http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mlb/ en-us Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:03:23 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415941/posts In an athlete’s environment, money can be its own pollutant; you can become desensitized to the significance of what it can buy. Typically, if a person spends hundreds of dollars on arrangements to pass time with someone, that someone would be important in his life. But when you have extensive financial resources, it’s easy to send similar signals to people who are meaningful only for a moment. Even worse, you might only concern yourself with what it means to you. As the money flows in, so do the toys — cars, clothes, bling — and once in the stratosphere, a... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415941/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:03:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409644/posts Club Signs 17-year-old Dominican TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409644/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:36:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403044/posts The Astros offered arbitration to Valverde, who is classified as a Type A free agent, on December 1st. "It would have been nice for the certainty aspect if Jose had accepted," Wade said. "That being said, we still have the ability to see if we can get something done. We’re not closing the door on that opportunity." TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2403044/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 18:56:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2379530/posts Last night, the New York Yankees made history by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series to capture their record 27th World Championship. It is the Yankees’ first championship in nine years. The significance of the Yankees’ victory cannot be overstated. With their 27th championship, the Yankees have reaffirmed their place as the most dominant franchise in professional sports. More importantly, the Yankees have destroyed the curse of Hillary Clinton. On October 26, 2000, the New York Yankees were on top of the world. They had just defeated a cute little team from the outer boroughs,... Axis of Right http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2379530/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 00:01:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378918/posts A step down from the Nobel, but just as deserving. Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378918/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:06:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378926/posts Reporting from New York - The grand opening year for the new Yankee Stadium concluded in grand fashion, in the only way the New York Yankees know how. In 1923, the inaugural season for the old Yankee Stadium, the Yankees won the World Series in six games, with three home runs from Babe Ruth. In 2009, the Yankees won the World Series in six games, with three home runs from Hideki Matsui. In what could have been the final game of his career with the Yankees, Matsui homered and drove in six runs, lifting New York to a 7-3 victory... The Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378926/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 05:26:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378713/posts Pedro vs Andy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378713/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:18:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378805/posts Is there a thread yet??? Couldn't find it... Top of the second, still scoreless... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2378805/posts#comment Thu, 5 Nov 2009 01:17:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376920/posts Me myself and I and other contributors. Yankee Haters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376920/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 22:59:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376187/posts Yanks already out in front... ARod just got hit and man, that almost looked intentional... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2376187/posts#comment Mon, 2 Nov 2009 01:27:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2374120/posts Thread for game 2 of the Series Major League Baseball http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2374120/posts#comment Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373278/posts Okay, here we go. Can the Phillies repeat? Now that she is no longer the junior senator, do the Yankees break "The Hillary Curse"? YOUTUBE SING-ALONG --- THE HILLARY CURSE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373278/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:49:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372350/posts A self-described “desperate blonde” was arrested after she attempted to trade sex for World Series tickets, police said. Susan Finkelstein, a 43-year-old Philadelphia woman, took out an ad on the website Craigslist declaring her wish for seats at the "Fall Classic." “Desperate Blonde Needs WS Tix,” the title of the ad read, according to police. Police who viewed the ad apparently believed Finkelstein went into foul territory when she described what she’d be willing to do for the tickets. “Diehard Phillies fan – gorgeous tall buxom blonde – in desperate need of two World Series tickets,” the ad went on.... NJ Star-Ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2372350/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:08:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373042/posts NEW YORK — A position-by-position look at the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees going into the World Series, starting Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium: ___ First Base Phillies: Ryan Howard. The NL championship series MVP was downright fearsome in the first two playoff rounds, batting .355 with two homers, 14 RBIs, four doubles, a triple and seven walks. All that after hitting 45 home runs and tying for the major league lead with 141 RBIs during the regular season. One of baseball's premier sluggers, the 2006 NL MVP lost 40 pounds last offseason and became a much better all-around... AP via Google News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373042/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:25:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372188/posts The Houston Astros have hired Brad Mills from the Boston Red Sox as their new manager.... TheCypressTimes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2372188/posts#comment Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:44:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371348/posts "I can't push this enough," Mark McGwire said addressing his Cardinals' players. "Steroids help you hit." McGwire, former Home Run King, will return to the St. Louis Cardinals as their new hitting coach, and he has a simple slogan: "Get Big...Illegally" McGwire proceeded to pull a Mike Singletary during his meeting and pull down his pants revealing his testicles had disappeared. "Would you rather have big balls or hit the balls big?" McGwire asked. The Cardinals players seemed to take to the slogan and clearly so did management. "I'm on board," Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said. "Cheating is the... BleacherReport.