New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez Drops Scott Boras
Swinger
Having already secured a 10 year $275 million deal New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has dropped Scott Boras as his agent, going with Pittsburgh attorney Jay Reisinger instead. Boras will continue to get a percentage of the deal but will no longer be around for the endorsements. However since Rodriguez’s revelation that he used steroids the opportunity for him to be a spokesman has gone down.
Resinger firm has been handling Rodriguez’s legal and government affairs since February 2009. Resinger also is part of the legal team that represented Sammy Sosa and Andy Pettitte in their dealings with Congress on performance-enhancing drugs. He also represented Rodriguez during his admission to using steroids.
Rodriguez will be 43 when that contract expires.
little Tommy Signs Autographs For Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders
Already Head & Shoulders Above The Rest Of The Game
The Philadelphia Eagles cheerleaders where in attendance at a Double AA Trenton Thunder game, minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees, along with Swoop for Football Kickoff Night to sign some autographs. But little Tommy was present and he had his swag on.
After the cheerleaders threw out the first pitch they made their way over to the wall to sign for fans but little Tommy came over and flipped the script instead asking if they wanted his autograph. The cheerleaders didn’t really know what to say, but since they were still holding the baseballs from their pitches little Tommy reached over, took one and started signing it. When little Tommy handed it back, he said, “so can I have your number?”
New York Yankees & Jay-Z Partner Up To Sell Merchandise
He Is A BUSINESS Man
The New York Yankees and rapper Jay-Z are teaming up in creating co-branded clothes that will be sold exclusively at Yankee Stadium beginning next week. All the items, from baseball caps to T-shirts and hooded sweat shirts, will feature Yankees and Jay-Z logos.
In a news release the Yankees said the attire was created to commemorate the first official concerts at the new Yankee Stadium on Sept. 13 and 14, when Jay-Z and Eminem will co-headline.The shows mark the second half of their “Home and Home” tour, following joint performances at Detroit’s Comerica Park on Sept. 3 and Sept. 4.
The new merchandise will be available at Yankee Stadium from Aug. 30 to Sept. 14.
The Midges Are Back In Cleveland
The mistake by the lake that is the city of Cleveland has once again awoken the midges who made their famous television appearance back in the 2007 American League Division Series when they swarmed around New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain. That evening the midges could be seen bouncing all over Chamberlain’s neck and face and even coming out of his ears and nostrils.
Being pestered by the midges Chamberlain ended up walking Cleveland Indians Grady Sizemore in the eighth inning. They became such an issue while he was on the mound that he followed up the walk with back to back wild pitches that eventually lead Sizemore to tie up the game. Last night wasn’t October and this time it wasn’t the Yankees but the Oakland Athletics that fell victim to the midges annoying self. Home field advantage wasn’t much the case last night as Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo couldn’t escape it either.
The memo that instructions players that in the event of a midges attack do not resort to OFF! spray never reached the Athletics clubhouse. OFF! actually does the opposite effect and attracts the midges so first base coach Todd Steverson, you might want to bring some Bounce Dryer sheets to the ballpark instead of the OFF! while playing out the next two games in the city that is the mistake by the lake.
Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Player: Robinson Cano
Robinson Cano
Every Tuesday Sports Grind Entertainment presents you with the Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Player of the Week. This week the recipient of this prestigious honor goes to New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano for his 4 home run and 13 RBI week.
Cano moving up in the batting order for injured third baseman Alex Rodriguez took full advantage of the opportunity. In 26 at bats for the week, Cano hit safely 10 times and only struck out 6 times. In addition to Cano hitting numbers was that he also drew 6 walks. His final week numbers where 10-26, 4 HR, 13 RBI’s and 8 runs and raising his batting average to .326.
Congratulations Robinson Cano you are this weeks Buffalo Wild Wings Blazin Player.
New York Mets Francisco Rodriguez For Assault Of Father-In-Law In Clubhouse
Dot Your Eye Old Man
New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was arrested and held at Citi Field and charged with third-degree assault after Wednesday night’s game for assaulting his father-in-law who suffered a a scraped face and a bump in the family lounge. Rodriguez’s father-in-law had swelling above his right eyebrow.
Rodriguez has had previous confrontations with a team official, a coach and an opponent in his 1 1/2 seasons with the Mets, though none reached this level. In May, Rodriguez and bullpen coach Randy Niemann got into a heated exchange while the pitcher was preparing to enter a game. Mets manager Jerry Manuel later said the matter was resolved, without divulging what caused the dispute.
In July 2009, Rodriguez and former Mets official Tony Bernazard argued aboard the team bus. Bernazard was later fired by the Mets amid several allegations. That June Rodriguez and New York Yankees reliever Brian Bruney needed to be separated before a game. They had jawed at each other in the media a day earlier.
