There’s a universal truth that applies to just about all large sporting arenas, which is that anything a woman carries that isn’t a backpack is generally acknowledged to be a purse. I’m pretty sure the rule is that if you’re a woman and it goes over your shoulder, it’s a purse. In fact, it has [...]

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I recently received an e-mail from a friend with the subject heading, “tennis and swearing (not McEnroe by a long shot).”  It read: Played tennis yesterday with family.  One guy on the next court shouted “Pujols!” every time he made a mistake Coincidence, you say? I think not.  Well, possibly, but what are the odds [...]

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Since 2007, waiting for Sergio Mitre to make a major league appearance as a starter has been a little bit like waiting for Godot. First there was the injury, then the 50 game suspension.  When last night’s start was delayed for half an hour by the rain, one started to wonder if Mitre would ever [...]

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If there’s something we ought to know about Hideki Matsui by now, it’s that he’s not one for breaking the rules. So when he hit his ninth inning walk-off home run off of Jim Johnson in last night’s 2-1 victory against the Orioles, he made sure to throw his helmet in the air. Apparently, it’s [...]

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For a variety of reasons, it can be easy to think of baseball players as something other than people.  We see them on the cover of Us Weekly, read about them in Page Six of the Post, know the details of their salary negotiations.  It can be easy let their celebrity eclipse their humanity.  Of [...]

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Breaking news from The Bronx: Joe Girardi is apparently living in the Lakehouse. On Monday, Girardi made the following comments in reference to Joba Chamberlain: Do we start him or do we leave him in the bullpen? We have four days to kick it around, and we don’t really need that fifth starter until (July [...]

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Well, the All-Star Game is over (it was so frickin’ boring that MVP was awarded to Carl Crawford for a catch), and we all know what that means. Tomorrow, the second half of baseball season begins. What’s more, football season will soon be upon us. Sadly, that signifies that we’re coming to the end of [...]

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The LA Angels of Anaheim. Talk about a team name that’s just oozing with insecurity. A team name that was more or less dreamt up by some marketing department to trick people into joining the Angels fan-base. Now, the ozone layer may be a little thinner out West, but I’m pretty sure that Dodgers fans [...]

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With the recent announcement that the Jays might be open to dealing Roy Halladay, the New York media just can’t seem to stop talking about what seems to me an entirely ridiculous prospect.  Bringing him to the Bronx. Some of the recent headlines include “Halladay’s availability presents Yankees with a Challenge,” “Why Not Roy Halladay [...]

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Readers, I bring you another entry from our resident Dodger fan, Chris Yamaoka Esq.  As always, it’s a gem, so I hope you enjoy it. I’m sure you will. Manny’s back, and we couldn’t be happier. That’s how I ended my last Manny-themed post, all of four months ago, back in those heady, innocent, loosey-goosey [...]

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