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NEW YORK — The owners of the Mets turned a blind eye to Bernard Madoff’s massive fraud, reaping US$300 million in false profits and using a large chunk to run the team, according to a lawsuit unsealed Friday. The lawsuit claims the owners were so dependent on the disgraced financier’s too-good-to-be-true returns that it “faced [...]
CARMEL, Calif. — There was a span of nearly 15 years in which Reggie Jackson refused to step inside Pebble Beach Country Club. Wary of what it represented, he simply wasn’t ready to be identified as part of the establishment. Today, this is home for Jackson, one of baseball’s greatest stars who got rich during [...]
(Comments – Anthony D predicted this trade early in the week and year – with info from ESPN, The Boston Globe, and other – the latest info – we thank all for their insight) The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a deal in principle to acquire slugging first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, sources told ESPN [...]
ORLANDO — Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, baseball’s longest-tenured owner, isn’t sure the game needs drastic changes. More than 15 years ago, he was against the wild-card concept and opposed to the three divisional format. He still loathes the Dodgers’ move from his hometown of Brooklyn to Los Angeles. Yet, like many of the [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets fired their longtime clubhouse manager Friday amid a police investigation into illegal gambling. The Mets said Charlie Samuels was fired for violating team policies. The club said the decision came after an internal investigation that lasted several months. This season was Samuels’ 27th year on the job. [...]
Say goodbye to Joe Morgan and Jon Miller as the faces and voices of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. They’re done after a 21-year run. Morgan’s contract is expiring and won’t be renewed, ESPN said Monday. Miller might continue to handle play-by-play for ESPN, but it won’t be in the Sunday Night TV booth. Instead, he [...]
(Comments – Thanks the Phatzradio Analyst Anthony D with some free Agent news and more – also thanks to the Boston Globe and NY Post for their contributions to the article. If you have questions – leave a comment) Here’s a look at the best free agents on the market and their possible destinations: Starting [...]
Helmets are flying off college football players during games with alarming regularity. Though evidence is anecdotal, the supervisor of Southeastern Conference officials says that in the course of watching games on a recent Saturday afternoon he counted 15 to 20 times helmets came off. The trend is raising injury concerns, generating equipment questions and could [...]
It was the worst-kept secret in New York since Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance, but the Mets made it official Monday by firing general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel. The firings highlighted a whirlwind day in the managerial carousel. Ken Macha was fired by the Milwaukee Brewers after two seasons; John Russell, who lost 299 [...]
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