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Rounding The Bases: Bash Brothers vs. Joba
Canseco: The Children’s Book. (circa 1991) [waxHEAVEN] Finally, Cam Martin explains that McGwire jersey in his closet. [sportsline] Should the Yankees think of the future and shut Joba down fo...
Counting Down To 70…. 69
Our Devil Rays came out victorious in game two of a season-long ten game road trip, to increase our season win total to 69, second-best in franchise history. The team was led again by El Gato Del Cri...
Counting Down To 70…. 68
On Wednesday afternoon, our Devil Rays finished off a 5-1 homestand with a little come-from-behind action. Trailing Cleveland by three going into the bottom of the 9th was child’s play for the ...
Rounding The Bases: Fashion, Scandals, Fruit Loops
Report: The G-POPE Barry Bonds, like Patrick Smith, wears crocs. [theFINALscore] Speaking of Smitty, has anyone seen Mickey Tettleton? [theBIGpicture] Would you say Erin Andrews is more like Bob Wood...
Counting Down To 70…. 66
Sunday, our Devil Rays matched last year’s win total, sweeping away the Tigers. Our 5th consecutive victory, and 66th of the year, was again thanks in large part to ex-Tiger El Gato Del Crimen...
Counting Down To 70…. 65
On the way to one record, our Devil Rays broke another Saturday night — their fourth-straight win and 65th of the year was also their 42nd home win of the season. That number leads the Majors a...
From The Desk Of Jeff Karstens
The above picture is a screenshot from the official Pirates website, taken this evening at around 10:00 PM. In case you’re having trouble making out some of the fine print, the headline pitches ...
Sox salvage series as offense finally comes to life
Sox 9, Yankees 2 WP: Lester (9-3) LP:Ponson (6-2) SV: None HRs: BOS-Ortiz (14) Summary: Boston staved off the unthinkable prospect of being tied with New York in second place in the East by winning th...
Every Yankee in history belongs in Cooperstown
On this, the day after Rich Gossage was immortalized on his ninth try, let us declare that no one who’s ever worn the holy pinstripes - nay! who’s ever had anything to do with the Yankees!...
Sox get jobbed by Chamberlain and the umps
Yankees 1, Sox 0 WP: Chamberlain (3-3) LP: Beckett (9-7) SV: Rivera (26) HRs: None Summary: On the night David Ortiz returned to the Boston lineup, the Sox had one of their most anemic offensive perfo...
Papi returns just in the nick of time
New York Yankees (56-45) at Boston Red Sox (60-43) 3 game series at Fenway Park Season Series: BOS, 5-4 Game 1 Friday 7:05 Chamberlain (2-3, 2.52) vs. Beckett (9-6, 3.98) Game 2 Saturday 3:55 FOX Pet...
Rounding The Bases: Mike Tirico Disses Josh Hamilton
Josh Hamilton is a coward and “kind of an asshole.” (kind of?) [TIRICOsuave] “One of the worst defeats in [New York Mets] regular season history.” (slight overreaction?) [METSl...
Kurkjian Loves Bush, Hates Devil Rays And Phillies
I caught this very strange minute on ESPNNews trying to find out what Manny Ramirez did now: That’s a helluva Kurk gem — President Bush is “a very nice man,” the Yankees will...
Rounding The Bases: Princess Diana Loved Tacos
Leitch: A-Rod = Princess Diana [nyMAG] Bud Selig REALLY likes Sarah Jessica Parker. [bigLEAGUEstew] I cover Korean Food Promotional Event night at Shea Stadium (includes picture of me with free Shrimp...
Fitting All-Star Endings For Yankee Stadium
In order for the final All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium to be completely fitting, here’s what needs to happen: Derek Jeter makes at least one error Manny Ramirez hits at least one home run Speci...
Am I Richard Justice?
This is getting uncomfortably weird. Last Thursday on SportingNews.com it was “Devil Rays could be even better in the second half.” This Thursday, it’s “Bring back Barry Bonds...
It’s Fun To Beat The Yankees
As I said two weeks ago, when this series technically began, it’s silly to get overly excited about a June inter-league series between two teams with a combined .500 record. But in this season o...
Yankees writer goes to a bad, silly place
I was shocked to wake up Wednesday morning and see our never snarky, never pompous Yankees writer Ed “Lover” Valentine wrote an entire post dedicated to taking issue with my Struggling Yan...
Bonds Vs. Ruth Part III: Seasons 13-17
Back in February, Ed Valentine and I got into a debate over who was better — Babe Ruth or The G-POPE Barry Bonds. In a four-part series with the help of WhatIfSports.com, Bugs & Cranks hopes to ...
The Worst Sperm On Your Favorite Team?
Here at Bugs & Cranks there’s been a lot of talk about babies and men’s health issues of late. So, naturally, we’ve decided to take a look at which player on each MLB team’...
Struggling Yanks Use Gimmicks, Meat To Lure Fans
I have to take exception with something written yesterday on The Providence Journal’s Projo Sox Blog. Don’t get me wrong, I’d be happy to enjoy an ice cold Narragansett or four with ...
Boston bullpen blows (another game)
Yankees 5, Sox 4 (10) WP: Rivera (3-3) LP:Papelbon (3-3) SV: None HRs: NY-Rodriguez (18) Summary: For what seems like the 45th time already this season the pathetic Boston bullpen failed to lock down ...
The Foul Poll: Will Madonna/Divorce Affect A-Rod?
Opinion Polls & Market Research Our own Ed “Lover” Valentine has called it the “biggest sports story ever.” Yet on Sunday’s Baseball Tonight, Buster Olney ...
Sox supply fireworks while Yanks fire another dud
Sox 6, Yanks 4 WP: Beckett (8-5) LP:Rasner (4-7) SV:Papelbon (25) HRs: Bos-Lowell (13); NY-None Summary: A closed door meeting after last night’s loss wasn’t enough to spark a fire under t...
Just What the Doctor Ordered
Sox 7, Yanks 0 WP: Lester (7-3) LP:Pettitte (9-6) SV: None Summary: Jon Lester overcame a shaky first inning to toss an absolute gem in his first ever start in Yankee Stadium and the Red Sox hammered...
Series Preview: Sox at Yankees
4 game series at Yankee Stadium Game 1 Thursday 7:05 Lester (6-3, 3.48) vs. Pettitte (9-5, 3.98) Game 2 Friday 1:05 Beckett (7-5, 3.65) vs. Rasner (4-6, 4.42) Game 3 Saturday 3:55 FOX Masterson (4-2, ...
NESN: Devil Rays Rivalry > Yankees Rivalry
It’s been a lot of fun watching our Devil Rays get a little payback on the Red Sox, and extend their lead in the loss column to four games. Tuesday’s best screen capture comes from SawxBlo...
Rounding The Bases: Nader Deserves Nut Shot
VIDEO: Yankees catcher Jose Malina blocks a pitch — with his junk. More painful than that minor leaguer getting his wrist broke by Elliott Johnson back in the spring? [AwfulAnnouncing] [B&C...
A week from today, I hope the Red Sox are in third place, 7 1/2 games back of the Rays
I’m not a doom-and-gloom kind of guy. In fact, I usually live my life in a perpetual state of denial. Example: When the Red Sox were down three games to none to the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS, I t...