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Selig Threatens Yankees' Giambi
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's threat to suspend Yankee first baseman Jason Giambi is not only hollow -- it's hypocritical, downright stupid and no doubt unconstitutional.
mlb • steroids • human growth hormone • hgh • selig

Six Game Tryout
The situation called for a right handed batter but there was absolutely NO chance of that for two reasons. First, Joe Torre would not send up a hitter for Giambi because this was the last game of Giambi’s six game “tryout.” Second is that the right handed batters on the bench were Andy Phillips, Russ Johnson, John Flaherty, and Rey Sanchez (a switch hitter).
yankees • joe torre • jason giambi • home run • world series

Jason Giambi Returns to Oakland A's
Jason Giambi's new one-year, $5.25 million contract will bring the slugger back to Oakland for the first time since 2001. Does this make the A's favorites in the AL West?
jason giambi returns to oakland a's • 2009 athletics • jason giambi new contract • giambi's deal • steal for the a's

Mantle, Rose, Giambi and Hutch
Mickey Mantle had problems with alcohol, Pete Rose bet on baseball games, and Jason Giambi took performance enhancing substances. All received the Hutch Award.
mickey mantle • pete rose • jason giambi • hutch award • fred hutchinson

Predestined?
Part of baseball’s magnetic appeal is that in almost every game there are unique variations on familiar themes. Fortunate fans see things they have never seen before while even more fortunate fans may experience seeing things that no one has ever seen. On April 10, 2005, fans at Yankee Stadium saw a play that led some to wonder about the predestined hit, only the hit wasn’t a hit.
yankees • world series • yankee stadium • predestined • carl pavano

Jason and Tino
The Yankees replaced fan favorite Tino Martinez with Jason Giambi, a player who has had some excellent offensive seasons. Giambi will help the Yankees and Tino will help his new team, the St. Louis Cardinals.
giambi • tino • opening day • yankees

Pitchers Demand Trade
The Yankees' offensive production has been less than great this season. It is believed that opposing pitchers look forward to facing the Yankees lineup, and the Yankees own pitchers feel they would like the same opportunity.
yankees • pitchers • clemens • mussina • el duque

Why the Yankees Are (Not?) Better
The 2002 New York Yankees are a changed team that has the potential to approach the achievements of the 1998 team. However, a number of factors could make 2002 a disaster.
yankees • 2002 season • giambi • white • vander wal

BALCO Lawyer Sent to Jail for Leak
A Sacramento lawyer who represented BALCO president Victor Conte pled guilty to leaking confidential Grand Jury testimony taken during the MLB steroid investigation.
mlb steroids • steroids in baseball • steroid testimony leak • mlb steroid investigation • troy ellerman

A Tale of Two Curtain Calls
Curtain calls by baseball players after home runs are commonplace. A long time ago, a Yankee hit a home run that truly deserved a curtain call because a long time ago, a curtain call meant much more than it does today.
giambi • curtain call • maris • stallard • sixty first home run.

MVP
New York, December 1, 2006. New York Yankees’ rookie sensation, Iget KlutcHits, has been voted the American League’s Most Valuable Player AND Rookie of the Year for the 2006 season despite having only 61 official plate appearances. The Base Ball Writers Association of America (BBWAA), in the closest vote ever for MVP, elected KlutcHits over Jason Giambi, a decision that is certain to foment great controversy.
yankees • new york • joe torre • roger clemens • american league

Winners Hate to Lose
The 2002 New York Yankees are one of the highest paid teams in major league baseball history. They may not be hungry enough to earn their pay.
yankees • bernie williams • derek jeter • shane spencer • losers

Baseball and Steroids
Once thought to be limited to just a handful of Major League players, baseball's steroid scandal has proven to be a big, widespread problem that just won't go away.
baseball and steroids • baseball's steroid scandal • steroids in baseball • baseball human growth hormone • mark mcgwire

Bonds Freak Show Tours Fenway Park
Fans prepare to roast Barry Bonds, who makes his first-ever appearance at Fenway Park this weekend, hoping to add to his 747 career homeruns at Boston's friendly bandbox.
bonds • fenway • giants • san francisco • red sox

Why the National League Should Adopt the DH
Memo to baseball purists worldwide: The designated hitter is here to stay, like it or not. And it's time the National League got on board and adopted the DH rule.
dh • national league • designated hitter • major league baseball • dh rule

Jose Canseco Truly Is Vindicated
With the developments in recent years it is important to look at the great impact that Jose Canseco's books have had on steroids and baseball.
canseco vindicated • a rod confession • cansecos steroid claims • alex rodriguez and steroids • mark mcgwire and steroids

Sam
Sam sat down as Mariano Rivera entered the game even though it wasn’t a save situation. After Bernie retired and Posada was sent to Arizona as part of the package that brought Randy Johnson to New York, only Rivera and Jeter remained from the last championship team. Rivera retired four straight batters to preserve the win.
new york yankees • steinbrenner • world series • yankee stadium • roger clemens

