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The Yankees have held on to Jesus Montero through every offseason and trade deadline. No matter what star player was dangled in their faces, they kept the young catcher (but soon-to-be first baseman or DH, according to most reports) close. Considering the age of the Yankees’ lineup and their desire to get [...]

Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz spoke earlier this week about wanting to start off fresh with a new club in 2012, this according to ESPN and multiple other sources.

Ortiz will turn 36 this November and will undoubtedly have to stay in the American League, given his DH position.

Ortiz knocked in 96 RBI in 2011 and went yard on opposing pitchers 29 times [...]

Moving right along with this season’s second edition of There’s Always Next Year…

The Detroit Tigers are headed to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2006 after scraping past the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night with an exciting Game 5 victory in the Bronx. The Texas Rangers, who advanced to the ALCS [...]

Game 2 of the Tigers/Yankees division series put Max Scherzer up against Freddy Garcia. And, if one were to look only at ERA, it would’ve looked like the Yankees had the edge. Garcia posted a 3.62 ERA during the year in a smaller park while Scherzer posted a 4.43 ERA during the year in a bigger park, and if you considered only that information,[...]

The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees are playing a Wednesday doubleheader. Game one is in the books, with the Yankees having won 4-2.
One angle here is that the Yankees clinched their 16th playoff berth in 17 years. They came in with a magic number of two, with the win and the [...]

Garcia owns a career 2.42 ERA, 1.059, 6.40 K/9 and a record of 15-3 against the Angels, including going 8-1 at Angel Stadium. Garcia also matches up well in regard to his opposing pitcher as Ervin Santana has struggled against the Yankees throughout his career [...]

So the greatest relief pitcher in the history of mankind is human after all.

Who knew?

Over his past three appearances, 41-year-old Mariano Rivera has made some bad pitches and gotten hit.
As predictable as saying “it might snow in December,” the lunatics [...]

Whenever the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox face off against each other, you know it’s going to be a great series that has the potential to be special. Not only due to their historic rivalry, but because of how close the games usually are between the two American League juggernauts.

Unfortunately for the Yankees…

Alex Rodriguez has been alleged to have engaged in high stakes poker games with other celebrities in the recent past. These supposed illegal contests have hurt his image during a time when he hasn’t been producing on the field due to injury. I am an aficionado of poker and have some suggestions for the highest paid baseball player:

He shouldn’t deposit money into any offshore poker accounts…

Richard Rubenstein, the publicist for the amazing life story that is Alex Rodriguez, claims the New York Yankees’ third baseman is looking forward to cooperating with MLB in its investigation of his “alleged” involvement in illegal gambling, specifically underground poker games.

Star Magazine apparently reported last month that Rodriguez was seen playing back door…