Rodriguez and suspended him for two games. Mets radio announcer Howie Rose reported on WFAN that Rodriguez has been taken off the active roster and will not be paid because of his actions.
Sounds like someone has a bad credit report.
Nolan Ryan Beats Mark Cuban In Auction For Texas Rangers
5,714 K's, 324 Wins, 7 No-Hitters & 2 Badass Beatings
Nolan Ryan’s group was the winning bidder in the sale of the Texas Rangers in an auction that spanned 10 hours. When Ryan’s group was announced as the winning bidder, the packed courtroom erupted in cheers and a standing ovation.
Ryan and his business partner, sports attorney Chuck Greenberg, won the team with a $593 million bid, including $385 million in cash, surviving the fierce bidding war with a group led by billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and Houston businessman Jim Crane.
The Greenberg-Ryan group had Major League Baseball’s endorsement since being named the new team owners after last year’s original sale process and a story we posted for you on December 15. But the deal was stalled by angry creditors and then unexpectedly put in limbo by the team’s May bankruptcy filing. In the middle of the Rangers best season in years, Ryan attended nearly every bankruptcy hearing the past two months.
“It was an emotional roller-coaster,” a smiling Ryan said between hugs with colleagues and well-wishers in the courthouse. “You go to court one day and it didn’t go your way, but you go back another day and it would. It’s a relief.”
The much-anticipated auction started Wednesday afternoon, with the announcement that the Cuban-Crane bid was about $25 million more than the Greenberg-Ryan group’s offer, which was the starting bid. The stop-and-start showdown was delayed for hours by closed-door haggling over the complicated nature of each bid.
Despite losing, Cuban was smiling after the auction. His group dropped out of bidding after reaching a predetermined limit. Cuban, who also made an unsuccessful bid for the Chicago Cubs last year, said he wanted to buy the Rangers but remains an enthusiastic fan of the team and of Ryan.
“I wish them the best,” Cuban said, later ducking out a back door so television cameras and photographers would remain focused on Greenberg and Ryan, adding, “It’s their moment.”
Although the Cuban-Crane group had made a $390 million cash offer, part of a $598 million bid, the Greenberg-Ryan bid was considered higher because of how the bids were structured. Each group’s bid included $208 million of team debt – including $24.9 million in deferred compensation owed to Alex Rodriguez six years after he was traded to the New York Yankees.
Top creditors will only get about $75 million from the team. But the judge has said lenders, who are owed about $525 million after team owner Tom Hicks’ financially strapped ownership group defaulted on loans, can go after Hicks’ other companies.
Final approval of the Rangers sale rests with MLB, which is expected to wholeheartedly approve the deal next week before the Greenberg-Ryan group’s funding guarantee expires Aug. 12.
Hall Of Famer Hank Aaron Speaks On 600 Home Run Plateau
Barry Bonds Is The Home Run King
Yesterday Major League Baseball saw New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez become the youngest player to hit 600 home runs. However Rodriguez also admitted last season that he he used steroids to help him reach this point. Steroids has left many fans inside and outside of baseball to view Hall of Famer Hank Aaron’s 755 home runs as the true home run king. Aaron had this to say about the 600 home run mark though
“When you reach that plateau, no matter where it is, whether you’re playing in the Majors or the Minors, it’s a tremendous accomplishment. It means an awful lot to whoever reaches this achievement . . . It really doesn’t matter what kind of asterisk you put by it — 600 homers is something special.”
Kind of a back handed compliment but he still is recognizing the fact that there is an element of hand and eye coordination that is required to even hit 600 home runs, no matter how you slice it.
LeBron James Miami Heat Jersey Fan Ejected From Cleveland Indians Game
On a night when the majority of fans attending Progressive Field came to watch New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez take his shot at recording his 600th home run against the Cleveland Indians instead witnessed a major distraction in the stands.
A man wearing a brand new LeBron James Miami Heat was escorted out of Progressive Field by police as fans began to shout obscenities at him and boos rang loudly in the left-field bleacher seats where he was sitting. Some fans even followed him to gate making him further aware of their disapproval in his choice of attire.
Usually I’m a one video per post but decided to give you the fans his girlfriend getting into the act too
Fan Tossed For LeBron James Miami Heat Jersey At Cleveland Indians Game
Get The Hell Outta Here Jerk
On a night when the majority of fans attending Progressive Field came to watch New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez take his shot at recording his 600th home run against the Cleveland Indians instead witnessed a major distraction in the stands.
A man wearing a brand new LeBron James Miami Heat was escorted out of Progressive Field by police as fans began to shout obscenities at him and boos rang loudly in the left-field bleacher seats where he was sitting. Some fans even followed him to gate making him further aware of their disapproval in his choice of attire.
The city of Cleveland has spoken and they aren’t going to let any fan come into their ballpark and flaunts James decision in their blue collar faces.
