With Joe Torre now officially in as Dodger manager, many have asked me what I think about Torre and Alex Rodriguez vis-à-vis the Dodgers. Here are a few selected snippets and parting thoughts for the week: • On the impact of Torre to the Dodgers: Jon Weisman of Dodger Thoughts put together an in-depth look …
The Boston Red Sox swept the Colorado Rockies right out of the World Series on Sunday night, but before the game was even over, news from Yankeeland swept that off the front page. Late in Fox’s broadcast, Ken Rosenthal reported that agent Scott Boras had informed the Yankees of Alex Rodriguez’s decision to opt out …
The following originally appeared at the now-defunct Allbaseball.com. History. I made a bit of my own on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. For the first time since I started attending ballgames at the House That Ruth Built in 1996 (I moved to the city in ‘95), I sat in the infamous bleacher section. What better …
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