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Clubhouse Chorale: "Steroids, The Breakfast of (Cheating) Champions"

Rick Horowitz | Posted 03.15.2009 | Living

Read More: New York Yankees, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Barry Bonds, Madonna, Mlb, Mitchell Report, Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Baseball and Performance Enhancing Drugs, Bud Selig, Major League Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Miguel Tejada, Living News

Steroids...will make you so strong,/ Steroids...will help you last long,/ Steroids...they'll do you no wrong,/ And as easy to swallow as to sing this song.

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Why All The Rage About 'Roids And A-Rod? Baseball Has Always Had Its Cheaters

Tony Sachs | Posted 03.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, A-Rod Steroid Use, Ralph Kiner, Negro Leagues, Tim Raines, Slim Jones, Willie Mays, Smoky Joe Williams, Gaylord Perry, Alex Rodriguez, Whitey Ford, Babe Ruth, Satchel Paige, Major League Baseball, Keith Hernandez, Baseball Steroids Scandal, Willie Stargell, Entertainment News

When, in the middle of the worst economic crisis in decades, the president has to answer a question at a press conference about Alex Rodriguez, you know the hysteria about steroids in baseball has gotten out of hand.

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A-Fraud? Nah, He's as Real as His Tan

Jon Greenberg | Posted 03.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Barry Bonds, President Obama, Espn, Roger Clemens, Jose Canseco, Ken Burns, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Alex Rodriguez, Peter Gammons, A-Rod, Steroids, Steroid Era, Alex Rodriguez Steroids, Sports, Bigger Stronger Faster, Chicago News

When I first made my way into Major League clubhouses in 2003, it was easy to see the effects of performance-enhancing drugs. Most reporters suspected guys were on something, but hey, there were games to cover.

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MLB Network Provides "Most Compelling Coverage" Of A-Rod Steroid Scandal Despite Impact On Sport

Los Angeles Times | Diane Pucin | Posted 03.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Alex Rodriguez Admits Using Steroids, MLB Network, Steroids, Baseball, Mlb, Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez Steroid Use, Alex Rodriguez, Media News

Watching Alex Rodriguez's interview Monday with ESPN's Peter Gammons, it was easy to think of the new Fox show, "Lie to Me" and its tagline, "The trut...

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Consumer Confidence and an All American Attitude

Don McNay | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Trial Lawyers, Bill Clinton, Wall Street Bailout, Texas Longhorns, Pat Benetar, Major League Baseball, Litigation, Economy, Economic Crisis, Bill Clinton Autobiography, Oakland a's, Don McNay, Consumer Confidence Low, College Football, Super Bowl, Austin Texas, Settlement Planners, Structured Settlements, US Economy, Texas, Consumer Confidence, Huston Street, Wall Street Crisis, James Street, Kentucky, Texas Football, Faith, Business News

In today's economy, there are a lot of things out of control. Greedy bankers and lousy leaders put the world in peril -- it is easy to get depressed. Then I think about the bright side.

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Rickey Henderson's Hall of Fame Induction Speech

Dan Abramson | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Fame, Baseball, Humor, Satire, Major League Baseball, Entertainment News

Rickey would like to thank the Hall of Fame for making a bronze statue of Rickey. Rickey looks dapper in bronze. Rickey looks even better in a uniform and neon-green Mizuno batting gloves.

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Why Mark McGwire Won't Get Into The Hall Of Fame: It's More Than Just Steroids

Tony Sachs | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mark McGwire, Rickey Henderson, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Major League Baseball, Steroids in Baseball, Baseball Hall of Fame, Jim Rice, Entertainment News

Yes, Mark McGwire's career total of 583 home runs is impressive. But by every other measure, he falls short. Way short. There's his anemic .263 lifetime batting average, and his measly 1,626 hits.

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Another Baseball Great, Another Grand Jury: Roger Clemens Did This to Himself

Paula Duffy | Posted 02.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Human Growth Hormone, Sports, Roger Clemens, Major League Baseball, The Mitchell Report, Balco, Brian McNamee, Jeff Novitsky, Entertainment News

Clemens' biggest strategic blunder was demanding a hearing in front of the Congressional sub-committee that had poked its nose into the affairs of Major League Baseball. He got his wish.

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Yankees Finance the Second Coming

Sean Hartofilis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Sports, Baseball, George Steinbrenner, Curt Schilling, Jesus Christ, Major League Baseball, Brett Favre, Pope Benedict XVI, Entertainment News

Those players from other clubs who'd always credited the Almighty for their successes seem uncertain about how to deal with Jesus as a Yankee, as he represents one third of the Holy Trinity.

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Yanks Had to Sell NYC to CC Sabathia While Offering $161 million

Paula Duffy | Posted 01.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: CC Sabathia, New York Yankees, Major League Baseball, New York City, Sports, Baseball, Entertainment News

Brian Cashman, the team's general manager, played the role of a college football coach trying to recruit a high school senior when he flew to the home of CC Sabathia.

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Why Are We Still Prosecuting Barry Bonds?

Paula Duffy | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Steroids in Baseball, Barry Bonds, Barry Bonds Federal Investigation, BALCO Labs, Major League Baseball, Sports, Baseball, Entertainment News

The feds have given Barry Bonds every chance to recant what he said to Congress, cut a deal and see what he'd get. He has fought it every step of the way.

