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Hank Steinbrenner Still Doesn't Get Tampering

Hank Steinbrenner has made no secret about his plans to buy his way back into contention this winter, preferably by picking up a big-name pitcher. But there's a difference between saying you want to sign "a pitcher" and actually naming names -- especially when it's still August and the players in question are under another...

Sports Aren't For The Birds

Sports are a very dangerous sport for birds. ESPN Top 10 Bird MomentsESPN has put together a few highlights from the infield, grid iron, racetrack and other sporting venues that give a whole new meaning to flipping the bird. Some of these birds didn't fare very well, including one that tried to play chicken with Michael...

Dave Winfield Has a Book Coming Out

If anyone's interested - and in some cases, I realize that may be a big 'if' - Dave Winfield has a new book dropping March 20 entitled "Dropping the Ball: Baseball's Troubles and How We Can and Must Solve Them." A bit of what it's about:Revenue has never been higher, attendance has never been better, and baseball has never...

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05/09/12 Get out your No. 2 pencil Source: SportsLink - The Spokesman-Review - Spokane WA That former Mariner was left-handed pitcher Matt Young, who I played with in Little League and caught in high school.
05/04/12 Pujols' homer drought akin to Winfield's in N.Y. Source: MLB - Los Angeles Angels The old, cramped visiting clubhouse in Tiger Stadium allowed for little privacy, not that Bob Watson had any intention of being discrete that night in April 1981, when he was a member of the Yankees and a fairly new teammate of Dave Winfield.
04/20/12 A-Rod, Jeter climb charts in Yanks' victory Source: New York Yankees Blog on Daily News It was Milestone Friday for Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez at Fenway as both passed big names â and significant names in their own baseball lives â on career lists.
04/20/12 A-Rod, Jeter climb the charts Source: New York Daily News - New York NY It was Milestone Friday for Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez at Fenway as both passed big names â and significant names in their own baseball lives â on career lists.
04/20/12 After win, Hughes not so ful-Philled Source: New York Daily News - New York NY Before Thursday night's series finale with the Twins, Joe Girardi characterized struggling righthander Phil Hughes ' scheduled outing as a "personality start."