Mediots unite in song
From Wallace Matthew’s latest column: If [Juan Rivera] ever hits a home run — he hasn’t hit one yet this spring although he had a career high of 25 in 2009 as an Angel — he has a natural home run call:...
View ArticleAnd here comes the MSM justification for Vernon Wells
Just as we predicted on our recent podcast, it was only a matter of time before the mainstream media began to spin the Vernon Wells deal as a positive for the Yankees — just like they do with nearly...
View ArticleWaldman’s overly dramatic reaction to the Youkilis beaning
In Tuesday night’s game versus Cleveland:
View ArticleVOTE: Do you agree with John Flaherty?
A Twitter conversation between John Flaherty and a random gentleman: “@bxfynestpr718: @flash17yes Would you trade Robinson Cano if it meant bringing back top prospects for 3b, SS, n also s starting...
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Ahem…
On Wednesday night, after Ben Francisco hit a solo HR in the 3rd inning, John Sterling referred to the player who has naked pictures of Joe Girardi and Brian Cashman as the “Ben Francisco Treat.” After...
View ArticleDoes the mainstream sports media coordinate article releases?
Besides the incredible discovery that no person on earth other than Joba Chamberlain has ever had a word spat with a friend or colleague, there was something else about SHHHH-Gate that peaked our...
View ArticleYES-ting
If you’re like me and you get Yankees/YES Alerts, then you know that as this season has progressed, the volume of text messages has increased exponentially. Monday’s contest between the Yankees and the...
View ArticleYankee Stadium isn’t the only thing seeing less action
Wall Street Journal: Through Wednesday, the average ratings for Yankee games on the YES Network were down 38% compared to the same period last season, according to Nielsen figures. The drop is even...
View ArticleWSJ on Yankees fans: “Lack of stars is reason why ratings and attendance are...
Yesterday, we cited a Wall Street Journal article that reported about the plummeting ratings of the YES Network. However, we didn’t expand on the hypothesis put forward by the WSJ for the lack of fan...
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MSM: “Ichiro is awesome because his baseball card says .270″
Valuable? This is just ridiculous. If you are paid to write about baseball, shouldn’t you at least learn a little something about other things besides batting average? The fact is that Ichiro has been...
View ArticleYES’ Singleton creates new advanced baseball statistic: The Birthday Win (TBdW)
Tonight, YES Network Announcer Ken Singleton spent the entirety of Chris Stewart’s AB in the top of the 3rd inning discussing the success of pitchers on their birthdays when facing the Yankees. The...
View ArticleAnd the winner of the “That Makes Absolutely No Sense” Award is…
Re: Ortiz. Tested positive at time when there were no penalties for PEDs. Tests were supposed to be confidential. I view him less harshly. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) July 20, 2013
View ArticleKlapisch hit piece: Arod “even dirtier than Bonds”
On A-Rod and his "love" for the game. http://t.co/3wz26qMYW4 — Bob Klapisch (@BobKlap) July 21, 2013 The Klap: With the Biogenesis scandal reaching a critical stage – and commissioner Bud Selig moving...
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Verducci on Arod’s salary and implications from a suspension
A snippet from a very interesting article from SI’s Tom Verducci: What’s important for the Yankees is to get Rodriguez banned in 2014, not so much in 2013. The team has a self-imposed salary cap of...
View ArticleNY Post’s Joel Sherman: “When I don’t have to see Arod in person, I’ll make...
While no one is expecting David Ortiz to be suspended after his recent roid rage and writers like Ken Rosenthal continue to ignore his failed PED test, the piling on of Alex Rodriguez continues on a...
View ArticleMarchman joins race to the bottom
If the Alex Rodriguez / broader baseball PED drama has taught us anything, it’s that bad sports journalism is alive and kicking. We’ve had hit pieces, hypocrisy, and pot shots within the last week and...
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This man is paid to write about baseball
Scott Miller joins the ranks of “professional” sports writers taking the high road with A-Rod. Read it if you so choose, but maybe the headline alone probably tells you everything you need to know?
View ArticleKen Davidoff, you sexy beast
Perhaps there’s hope yet for some members of the MSM, because Ken Davidoff gets it — two solid articles today from the NY Post columnist. In the first, Davidoff invokes the spirit of Pythagoras, with...
View ArticleSuzyn Waldman: Hitting instructor
Attention hitters. The secret to your success is what Suzyn Waldman revealed during Wednesday night’s broadcast. “If he’s throwing 96 and you put a bat on it, you’ll hit it 98.” It’s that simple.
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