There's yet another wrinkle in the Alex Rodriguez PED scandal, reports Teri Thompson, Michael O'Keeffe and Christian Red of the New York Daily News.According to the report, Rodriguez is concerned that the New York Yankees or even Major League Baseball, could be behind Rodriguez's second (reported) failed drug test.A source close to Rodriguez said (via Thompson, O'Keeffe and Red), "He’s scared, because he thinks this is so unbelievably false, and he’s wondering who could be behind this. He thinks something could be going on larger than anyone might think.”First of all, ...
Alex Rodriguez really just doesn't get it.It seems like it's never his fault and will never accept blame for the messes he has created in his professional career.The latest is the report from the New York Daily News that A-Rod thinks both the New York Yankees and Major League Baseball are trying to conspire to push him out of baseball.Yes, that's right. The same New York Yankees who paid A-Rod a 10-year, $275 million deal back in 2007, are apparently trying to "blackball" A-Rod out of baseball.This all started when ...
With the New York Yankees getting older, manager Joe Girardi will have to be more conservative with the amount of playing time he gives a lot of the core players on the roster. Derek Jeter will be high on the list of players who need to be monitored. When last we saw Jeter, he was being carried off the field at Yankee Stadium in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers. He was diagnosed with a fractured right ankle that required surgery. The rehab time for Jeter appears ...
In all likelihood the Yankees will have to play the 2013 season hard all the way through game number 162. The American League East could be the most competitive that it's been in years with the Blue Jays, Rays and Red Sox all improved (at least on paper) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim poised to have a better season with the addition of Josh Hamilton and having Mike Trout in the lineup all season.There will not be many easy games on a schedule filled with division rivals, but ...
Robinson Cano is the best second baseman in the league and worthy of one of the richest contracts ever given to a second baseman. After the upcoming 2013 season Cano will become a free agent for the first time in his career. He has hired the notorious sports agent Scott Boras to negotiate him a deal similar to Alex Rodriguez’s 10-year, $275 million contract, according to the New York Daily News. Cano has earned a large contract extension through his production on the field. His charity work off the field speaks to the ...
Only 150 lucky New York Yankees fans—along with the beloved N.Y. media of course—were allowed inside Times Square's Hard Rock Cafe on Monday evening for an intimate hot stove forum with general manager Brian Cashman, manager Joe Girardi and closer Mariano Rivera.The theme of this evening was to raise money for Yankees radio producer and engineer Carlos Silva and his fight against cancer.Cashman was in midseason form, however, as he eloquently said nothing about the hot water that Alex Rodriguez has gotten himself into, largely in part because Cashman nor ...
Recently, Jon Friedman of the Wall Street Journal wrote a commentary about how the retooled and trendy Los Angeles Dodgers are armed and ready to unleash business and broadcast warfare on the New York Yankees. Per Craig Calcaterra of HardballTalk.com, the Dodgers took a big step in its efforts to trump the Yankees, when American Media Productions launched SportsNet LA last Monday.In sum, SportsNet LA is now the all encompassing, billion-dollar broadcast network of the Dodgers. In response, CBS Sports columnist Danny Knobler went on the attack, pointing to ...
Derek Jeter is making the smart move to keep mum regarding Alex Rodriguez and the news regarding Rodriguez's possible performance-enhancing drug usage.According to an Associated Press report (h/t SportsIllustrated.com), the New York Yankees shortstop had very little to say publicly about A-Rod: "I don't comment on anyone until they speak first," said Jeter Monday. "Let him address his situation before I comment on it. Let him speak first and then we'll talk about that."In some cases, you might see a teammate jumping to Rodriguez's defense and proclaiming the ...
The New York Yankees potentially can void Alex Rodriguez’s contract if accusations of his involvement in another performance-enhancing drug scandal are true. If they are successful, the Yankees will reach their goal of lowering payroll under $189 million by 2014, and have money to sign potential free agents. A Miami New Times investigation discovered records detailing Rodriguez and other MLB players’ association with a wellness clinic that administered performance-enhancing drugs ran by Anthony Bosch. According to ESPN, the Yankees are pursuing about “20 different ways” to void the remaining $114 million ...
The New York Yankees have been synonymous with massive contracts for as long as we can all remember. But large contracts worth unreasonable amounts of money have been especially prevalent over the past several seasons.First, it was Alex Rodriguez and his $275 million contract—and we all know where that's gotten him and the Bombers.Rodriguez definitely set the precedent for obscene MLB contracts over the past several seasons, and the Yankees broke the bank for yet another star prior to the 2009 season.On a $180 million contract spanning eight seasons, first ...