The Fall Classic has finally arrived.  After 162 regular season games and two rounds of playoff action, Major League Baseball is down to its final two teams: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays.  Now it doesn’t surprise a lot of people that the Phillies have returned to the World Series, but the Rays?!?!
Yes, the Tampa Bay Rays won the Ameri… Click to read more

Forgive me for going on a tangent over the national pastime – but every time we advance into a new round of the baseball post-season we are subjected to watching baseball teams wearing goggles and running around the locker room pouring champagne and beer over everybody.  Now this is a terrific event when your team wins the CHAMPIONSHIP – but when… Click to read more

Twelve Years ago, Joe Torre became the manager of the New York Yankees and guided them to the pinnacle of the baseball world in only his first season at the helm.  When Charlie Hayes made the final out in Game 6 of the 1996 World Series, the Yankees won the world championship for the first time in 18 years.… Click to read more

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

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 checki… Click to read more

… but this time it is for a good cause.
He promised that he wouldn’t gamble again for a couple after running out on a $400K marker, but Charles Barkley is back playing poker in Vegas.
But here’s the rub -– the Round Mound says that it’s all for charity. [TMZ]
Barkey and other gambling addicted players will shell out $5K a piece to enter a c… Click to read more

After a 86-year freezeout, the curse of the Bambino lives no longer, as the Boston Red Sox won their second World Series in four years last night against the Colorado Rockies (final score 4-3).
Is this the beginning of a new era for the Sox and their fans alike?
The Colorado Rockies, a great team in their own right, were stomped by the Red Sox, swept in four games wi… Click to read more

In a recent survey taken by Travel and Leisure Philadelphia ranked dead-last in terms of attractive people. Even if you go the old “brains over beauty” route, Philly ranked #14. (Finger Food)
Relationship “Expertâ€? rationalizes cheating. (College Candy)
In Japan, even criminals have a wicked sense of fashion. (Gizmodo)
Video: an inter… Click to read more

After a topsy-turvy season, the New York Yankees have been eliminated from the playoffs by the Cleveland Indians. Historically, outside of baseball, Yanks losing to Indians is irony at its best.
The Indians will move forward to face the red-hot Boston Red Sox for the ALCS.
The question on everybody’s mind: what is the future of Joe Torre and the Yankee… Click to read more

Lenny Dykstra stood at a staggering 5’10 and weighed in at 167lbs at the peak of his career. A small man to some, but a leader to all. Often referred to as “Nails”, Lenny entered Major League Baseball in 1985 and joined on with the New York Mets. It was evident he would be a force to be rekoned with and wouldn’t let his small size effect his… Click to read more