Who’s The Boss: Steinbrenner Vs. Springsteen
I woke up this morning to a text message from a friend alerting me that the Boss died in New York. I damn near had a heart attack before I realized he didn’t mean Springsteen.
Help me settle this in the comments down below: Who’s the REAL Boss?
Red Sox Plan To Honor Man They Spent 37 Years Disrespecting
It’s hard to speak poorly of the dead. If for no other reason than because it’s taboo to do so and most people kinda tune you out. You can’t speak poorly of most dead people. Can’t do it. Certainly can’t do it right after they died.
So I won’t speak poorly of former Yankees owner, George M. Steinbrenner III. I’ll speak poorly of his biggest competitors: the Boston Red Sox.
The Sissification Of Player Intros
Believe me when I say that there wasn’t much I liked about Paul O’Neill as a Yankee. Almost nothing. But at least he had the decency to enter the batter’s box to kickass music appropriate to what he was about to do: namely knock in a lot of runs. Springsteen’s “Born to Run” alternated with the Who’s “Baba O’Riley” – that’s how you dig in, kids.
Cincinnati’s Scott Rolen? Florida’s Cameron Maybin? Pull up a chair …
Anderson Silva Don’t Owe You Nothin’
…By Sunday, most MMA outlets were awash in outrage over Anderson Silva’s behavior, none moreso than UFC president Dana White, who called the main event a “disgrace,” “an embarrassment” adding too that he was “disgusted.”
But let’s pull back the gossamer curtain of immediacy and examine why many feel this way. And because I’ve never been good with keeping secrets, I should warn you that I’m planning on defending Silva in these next 1,000 words.
Jesus Take The Wheel: The Yanks Have A Switch-Pitcher
Minor leaguer Pat Venditte put on his big boy pants and his freaky moon-man glove and took the bump in his first appearance with a major league franchise.
The reason this is a story – besides him pitching for the Yankees, where friggin’ everything is a story – is because Venditte is an ambidextrous pitcher. Dude can throw with either arm.
