If you haven’t heard yet, Yanks closer Mariano Rivera notched his record-setting 602nd career save today as he closed out a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. We were there to capture the final historic out at Yankee Stadium. Check it out after the jump.

There is no sugar coating it, Major League Baseball on television is boring. Actually attending a ballgame is not that much more exciting except for a few of us out there, I am one of them. I love baseball. I do, however, think there needs to be a few changes to improve the overall viewer-ship of the sport and the most obvious is the uniforms. If the world claims b… Click to read more

The NHL had the bright idea of playing the “Winter Classic” outside at venues not typically used for hockey. The concept has since been adopted by the NCAA with ridiculous results. After this past weekend’s pretty awesome Illinois-Northwestern game at Wrigley and Notre Dame-Army game at Yankee Stadium, we at COED got to thinking: what other non-football venues would make for cool college football matchups?

With the MLB postseason kicking off Wednesday, two teams, the Rangers and the Reds, navigate fairly new territory. Both teams haven’t been in the postseason discussion for quite a while. Here’s our assessment of each team’s chances in this year’s Playoffs along with a rundown of the other MLB teams with the longest current playoff droughts.

The opening round of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason begins on Wednesday when the Rangers travel to Tampa to take on the AL East Champion Rays. While it appears we might be heading for another Phils/Yanks World Series, we’re rooting for a league wide players strike, so we can replace them with the sexy superfans showing off body painted jerse… Click to read more

We started the day by visiting local legend Joe Mauers high school Cretin-Derham Hall. It was a pretty surreal feeling being able to walk around on the same field that he played on. Joe, if you’re reading, we know the secret to your success, your high school centerfield wall is only 343 feet (PICS).

After Mauer’s high school we headed over to the Ta… Click to read more

Tonight we visit one of the most anticipated stadiums of the entire trip, the Minnesota Twins’ Target Field which is in it’s inaugural season. ESPN the Magazine recently said Target Field is the best stadium experience in Major League Baseball and after seeing this virtual tour of the stadium it’s safe to say that we are really excited fo… Click to read more

Pro athletes make crazy amounts of money. Curious how your salary stands up to some of the best? Check out the ESPN Salary Crunch. Here are a few examples of how some common occupations measure up against some of the greatest pro athletes of today.

Earlier in the week, COED took a look at the “Top Five Future Superstar Hitters Of The MLB,” and now it is time to preview the future of the sport on the mound. With Roger Clemens, Pedro Martinez and Tom Glavine sipping on some tea, kicking back and counting retirement money, we’ll take a look at the top five starting pitchers that are 25-years-old or younger who are sure to be the next generation of staff aces.

Since the end of 2003, the Red Sox have won two World Series championships, while the Yankees haven’t even made a return trip. We all know about the 2004 Red Sox and their triumph over the Yanks, coming back in the ALCS after being down three-games to one. However, what is interesting to look at how things have changed since 2003 as a direct result of how the… Click to read more