Hartnett: Why Grady Sizemore Makes Sense For Yankees
The Yankees should turn to oft-injured free agent Grady Sizemore to provide competition for corner outfielders Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher and to serve as a left-sided DH.
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The Yankees should turn to oft-injured free agent Grady Sizemore to provide competition for corner outfielders Brett Gardner and Nick Swisher and to serve as a left-sided DH.
Instead of arguing whether the Gold Glove Award is still relevant or if the Fielding Bible Award should be accepted the standard, how about combining the best aspects of both awards?
Game 7 of the World Series between St. Louis and Texas averaged 25.4 million viewers to make it the most-watched ballgame since 2004.
Has baseball actually gotten over the drug and alcohol problems of its past? It's time for those in charge to bring major baseball into the 21st century and adopt stronger clubhouse policies.
While people are falling all over themselves to add more wild-card teams to the MLB postseason mix, how about assessing what currently exists?
"They" say not to give the hitter a good pitch to hit or even a pitch close to the strike zone with a 0-2 count on the batter. Hmmmmm?
Game 2 of the AL championship series was postponed because of rain.
The Mets will begin their 50th anniversary season in style -- at home.
Tony Romo is 31 years old. This is his sixth season as the starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys. He's a three-time Pro Bowl player. Yet, he makes some of the dumbest decisions imaginable in big spots. He's not the only one.
They should have worn the hats. Even more so - they should have been allowed to wear the hats. But baseball never gets it right. Time and again, it's rather unfortunate that such a beautiful game has to be ruined by those who run it.
After acknowledging the tremendous job the NFL did with regard to the commemoration of the 9/11 attacks, Craig made sure to shed some negative light on Major League Baseball for doing just the opposite.
If you are sixty years old (or older), you probably remember when the Major Leagues consisted of only sixteen teams.
After waiting several hours to start Tuesday night's game, the Yankees held on a few more minutes for the go-ahead run. But the question is, should they have played at all?
The owners of the Mets thought they had found their white knight. After months of what appeared to be friendly negotiations with a potential minority owner, though, the cash-strapped organization is left still looking for help. That may not be good for fans of Jose Reyes.
Robinson Cano's grand slam gave the Yankees a chance. Russell Martin's slam gave them the lead. Curtis Granderson's slam gave them the record.
Not one of us figured 714, 892, 3508 or 2130 would ever be surpassed. They were baseball's Magic Numbers. Well, decades later, we certainly know better.
A-Rod, under MLB's microscope for his alleged involvement in underground poker games, was spotted gambling last week at a high-stakes casino gaming room in the Poconos, reports the New York Post.
While the wild card won't be of any help to the Mets this year, let's pose this question: what if Major League Baseball had implemented an expanded playoff format in 1984, a decade earlier than it eventually did? Would the Mets have made more than just a pair of postseason appearances back in the 1980s?
Alex Rodriguez is back with the Bombers - but he's not quite ready to play.
From a competitive angle looking from on the field view, baseball should take a committed look at the NFL or football in general and how they operate.
Alex Rodriguez is preparing for his return to the Yankees -- and his looming sit-down with Major League Baseball about his alleged involvement in high-stakes poker games.
With a nod to H. G. Wells, I suspect the only real way to compare a team from one era with a club from another time is to build a Time Machine. Since we don't seem to have the necessary parts (yet?) for time travel, we have to appeal to other approaches.
The best of the best remain steady, but check out the major shuffle below No. 3 in this week's Top 10.
Rico Brogna discuses the timeless nature of baseball and how modern television has done little change the way the sport is perceived by baseball purists.
Major League Baseball will reportedly deal Alex Rodriguez a winning hand. According to the New York Post, A-Rod will not face a suspension, only a "serious warning," stemming from his alleged involvement in an illegal, underground high-stakes poker game.
