42-year-old Curt Schilling announced his retirement from Major League Baseball Monday on his blog.
“It is with zero regrets that I am making my retirement official,” Schilling wrote on his blog. Read the rest of this entry »
The Houston Astros made a smart move onn Monday when they signed catcher Ivan Rodriguez to a one-year, $1.5 million contract.
“It’s very important for me [to be a starter] because I feel good enough to play every day,” Rodriguez said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Boston Red Sow gave left-hander Jon Lester a new 5-year contract worth $30 on Sunday. The deal could be worth $42.75 million is Lester decides to exercise a club option in 2014.
“We’re extremely happy to have gotten this done,” General Manager Theo Epstein said. Read the rest of this entry »
Alex Rodriguez will have arthroscopic hip surgery on Monday which will keep him out for 6-9 weeks.
“Well, it’s better than him missing the whole year,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. Read the rest of this entry »
Washington Nationals mascot Screech dances around like crazy during his debut at the ESPN Zone in Washington, D.C.
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
