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Create-a-Caption: A-Rod’s double date with Cindy Crawford
A meeting between old Pepsi endorsers on the downslope of their lives in the public eye? If Britney Spears is lurking somewhere out of frame in the above picture, perhaps. If not, it's just Cindy...
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Why I’ve saved a Ken Griffey Jr. chocolate bar for almost 20 years
It's a slab of solid milk chocolate. That's it. So why was I drawn to this creation way back in 1993 at a card show in Kansas City? Well, it was a unique collectible. Certainly could be a worthy...
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Russell Wilson’s minor-league jersey finally posted for auction
Russell Wilson had a fantastic season at quarterback for the University of Wisconsin, leading the Badgers to a Big Ten championship and an appearance in the Rose Bowl on Monday. Yet it was also just...
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Welcome! Our new top Yahoo! boss is a big Red Sox fan
Quick! Cue the "Dirty Water," send Sully out on a Dunkin' Donuts run and give your best BLS welcome to Scott Thompson. Also: Look busy! If you haven't heard the news yet, Scott is the new big boss...
View ArticleLady Gaga Yankees fan now riffing on LMFAO
The name "Michael LaPayower" may not ring a bell, but his past Internet reputation might. Back in 2010, the big New York Yankees fan won his 15 minutes of Internet fame, being mocked on sites like...
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Cubs and Zambrano finally reach unhappy ending
So this is how it ends for Carlos Zambrano in Chicago: Placed aboard a South Beach-bound flight with bags stuffed full of millions and instructions to tell Chris Volstad which train line to take to...
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Rays hope Rodney is another bullpen bargain
Andrew Friedman may have done it again. The Tampa Bay Rays general manager has shown an expert touch in putting together his bullpens over the years, bringing in castoff relievers on one-year deals....
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Citi Field’s 2013 All-Star game is still not official
It has long been a reasonable assumption that the 2013 All-Star game is headed to Citi Field, home of the New York Mets. But for being considered such a slam-dunk inevitability, the league's suits sure...
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Albert Pujols will get a nice payday for breaking Barry Bonds’ home run record
The nitty-gritty details of Albert Pujols' new $240 million contract with the Los Angeles Angels were released on Thursday and let's just say that it's good to be considered Phat. Over the next 10...
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Report: Starlin Castro accused of sexual assault
The Chicago Cubs' offseason was thrown a major curve on Friday morning with a report that shortstop Starlin Castro is wanted for questioning by the Chicago police. WBBM in Chicago reports that a woman...
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Dave Duncan stepping down as Cards pitching coach
When Tony La Russa retired from managing the St. Louis Cardinals, the presumption was that pitching coach Dave Duncan would immediately follow him off the stage. The signs, after all, were there. Not...
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Happy Birthday Boy! Remembering Early Wynn
On occasion, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles. Early "Gus" Wynn, who died in 1999, would've celebrated his...
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The pitbull ban in Miami-Dade County forces Mark Buehrle’s family to settle...
Mark Buehrle's left arm may have been greeted warmly down in south Florida this offseason, but the same can't be said for one of his family's four dogs. According to the Miami Herald, "Slater"...
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He’s no Prince, but Cubs trade for Anthony Rizzo
Should we start with the bad news, Chicago Cubs fans? Your team won't be signing Prince Fielder this offseason. But the good news is that the Cubs will still be getting a new first baseman, one who...
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My Hall ballot (if I had one) would be crowded
Word on the street is that if anybody gets a Hall of Fame nod on Monday afternoon, Cincinnati Reds great Barry Larkin will be the guy. A sound choice (if it happens) but also pretty cheap on the part...
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What they’re writing about Posada’s retirement
On a weekend filled with Tebowmania and NFL wild card action, it was going to take a lot for baseball to move the national news needle. And yet New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada was able to do...
