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What the Manager Who Verbally Abused Jackie Robinson Has to Do With Valdimir Nabokov

If you've seen 42, no doubt one of the more memorable scenes is when Philadelphia Phillies manager Ben Chapman heaps verbal slurs on Jackie Robinson in a 1947 game. The incident actually happened, and it shortened Chapman's career even though the two posed for photographers shortly afterwards to sh ... More >>

Kevin Youkilis Will "Always Be a Red Sock." Why on Earth is That Surprising?

"I look at what I was saying as more like a baseball card," said a smiling Kevin Youkilis to reporters in Tampa today, backtracking on his remark yesterday that he -- now a Yankee -- "would always be a Red Sock." "When you look at it, there are going to be nine seasons (with Boston). That's why I ... More >>

Mariano Rivera: Oh, How We Miss Thee

If, like me, you're going through a severe case of Mariano withdrawal, take a little time off and go to YouTube. Or trust my own selection of The Best of Mo. This is how I spent my Thursday night, pulling up my favorite Rivera videos so you didn't have to. But if you think you have some as good or ... More >>

Giants Fans Like Bill Murray Are Classier Than Patriots Fans

It goes without saying that New York baseball fans are classier than those of New England -- we see evidence of that every time the Yankees and Red Sox play, whether in New York or Boston. As the Super Bowl approaches, it should be just as obvious that New York football fans are classier than their ... More >>

Those Glorious '86 Mets — Hey, Where Are the Celebrations on Their Silver Anniversary?

Strawberry!Did I miss it, or has someone written tributes to the 1986 Mets that I didn't see? October 18 marks the 25th anniversary of the first game of the great 1986 World Series, and we just passed the 25th anniversary of perhaps the greatest division series ever, the one with the Houston Astros ... More >>

Yankee Post-Mortem, Part 2: Too-Much-Moneyball and the Crapshoot Factor

If you're sick of Moneyball clichés, try the cure: Too Much Moneyball, a video from Jest.com that's making the rounds. Our favorite scene is when the actor playing the Brad Pitt role — or, rather, in this scenario the Brian Cashman role — is thinking of new ways to spend money: "Ove ... More >>

Buck Showalter Ticked Off By Derek Jeter? He Shoulda Kept Quiet About It

​Let's deal with this now so we don't have to deal with it before the April issue of Men's Journal hits the stands. According to the Sporting News, Orioles manager Buck Showalter -- who for some reason Men's Journal thinks is a hot subject for a profile -- has taken pot shots at Boston's g ... More >>

With Cliff Lee, Will the Phillies Rotation Be the Best Ever?

​Does the acquisition of Cliff Lee give the Philadelphia Phillies the best rotation in baseball history? That's a little premature, but you can certainly make a good argument. Right now, Roy Halliday, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, and Cole Hamels certainly look to rank with the 1954 Cleveland In ... More >>

Q&A: Craig Finn Of The Hold Steady Breaks Down The Twins/Yankees Series

Twins cap not pictured, for once​The MLB Playoffs begin today, kicking off an annual tradition for many sports-minded New Yorkers: rooting against the Yankees. Hold Steady frontman Craig Finn has added motivation this year, given that his beloved Minnesota Twins once again drew the Yanks in th ... More >>

Ken Burns Outed as a Red Sox Fan

​The Tenth Inning, the two-part, four-hour update of Ken Burns's 1994 documentary Baseball, airs tonight and tomorrow night (September 28-29) on PBS. We caught up with the show's creator and co-director, Ken Burns, at Yankee Stadium last week before the tribute to George Steinbrenner. Are ... More >>

Summer Guide: Hit the Arts Road!

Weekend trips to cultured places

The Most Shocking New York Yankees Loss, Ever

​Some things are simply unforeseeable. After all, who would've thought that the New York Yankees - the highest-paid team in baseball, the team that won the World Series just six months ago - would sustain what some could only perceive as the most shocking defeat in the history of the franchise ... More >>

Dear Lost Fans: There is Weekly Group Therapy for Your Obsession

There are some unnerving similarities between Lost obsessives and Red Sox fans. Lost devotees watch this show the way that most Massholes watch baseball: en masse, with an unfailing dedication and a sense of unity previously only thought to exist at European soccer games. They stick with their fav ... More >>

