On Sunday night, the will retire Derek Jeter’s No. 2 jersey and enshrine him in Monument Park. Ahead of the ceremony, many former teammates of Jeter are speaking out — including, you guessed it, . While the status of Jeter and Rodriguez’s relationship is unclear, Rodriguez was gracious about Jeter’s special night: Of course, Rodriguez’s […]
Month: April 2020
Police: Lenny Dykstra threatened to blow his Uber driver’s head off, said he was kidnapped
When New Jersey police in May and charged him with making terroristic threats during an Uber ride, they weren’t exaggerating. Or at least that’s what police reports obtained by My Central Jersey and seem to suggest. The 55-year-old Dykstra was arrested outside the Linden, N.J., police station around 3:30 a.m. on May 23 after, as […]
Was A.J. Pollock guilty of a baseball ‘flop’ in crucial obstruction play? Justin Verlander thinks so
After winning their Sunday rubber match against the world-champion (), the moved to an NL-best 23-11 and still haven’t lost a series in 2018. That said, the win over Houston was not without some controversy. In the sixth with one out, Houston co-ace — staked to a 1-0 lead — was pretty well cruising, but […]
MVP, Cy Young odds: Oddsmakers release favorites for 2017 MLB season
The 2017 season approacheth! Mostly, that means our attention will be locked on the various playoff races from the very start. However, we’ll alding transfers, with Kieran Dowell of Everton an early target.The midfielder had seemed destined for a move to Huddersfield Town, but a last-gasp approach from Derby could change his destination.Cocu is wasting […]
Mets’ manager search: Alex Cora, Kevin Long reportedly top candidates for vacancy
The are seeking a new manager, having reassigned Terry Collins to a front office role following last weekend’smier League game.The Brazilian defensive midfielder is a yellow card away from an automatic one match ban.The Reds are set to face their title rivals Manchester City next weekend, which is why Klopp does not want to risk […]
Baseball writer’s association announces they’ll make Hall of Fame votes public
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — On Tuesday, the Baseball Writers Association of America successfully voted (by a 80-9 margin) to pass a new measure that will grant greater transparency to the Hall of Fame voting process. Heading forward, all Hall of Fame ballots will ce Luis Suarez insists he has no problems knowing management are seeking […]
The Indians have one of baseball’s best bullpens so far, but many of their relievers still have plenty to prove
The gave up eight runs on Friday in a loss against the , and they did it in an unexpected way. It would be reasonable to think starter held the Royals in check before Cleveland’s largely anonymous bullpen served as a sieve. But that’s not what happened. Rather, Carrasco departed in the first after yielding […]
MLB trade deadline rumors: Phillies and Tigers have talked Matthew Boyd, Shane Greene; Rays interested in Hunter Pence
Major League Baseball has its trade deadline approaching on July 31 and for the first time in this era, there won’t be any August waiver deals after the deadline. It’s a hard deadline. With this in mind, perhaps the dead Neymar from PSG would be stunning.Luis spoke to reporters from Brazil’s Copa America base.”I don’t […]
Cubs vs. Dodgers odds, line: MLB picks, predictions for Jon Lester’s return from model on 14-5 roll
The have recovered in a big way from a poor early-season start and now look to complete a three-game sweep of the visiting . The Cubs (12-10), who opened the season 2-7, have won 10 of their last 13 and are showing signs of breaking out at the plate, while the Dodgers (15-11) have lost […]
Aaron Judge breaks out in Game 3 vs. Astros not a moment too soon for the Yankees
NEW YORK — After having their offense stifled by and in Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS, the broke out in a big way in their Game 3 win on Monday night (). The still own a 2-1 lead in the series. The Yankees struck for three runs early on opposite field three-run home […]