Yes, they paid a whopping $209 million for this team that won’t make any playoff appearances this season.

Quite sad ain’t it? The New York Yankees have struggled, to say the least, this 2008 MLB baseball season and it’s unfortunate that the last Yankees team we’ll ever get to see at Yankee Stadium this Sunday is a baseball club merely a shell of it’s former self.

And in case you haven’t heard, Yankee Stadium will be having it’s last Yankee game this Sunday when the struggling New York Yankees play host to the Baltimore Orioles. With all of it’s history, Yankee Stadium has become a staple in American baseball and the Yankees have pissed on all that this season with the kind of campaign that’ll make your stomach turn.

There was a time when the New York Yankees, although they didn’t have to be as pathetic as the 2008 team, were far from being a playoff team. It was 1993 and Yankee Stadium wasn’t selling out every single ticket available.

Mariano Rivera, arguably the best closer in baseball today, was not even playing for the Yankees then, starting for the minor leagues where he kept on honing his skills until he got the nod.

STILL, that 1993 team was still way better than what we have now. That 1993 Yankees team was feisty, unlike this year’s Yankees, who only has that whopping $209 million going for them and nothing else, ending the organization’s 13 straight…

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There’s absolutely wrong with you if you prefer to watch this than the huge game between the Cowboys and the Eagles on Monday night.

But in case you are, you must still be one of them remaining Yankees fans hoping that the Bronx bombers will be able to turn it around and finish strong in the 2008 MLB baseball season because quite frankly, watching Oprah Winfrey fart is more entertaining than watching this year’s Yankees screw with each other’s balls on that diamond.

With just over two weeks left in the season, the New York Yankees are still searching for answers on what seems to be a disappointing year for them in the American League East.

The Yankees have a 78-70 win-loss slate and if things continue to go downwards, they might not make it in the 2008 MLB baseball playoffs. Wow huh? Despite having one of the more talented (and expensive) rosters in the league, the Yankees just can’t seem to put it together this year.

On Monday night, they do battle with the American League Central leader Chicago White Sox. Unlike the Yankees, these guys have a remarkable 81-65 mark and I won’t be surprised if Chicago slaps the crap out of the Yankees in New York.

Chicago White Sox pitching coach Don Cooper has been juggling his rotation every way he can so that it lines up how the club…

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Those guys from the MLB are probably hoping they’ll still get a piece of the viewing audience with football season finally here.

Teams are beginning to make that final push for the playoffs as the 2008 MLB baseball season gets ready for its conclusion. Looking at the teams that might be playing until October, we will try to pick out the best of the lot and hopefully, this’ll earn you a little something on the side to go with what is hopefully a profitable football weekend.

Let’s start with the American League, the Los Angeles Angels from the American League West are considered to be one of the complete teams in the American League.

The Angels have a great pitching corps to go hand-in-hand with an awesome rotation. Their only weakness would probably be their bench and since benches are really only good in this sport for fisticuffs on the diamond, this won’t hurt them that much.

In the Central Division, the Chicago White Sox are looking to dominate. The White Sox have a high powered offense with young players carrying the team this year. Although Chicago is not the only team being carried by young wheels this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays, aside from becoming the absolute Cinderella story of the year, is also a good young team that has…

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The National League, hopefully, these guys won’t be as boring as hell come playoff time.

And since the road for the 2008 MLB World Series is about to begin once the postseason arrive, NL teams in the MLB are hoping to make some noise, looking to own a championship ring once the dust settles.

One of these teams is of course, the Arizona Diamondbacks. These guys should be fine as long as Brandon Webb is there to win games for ‘em. The D-Backs are probably this year’s counterpart of the Tampa Bay Rays in terms of shock factor since nobody expected them to be this good this year either.

Only time will tell if they can continue their Cinderella run.

The Los Angeles Dodgers, on the other hand, are simply too inconsistent to catch the top dogs although they still have a shot of making it to the playoffs. And it might even be a close fight to the finish although it still depends if the Dodgers can get hot in the final month.

The Chicago Cubs is also one of the teams from the National League who have shocked baseball fans across the country. The Cubs are perhaps the most complete team in the NL and quite possibly, the entire league. They have great team chemistry…

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Yeah sure, the regular season is about to close.

But hey, since it’s never too late to try something new, they’re still giving it a go for the remaining games of the 2008 MLB baseball season. Instant replays have always been able to tell game officials if the call made was right or not and finally, the league has decided to take advantage of it.

This should put MLB baseball in a better position to bring in fans as well since these guys, with the new instant replay thing, will see less of their team getting screwed by a stupid call made by an umpire, although this doesn’t guarantee that boredom won’t get you every single time you watch nine guys dance around a field for six hours straight.

MLB management and their umpires agree that using instant replays is the way to go, signing an agreement that will allow the sport to start using replays to help in making calls in any game.

The said deal was signed by lawyers for the commissioner’s office and the World Umpires Association (WUA) a day after WUA spokesman Lamell McMorris went public with complaints over negotiations.

‘’We reached an agreement. Final decision with respect to moving ahead has not been made yet, but we have an agreement with…'’

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We have a new home run king people.

