I lost more sleep over Jacoby Ellsbury last night. I was convinced that I would have bloodshot eyes this morning, but by some kind of miracle I didn't. I woke up convinced that Theo was merely toying with Minnesota and New York - that he's upped his offer to either make the Yankees raise theirs one more time or force them out and will then lower ( Read more... )

I lost sleep over the Hot Stove last night. The possibility of losing Jacoby has now increased, although I'm hoping that Theo is just pretending to offer him in an attempt to get the Yankees to go even further - because let's face it, sending Jacoby anywhere is just plain stupid. Theo also wants more than just Santana if Jacoby is to go to ( Read more... )

Well, there's lots of good news to go around today! First off, Curt Schilling has pretty much officially resigned with Boston - he'll play one last season with the Red Sox, which is delightful to hear. Secondly, Youk got what he deserved today - a Gold Glove for his work at first base this season. He was also wearing his Bengals hat, too - I feel ( Read more... )

I have made a discovery today: it is impossible to say the words "Jonathan Papelbon wore a kilt" without smiling. In fact, I'm grinning as I type this up right now.

Yes, I actually skipped lunch to watch the parade on the internet. I sat there for about three hours, streaming the video, until I had to go to class. And after class, I went on a little ( Read more... )