In a “town meeting” format at America’s Center, commissioner Bud Selig fielded questions from fans.
Here was his take on the tough issues:
On his crackdown against performance enhancing drugs:
“This is the first time in baseball history we’ve had a drug testing program.…
Tipsheet believes the All-Star Game should be a showcase. it should be fun.
Pride dicates that the players go hard and the teams want to win. So why put artificial stakes on the contest is still.
Commissioner Bud Selig is silly. So…
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Scott Ostler isn’t happy with the Midsummer Classic. He likes All-Star Games, but not what Major League Baseball has done with them.
He wrote:
Baseball has taken a great concept, the All-Star Game, and driven it straight into…
Floundering Cardinals outfielders Ryan Ludwick, Rick Ankiel and Chris Duncan can find inspiration from Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome.
Last summer Fukudome looked like a $48 million mistake. Lou Piniella parked him on the bench. The team signed Milton Bradley over the winter to take his…
Not everybody associated with the Patriots is thrilled with the Brady Rule (designed to protect quarterback knees) and the other safety-minded reforms passed by the NFL this off-season.
Legendary cheap-shot artist Rodney Harrison expressed outrage over the crackdowns while visiting the…
Signing top prospects from the Dominican Republic has always been a dicey business. The street agents are treacherous and accurate documentation is scarce.
Just ask the Washington Nationals. That hapless franchise gave a $1.4 million signing bonus to 16-year-old Dominican named…
Here is a stunning development: NFL officials actually flagged the Patriots for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty in the fourth quarter Sunday — and it cost New England dearly.
With 4:45 left to play, Patriots tight end David Thomas was flagged for a…
Suddenly Mizzou fans are interested in the University of Washington football scenario, since Tigers coach Gary Pinkel once coached there under the legendary Don James.
Surely Huskies Nation will want to see if Pinkel cares to return home. But that situation…
Blogging in the Boston Globe, sportswriter Mike Reiss noted the lack of flags thrown on the Patriots Monday:
“The Patriots were not flagged for any accepted penalties against St. Louis (a holding penalty was declined), marking the first penalty-free game in the…
So what happens when an almost 60-year-old actor/producer fulfills his lifelong dream of playing for the Yankees?
He strikes out. This is the real world, not one of those feel-good Holiday movies.
Billy Crystal batted in the leadoff slot for the Yankees Thursday,…
