Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman, 10.23.2009

Emmy Award-winning Sportscaster

Oakland's Tom Cable will not face charges for allegedly breaking the jaw of one of his assistants. When I saw the headline "No Charge for Cable," I knew the story wasn't about Cablevision.

Phil Hughes: The Truth

Eugene Michael Santiago, 10.07.2009

Member of the Trickster Theater Company at Exit Art

In the end baseball comes down to pitching. The Yankees were and still are fortunate enough to find themselves amidst the swells of a perfect pitching and hitting storm.

Ted Williams Head: How SI and the Mainstream Sports Media Gave John Henry Williams a Bum Rap

Brian Ross, 10.07.2009

Writer, Journalist, Political Satirist, and Senior Editor of MLNSports.com

Let us finally put to rest one myth: Ted Williams was not frozen by his evil son, John Henry Williams.

Will the Real Jim Tracy Please Stand Up?

Ari Shapiro, 09.30.2009

Life-long Denver sports fan

I need someone -- anyone -- to explain to me how Jim Tracy has managed the Colorado Rockies to the verge of the MLB playoffs. I just don't get it.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig Should Resign After Making Mockery of MLB Anti-Doping

Brian Ross, 09.21.2009

Writer, Journalist, Political Satirist, and Senior Editor of MLNSports.com

Selig is making a mockery of the rule book used for more than a century, in my opinion. The tug of war between the union and ownership is the primary concern for him. The game is getting lost.

New Yankee Stadium Prepares for October

Eugene Michael Santiago, 09.21.2009

Member of the Trickster Theater Company at Exit Art

The game was about more than just Derek's hit. It was a baptism for a new stadium, for the new home of the most historic franchise in sports

Is the First Amendment Safe When the Message Owns the Media?

Brian Ross, 09.15.2009

Writer, Journalist, Political Satirist, and Senior Editor of MLNSports.com

American sports do not seem like the place for a show-down on the freedom of the press, but that is exactly why the unraveling of the First Amendment began there.

Joe Torre And Steroids In Baseball, Not A Happy Story

Avery Corman, 09.04.2009

Author

If there's still work to be done in cleaning up the sport, saying it's ancient history and blaming the messenger doesn't help.

Manny Ramirez Minor League 'Rehab' Run Shows Steroid Use is Fans' Fault

Brian Ross, 08.04.2009

Writer, Journalist, Political Satirist, and Senior Editor of MLNSports.com

I really do not want to hear ANYONE from the cushy private boxes to the bleachers complain about steroid use in the professional game of baseball an...

MLB Draft Preview - Part III

David Vines, 06.22.2009

Intern, The Huffington Post

Several premiere prep players could drop into the latter part of the first round and rake in record-breaking money -- if one of the big-market teams is willing to comply.

MLB Draft Preview - Part II

David Vines, 06.21.2009

Intern, The Huffington Post

Jacob Turner will be one of the most talented pitching prospects available come draft day, however, it will likely take upwards of $7 million to deter him from heading off to college.

MLB Draft Preview - Part I

David Vines, 06.20.2009

Intern, The Huffington Post

With the shifting economic climate and teams valuing homegrown talent over high-priced free agents, draft picks are carrying more importance than ever.

Steroids: Baseball's Misunderstood Savior

Alec Brownstein, 06.08.2009

Alec Brownstein is a writer and director living in NYC.

Steroids provide the unpredictability that baseball so desperately needs. What could be more interesting than emotionally volatile man children with rock-like projectiles and bats?

Athletics Owner Wants Baseball in Oakland to Fail

Stephen Kaus, 04.28.2009

San Francisco Attorney

The ownership of the Oakland Athletics does not really want fans to come to the ballpark. There is no other way to explain the systematic downgrading of the experience of attending a game.

If You Think A-Rod is the Doper, the Bigger Addicts are MLB and YOU.

Brian Ross, 03.15.2009

Writer, Journalist, Political Satirist, and Senior Editor of MLNSports.com

Even though no one wants to admit it, steroids are in the best interests of baseball for everyone but the players whose lives they are shortening.

Clubhouse Chorale: "Steroids, The Breakfast of (Cheating) Champions"

Rick Horowitz, 03.15.2009

Satirist and syndicated columnist

Steroids...will make you so strong,/ Steroids...will help you last long,/ Steroids...they'll do you no wrong,/ And as easy to swallow as to sing this song.

State of the Mets Union

Jon Chattman, 02.28.2009

Founder of thecheappop.com, pop culture/music writer, and author of "Sweet Stache"

Being a Mets fan is like being in an abusive relationship. When things are going good, you can't believe how well they're going. When things are bad...they're really bad.

A Red Sox Fan Lovin' Those New Yankees

David Margolick, 01.28.2009

Author, Contributing Editor at Portfolio

What better way to restore the Yankees' traditional repulsiveness than to spend more than all of the other teams combined this off-season?

Obama and Jackie Robinson

Michael Dowd, 11.27.2008

Watching Barack Obama on the stump and particularly in the debates reminds me of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball.

Meet Carlos Quentin

Sam Panayotovich, 09.29.2008

Here we are only five months into his Chicago career and the Sox are relying not on Jim Thome or captain Paul Konerko, but rallying behind Carlos Quentin.

Anatomy of a Trip to Wrigley

Sam Panayotovich, 09.27.2008

I can't stand the Cubs and most of their fans, but the way they support their team really is something.