Scott Brown-Martha Coakley Race Speeds to Awful Finish

​Tomorrow is the day President Obama's socialist health care plan comes to an end, allegedly, as Republican Scott Brown is showing unexpected strength against Democrat Martha Coakley in Tuesday's special election to replace the deceased Ted Kennedy . As with last year's hilarious NY-23 congr ... More >>

Mets to Get Jason Bay for 4 Years, $66 Million

​Great, someone who's healthy! Jason Bay, a free agent most recently with the Red Sox, has been signed by the Mets. Last year he batted .276 (he's a career .280) with 36 homers. He's 31 and doesn't hardly have a scratch on him. He runs good. And Eddie Vedder's a fan! Also, he has a winning ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: And the World Series heads back to the Bronx...

​"When the dazzling dark breaks over the far slopes of time, then it's time to toss things, like our reason, and our will...then it's time to break our necks for home."--Annie Dillard After last night's loss in Citizen's Bank Park that staved off elimination for the Phillies, I realized that ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Hope the stadium organist dug up the "Who's Your Daddy?" sheet music...

​Let's see...in the last 24 hours, I've: Threw a pen at a Red Sox fan because he said, "I'm loving the way this series is going." Told my buddy to go to hell when it came to my attention he bet on the Phillies to win the whole series. Changed the M and N on my coworker's keyboard because ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Blowout win puts Yankees on the brink...!

​I think I might have been just as happy with the score as I was with the fact that the Yankees won last night. I don't know if my heart could have handled another extra innings monument to high anxiety. A pitchers' duel would have sent me into seizure fits. (Of course, an Angels' hit parade ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: When Will Baseball Stop Using History as Performance Barometer?

​After slicing through the Red Sox like they were a middle school softball team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of the greater state of California as part of the United States, Eastern Hemisphere of Earth within the Milky Way, will face the Bronx Bombers in the first game of the ALCS this F ... More >>

Crazy Yankee Chick: Well, well, well. Carl F%#&ing Pavano. We meet again.

​Previewing Game 3 of the ALDS, Yankees @ Twins, 7:07pm...Minnesota facing elimination... "Are the Twins on crack starting Pavano over Baker on full rest?" --Text message from White Sox buddy It's a fair question. I'm not really sure what the reasoning is behind this, but the only thing I ca ... More >>

Ted Williams' Head Even More Banged Up Than We Thought

​Even the most die-hard of Yankees fans might feel a little pity for their Red Sox counterparts today. The Daily News reports that legendary Red Sox slugger Ted Williams' frozen head was used in batting practice at the Alcor Life Extension clinic. Williams' legacy took a different kind of hit ... More >>

Our Subway Series Prediction: Yankees, Yankees, Mets

It isn't just the economy and the ticket prices that will produce all those empty seats at Yankee Stadium tonight. The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies have taken much of the wind out of this season's first Subway Series. As we go to press, you can still go to the Yankees web site and g ... More >>

Fans Sour on Yanks' Suite Deal

The Bizarre Kidnapping of a Girl Named "Snooks": Yachts, Faux Rockefellers and Modern Art

Damn Yankees! The Yankee-Red Sox Car Rundown

Who's Cursed Now? The New Chapter in the Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry

High Times at the Sean Bell Trial (Plus Other April Fool's Madness)

Play Ball! Baseball is Back in the City.

Goodbye "Tab," Hello McGreevey Scandal Part Two

Slaughterhouse Jive: Jesus, Muhammad, Al Qaeda, and the World Series

Bronx Bumblers

How can a team with four Hall of Famers fall so far?

Farm Aid for the Bronx?

Minor league neglect and a baffling innumeracy have doomed the Yankees

Democracy Now

Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, and a band that looks almost like America take back the flag

Their Arsenal: The Farrelly brothers replace soccer with Sox

Lazy Bums

When you're allergic to covering the issues, head for the sports cliché. We're going into overtime.

Yanks Don't Quite Add Up

Subtraction and Division Problems

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Dead Man Wearing

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Follow the Money

You’ve Got Baseball Questions. We’ve Got Answers.

Jock Lit

Need Relief? Summon the Pen.

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Hosiery History

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Kickin' It Old School

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Winterball Heats Up

Grading baseball's off-season moves

The War Against Gays and Lesbians

'The Attacks Were the Most Brutal I Encountered'

The Globe Spins