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Hipster Greg Maddux is cooler than Hipster A-Rod
Forget those photos of hipster Alex Rodriguez that circulated last week. Per a tip from a BLS reader, here's an Instagram pic of hipster Greg Maddux that was snapped over the holidays by his niece...
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Hall of Fame calls Barry Larkin’s name
In his prime, the only real question about Barry Larkin was his durability. Would he be healthy enough, and would his career last long enough, in order for him to make the Hall of Fame? On Monday, he...
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The best Barry Larkin items on eBay
It's a tale as old as time: Player is elected to the Hall of Fame, profiteers try to make a buck with their player-related relics, CNBC's resident Twitter maniac Darren Rovell dedicates one of his 300...
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Comeback trail: Colorado’s Juan Nicasio takes major step in recovery from...
The scariest injury of the 2011 baseball season is shaping up to become 2012's most inspirational story: Colorado Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio has taken a major step in his recovery from the...
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Showtime’s ‘The Franchise’ returns for a second season, but which team will...
One of 2011's most pleasant surprises was the success of Showtime's "The Franchise," the MLB Productions creation that embedded itself with the San Francisco Giants and aired throughout the summer....
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Mattingly: MVP do-over ‘makes sense’ if Braun appeal fails
So, Don Mattingly proposes re-voting for NL MVP if Ryan Braun is denied his appeal of a positive drug test for a banned substance. Fair is fair, right? Performance enhancing drugs are bad, right? What...
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The Bud who cried wolf: Selig will reportedly stay on as commissioner after 2012
No disrespect to Bud Selig, but we've apparently reached the point where it's OK to throw out the old line about pine boxes when it comes to him surrendering his title as commissioner of baseball....
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Reds, Ryan Madson settle on $8.5 million contract
Ryan Madson seemed to have struck it rich in free agency in December. But now he's going to have to prove himself all over again as a closer if he wants the big, big money. The AP reported early...
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Happy Birthday Boy! Max Carey would be 122
On occasion, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles. Twelve players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame as...
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Luke Scott will stump for the Rays in 2012
Leave it to Luke Scott to take his act to a swing state during an election year. Oh we kid, we kid. While it's easy to make jokes about baseball's most famous birther, it's also easy to see why Scott...
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J.C. Romero gets ‘justice,’ settles tainted supplement suit
Relief pitcher J.C. Romero said he wanted to clear his name after getting suspended for 50 games by Major League Baseball in 2009 after flunking a drug test. So, he did what we do best in America: He...
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Who has Manny Ramirez in the comeback pool?
In one scene, he choked back tears. In another, he frolicked with some elderly ladies in a swimming pool during an exercise class. For those reasons alone, this ESPN video of slugger Manny Ramirez...
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The spring training reporting dates for all 30 teams
It's the shortest and simplest post we do all year. And with a major winter storm bearing down on the Midwest on its way to points east, I'm assuming most of you will also agree that it's among the...
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Justin Verlander reveals the secret of his success to Conan: Taco Bell before...
Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander was one of Conan O'Brien's guests on Wednesday night and the reigning Cy Young winner acquitted himself well. In an offseason that's been woefully thin on...
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John Smoltz’s giant mansion looks like it’s worth every penny of the $7.2...
It's good to be John Smoltz — though perhaps maybe not as much as it used to be. The former Atlanta Braves pitcher has posted his Milton, Georgia mansion on the market for $7.2 million and it's the...
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What Vogelsong’s Giants contract means for Cain, Lincecum
A contract extension with the San Francisco Giants means the world to right-hander Ryan Vogelsong. It means finally, at age 34, he won't have to worry about getting cut in spring training. It means...
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Get with the program: Cubs build new computer system
What are you doing, Theo? Why, Chicago Cubs team president Theo Epstein isn't merely revamping the club's infield, outfield, pitching staff, ballpark and minor leagues. He's getting their microchips in...
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Video: The Mets meet Sarah McLachlan’s charity
Three years of disappointing performances on the field, financial difficulties and a shaky ownership situation have not only depressed New York Mets fans, but also made their favorite team the butt of...
