Leitch: Where Does Teixeira Fit Into the Yankees’ Fantastically Overpaid Four?
Team fans are rejoicing. But what about fans of baseball in general?
Posted 12/16/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Once Again, Hal Steinbrenner Tops Hank
Hal's on a list of the most influential people in sports business, and Hank's not.
Posted 12/12/08 in Daily Intel
Intel
Monday’s Magazine, Today!
Tina Fey brings her Sarah Palin impression out of retirement, Bob Kerrey doesn't know why he's so unloved, and how the hell are the Mets and Yankees spending so much money?
Posted 12/11/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Melky Trade Held Up by Yanks’ Insistence on Acquiring CC’s Buds?
Is it too early to speculate whether Sabathia would opt out of his contract in three years if he's unhappy?
Posted 12/10/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Spendthrift Yanks Sign Sabathia for a Worryingly Long Seven Years
The Yankees needed to pull out all the stops to get Sabathia, and apparently they have. This is what new stadiums and cable channels are for.
Posted 11/24/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Donnie Walsh’s Trades So Good They May Even Benefit the Yankees
Would CC Sabathia sign with the Yankees, knowing that his pal LeBron could very well sign with the Knicks?
Posted 11/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Hal Steinbrenner Triumphs Over Brother Hank!
Prince Hal wins! The cool and calculating younger son seizes control of the Yankees from his blustering brother Hank!
Posted 11/17/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Yankees Pick Up Nick Swisher, Who Is Horrible
His performance last season would normally get him marched out of town, preferably trailed by pitchforks and torches.
Posted 11/13/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Can Somebody Get Carl Pavano a Dictionary?
We're not sure he knows what the word 'exhausting' means.
Posted 10/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Hank Steinbrenner ‘100 Percent Behind’ Joba Chamberlain
After Joba's drunk-driving arrest and subsequent apology, Steinbrenner stands behind him and calls the young pitcher ‘family.’
Posted 10/14/08 in Daily Intel
Developing
New York Sports Teams Abandon Home Turf in Time of Need
For guys who get ticker-tape parades down Wall Street, the owners of the city's major sports franchises sure don't seem to mind leaving the city in the lurch.
Posted 10/08/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Why the Heads of Our Team’s Managers No Longer Roll
What's it take for New York sports-team leaders to get fired anymore?
Posted 10/02/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
This Would Be a Good Time to Lower Your Expectations for the Mets and Yankees
Brian Cashman doesn't want you to get your hopes up, and Omar Minaya wants you to pin yours to Luis Castillo.
Posted 10/01/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Mike Mussina, a Stand-Up Guy Likely Retiring Just Short of Great
Nothing the Mets did Sunday, or perhaps all season, will be remembered as fondly as Mussina's twentieth win.
Posted 09/26/08 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Is McCain Just Too Tired to Do the Debate?
Someone at the debate rehearsal overheard him saying he's ‘exhausted.’ Well, yeah, but you're running for the Big Job, John — you have to rally! And other gossip...
Posted 09/22/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Going, Going, Gone
With last night's 7–3 victory over the Orioles, the Yankees put their legendary stadium to bed, after 85 years of memories.
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