Well, come on now, what do you mean there’s something else going on in the sports world besides brackets?  Feel free to share your picks (or make fun of mine) in the comments! South Round of 64 Kentucky over MVST/WKY  Every year Kentucky’s won the tournament save 1948, the Yankees have ...

The Tigers released David Pauley yesterday. This is not your typical “the Yankees could use a guy like a reliever the Tigers just released” post, but rather your typical, “relievers get released all the time,” post noting how most bullpen pitchers rise and fall faster than anthill kingdoms. Pauley ...

I’m not doing a campers post this year (Steve has that covered). Nor am I going to do a liveblog of the Yankees’ first televised exhibition game, nor my Spring Training game capsules. After eight-plus seasons, I’m taking a step back from blogging about the Yankees. It may be presumptuous of me, ...

Dirk Hayhurst: Right-Handed Author (AP) All of us have dreams. Everything in the American psyche is built on the idea of having dreams—boundless optimism, the idea that the world will be left a better place for one’s children, the unstoppable march of progress. The phrase “The American ...

I think he looks far better than he ever did in pinstripes: He’s definitely dressed for success. The “34″ in the corner is the approximate amount of dollars (in millions) remaining on Burnett’s contract (and, as Cliff Corcoran points out, his uniform number).  Read More →

Attention, please: Nick Swisher Crazy energy Also brings power and patience Yanks thank you, K.W. Mark Texeira Not on the mark, Tex Don’t lose the bat by bunting Learn to beat the shift Thank you. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled programming.  Read More →

David Robertson: Being Houdini carries some unusual risks. (AP) Attention, please: David Robertson Dodge! Duck! Dip! Dive! Dodge! Houdini extraordinaire Avoid gut punches Hiroki Kuroda Ninja GM strikes Smaller stadium could hurt Still a smart pickup Thank you.  Read More →

Why the Baseball Boyfriend Fantasy Game Does Not Hit the Mendoza Line Two years and a month ago, I hopped on a plane to Florida to visit my brother, go to a Spring Training game, and visit my grandmother. The trip was blissfully peaceful and uneventful; it was the first time I had seen my brother in ...

Ken O'Brien under pressure: when wasn't he? (AP) The thing I love about the Super Bowl (since my team will probably never play in one) is that once it’s over, it feels as though there’s nothing standing in the way between where you are in time and the start of baseball season. Never ...

Deck us all with Boston Charlie, especially Brian Cashman, who has thus far this winter resisted the call of anxious fans to see him improve the team by means of the importation of questionable and expensive pitchers. The Yankees have many questionable and inexpensive pitchers, and that should be good ...

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH “HEIDI” INSTEAD I am one of those lucky chaps that Hurricane Irene has left without electricity, so I’m literally in the dark this week–if you tell me that Nick Swisher has been traded for a pack of Barbary Apes, I would have to believe you, credulous fellow ...

I don’t suppose this will matter to anyone but me, but it’s my blog so what the hell: My beloved cat Teddy, who liked to sit with me as I wrote this feature and many other things, passed away today after going through kidney failure. He was 13. His loss was not unexpected, but we had hoped ...