When I turn on Sportscenter in the morning, I see Tiger Woods. When I turn on NBC after lunch, I see Tiger Woods. When I turn off my television I lay across the couch and pick up my newspaper and a disgraced Tiger Woods, graces the cover page, the inside page and the TV guide.
Tiger Woods, once the most praised and richest athlete in the world, has now been the subject of major ridicule.
Indeed he has caused his personal life to go up in smoke.
But that's his personal ...
When the Yankees signed Nick Johnson as DH for approximately $5.5M base pay, I thought that it was a very solid move. Nick Johnson "keeps the line moving," wears down starting pitchers and gets on base, which is not a bad think in a lineup including Rodriguez, Teixeira, and Posada behind him.
Very shortly thereafter, the Yankees traded Melky Cabrera and two prospect pitchers for Javier Vazquez. Nothing wrong with that trade either.
But the thought occurs to me that if Melky Cabrera was expendable, might the Yankees have been better off ...
Washington DC
By Patrick Read
Brett Gardner was officially named the Yankee centerfielder last year after ripping the cover off of the ball in Spring Training—hitting .385 with three HRs—he edged out Melky Cabrera, especially in the category of speed.
Of Gardner, Joe Girardi said, "What happens April 6 doesn't necessarily mean that's what's going to be on June 1. Players still have to perform, but right now, we think Gardy has a little bit of an edge."
And he kept that edge over Cabrera.
Hitting .275 through July 25, Gardner became the everyday ...
Giants' fan Larry Levensen always argued that Leo Durocher could run rings around Casey Stengel when it came to managing. Durocher never blew a World Series the way Stengel did in 1960.
Casey Stengel's Error Nothing was better than seeing the Yankees beat the Pirates in just about every category in the 1960 World Series, except for the only category that counts, which is games won.
The reason was that Stengel, one of the most overrated managers in baseball history, didn't know enough to start his ...
If tomorrow were April 4 and the Yankees were opening their season in Fenway Park, their outfield would be very suspect.
The projected fly shaggers right now are Brett Gardner in left, Curtis Granderson in center, and Nick Swisher in right.
Brian Cashman has said in as many ways as he possibly can that he is not going after a big name to fill in at left field, so you can forget Matt Holiday.
The Giants just signed Mark DeRosa which took away one possibility that many thought would be a viable upgrade ...
In his four plus years with the New York Yankees, Melky Cabrera was loved by many of the fans. But he was never appreciated by the management of the team.
Cabrera was often the talk of trade rumors until he was finally traded last week to Atlanta in a move which will bring Javier Vasquez back to New York.
But Cabrera was still only 25 years old, and he was a better player than he was given credit for.
The pole star in recent years for Yankee centerfielders has been Bernie Williams. Williams ...
Ed Rand has rooted against the Yankees all his life.
He recently became ecstatic, or least extremely pleased, when he read an article in an old baseball magazine about how Bob Cerv was sent to Kansas City and how the Yankees' reject almost won the 1958 American League Triple Crown.
Pure Fiction There is an often-told story about Bob Cerv, which like many of the Yogi Berra stories, was fiction created by a baseball writer. The story is that Cerv was sitting ...
I've done numerous stories on the Yankees' need for a left fielder.
From Jason Bay, Matt Holliday, Johnny Damon, Mark DeRosa and Xavier Nady, they've all been mentioned and in some way linked to the Yankees.
There is another name to add to the mix for the Yankees: Jermaine Dye.
Now, there are multiple sources with different stories to the Yankees' interest in Dye.
Jon Heyman from Sports Illustrated has said that he doesn't see the Yankees as a strong suitor to land Dye and sees teams like the Braves, Giants and Rangers more ...
I've been on record saying that I am a fan of the deal that brought Javier Vazquez to the Yankees for Melky Cabrera, Michael Dunn, and Arodys Vizcaino. Yes, giving up Vizcaino hurt, but Vazquez is a top-notch pitcher so it was worth it to give up real talent for him. You have to give up value to get you value in return.
Add in the fact that the Yankees could possibly get draft picks back for Vazquez after the 2010 season, and that helps make up for the loss of ...
In the '80s, it was all about "Who Shot J.R.?"
In the '90s, we had O.J. and A.C. cruising down the 405 in the white Bronco.
In the aughts 2000s '00s, Snookie's sucker-punch on Jersey Shore appeared to be the clear frontrunner for this decade's defining TV moment.
But that was before Johnny Damon appeared as guest host of WWE's Monday Night Raw.
As a service to you, the reader, here are five quick bullet points on last week's WWE debut for the two-time World Series champion:
- The ring announcer kicked ...