it is understandable that both the Yankees and Goldman Sachs are widely admired as the best of the best, and that top free agents want to work for them. But both also are viewed by many with anger, cynicism and even contempt.
As expected, the baseball cognoscenti has gone ga-ga for Tyler Kepner's New York Times piece on AL Cy Young winner Zack Greinke. And why not?
I believed that my son might be the one we'd been waiting for, the guy who would turn the Cubs' luck around. Then something incredible happened. In 2007, his first full season, the Cubs made the playoffs.
There is an important result of an uncapped NFL that is not receiving enough attention: without a cap in the NFL, not only is there no ceiling on player spending, there is also no floor.
For my money, there was one unsung hero, one key player, that transformed the New York Yankees from a third place team in 2008 to World Series champs in '09.
How long "Empire State of Mind" -- the unofficial anthem of the World Series Champion Yankees -- stays in the minds of Yankees' fans depends on how soon they start worrying about next year.
If more men had A-Rod's money there'd be all manner of mythical portraits hanging on suburban walls. As it is the Average Joe will have to be content with Photoshop or clip art.
Matsui is one of those rare superstars who recognize the unique role his astonishing talent has given him and the good he can do for others.
Hold on to your hats, folks, I'm getting ready to be brilliant. I have the answer to the health care debate. No, really! Last Saturday, the House n...
At a soccer game in Australia, police were called to quell a disturbance among the fans. Nothing new in soccer. But some of the fans were wielding spears and axes.
Sammy Sosa's skin looks lighter in recent photographs, and some are wondering if he's "going Michael Jackson on us?" A friend says he's merely going through a skin rejuvenation process.
Claims made in a recent report by the Center for Arts Education crediting the arts in school with promoting higher graduation rates are an exaggeration and misleading.
Which comes first, the return of the NFL to Los Angeles or pro basketball to New York?
Last week ended with a grand and glorious finale - a ticker tape parade tribute to the NY Yankees and their dedicated fans, and for this caterer, a day to be swept up in the enthusiasm.
I am obsessed with always looking at why and how people lead. Small businesses and corporations alike might consider looking at the success of the Yankees.
The Yankees clearly have many, many great years ahead of them, and likely will for generations to come. But the game just doesn't feel the same anymore.
The temperature in New York is 48 degrees as I begin to write this, three hours before the start of the sixth game of the World Series at Yankee Stadi...
The day after the Yankees won their 27th World Series, I decided that I will forever refer to the new Yankee Stadium as "the house that Kate built."
Read the sports pages today and you'll find a whole lot of jealous Yankee haters moaning and whining about the Yankees' payroll. But business is the business of America.
And this year's Plaxie goes to Dodger pitcher Vicente Padilla. Stealing a page from Plaxico Burress, Padilla accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting in Nicaragua.
Win or lose, once the playoffs are over, whether you're popping the bubbly or doing the thousand-yard stare in the opposing dugout, there's no more baseball.
