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  • Why Baseball Needs A Real Commissioner Again

    01/20/2020 8:01:45 AM PST · by Kaslin · 19 replies
    The Federalist, ^ | January 20, 2019 | Kyle Sammin
    Baseball needs a chairman who represents owners, players, and fans. They need someone who will truly act in the best interests of the game, not the best interest of the owners. Baseball is a great game, and the news on the field continues to be good. Top talent performs at the highest level and great players challenge the records of old.But the news off the field is bleak. Service time manipulation and rumors of electronic cheating scandals have been scandals for years, and now the news has come from Major League BaseballÂ’s leadership that they want to reduce the number...
  • Rays minor-league team cancels A-Rod juice box promo after Yankees complain

    05/23/2015 8:56:59 AM PDT · by Impala64ssa · 4 replies
    Yahoo News ^ | 5/24/15 | Mike Oz
    Here's something you don't see every day: the New York Yankees are defending Alex Rodriguez. After a Tampa Bay Rays minor-league team planned a promo night poking fun at their infamous slugger, the Yankees objected that it was in poor taste. And now, the A-Rod "juice box night" that the Single-A Charlotte Stone Crabs had planned for Friday has been cancelled. The team was going to give juice boxes to the first 500 fans through the gates. They were to read: "100% Juiced. Side Affects [sic] include: tainted records, inflated ego, omission from the Hall of Fame, and more!" The...