You didn’t expect him to stay quiet for long, did you? George Steinbrenner has released one of his legendary statements in support of the Yankees’ management which will no doubt bring all speculation about Joe Torre’s job security to an end. Or maybe not. A Chairman’s vote of confidence is always reckoned to be a sure sign that a football manager is about to get the elbow. Steinbrenner lives by his own rules and is much more prone to making his feelings known publicly than most football chairmen would do, but there’s certainly a sense of something brewing in the Bronx. Continue reading →

I just logged-on to MLB.com to check some facts for a post I’m writing when I saw the tragic news that Josh Hancock, the St Louis reliever, has been killed in a car crash. Tonight’s game against the Cubs, scheduled to be shown live on Five, has understandably been postponed. Sincere condolences to his family on sadly yet another death in the baseball world.

Any Brit who thinks baseball is any easy, non-contact sport should try catching a Zack Greinke fastball in their mouth. Torii Hunter gave it a go today and ended up with a bloody lip and a trip to hospital. According to reports, Hunter initially started to confront Greinke about his lack of control before collapsing in pain. I haven’t seen it yet, but it doesn’t sound much fun. Hopefully Hunter won’t be out of the Twins’ lineup for long (and no he isn’t in my fantasy team!). Continue reading →

While we would love to see the players on the field making all of the headlines, the recent rush of players on to the disabled list has been the main news over the past week or so. Continue reading →