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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...

YES Network Cans Verducci for Being Honest

If you ever needed proof that the YES Network was little more than a mouthpiece for the Yankees front office, here it is: Tom Verducci, one of the most respected baseball minds in all of media, was relieved of his analyst duties for straying too far from the company line. The sad (or funny, depending on your perspective)...

Soon, You Will Read Joe Torre's Literature

I'll start with a confession: I was sort of surprised by all the furor surrounding Joe Torre's departure from the Yankees. Sure, Torre's reign was very successful, but an hour-long interview on ESPN? A constant stream of stories for weeks about Torre's sudden anti-management stand? An interview with Bob Costas? Color me...

TomVerducci News From the Web

05/31/12 Former Miracle players profiled in Sports Illustrated... Source: Lehigh Acres News Star - Lehigh Acres FL The Fort Myers Miracle have received national attention this week, with several of its players from the 1994 season among the focus of the June 4 Sports Illustrated cover story.
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.