Posted on February 05 2009 by Tom Ferda.
As expected, MLB’s home run king Barry Bonds pleaded not guilty to perjury charges related to his testimony in the much-publicized steroid investigation. Some feel all the charges against Bonds should have been dropped and Bonds is being singled out but the bottom line is, if Bonds lied under oath, after hitting 762 over the fence he may be spending two years behind one; a taller one decorated in barbed wire.
Posted on January 02 2009 by Paula Duffy.
LOS ANGELES – In November, the Dodgers made a contract offer to Manny for two years in the amount of $45 million. At the time, Boras said thanks but no thanks since he had been looking for a 5-6 year deal. The Dodgers left the offer on the table for a week or so and then pulled it back.
Sources say the two sides are speaking about a deal again.
Posted on December 17 2008 by J. Donetelli.
NASHVILLE – Roger Clemen’s ex-lover country singer Mindy McCready is recovering in a hospital after she was admitted due to another suicide attempt. McCready, who recently confirmed having an affair with the Cy Young winning fast-baller attempted suicide on Wednesday night.
Posted on November 24 2008 by Tom Ferda.
Judge Susan Illston dropped three of the charges against ex-San Francisco Giants slugger, Barry Bonds, lightening the load of perjury charges he will be facing in his upcoming March trial.
That’s a decent start but it’s time to drop the remaining 10 charges as well, unless the government charges everyone else who has outright lied in front of Congressional committees.
Bonds has been singled out, period!
Posted on November 18 2008 by J. Donetelli.
The hole started out small with accusations of steroid use coming from a few “I’ll-do-anything-for-a-buck” guys, Jose Canseco and injector-trainer Brian McNamee, but expect that hole to be 6-feet deep when this fiasco is over.
Posted on November 10 2008 by Paula Duffy.
Los Angeles – Manny Ramirez’s agent, Scott Boras has made it clear that the Dodgers’ offer (he still won’t confirm the details) wasn’t sufficient. The length of the proposed contract is too short for Boras’ taste.
Posted on November 03 2008 by Tom Ferda.
One career that seems to be thriving in this upside down economy is “wrecking ball driver”. Several professional sports arenas and stadiums are scheduled for, or currently being demolished to make room for state-of-the-art facilities.
The Dallas Cowboys will be vacating Texas Stadium after this season after entertaining fans there since 1971. The tab for Tony and Jessica’s new structure is expected to top $1 billion.
Posted on October 27 2008 by Tom Ferda.
As stern criticism concerning Jose Canseco’s lack of character, ill-intentions and sleaze factor mounts, there seems to be a sudden shift in gears with his public relations strategy.
Canseco’s life since retiring from baseball, has taken the route of a desperate man, whoring himself out to productions like Celebrity Boxing along the way; it doesn’t get much more pathetic than that.
Posted on October 17 2008 by J. Donetelli.
BEANTOWN – How pissed off are the fans we saw heading to their cars during the seventh inning stretch and their Red Sox down 7-0?
Fans in every city criticize the fans in their rival cities for not being loyal enough and jumping on the bandwagon, but when it comes down to it, we all have a game we regret leaving early.
Posted on September 26 2008 by J. Donetelli.
After an evening filled with dramatic walk-off wins, MLB has playoff races that are tighter than a gnat’s ass as the teams make a final sprint to the finish.
In the most shocking race, the Tampa Bay Cinderellas and their $43 million payroll still hang onto a two game lead over the Boston Red Sox and their $133 million payroll.