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371348/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:29:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370789/posts Transit system workers in Philadelphia voted to authorize a union strike Sunday, less than a week before the Phillies play their first home game of the World Series, but a transit spokesman said he hopes a deal can be concluded before then. Willie Brown, president of the Transport Workers Union Local 234, said the 4,700 workers voted overwhelmingly to allow him to call a strike if negotiations with the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority fail. Talks are slated to resume Monday. Brown said he hoped a walkout would not affect the series, but he said workers have been without a contract... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370789/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:34:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370658/posts CLEVELAND (AP)—The Cleveland Indians hired Manny Acta to be their manager, giving him the job about three months after he was fired by the Washington Nationals. Acta signed a three-year contract with a club option for 2013, Indians spokesman Bart Swain said Sunday. Additional terms were not disclosed. “I am very excited to become part of the Cleveland Indians family,” Acta said. “I look forward to working with this talented group of young men who seem to possess a lot of energy and passion for their work.” The Indians chose Acta after a second interview over former New York Mets... AP via Yahoo! Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370658/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:33:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2368112/posts PHILLIES WON!!!! TBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2368112/posts#comment Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:52:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366715/posts A thread for the remainder of the 2009 ALCS (Angels, Yankees) and NLCS (Phillies, Dodgers) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366715/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:06:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367941/posts If nothing else, little-known Manny Acta, the first of four finalists for the Indians' managing job, has a strong grip on reality. "Every team wants Tony La Russa or Joe Torre to walk through the door and manage their team," said Acta. "The reality is these jobs don't go to guys like that. They go to guys like me." Thus, the job of managing the rebuilding Indians will go to Acta — or to one of three guys like him. Two guys who won't be walking through the door — in addition to La Russa and Torre — are former... The [Northern Ohio] News-Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2367941/posts#comment Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:36:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366804/posts As fans of the Yankees have had much to enjoy this October -- from the Alex Rodriguez resurgence to the first classic games at the new Yankee Stadium -- it has been a difficult month for fans of the Mets. Sure, the break from seeing one Met after another fall to the ground in pain has been welcome. But what pleasure can a National League New York fan get watching the Mets' primary in-division rival head inexorably toward a battle with the team's primary in-city rival? The answer is a simple one: the broadcasting of Dodgers announcer Vin Scully. With... SportsNet New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2366804/posts#comment Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:05:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364853/posts ALCS Yankees-Angels Sat night, NLCS Phillies-Dodgers Sat night. Talk about 'em here. Going in: Yankees lead Angels 1 game to none, Phils and Dodgers are tied at a game apiece. From 40 degree (wind chill 25) NYC to 93 degree LA, it's baseball's league championship series. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364853/posts#comment Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:06:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364242/posts Tynan: "I was too stupid with my mouth"Irish tenor Ronan Tynan is belting out red-faced apologies today for alleged anti-Semitic remarks he made to a Jewish doctor looking at an apartment in his East Side building -- comments, he said, that were merely a joke. Famous for singing "God Bless America" at Yankee stadium, "Ave Maria" at the funeral of Ronald Reagan and songs for Archbishop Timothy Dolan, Tynan is now striking a chord of penitence and reconciliation. "It was stupid of me to be so callous, and I would never want to hurt anybody's feelings," Tynan told NBC New... NBC New York http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2364242/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:51:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2363415/posts ...Game 1 of the NLCS pits Cole Hamels and the Philadelphia Phillies against Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers in a match-up of dynamic young lefties. Both teams boast powerful offenses to challenge those starters. ... Two big questions loom over Game 1, and in this series: Will Joe Torre do what Jim Tracy wouldn’t? Ryan Howard went 6-for-12 vs right-handed pitchers and 0-for-4 vs. lefties in the Phillies’ first-round series. Over the course of his career, he’s put up Hall of Fame numbers vs. righties and utility-infielder numbers vs. lefties. Yet time and time again, Rockies manager Jim... Wall Street Journal Blogs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2363415/posts#comment Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:08:23 GMT