Posts tagged yankees

Smacktalk

  • Devon: I just saw Derek Jeter hit a line drive for once this season.
  • Tyler: Take a picture, nobody will believe you.
On bad days, Ortiz sits in the dugout, admitting he now views not only the baseball world but also the entire fame game with a harder, more skeptical eye. For one thing, there’s a gnawing disappointment because rapper Jay-Z is suing him over copyright infringement. (Ortiz has a nightclub in the Dominican Republic with the same name — 40/40 — as Jay-Z’s in New York, a misunderstanding Ortiz says could have been handled “with a phone call.”) For another, the satirical website The Onion is piling on. (“Personnel close to the Red Sox front office noted yesterday that Ortiz is being paid one-twelfth of the team’s total payroll, adding that they were just saying, is all,” according to an article under the headline “David Ortiz Getting Paid $13 Million, By The Way.”)

Chronicle of David Ortiz’s first month and a half shows a player struggling with baseball mortality - ESPN Boston

Aww, did Jay-Z and The Onion huwt Big Papi’s ickle feewings? I’m sure there’s some type of performance-enhancing injection out there he could use that’ll thicken his skin right up.

Rodriguez is [a career] 4 for 4 with two homers and 14 RBIs following international walks to Teixeira, according to STATS LLC.

Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees - Recap - May 14, 2010 - ESPN

Since when was it ever a good decision to face A-Rod over Tex?

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Dustin Pedroia calmly disagrees with the umpire calling him out on a force at 1st.


But he’s sooooooo gritty!

liftoff:

randomsox:

Dustin Pedroia calmly disagrees with the umpire calling him out on a force at 1st.

But he’s sooooooo gritty!

Baseball is here, the Yankees are beating the Red Sox, and the weather is warm. All is right in this moment.

Baseball is here, the Yankees are beating the Red Sox, and the weather is warm. All is right in this moment.