Cliff Lee was suspended yesterday for the first five games of the season for going head hunting in a Spring Training game against the Diamondbacks earlier this week.

The incident occurred in the third inning of a game on Monday when Lee threw high and inside to backup Dbacks catcher Chris Snyder and then again threw right over his head.  Snyder took a few steps toward the mound and Lee was immediately ejected from the game.  Most believe that the head hunting was related both to the fact that Lee was getting lit up in the game by Arizona’s offense and also because Snyder and Lee collided at the plate in the previous half inning.

As always, Mark Reynolds said it best:

“If you’re going to hit somebody, just stay below the waist with it,” Diamondbacks third baseman Mark Reynolds said Monday. “Don’t headhunt or anything like that. It’s a bad reputation to have. It’s bush league. Stuff like that doesn’t need to happen anytime, especially in spring training.

Unlike most 5 game suspensions, this one actually carries some weight because it’s before the season even starts and will hold the ace out of the rotation until the suspension has lapsed.  During the season, a five game suspension is the equivalent of being pushed back one extra day. Read the rest of this entry »

Today we lost one of our finest thespians, Corey Haim. Some of us will choose to remember him from the Lost Boys, others will always remember his portrayal of the quirky, sweet-hearted boy in Lucas and others may remember him from the dumpster behind the Viper Room where he shot up his heroin. While all of theses are roles he played well, I will always remember him as the cool rapscallion from License to Drive who failed his driving test but told his parents he passed and then took his grandfather’s car out for a night of shenanigans. The movie was an HBO staple and I must of watched it a few hundred times as a child.

So to Corey, I say this:

Get out of my Dreams and into God’s car.

Good Night, sweet prince. Read the rest of this entry »

Per TMZ a second victim has come forward – this time in Georgia.

Ok…according to everyone the Knicks, Kings and Rockets made a trade that brings cap room to New York.  Here is how it breaks down:

Kings Get:

F Carl Landry
G Larry Hughes
F Joey Dorsey
(all expiring contracts)

Rockets get:

G Kevin Martin
F Jared Jeffries
F Jordan Hill
Knicks 2011 pick
Knicks 2012 pick

Knicks get:

F Tracy McGrady
G Sergio Rodriguez
Rockets 2011 pick

The Knicks 2011 pick is protected if they win the Lottery. The 2012 pick is Top 5 protected.

I, for one, welcome Cap Room to New York. May you have a comfortable stay.* Read the rest of this entry »

According to an e-mail from Antonio Pierce to the Newark Star-Ledger, he has been cut by the Giants. It was the right move by the Giants. AP is 32 and just had a season ending neck injury. His play over the past two years has declined. With that being said, AP will always be a Giant. I thank him for being the heart and soul of a Championship Defense. He had once said he wanted to be mentioned as part of a long tradition of great Giants linebackers. While he will never be mentioned in the same breath as LT, Huff, or Carson, he is definitely part of that next group with Banks, Armstead, Van Pelt, Kelly, Pepper Johnson and Robustelli. Good Luck, AP. Read the rest of this entry »

Ahhhhh, the Mets. Just when I think Omar is done fucking the Met fan base in it’s collective asshole, he goes and signs Hisanori Takahashi and totally redeems himself. Who is Hisanori Takahashi you ask? Well, he is 34 years old. He is left handed. He is Japanese. He pitched 25 games last year in which he had a 2.95 ERA and struck out 126 in 144 innings. That seems pretty decent but then I read this scouting report: Read the rest of this entry »

In the last year, the Yankees have gone out and acquired such players as CC Sabathia, Nick Swisher, Wade Boggs, A.J. Burnett, Curtis Granderson, Mark Teixeira, and Javier Vazquez. And that’s just who I can think of off the top of my head without looking it up*. Within that timeframe, they’ve also managed to win a World Series title. You’d think after all that, they’d rest on their laurels, whatever the fuck that means. But no, not these guys. For today, they’ve gone out and trumped everything they’ve done in the last year by announcing the signing of America’s greatest living ballplayer, Mr. Marcus Thames.

According to Jon Heyman’s twitter, it’s a minor league deal worth $900,000 if he makes the team. If he makes the team? Pffft. That 900k is as good a guarantee as you’ll see in this world. The rest of the American League can pack up their shit, I guess.

* They may or may not have acquired Wade Boggs

The Mets have made another big splash in the Free Agent Market by signing New York’s own Frank Catalanotto to a minor league deal. Fuhgeddabodtit! Read the rest of this entry »

HURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After penning a column more or less blaming Haitians for the Earthquake that killed approximately 200,000 people, justifying by using the classic, “it’s just my opinion,” ESPN up and canned his racist ass.

Shirley, who is best known not for his basketball skills–of which he has few– but for his writing on indie music and which basketball player is the biggest asshole, was fired after writing a letter to Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake.

A quick sample of his amazing essay:

Dear Haitians -

First of all, kudos on developing the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Your commitment to human rights, infrastructure, and birth control should be applauded.

As we prepare to assist you in this difficult time, a polite request: If it’s possible, could you not re-build your island home in the image of its predecessor? Could you not resort to the creation of flimsy shanty- and shack-towns? And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?

Sincerely,

The Rest of the World

Now I understand not donating money to Haiti in the wake of abuses by organizations that waste money and governments who don’t have their citizens’ best interests at heart. But blaming the poor for not having the proper shelter to withstand a giant fucking earthquake in a country with history of repressive government? This is mind-numbingly stupid.

And I get it, Paul, you’re used to being the smartest guy in the room when you played basketball because you know a lot about indie rock and you sometimes vote but maybe you shouldn’t conflate a Government Institutions of a nation with the individuals who live in that nation.

In closing, fuck you.

OMG! OMG! We were reading TMZ when us saw that we got an e-mail from Roman. It says, King Felix Signs 5 Year $80 Million extension according to Heyman. Of course, I was thinking the same thing you were, who is King Felix? So us asked and Roman told we his name is Felix Hernandez and he is a pitcher for the Mariners. We then wrote him, who are the Mariners and he told us they are a baseball team from Seattle. Now we don’t know about us but it is totally obvs why we didn’t know who this possible Mexican was. He plays in Seattle. That is like so off the radar for us. How can he be relevant pitching in Seattle? Like seriously, since Kurt Cobain died, name one relevant thing that has happened in Seattle. Exactly. So good for this guy we guess but if he was so good he should have just gone to the Yankees. At least, we could then tell if he was good like Andy Pettitte or bad like Randy Johnson. Now, if us could only find out who this Heyman is?