And although this entire thing barely added a little excitement to the somewhat boring 2008 MLB baseball season, Ken Griffey Jr. sending that ball flying for the 609th time was still a pretty sight to say the least.

You read it, Ken Griffey Jr., now playing for the Chicago White Sox, blasted home run no. 609 of his career to lead his team past the Seattle Mariners 15-3. It was his first home run for his new team and you can bet your ass White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was glad to made the deal that landed him this guy.

After Ken Griffey Jr. hit home run no.609, the 13-time All-Star goes into a tie with Sammy Sosa for 5th in the all-time list for home runs made in a career. For Griffey, finding himself tied with Sosa has a weird feeling to it. How? Read on.

‘’It’s weird,'’ Ken Griffey Jr. said. ‘’I've watched Sammy throughout the years. Tying him, it’s OK, I guess.'’

What’s even weirder is the fact that both guys did this home run record thing playing for Chicago. Sammy Sosa did most of his home run records playing for the Chicago Cubs. A few years later, Ken Griffey Jr. ties him while playing for the Chicago White Sox.

Before his homer no.609, Griffey was in a…

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OK people, time to shift our attention to baseball for a little bit.

With so much attention focused on the 2008 Beijing Olympics, let us shift our gear to America’s favorite past time for a change, baseball. Teams are already making that push for the playoffs which means it only gets better at this point, especially if you’re a baseball fan.

And as the 2008 MLB baseball season continues, two teams slug it out starting Friday as the three-game season series between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays unfolds at Fenway Park in Boston.

The Toronto Blue Jays has 61-59 record coming into this one while the Boston Red Sox has an even better 69-51 mark.

The Red Sox - Blue Jays series start at 7pm when Toronto’s Roy Halladay will be matched-up against Boston’s Paul Byrd. Halladay toiled through a career-high 130 pitches in a loss at home to the Indians on Saturday, which makes you wonder how long can his arm hold up against the Boston sluggers.

Paul Byrd on the other hand, who was acquired from Cleveland last Tuesday, will be making his debut for the Boston Red Sox against Toronto. He has been pitching well. He needed just…

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It’s a foot race to the finish at this point.

There’s still more than enough time in the 2008 MLB baseball season for teams to catch up and make their final push for the playoffs. As the trading deadline passed, we saw a lot of changes from teams that want to either stay on top or make it there.

Probably the best bet to make the playoffs is the Los Angeles Angels. This team from the American League West should be considered as the team to beat, holding a solid 70-43 win loss mark, going 6-4 in their 10 last games.

The Angels are closely followed by the Tampa Bay Rays, holding a surprising 67-45 record. Executive VP Andrew Friedman says ‘’we feel with the lead we have, we’re in the exact position we want to be in, with the ability to control our own destiny.'’

It has been a dream season to say the least for Tampa Bay after all the struggles this franchise has been through in recent years.

Another surprise this season is the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are playing good baseball, winning eight of their last 10 games to own a 68-46 win-loss card. They just recently regained the services of their bullpen anchor, activating closer Kerry Wood from the 15-day disabled list. The…

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The trading deadline has passed and it was no surprise that Manny Ramirez is finally out of Boston.

That was only one of the big trades that have transpired in the ongoing 2008 MLB baseball season. Baseball teams have begun their preparations for a run to the World Series title and we’ll find out soon enough if these teams improved their rosters or just fucked it up even further.

Of course, as I already mentioned, one of the more notable deals that transpired before the end of the trading deadline was the acquisition of the Los Angeles Dodgers to future Hall of Fame slugger Manny Ramirez from the Boston Red Sox in a three-way deal that also moved Pittsburgh’s Jason Bay to Boston.

The Pirates received two prospects from each team, including reliever Craig Hansen and third baseman Andy LaRoche. July 30 was the day when New York Yankees sent Kyle Farnsworth to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Ivan Rodriguez. The Yankees are in need of a starting catcher since Jorge Posada decided to undergo season-ending surgery on his throwing shoulder, hence the Yankees picked up a 13-time Gold Glover and 14-time All-Star Ivan Rodriguez to work behind the plate the rest of the year.

The Yankees’ setup job had been increasingly filled by Jose Veras, and…

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Just when you thought all is good in Boston…

After a World Series title, dominating American football and winning the NBA championship for the 17th time, it looks like dark days are ahead for Boston after news broke out that the Red Sox are discussing deals to trade the city’s baseball icon, Manny Ramirez, to the Florida Marlins this 2008 MLB baseball season.

You read it, with only a few more hours before Thursday’s trading deadline, the Boston Red Sox are seriously considering a trade that involves Ramirez to the Florida Marlins as well as other MLB baseball teams who would love to have the slugger.

Thursday at 4 p.m. ET is the deadline to trade players without going to waivers. And Manny Ramirez, with 10 years invested playing in the majors and five with the Red Sox, has the right to veto any trade that comes up if he chooses. STILL, I’d be surprised if he chooses to veto any deal that will get him out of Boston. After all, Ramirez and the Red Sox are not in good…

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