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Jeff Bagwell Shrugs Off Hall of Fame Snub

Jeff Bagwell said he was neither shocked nor disappointed upon learning Wednesday that he got 41.7 percent of the vote for election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. "I'm just thank thankful I'm even on the ballot, and we'll go on from here," the former Houston Astros slugger told reporters by telephone. Bagwell,...

Yankees Need That Backs-to-the-Wall Attitude Now

NEW YORK -- Their backs are up against the wall. They have to win Sunday. This is it. Must-win. Do or die. Not just the Angels. But the Yankees, too. Asked Friday before the Yankees worked out which team faces the most pressure in Game 6, catcher Jorge Posada said, "Both teams." He's right. Sure, the Yankees have a...

Does a 'Book Clause' Go Too Far?

Joe Torre's new book has done what few baseball books have done: It's gotten people to talk baseball during Super Bowl week. That's no small feat considering how much hype the big game gets. It seems, though, that the Yankees want to discourage people from talking about baseball, or at least the kind of baseball where...

Everyone At Sports Illustrated Loves Short Baseball

The Game 5 Bud Selig-Will-He-Or-Won't-He-Clusterf--k is over now, and we're already looking ahead. Let's finish this thing out, huh? No rain! Probably! Sure, baseball kinda-sorta embarrassed itself the other night, but that's over now. It's time to move on, to look on the bright side -- people with ADD will be able to...

Baseball Will Have Instant Replay Soon

Considering how slow moving baseball has been historically in making changes to the game, for once I have to give props to Bud Selig for actually getting out and doing something. With so many questionable calls being made by umpires on home runs this season, the clamor for baseball to use instant replay has grown louder...

Tom Verducci News From the Web

05/14/12 Derek Holland video bombs Tom Verducci report, ends up... Source: Larry Brown Sports SI MLB writer and MLB Network reporter Tom Verducci was doing a pregame report on "Ballpark Cam" prior to the Rangers-Angels series opener on Friday night when he was hilariously interrupted by Derek Holland.
05/10/12 Talking Points: Albert Pujols' epic slump documented Source: The Columbian - Vancouver WA Albert Pujols was booed in his home park last Friday and benched on Saturday.