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We Won't Have George Steinbrenner to Kick Around Any Longer

Paula Duffy | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business

Read More: New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, Hal Steinbrenner, Major League Baseball, Hank Steinbrenner, Business News

The news came on Thursday about George Steinbrenner moving aside from his role as the face and guiding hand of the New York Yankees. MLB owners approved the change in ownership.

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Sports Star Agents Anticipate Obama Tax Hike

Paula Duffy | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Barack Obama Tax Plan, Scott Boras, Barack Obama, Major League Baseball, Business News

You see, the current minimum yearly salary for a big league player is $400,000. That puts the lowliest of bench warmers and pinch hitters into the top 1% of wage earners in this great country.

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Open Letter to Bud Selig

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Bob Gibson, Baseball, Carlton Fisk, Bud Selig, World Series, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Bill Mazeroski, Fox, Tampa Bay Rays, Game 7, Lou Brock, Willie McCovey, Entertainment News

This isn't baseball. This isn't fun. It's not fun to watch guys freezing their asses off in the most important games of the year.

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World Series Fashion Trends and Their Presidential Parallels

Disgrasian | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Elitist, Mullets, Swing State, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, How to Give a Man Hug, Obama Baseball, Real Americans, Mohawks, Baseball Caps, Fashion Trends, McCain Maverick, Political Fashion, Sports, Punk, Swing States, Pennsylvania, World Series, Palling Around With Terrorists, Man Hug, Hat Brims, Florida, Fashion, Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 Political Election, Style News

Both World Series teams happen to be from two important swing states, Florida and Pennsylvania. Kinda puts a new spin on the idea of a state being "in play," doesn't it?

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Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin Vp, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Florida Republican Party, Scott Mcclellan, Major League Baseball, McCain-Palin Supporters, Baseball Fans, McCain-Palin 2008, Jacksonville, Mccain-Palin, Florida Polls, Sports Fan, Voter Turnout, Voters, Florida Repubican Campaigning, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Republican Voters, Republicans, Boston Red Sox, The Devil Rays, The Rays, Sports Fan Support, Alcs, Fan Attendance, Politics News

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Mike Bloomberg, There's a Job Waiting For You in the Bronx

Daniel Holloway | Posted 11.02.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, New York Mayoral Election, Baseball, George Steinbrenner, New York City, Major League Baseball, Michael Bloomberg, Yankee Stadium, Entertainment News

What Bloomberg needs is not another term as mayor, but another job -- a bigger job. There's only one move that makes any sense at all: Michael Bloomberg needs to buy the New York Yankees.

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Saying Goodbye To Yankee Stadium

Tony Sachs | Posted 10.17.2008 | Entertainment

This silent September finds the New York Yankees out of the playoff chase for the first time in 15 years as fans count down to the final game at Yankee Stadium, which takes place this Sunday.

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Remembering Bobby Murcer

Tony Sachs | Posted 07.24.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Baseball, Bobby Murcer, Espn, World Series, Major League Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Sports, Entertainment News

When you listen to a guy announce baseball games for 25 years, an attachment forms -- a strong one, even if it's one-sided and non-reciprocal. Bobby Murcer may not have known me, but I felt like I knew him.

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Hey Now, You're an All-Star

Ken Levine | Posted 07.23.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, MLB All-Star Game, Baseball, Major League Baseball, Yankee Stadium, Sports, Entertainment News

The All-Star Game is a lot like the Academy Awards. It never lives up to the hype, you don't recognize half the stars, and it's usually too long, but every year you gotta be there.

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Will Leitch Bashes Bob Costas and George Will for the Sake of Instant Replay

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: New York Yankees, Instant Replay, Sports, Steroids, Baseball, World Series, Bob Costas, New York Times, New York Times Sports Magazine, Major League Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals, Will Leitch, Play, George Will, Entertainment News

As a matter of logic, particularly in baseball, the use of a technological umpire (like instant replay) for any reason sends us perilously down a slippery slope.

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Major League Baseball Pushes To Put Instant Replay In Use By August

AP | BEN WALKER | Posted 06.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Major League Baseball, Baseball Instant Replay, Sports, Home News

NEW YORK — Instant replay might be coming to Major League Baseball in an instant. Moving faster than expected and coming after a rash of blown ...

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Congress Questions Major League Baseball Over Steroid Testing

New York Times | Duff Wilson | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sports, MLB Steroids, Major League Baseball, Politics News

A Congressional oversight committee Thursday submitted questions to Major League Baseball and its players union asking whether steroid testing was sus...

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MLB Denied by Supreme Court -- Sports Pages Yawn

Dave Hollander | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media

Read More: Sports, Fantasy Baseball, Mlb, Fantasy Sports, Major League Baseball, Supreme Court, Fantasy Leagues, Lesbian Kiss, Mlbam, Media News

A Federal Court of Appeals ruled that MLA cannot charge Fantasy Baseball Leagues licensing fees for using statistics and likeness of its players. That they sued fans in the first place is beyond the pale.

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Yankees The Richest Team In Baseball, Worth $1.3B

AP | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

Read More: New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball, New York Yankees Worth, Business News

NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' value increased to $1.306 billion over the past year, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine, a r...

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