As the Alex Rodriguez suspension-appeal process rolls on, the former sensation continues to baffle the public with his immature actions. The latest misstep on A-Rod's part was storming out of his arbitration hearing after hearing that MLB commissioner Bud Selig would not have to testify in the case.
Just another in a long list of childish acts by Rodriguez, this instance highlights a disturbing trend since A-Rod was forced to admit to his steroid use between 2001-2003. During the 2009 interview with ESPN's Peter Gammons that produced the confession, Rodriguez admitted ...
During an interview Thursday morning with Mike Lupica, baseball analyst Peter Gammons likened New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez's side of the dispute with MLB to that of the Boston Marathon bombers. You can listen to the conversation that took place on ESPN Radiohere, via Deadspin.
As CBS New York reports, the respected veteran writer has since apologized, saying in part via a tweet: "...He is owed, and gets my apology for misspeaking."
Clearly, he has remorse toward A-Rod for his thoughtless and poorly worded candor while speaking with Lupica.
Unfortunately, it's ...
The New York Yankees' search to replace Mariano Rivera will next turn to former Texas Rangers closer Joe Nathan.
According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, the Yankees have interest in Nathan and will likely pursue him after addressing some of their other needs first:
Source: Yankees have interest in Joe Nathan, but working on more pressing needs (Beltran, McCann) before things such as bullpen help.
— Mark Feinsand (@FeinsandNYDN) November 20, 2013
The Yankees need to find a way to replace the best closer in the history of the game, ...
The long, arduous triple-threat match between Alex Rodriguez, Major League Baseball and the New York Yankees came to a screeching halt on Wednesday afternoon. The three-time American League Most Valuable Player stormed out of his grievance hearing when arbitrator Fredric Horowitz refused to order baseball commissioner Bud Selig to testify.
Hours later, Rodriguez resurfaced, this time in the studio with WFAN host Mike Francesa. During an animated interview, Rodriguez, alongside one of his many legal advisers, spoke to the longtime New York radio host about his anger at Bud Selig, distrust ...
Whatever remnants of goodwill that might have still existed between Alex Rodriguez and Major League Baseball in this ongoing appeals process essentially walked out the door Wednesday along with the New York Yankees third baseman.
So, too, may have Rodriguez's chances at a lesser suspension.
Rodriguez, who is appealing his historic, unprecedented 211-game ban for his alleged involvement in the Biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal that has rocked baseball over the past year, exploded in an outburst, cursed at MLB's COO Rob Manfred and left the league's office in Manhattan, according to a report ...
Hey, you can't blame Robinson Cano for dreaming big.
The up-until-now New York Yankees second baseman is a free agent, after all. Dreaming big is what free agents are supposed to do. To dream small is to lowball oneself, and one should never do that.
But Cano and his people aren't going to get what they want. You know that. I know that. The Yankees know that.
And if Cano doesn't know that, time will inevitably make him know it.
What is it that Cano and his people want? Well, Jon Heyman of CBS Sports ...
Alex Rodriguez had the opportunity to be one of the greatest baseball players of all time. He had all the talent in the world, with one scout saying Rodriguez was better at 17 "than all the superstars in baseball were when they were seniors," as reported by Buzzfeed Sports' Matt Kiebus.
The fame and money caught up to him, however, and his career has become known to all as tainted and disappointing. Let's take a look at the most controversial moments—we'll call them "A-Rod" moments—in the superstar's career. Begin Slideshow
The New York Yankees are going through an identity crisis, but these free agents could help them head back on the right track.
While most teams would actually have to suffer a losing record to consider their season a complete, utter disappointment, the 85-77 Yankees missed out on the postseason for the second time in 19 seasons, which is enough to send the Big Apple into a frenzied panic.
To make matters worse, Robinson Cano, Hiroki Kuroda and Curtis Granderson are all set to enter free agency after rejecting their qualifying offers. It ...
He was the hero of so many games for the New York Yankees in 2012, and now, 41-year-old Raul Ibanez may be heading back to the Bronx.
According to George A. King III and Ken Davidoff of the New York Post, the Yankees are considering offering Ibanez another contract this winter. This comes one year after the team let him walk following a playoff performance New Yorkers have not seen from one player since Reggie Jackson.
Almost all analysts considered Ibanez’s career near over during spring training in 2012, when he simply ...
A few weeks into the offseason, the open market isn't quite yet, well, open for business.
The biggest name to sign a deal with a new team is...Tim Hudson? The former Atlanta Braves pitcher, who agreed to a two-year, $23 million deal with the San Francisco Giants on Monday, is a perfectly fine get for a team that's been on the lookout for pitching.
But with all apologies to Hudson, who has had himself a great career to this point, he's also a 38-year-old coming off a broken ankle that cost him the ...