Bill “Spaceman” Lee Not A Fan Of George Steinbrenner
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee wasn’t a big fan of New York Yankee’s owner George Steinbrenner. When Lee was asked about Steinbrenner’s passing he responded by saying his passing was good. It only got better from there.
I know I’m in a very, very small majority that believes in this but I commend Lee for standing behind his feelings on Steinbrenner and not becoming two-face because of his passing. If you don’t like someone while they are alive what’s the reason to change your feelings just cause they are gone, they will never hear your sudden change of heart.
Alex Rodriguez Heading To The Big Screen With Justin Timberlake
Swinger
Justin Timberlake and actress Mila Kunis will be meet on the big screen with a one of baseballs biggest stars. The upcoming comedy “Friends With Benefits” will include the New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, who will be making his bigscreen debut.
The story follows two friends as they come out of disastrous relationships and Will Gluck will direct the film. The filming is set to take place in New York and will work around Rodriguez’s busy Yankees schedule by shooting his scenes on his off days.
Also joining the cast are Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, Jenna Elfman, Emma Stone and Andy Samberg.
R.I.P. George Steinbrenner
R.I.P.
George Steinbrenner, the man who will forever be immortalized for bringing championships back to New York and as a character on the TV show Seinfeld, has died at the age of 80. His death comes days after celebrating his birthday on July 4th. Steinbrenner rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of block bluster deals and big bucks that captivated fans all across America.
The Yankees won 11 pennants and won 7 World Series titles and where turned into a sporting world powerhouse valued at $1.6 billion, after his reign began in 1973 that lasted for more than 30 years, which earned him the nickname “The Boss.” A nickname Steinbrenner certainly lived up to as he was known for his feuds, clashing with Yankees great Yogi Berra, Reggie Jackson, firing manager Billy Martin twice. Even towards the end Steinbrenner ruled with an iron fist that demanded championships as he loft verbal jabs at Joe Torre during the 2007 AL playoffs, then let the popular manager leave after another loss in the opening round.
Steinbrenner was the central figure in a deal that bought the Yankees from CBS for $10 million in 1973. When he arrived he said he would “not be active in the day-to-day operations of the club at all.” Having made his money as head of the Cleveland-based American Shipbuilding Company, he declared, “I’ll stick to building ships.”
John McMullen, a minority owner in the deal remarked that there was nothing limited in being a limited partner of George’s. Steinbrenner emerged as one of the most powerful, influential executives in sports.
Steinbrenner ceded his authority to his sons, Hal and Hank, after his health started to deteriorate in 2008. Hal Steinbrenner was given control of the team in November in a unanimous vote by the major league club owners, who acted on his father’s request.
R.I.P. Bob Sheppard
R.I.P.
The longtime New York Yankees longtime public address announcer Bob Sheppard has died at the age of 99. Sheppard, nicknamed “The Voice of God” worked at Yankee Stadium from 1951 to 2007, announced more than 4,500 baseball games, and saw the Yankees win 13 World Series died at his Long Island home today.
I was only fortunate to take in one Yankees game in the old Yankee Stadium before it was torn down but my fondest and most memorable moment of that day was hearing his mesmerizing voice read off the lineup card for that days game.
Back on that day I remember I was so eager just to get to the stadium early enough to take a stroll through Monument Park however it wasn’t long after being there that Sheppard’s voice stole the show. There was nothing fancy about how he said Derek Jeters name, it was all about how correctly it was delivered and how smooth it just echoed throughout the ballpark. I did end up taking that walk through Monument Park but left with a longer lasting memory of my Yankee Stadium experience because of Sheppard and forever after sitting at home watching a Yankee game on television tried to listen over whatever broadcaster was calling the game trying to listen to him in the background. Never will I forget…..
“The shortstop … No. 2 … Derek Jeter … No. 2.”
Nick Swisher Earns All-Star Bid With Douche Video
Thank you NBA, your players openly campaigning for spots on the All-Star this past year, like they where running for student council, has made its way into MLB. The vote for me campaign worked for New York Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher, as the fans voted him in for the last spot on the American League roster for the All-Star game to be played July 12.
Oh all the people for the viral campaign to work for why Swisher? I guess it could have been worse since I wasn’t bombarded with one from Boston Red Sox Kevin Youkilis.
Oakland Athletics Hit A Home Run In Marketing
I Want One
Sure the Oakland Athletics didn’t necessary create a global sensation when they decided to capitalize on Dallas Braden and his run-in with New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez. However they took Braden’s infamous quote and made a baseball marketing splash, at least so far in the Bay area, with the creation of a t-shirt. The message has caused quite a stir, and believe it or not, Braden wants no part of it. Oddly enough the Yankees didn’t seem to have a problem with it when they came to Oakland this weekend and Robinson Cano even wore the shirt around the clubhouse to tease Rodriguez.
