"The Other Guys" opened in theaters this past Friday starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. But the comedy film starred a very popular New York figure in Derek Jeter.
The Yankees shortstop has been on Saturday Night Live and is engaged to actress Minka Kelly, so the acting potential is all around him. There was a lot of hype building up to his acting debut in a blockbuster, but he failed to disappoint.
Derek Jeter has won MVP awards for Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star Game, respectively. With his role ...
Had old George still been around, the incident clearly would have led to a public flogging, and maybe, even an old-fashioned water boarding, military aficionado that "The Boss" was.Instead, the batting-practice liner Lance Berkman sent off Alex Rodriguez's shin was nothing more than a cringe-worthy incident and a succinct summary of Berkman's first week with the Yankees."Serves A-Rod right," you may think to yourself. Taking his eyes off the field to banter with Joe Buck, a noted douche, warrants some kind of penalty. But the timing couldn't have been worse for ...
Before Saturday’s game between the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox word spread Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez was sidelined. The news was true, Rodriguez was placed on day-to-day status.
The announcement gave Yankees fans plenty of reason to worry, because anyone with a brain had the same thought....WTF?
How did this happen to Rodriguez?
Then the replay tape of batting practice visually explained that new Yankee Lance Berkman hit a line-drive that nailed A-rod in the ankle. A-rod fell to the ground in an agony of pain.
Berkman felt awful, as it was ...
"If I was playing with the Yankees now, or even then, if somebody said, 'Hey, I'll give you a million dollars a year to go to Cleveland,' my ass would have been in Cleveland. But they didn't have that."When I came to the Yankees, I was 19-years old. I was like a little brother."Right fielder Hank Bauer, who made sure that anyone who could help the Yankees win helped the Yankees win, took Mickey under his wing. The only clothing Mickey had was a pair ...
Nick Swisher arrived in New York rather unheralded, acquired from the White Sox after the 2008 season for seldom-used infielder Wilson Betemit and two throwaway prospects.
He had allegedly worn out his welcome in Chicago after only one season, having alienated manager Ozzie Guillen and suffered through a career-worst .219/.332/.410 season.
But the surface numbers don't adequately tell the tale of Swisher's 2008 campaign.
2008 is the only season in Swisher's career in which he posted an OPS+ of under 100. Despite the lesser numbers, many of Swisher's peripheral stats remained within normal ranges.
He still ...
In a strange turn of events, an unknown source reports that Joe Buck paid off Lance Berkman. The bounty was placed to hit a line drive off Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez while the superstar wasn't paying attention.
Buck, known by many as a Yankee hater, allegedly told the struggling Berkman he would give him $75,000 if he hit a screaming line drive that hit A-Rod, while Buck would distract A-Rod by talking to him. Rodriguez is now considered day-to-day.
Berkman, as of August 6th, is 2-for-19 in five games.
It is unclear ...
Just days after Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career home run, he has been scratched from the lineup Saturday afternoon against the Boston Red Sox.A-Rod was struck by a line drive on his left leg during batting practice Saturday. He has a contusion near the base of his shin. Rodriguez was taking grounders at third base with Lance Berkman taking batting practice when he turned to say "hi" to FOX broadcaster Joe Buck. When Rodriguez turned his head back to home plate, he was struck by a one-hopper just below ...
The Boston Red Sox disabled list is long, but even crippled, this is a darn good ball club.
Winning the first game against the Yankees proves the Red Sox are still in the mix in the AL East.
Boston’s starting rotation is now all active and healthy, and they are ridiculously good.
Red Sox ace Josh Beckett's being back is huge because his passion and fiery attitude demand a lot of respect. Clearly, Beckett is the leader of the staff and his absence was apparent.
In Friday night’s loss, the Yankees should have taken ...
Remember this season, when Mark Teixeira looked like he "couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat?" (stealing a quote from "Dodgeball"). Everyone was ready to jump down Teixeira's throat, I one of those people.
The general consensus around the Yankees community was that Teixeira was going to have a horrific year.
Who could blame the consensus? The numbers backed it up. Known as a slow starter, he was hitting a dismal .136 in April with only 11 hits in 81 at bats during the month. And it didn't ...
Francisco Cervelli’s catching error has cost the New York Yankees a chance to win tonight.
The Boston Red Sox outscored the Yankees 6-3 in Yankee Stadium to kick off a crucial four-game series which can greatly influence the AL East pennant race.
Both teams exchanged home runs in the first inning and with two outs, designated hitter David Ortiz belted a solo shot off Javier Vazquez's 3-2 pitch (his 24th of the year).
Mark Teixeira gave the Yankees a temporary 2-1 lead. He also hit his 24th of the season which scored shortstop ...