Hey, this is probably old news, but whatever... the NY Post had an article today on how the Yankees first round pick from last year's draft - 6'10 Andrew Brackman - is getting hazed by the veterans at spring training. ...
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A favorite of ours, David Zirin, writes about Hugo Chavez' revolt against Major League Baseball pillaging of Venezuelan youths. He cites some great specific examples of the negative impact MLB's "hold no bars" system has had on Latin American youth,...
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The Tampa City Council has voted to change the name of Legends Field, where the Yankees have held spring training since it opened in 1996, to "Steinbrenner Field".Isn't that an honor typically granted to dead people? I mean must eponymous...
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5. That B-12 injections are apparently also illegal. At least, as Rep. Shays put it, unless you are "suffering from anemia, Alzheimer's, or dementia." Or, if you are a vegan."What's a vegan?", asked Roger Clemens.It's the opposite of an...
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Remember last year when Gary Sheffield got into trouble for telling GQ magazine that one of the reasons there are fewer African-American players in baseball than in the past is because Latin American players were "easier to control"?Yeah, he caught...
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