It’s finally happening. At the ripe age of 24, I’m becoming a grumpy old man. It started years ago, I guess, but really came to fruition this summer as I screamed to my television like I just caught it cheating on me with the mailman:

You’re going to join three other superstars? In my day, Jordan, Barkley, Magic and Bird would never have wanted to group up. That’s when athletes were athletes. This generation doesn’t know anything about the ’80s!

Granted, being alive in the Jordan era has forever cemented people around my age as the “Ho-Hum” generation, thoroughly unimpressed with pretty much anything else that happens in sports. But look around. It’s getting worse. Read the rest of this entry »

Watching Sports Center yesterday, the anchors were up in arms due to the fact that Manny Ramirez was fourth in MLB’s All-Star voting for NL outfielders. They blathered on about how much of a PR disaster it would be if he made it as a starter, even though he’s suspended for 50 games for PEDs (he’ll return in early July, a few games before the ASG). Since voting for the game is fan-driven (because baseball is America’s favorite you know), the cries of foul from the media’s talking heads, managers & owners, even the commissioner would be null & void if enough fans voted Manny in.

Immediately, I thought “Somebody needs to start a site for that.”

Thankfully, someone has.

Enter Vote For Manny and their mantra. Read the rest of this entry »

Words By Jason Hortillas

Clemens. Bonds. Sosa. McGuire. Giambi, A-Rod. And now, Manny Ramirez.

As announced today by Major League Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez was suspended 50 games for using performance enhancing drugs (PEDs).

I’m not shocked Manny. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s be honest — baseball games themselves can be pretty freaking boring. You’re not going to see close to as many dynamic athletic plays you as you can in basketball or football. So what do you do if you’re a baseball addict who has to sit through four hour games every day for six months? Argue. A lot. About statistics, history, fantasy baseball, MVPs, Gold Gloves, who’s overrated, who’s underrated, who’s on steroids, who’s talking shit about whom, etc. With opening day around the corner, here are some topics to start arguments.

NL MVP — Consensus Picks

1. Albert Pujols
2. Chase Utley
3. Aramis Ramirez

The mainstream media finally caught on last year: Albert Pujols is the best player in the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Remember when Bunny Colvin opened up a “no arrest” zonefor drug dealers in “>The Wire? In case you aren’t familiar with the storyline, Colvin allotted a section of town for drug dealers to roam freely in front of the police without threat of being arrested.

Apparently, Major League Baseball employed the same tactic in 2003. The league decided to hold drug tests on their players. This test, however, was only held to determine if drug testing was necessary. There were no penalties on positive tests. Just a good old mental record.

It turns out that golden boy, Alex Rodriguez tested positive during that drug testing in 2003, the same year he won the MVP. Also, 103 other players Read the rest of this entry »