Reyes contract demands include changing first line of anthem to ‘Jose can you see’
You want to sign Jose Reyes? The conversation begins at $100 million, but that’s not the only contract stipulation causing teams to balk.
Newly freed and a ‘changed man,’ Burress vows to use trigger lock next time
“With the support of Jesus, the fans, and my family, I’ve learned the error of my ways,” Burress said. “I am a changed man. The next time I go into a nightclub with a bunch of strippers and hoodlums, I will have a trigger lock on my unregistered firearm."
Yankees fan blames home loss to Red Sox on girlfriend’s refusal to wear rally...
“It’s impossible,” Scaramone said. “There’s no way we would’ve lost if Sheila had worn her rally cap like I told her to.”
Jeter on pace for 3,000 hits sometime in June 2014
The Yankees shortstop has been progressing extremely slowly toward the milestone, averaging just 1.2 hits per month this season.
Sports sites develop ‘Fantasy Football: Lockout Edition’ based on off-field exploits
“With Lockout Edition, you generate points on what a player does off the field, instead of on it,” said an ESPN.com representative. “Points will be awarded based on players who get charged with a DUI, murder, rape, possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, animal cruelty, and so on.”
NFL owners and players don’t let lockout affect their annual Springtime Yacht Gala
“I was worried some of the players weren’t going to show up this year because of all the talk about them being cash-strapped,” said Wilf. “But it turns out their giant signing bonuses and outrageous salaries were enough to keep them owning yachts despite this short work stoppage.”
Mets can’t figure out why investors are reluctant to invest
Although the Mets lost $10 million in 2009, $50 million in 2010, and will lose at least $50 million this year, their principal owner Fred Wilpon can’t figure out why his cold calls to people whose names appear on Mets fan Bernie Madoff’s list of investors aren’t yielding positive results.
