This Saturday marks the highly comical return of Carl Pavano to the decimated Yankee rotation.  With the Yanks sitting six games out of the Wild Card spot and just over a month to play, will he provide enough of a boost for the Bronx Bombers to reach the playoffs for the thirteenth consecutive year?  Or will he only provide enough to boost his own personal checking account this off-season?

The timing for Pavano’s latest comeback attempt is convenient enough to weasel yet another lucrative contract offer out of another team looking for starting pitching depth – something that all 30 teams are interested in.  If he comes on strong in the final five weeks of the season and shows flashes of returning to his 2004 form, will another team pay a hefty salary in hopes that he can anchor the number two or three spot in their rotation? (more…)

No matter how die hard of a fan you are for your home team, no matter how much you hate a certain team, or now matter how badly you want to see a player fail, there are a few players you must respect. Currently it seems hard to have respect for major leaguers at the end of what is known as “The Steroid Era.â€? Players have tarnished the game by using illegal enhancements, taking away from the beauty of America’s sport, which was previously all about alcoholism and womanizing.

There are still a handful of hard working players that have natural megastar talent and will shine for years to come without the use of drugs. I hate the Yankees, but as a baseball fan, I find it impossible to hate Alex Rodriguez. (more…)