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Bud Selig’s Changing View of Baseball’s Best Interests

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Baseball History, CBA, MLB, PEDs, Yankees on July 30, 2013 | 2 Comments »

Bud Selig is about to use the nuclear option on Alex Rodriguez. Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement is mostly very specific in its delegation of power, but there is a broad clause that grants the commissioner authority to mete out justice that he, alone, believes is in the best interest of the game. Since Judge Kenesaw […]

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Yankees Come Full Circle with Acquisition of Alfonso Soriano, but Alex Rodriguez Has Team Chasing Its Tail

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, PEDs, Rumors, Trades, Yankees on July 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

While Alex Rodriguez and Brian Cashman continue to dicker over the third baseman’s reinstatement to the active roster, the Yankees are set to welcome back the man they traded for Arod 10 years ago. The acquisition of Alfonso Soriano juxtaposed against the Rodriquez saga might seem like an amusing coincidence, but both events say quite […]

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Historic Home Run Decline Turns Yankees into Dive Bombers

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on July 22, 2013 | 2 Comments »

The Bronx Bombers have been grounded. You could see the drop off in the Yankees’ home run total coming from a mile away. However, even the most dire forecast didn’t account for the historic decline that has turned the Bronx Bombers from a perennial power house into a squadron of pea shooters one year removed […]

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Looks Who’s Talking; Cashman Rips Arod, but GM Needs to Take His Own Advice

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Yankees on June 26, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Alex Rodriguez may not have been expecting a re-tweet from Brian Cashman, but he sure got a direct message. The last eight months haven’t been kind to Arod, who has endured an emasculating postseason, winter hip surgery and Biogensis allegations since last October. So, when the embattled third baseman finally received some good news, he couldn’t contain his excitement. After […]

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Bud Selig’s Legacy at Stake with Biogenesis

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, PEDs, Yankees on June 5, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Air tight investigations don’t rely on leaks. Such a tactic is more typically born of desperation, a word that seems charitable when describing Bud Selig’s dogged pursuit of the dozens of players allegedly linked to Biogenesis. Commissioner Selig was probably hoping the Mitchell Report would purify the stains to his legacy caused by the rampant […]

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Smaller Crowds at Yankee Stadium Could Have Big Impact on Future Plans

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on April 25, 2013 | 11 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” – Yogi Berra The turnstiles at Yankee Stadium have not been spinning as often this season. Through the first nine home games of the year, the average crowd in the Bronx has been 38,432, which compared to the same point […]

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Pop Goes the Season; Teixeira’s Wrist Injury Leaves Yankees Limp

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Roster Analysis, Spring Training, Yankees on March 6, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Mark Teixeira heard a pop in his wrist. Now, the Yankees have to hope the air hasn’t been let out of their season. Even before Teixeira was diagnosed with a strained tendon that will sideline him for 8-10 weeks, the Yankees’ Opening Day lineup figured to be one of their weakest in recent history. That […]

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