Chipper Jones and the Bratwurst Parting Gift
When baseball players who are Hall of Fame caliber are known to be retiring, it isn’t unusual for opposing clubs to give those players acknowledgments and gifts when they make...
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Derek Jeter Rebuffs Skip Bayless
ESPN’s Skip Bayless is having a hard time believing that 38 year old New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter could be hitting .324 and leading the American League in hits...
Roger Clemens Returning to Baseball With Independent Minor League Team
Now that former pitcher Roger Clemens has been acquitted of charges that he lied to Congress in his denial that he used performance enhancing drugs, he’s going to do what...
Melky Cabrera and the Fake Website Defense
San Francisco Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera, who is currently serving a 50 game suspension after a drug test showed he had an elevated testosterone level, had his alibi all figured...
Post Office Explains Joe DiMaggio Stamp
The United States Postal Service recently released a series of stamps honoring some Major League Baseball All-Stars of the past. That seems straightforward enough, but some people have questioned if...
John Axford Cuts His Hair, Donates It to Charity
This has not been a good year for Milwaukee Brewers relief pitcher John Axford. As the team’s closer in 2011, Axford was 2-2 with an ERA of 1.95, 46 saves...
Andrew McCutchen Putting Up MVP Numbers for Pirates
Last March, the perennial doormat Pittsburgh Pirates had an epiphany. They finally realized after 20 straight seasons of finishing under .500 that they actually needed to spend some money and...
Chicago Cubs Pitcher Kerry Wood Retires With Style
Kerry Wood burst onto the sports scene in 1998 as a hard throwing 20 year old rookie pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. On May 6th of that year, Wood pitched...
Jamie Moyer Becomes the Oldest Pitcher to Win a Major League Game
The Colorado Rockies’ Jamie Moyer made history on April 17th when he became the oldest pitcher to ever win a Major League game as Colorado beat the San Diego Padres...
Royals Closer Jonathan Broxton Makes Dubious History
New Kansas City Royals closer Jonathon Broxton made his first save opportunity of the season a memorable one. Broxton, formerly of the Dodgers, came into the game in the bottom...
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