Get Off My Mound equals baseball classic.
Philadelphia Phillies Bust Out Baseball Voodoo
"bats are afraid. I ask Jobu to come, take fear from bats"
The Philadelphia Phillies bats have been in slump that has lasted a month now and the best way to break out of a slump is to bring on the baseball voodoo. The Phillies about a month ago where the best hitting team in the National League and now sit 12th, hitting just .255 as a team plus have dropped to 12th in the league in runs scored. Dropping them to third in the National League East.
Something needed to be done and second baseman Chase Utley found the solution, he must talk to the Baseball Gods and out came some baseball voodoo. He arranged several bats, an apple, an orange, a banana, a can of Red Bull, a tin of chewing tobacco, batting gloves and a few vitamins in a pattern next to his locker and made a sacrifice to the Baseball Gods.
The Phillies then went on to explode for six runs off New York Yankees A.J. Burnett Wednesday night, including a three-run triple by Shane Vicotorino and back-to-back homers by Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth.
Baseball Gods are always watching.
Yankee Fan Gets Booted From Yankee Stadium For Vuvuzela
NOT Anthony Zachariadis
The vuvuzela has made its way to America and just like that it has gotten someone kicked out of a Major League Baseball stadium. The vuvuzela has taken over the World Cup in South Africa and the complaints and satires grow by each day with even a Twitter account for the vuvuzela. However last night at Yankee Stadium in game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies the vuvuzela saw its first casualties.
A Anthony Zachariadis 27, purchased several vuvuzelas months ago for the intention of traveling to the World Cup. When the trip fell through he decided to bring the sounds of soccer to Yankee Stadium. When he blew the vuvuzela a stadium guard told him to hand over the horn.
Zachariadis said he only blew it five or six times for really big plays, but there aren’t that many in an MLB game, and agreed to leave the game in return for not having his horns seized. However adding beer and from the photo I’m left to believe that he was there to make some fans experience miserable.
American soil is the only place you’ll find the quick ban on the vuvuzelas as England and Wimbledon has issued a ban as well.
Pitching Coach Has World Series Ring Stolen By Hookers
Have You Seen Me?
Patrick Daneker a pitching coach for the Staten Island Yankees, a minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees, enjoyed a wild night with a pair of women and lost his World Series ring as a result. Daneker had drinks with Carlos Chantrez, another coach, at the Blue Martini Bar in Tampa on May 30 and two young women in dressed in street walker gear.
Daneker and the scantily clad women reportedly arrived at his Holiday Inn Express room around 3:00 AM, and the “extremely intoxicated” coach proceeded to “mess around” with his newfound companions.
Unfortunately for Daneker, his memory failed him shortly thereafter, and he is now missing his $10,000 ring as well as two cell phones.
If your robbed by a hooker you have failed.
Yankees Fan Eats Kim Jones Pork Chop
Watch as this drunk New York Yankees fan in Minnesota tries not only get his 5 minutes of TV face time but eat YES reporter Kimberly Jones pork chop. Michael Kay was not impressed.
The fan really didn’t want her pork chop, he wanted her life.
Jay-Z & Eminem Make Announcement At Detroit Tigers Game
Here’s Jay-Z and Eminem in the booth during the New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers game to promote their upcoming concerts dubbed “The Home and Home Series” which will take place this fall. Eminem will be headlining with Jay-Z co-headlining on September 2nd at Comerica, while Jay will headline September 13th at Yankee Stadium with Eminem co-headlining. Rudy J has yet to decided which event he will attend but has until June 12th when tickets go on sale to make his final decision.
Renegade.
WTF: Alex Rodriguez
Swinger Lifestyle
What can I say Alex Rodriguez likes to grab man ass. Really though is it such a shock anymore seeing this swinger bringing his night life lifestyle to the dugout anymore? Who could forget last years classic postseason ass grab we posted back on October 20.
New York Yankees Derek Jeters At-Bat Music
Of course you’ve heard the song but is the video new to you as well? It looks like something Donald Glover and Danny Pudi of NBC’s “Community” would create.
MLB To Begin Broadcasting 3D Games
Get Your Eyes Ready
Major League Baseball made its first steps into a new world Wednesday with the announcement that the New York Yankees and Seattle Mariners will play games July 10 and 11 from Safeco Field in 3D. Viewers will have to have 3D televisions and HD links with their cable providers.
“This is a good opportunity to make sure that when the All-Star Game is broadcast in 3D there is at least some experience,” Eric Handler of YES Network said. “There isn’t a need to leapfrog the All-Star Game. It’s to make the game absolutely perfect.”
The All-Star Game is set for July 13 in Anaheim and will be telecast nationally by FOX. ESPN has already announced plans to start doing some major events in 3-D, including the June 11th opener of soccer’s World Cup from South Africa.
