Posted on September 23 2009 by Tom Ferda.
DETROIT – While Sports Illustrated is featuring the Tigers’ current home Comercia Park on their cover this week; at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull demolition experts and heavy machinery continued to flatten Tiger Stadium one beam and support at a time. Those bulldozers ripped the concrete and riveted steel girders out of that structure and buried them in a nearby landfill, but could not purge the heart and soul out of that ballpark.
Posted on September 10 2009 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – After a rain delay, Jeter provided the Yankee fans with what they came out to see when he singled off Orioles’ pitcher Chris Tillman in the third inning. It was hit 2,722 for the Yankee infielder, beating Gehrig’s record that had survived seven decades.
Posted on August 24 2009 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – With his New York Mets trailing the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7 in the bottom of the 9th inning, Jeff Francoeur stepped up to the plate to face Phillies’ closer Brad Lidge. Francoeur’s next swing would become historic.
Posted on July 30 2009 by J. Donetelli.
ATLANTA – Erin Andrews still coming down from the ordeal of being videoed naked in a hotel room several days ago called 911 to report two paparazzi creeping around her home. Andrews, an ESPN sports reporter voted the sexiest female to work the mic, is no stranger to attention but lately seems to be getting the kind of attention she prefers not to get.
Posted on July 15 2009 by J. Donetelli.
ST. LOUIS – President Obama started the MLB All Star evening out with the first pitch and the American League finished it off with another victory over their rival National League All Stars. The 4-3 victory is the 13th in a row for the AL, a record streak that again earned them home field advantage in the World Series.
Posted on February 18 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – While the media spends time over-analyzing how much truth A-Rod’s press conference statements contained, many people still question whether Selig has spent the past decade ignoring his league’s steroid abuse problem. Selig is quick to deflect the blame.
Posted on February 17 2009 by Tom Ferda.
TAMPA – Many people will want to elaborate on some of the vague responses he gave throughout the session and how his statements are changing over time. During his interview with Peter Gammons last week, A-Rod said he did not remember being injected but in today’s statement he mentions taking the syringe.
Posted on February 14 2009 by Tom Ferda.
ATLANTA – As the Barry Bonds’ March 2 trial grows closer and pieces of the prosecutors’ case against MLB’s home run record- holder continue to go public, if there was any doubt whether Hank Aaron supports Bonds as home run king, those questions may have been answered.
Posted on February 13 2009 by Paula Duffy.
The judge ruled that because McNamee was under investigation and working with federal prosecutors on a potential plea deal for his part in trafficking illegal steroids, his statements to Mitchell should be protected.
Posted on February 10 2009 by Tom Ferda.
NEW YORK – Fair is fair, if Bonds has an asterisk, A-Rod certainly deserves one. And if A-Rod gets one, Clemens should if he is found guilty, and so should Jason Giambi or anyone else who has bats, gloves and balls honoring them in Cooperstown.