab of a gaunt-looking CC Sabathia at last night's Knicks game is making the rounds, and it's damn near…
Like the rest of us, America's baseball writers were surprised when New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter took to…
Get the farewell tour ready. Present Derek Jeter with only the rarest and most expensive presents. You will be…
Big fat A-Rod recently took a trip to Cancun, and it looks like he had a great time. Good for big fat A-Rod.
Prized Japanese starter Masahiro Tanaka will sign with the New York Yankees for seven years and $155 million,…
Baseball players are the world's biggest meatheads. A player admires his home run? Throw a ball at his face. An…