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Anyone watch the Yankees' trophy celebration after winning the American League Championship Series? It was painfully corporate and choreographed. In stark contrast to how the Phils handled things last week, there was no acknowledgment of, or interaction with, their fans - no sense of unity.
Even more galling: The Bombers started hawking American League Championship merchandise on MLB.com before they beat the Angels. Maybe it was a computer glitch, an honest mistake - but I doubt it.
Now we’re talking. Now the Washington Nationals have a rival. A real rival, not an interleague, MLB-arranged, bi-annual blind date with the Baltimore Orioles, which despite their proximity was actually more of a long-distance ... more »
I don’t care what Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says — I’ll believe his team is a seller when I see it. But know this: According to major league sources, at least one club — the... more »
The Nationals never had any doubt, from the moment Cole Hamels’s 93-mph fastball bored into Bryce Harper’s backside, that Hamels had done it on purpose. Afterward, in a statement that may earn him a fine and suspension,... more »
Alex Rodriguez has played in every game this season. Sometime this summer, maybe on an extra-humid afternoon or during the 20-games-in-20-days stretch the New York Yankees face in August, manager Joe Girardi will sit him.... more »
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