Imagine {The pairing of steroids and the high profile athlete}
Are many of baseball's best players such as Jason Giambi and Barry Bonds enhancing their abilities with steroids? Will proof that this is so permanently damage the game? Have steroids irreparably infected Track and Field as well? Can we believe the records owned by stars such as Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery were honestly earned? Are the recent feats by many of today's superstar athletes simply too good to be naturally true? As the evidence mounts and accusations fly, one wonders who will go down and who will ultimatley be vindicated. But one thing has already been made clear. Steroids are no longer the sole domain of bodybuilders seen in muscle magazines with necks the same width as their waists. Apparently Wheaties has been surpassed as the Breakfast of Champions.
olympics • 2004 olympic games • wrestling • boxing • baseball

Is It As Bad As It Seems?
Perranoski was on the mound 8.8% of the time for the Dodgers. This past season, Mariano was on the mound 4.8% of the time for the Yankees.
yankees • giambi • pettitte • rivera • perranoski

Perfect Endings
The career of modern day Babe Ruth, Mark McGwire, has come to an end. He retired just how he always played the game - with modesty, generosity, and a world of class
mark mcgwire • michael jordan • john elway • dick vermeil • sammy sosa

Runaway Baseball Team
All’s well that ends well, or at least that seems to be the case. In one of the most bizarre incidents ever in American sports, the AWOL New York Yankees American League Baseball Club has been found safe and sound in New Mexico.
new york yankees • yankees • world series • world champions • george steinbrenner

The Best Martinez in New York
At least one thing is right. The greatest player named “Martinez” to ever play in New York is back. Tino will play first base for the Yankees.
martinez • yankees • tino • world series • randy johnson

We Have Met the Enemy and He Has Become Us
George Steinbrenner would serve the Yankees best by allowing those who can evaluate players and understand how winning teams are put together make the decisions. The Yankees have too many needs to fill in one off season. Steinbrenner must give those who can produce a winner enough time and autonomy to do so. Right.
yankees • steinbrenner • red sox • martinez • pedro

Where Did They Go?
Free agency has changed little except that today, players have the opportunity to change teams themselves instead of being forced to change teams by the owners. One result is that individuals such as Marleen become confused about who is playing for whom. There are very few players, especially stars, who play their entire careers with one team.
yankees • free agency • free agent • world series • jackie robinson

Where Have All the Sluggers Gone?
Achieving a .600 lifetime slugging average is one of the rarest of all accomplishments. It is significant that the last player to retire with a .600 slugging average, Ted Williams, retired forty four years ago but in the last seven years, both Todd Helton and Barry Bonds have achieved better than .600 lifetime slugging averages.
barry bonds • bonds • ted williams • williams • sosa

Mitchell Report Names Names
Major League Baseball's 21-month-long investigation on the use of performance-enhancing drugs by MLB players refers to 88 different players allegedly involved with PHDs.
mitchell report names • mitchell report • steroids • human growth hormone • mlb

Chase Wright Props Up Yankees
Chase Wright had never pitched a game above AA before April 17, but he managed to get enough outs to help the beleaguered Yankees earn a victory.
new york yankees • chase wright • injuries • aa • trenton

MLB Power Rankings Spring 2007
With fifteen days to go until Opening Day 2007, these preseason MLB Power Rankings are a must-read for any fan of the National Pastime.
mlb power rankings • 2007 mlb preview • mlb preview 2007 • new york yankees derek jeter • alex rodriguez

New York, Boston, maybe Toronto
The American League East race is one of Major League Baseball's best divisions. Newcomers to the league, like Boston's Diasuke Matsuzaka, could define the season.
new york yankees • boston red sox • toronto blue jays • tampa bay devil rays • baltimore orioles

Barry Bonds, Steroids and Homers
Will nothing stop Barry Bonds? Fans, players and managers alike want Bonds out of the game, but commissioner Selig might be too late to stop him from breaking the record
barry bonds home run record • bud selig following bonds • home run record • hank aaron • sammy sosa

Major League Baseball Trade Rumors
With several teams looking for a closer, Troy Percival, who has not pitched in almost two years, is being hunted by at least two National League East contenders.
mlb trade rumors • baseball trade rumors • major league baseball trade • todd helton trade rumors • troy percival trade rumors

New York Yankees Pursuing Manny Ramirez
The Yankees have already landed the two biggest free agent pitchers in baseball. Now, they are setting their sights on the game's most dangerous hitter.
manny ramirez yankees • manny ranirez to yankees • yankees pursue manny ramirez • mann ramirez yankees contract • will manny ramirez go to yankees

Yankees Still Need Work On Their Everyday Lineup
The Yankees enhanced their pitching staff by signing free agents CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett but their offense is stale and their defense is lacking
everyday lineup • free agents • cc sabathia • aj burnett • world series

Can Steroids Ruin Baseball?
The recent burst of HGH and steroid links to Major League baseball suggest that the game's performance-enhancing drug problem is as bad as Jose Canseco claimed.
jay gibbons steroids hgh • troy glaus steroids hgh • baseball steroids hgh • baseball steroids scandal • rick ankiel steroids hgh

Hitting Requires Pitching
Scoring runs does not win games. Scoring more runs than the opposition scores wins games. The New York Yankees have added offense and should score more runs, but the key to regaining the World Championship is the pitching staff.
1930 yankees • gehrig • ruth • ruffing • gomez

Leadoff Hitter? Who Needs a Leadoff Hitter?
The 2002 Yankees do not have a “traditional type” of leadoff batter. It is less of a problem than many fans realize.
yankees • leadoff • batting order • on base average.

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