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Which owner voted ‘no’ on Selig’s new contract?
This AP file photo of Bud Selig from 2004 is primarily hilarious because we have no idea what Tom Werner (left) and Peter Magowan (right) are staring at. Did the commish stuff his back pocket with...
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Cleveland signs Lebron — Willy Lebron, that is
Welcome back to Ohio, Lebron! No, not THE LeBron as in LeBron James. Instead, the Cleveland Indians announced the signing of three players to minor league deals Friday, including right-hander Willy...
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Orel Hershiser invented Tebowing back in 1988
Before you call it a week and turn yourselves completely over to this weekend's NFL playoffs, let it be known that it was not Tim Tebow who introduced the concept of "Tebowing" to the sinning masses....
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A blockbuster night: Yankees trade Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda, sign...
This is why the New York Yankees pay Brian Cashman the big bucks to be general manager. Cashman reconstructed the Yankees starting rotation Friday night by making a bold trade with the Seattle...
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Photo: Logan Morrison, Bryan Petersen share tub, drink wine
... Not that there's anything thing wrong with that. OK, so what do we got here? Teammates with the Miami Marlins — noted goofs Bryan Petersen and Logan Morrison — relaxing in a tub, having drawn a...
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Derek Holland announces he’s Kurt Vonnegut at Mavs game
Despite lacking the required full mustache, and with zero literary titles to his name, Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland has announced that he has become legendary author Kurt Vonnegut. Holland...
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Photo: Ken Griffey Jr. is a big hit in Japan
It's creeping closer. The Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics will kick off the regular season with a two-game series in Tokyo from March 28-29 and, to drum up interest, both teams have sent some...
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Fashion Ump: The Braves will don a cool cream-colored alternate jersey in 2012
Though the Atlanta Braves might have had different ideas for an unveiling, OnTheField.com screwed the pooch over the weekend by posting the team's new alternate jerseys for sale. The link no longer...
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Ask Alex: Can Matt Kemp really go 50/50?
We all have questions about the 2012 season and Alex Remington luckily has some answers. The Stew's resident stats guru will address some of the big ones as the year approaches. The Situation: Matt...
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Wrigley Field will feature a ‘rooftop’ patio and LED scoreboard by opening day
With a sputtering economy and local governments mired in financial crisis, the Chicago Cubs can't afford to renovate Wrigley Field like they want to — or like they really need to. It's simply not a...
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The Nationals seem to be spending, so how long before Ryan Zimmerman gets a...
One of this weekend's biggest stories was the five-year, $42 million contract extension that the Washington Nationals bestowed upon Gio Gonzalez. Meanwhile, one of the bigger stories this offseason has...
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A’s acquire Seth Smith to help revamped outfield
You just knew Billy Beane and Dan O'Dowd — two of baseball busiest general managers this winter — were going to hookup eventually. They found their match on Monday — completing their fourth deal...
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Happy Birthday Boy! Chili Davis turns 52
In the offseason, Big League Stew honors a birthday boy per week by taking a longer look at his career. Please join us in lighting the candles. Charles "Chili" Davis has one of the coolest nicknames —...
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Torn ACL likely ends Victor Martinez’s 2012 season before it even begins
A relatively quiet offseason for the Detroit Tigers just got noisy. But for all the wrong reasons. It was announced on Tuesday that designated hitter Victor Martinez tore the ACL in his left knee...
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Red House Over Yonder: President Obama gets a visit from the Cardinals
While many World Series champions have opted to wait until a midseason road trip to enjoy the spoils of a White House visit, the St. Louis Cardinals got the tradition out of the way on Tuesday. And...
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Tim Lincecum shatters Derek Jeter’s record, asks Giants for a $21.5 million...
Of all the different times of the baseball year, arbitration season has to be my least favorite. It's not even close, really. There's way too much sound and way too little fury as players, teams and...
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