Category Archives: Humor

Phillies fan cleared of sex-for-tickets charges

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Rob Abruzzese

Remember the Phillies fan arrested during the 2009 World Series for prostituting herself out for World Series tickets? A year ago she was accquitted of prostitution charges, but convicted on attempted prostitution. However, she recently had the attempted prostitution conviction thrown out by an appeals court, according to an Associated Press report. "This woman should never have ...

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How to Have a Yankee Halloween

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Brian Burkhart

So if you're anything like me, you've probably waited until the last minute to choose a Halloween costume. You love the Yankees, but just putting on a Yankee hat and your Rivera jersey isn't really gonna cut it. Here are some last minute ideas: 1. Cliff Lee - Yankee Free Agent Acquisition I'm going as this personally. ...

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Regarding the Manager Position

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Brian Burkhart

October 20th, 2010 Dear Mr. Cashman: I am writing to express my interest in the position of Manager of the New York Yankees. It is my understanding that the person in that role currently will have his contract reevaluated at season's end and I would like to submit my resume for consideration. This role has always interested me, ...

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A-Rod Involved in Cameron Diaz and Kate Hudson Cat Fight

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Sorry if you are one of my regular readers who is not into this thing, but I just found this too funny to pass up. Apparently, the NY Post is reporting this, Cameron Diaz is only dating Alex Rodriguez to get back at Kate Hudson for dating Justin Timberlake. I don't know what to say, just ...

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Alex Rodriguez vs. Dallas Braden: Who Can Be the King of the Hill?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Dan Reiner

Alex Rodriguez: Age 34: 585 career home runs, .305 career batting average, 3-time MVP Dallas Braden: Age 26: 14-21 career, 4.68 career ERA Rodriguez off Braden career: 3-6, HR On Thursday, Alex Rodriguez hit a single off Dallas Braden. Robinson Cano followed and fouled off a ball during the at-bat. On the foul ball, Rodriguez went from first ...

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Barry Bonds Rears His Massive Head

Posted on April 12, 2010 by Peter Menking

One of the nice things about this baseball season is that the steroids subject has been a relatively unimportant issue. The system that the MLB has in place may not be stringent enough but it gets the job done. Congress finally decided that healthcare and the economy are more important than steroid use in baseball. ...

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Hilarious Rendition of 2009 Yankees Batting Stances

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Eric Communiello

Exactly what the title says.  Some of these are absolutely perfect (Mark Teixeira one). (Click on the headline to watch the video). Batting Stances: 2009 Yankees Which ones did you like the most? [Hat tip to WasWatching for posting it earlier]

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Why GM's take April 1st Off

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

Happy April Fool’s Day to all! One of the oldest traditions (holidays?) that no one knows the origins has come upon us, bringing a cornucopia of false Yankee rumors intended to fool, shock, and, sometimes make readers cry out in frustration at rumors that have tremendous downside. For instance, I was hesitant to get too ...

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Newspaper Intern Fired for Suggesting Joba Could Start

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Brian Burkhart

A New York area newspaper intern has been fired, a week following his incendiary comments regarding New York Yankee pitcher Joba Chamberlain.  The intern, whose name is being withheld at his request, reportedly said that Chamberlain "should be allowed to be a starting pitcher" and suggested that "starters are more valuable than relievers." Such talk was ...

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If Your Favorite Yankee Was a Beer He Would Be…

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Rob Abruzzese

I was inspired to write this post after I found this article on the Baseball Think Factory comparing some players around the league to beers. It was a good article even though he called Mariano Rivera a Sam Adams Boston Lager. But it got me to start wondering who some of the Yankees would be ...

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