Manny Ramirez and Dodgers agree to new deal
After months of hard negotiations the Los Angeles Dodgers have signed Manny Ramirez to a new deal worth for $45 million over two years.
“We got a great meeting,” Ramirez said. Read the rest of this entry »
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Ken Griffey Jr. returning to Seattle
February 19th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Ken Griffey Jr., MLB, Seattle Mariners
After days of debating between the Mariners and Braves, Future hall of famer Ken Griffey Jr. has signed a one-year contract worth $2 million with Seattle.
“He’s coming home. … I can’t begin to tell you how ecstatic we are. He is, too,” Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik said on Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »
The A-Roid Press Conference
In case you missed it here’s the Alex Rodriguez press conference everybody was talking about on Tuesday. The first video contains A-Roid’s opening statement and the 2nd video includes all te questions he answered from the media.
Miguel Tejada charged with lying to Congress
Houston Astros star shortstop Miguel Tejada has been charged for lying to Congress about an ex-teammate’s steroid use.
“It just shows that when you do something illegal like this, that you pay a price,” Former Rep. Tom Davis, a Virginia Republican who chaired the committee said in an interview with The Associated Press. Read the rest of this entry »
A-Rod admits taking Steroids
February 10th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, MLB, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers
Alex Rodriguez sat down with ESPN’s Peter Gammons Monday and admitted testing positive for steroids 6 years ago when he was a Texas Ranger.
“When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day,” Rodriguez told Gammons. Read the rest of this entry »
A-Rod tested positive for steroids
According to Sports Illustrated Alex Rodriguez tested positive for 2 anabolic steroids during his MVP 2003 season with the Texas Rangers.
As expected Major League Baseball would not confirm or deny the report.
“We are disturbed by the allegations,” Executive Vice President of Labor Relations Rob Manfred said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »
Phillies give Howard 3-year, $54M contract
The Philadelphia Phillies and 2006 NL MVP Ryan Howard have agreed on a 3-year deal worth $54 million.
“I’m happy to have this done and to know that I’ll be in Philadelphia for at least another three years,” Howard said. Read the rest of this entry »
Cubs trade Pie to Orioles
The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Felix Pie to the Baltimore Orioles for pitchers Garrett Olson and minor leaguer Henry Williamson.
Late Show Top 10 List featuring Rickey Henderson & Jim Rice
New hall of famers Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice read the Top 10 list on “The Late Show With David Letterman”.
Yep, Madonna’s a whore.
CC Sabathia is a Yankee
The New York Yankees and pitcher CC Sabathia have reportedly agreed to a 7-year deal worth $161 million, a record contract for a pitcher.
“I’m sure every team in baseball would love to have him. He’s a guy who’s an intimidating factor on the mound,” Yankees captain Derek Jeter said.
