Billy Martin = Joe Torre = Bigot?

"All I can say is, Sheffield knows what he's talking about. That's all I'm going to say," Lofton told the AP. In an interview, Sheffield had accused the Yankees manager Joe Torre of treating his white players with more respect than his black players...among other controversial remarks.

- It happens every year (unless the Yankees win) but predominantly the teams competing in the MLB World Series have some of the lowest paid rosters. Of last weeks four finalists, only the Boston Red Sox were ranked in the top 10 (No. 2). The three other teams ranked at 23 (Cleveland), 25 (Colorado) and 26 (Arizona) respectively. The Commissioner puts it down to developing the players...

As Yankee Stadium begins its final months of use, including hosting its final All Star game, there will be a lot of reflection of the great moments not just in baseball, but in sports that have taken place in one of sports' greatest stages. From Don Larsen's perfect game to the 1958 NFL Championship dubbed the greatest game ever when the Baltimore Colts defeated the N.Y...

Here are the answers to yesterday's quiz. 1. The Mets won 108 games in 1986 and 100 in 1988. 2. The most games the Yankees won in the 1980s was 103 in 1980. 3. Reggie Jackson hit 41 home runs in 1980, which was the highest single-season total by a New York player in the '80s. 4. Darryl Strawberry hit the most home runs in the decade with 215. Dave Winfield was...

Gee, I guees the old saying is right: Rotten apples don't fall far the tree do they? New York Yankees co-chairknucklehead Hank Steinbrenner is following in his father's footsteps in telling the manager--in this case, Jor Girardi and not Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Dick Howser, etc.--how to ...

Mets get Carl Everett! 1994: The Marlins trade OF Carl Everett to the Mets in exchange for 2B Quilvio Veras. Also on this day: 1976: The Yankees sign free-agent Reggie Jackson to five-year, $3.5 million dollar contract. During Mr. October's tenure, the Bronx Bombers will win four divisions, three pennants and two World Series.

One thing left me scratching my head last night. I couldn't determine which was more bizarre: The fact that this question was asked, or the answer which Charlie Manuel gave. Let's just say it involves So Taguchi, Billy Martin, Tony Oliva and Rod Carew.

I ran into Reggie Jackson and Phillip Fayne at the South Side Dairy Queen last night. My finance and I had tickets to see The 13th of Paris at The City Theater so we decided to get some Blizzards as a Valentine's day treat. We walk in the side door and I see Reggie Jackson in his Duquesne warm-up sui...

Enhanced Box Score In a lackluster performance the Boston College Eagles fell at home to their cross-town opponents Harvard 82-70. Boston College struggled to shrug off the emotional high of defeating North Carolina and was outplayed by Harvard in all facets of the game. It was obvious the team was feeling the hangover effects of the huge upset the previous game. The Eagles lacked...

Here's what Gary Sheffield told the Detroit News recently: "...it's not always fun for me to come to the park. A lot of times it's boring. I have to give myself some excitement." Apparently, implying that Joe Torre is a racist is a means to that end:

J.J Mays…I Wish™ asked: This Is Trivia On The History Of Batting In The 1. What Was Joe Jackson’s Lifetime Batting 2. How Many Strikeouts Did “Mr. October” Reggie Jackson Have In His 3. Who Had More Homers In Their Career Jeff Bagwell Or Carl 4. Who Has The ...

(AP Photo/Nick Wass)Boston College overcame several significant obstacles en route to the team?s 76-67 win over Maryland. The streaking Eagles have won three straight games to improve their conference mark to 4-3 on the year and 16-6 overall. BC dug themselves a huge hole in the first half. They were beat on the defensive glass and Maryland just couldn?t miss. As a team, the Terrapins...

I?d meant to touch on this sooner, but hadn?t gotten around to it.  You may recall several days ago that it was reported that a rumor making the rounds was that Ricketts would like to hire Sandy Alderson when he becomes the team?s owner.  Jim Hendry would keep his job for the time being at least and Alderson would presumably take over Crane Kenney?s role.  This would be an outstanding...

Enhanced Box Score Boston College defeated North Carolina in Chapel Hill 85-78. This is a huge win for this young squad. The last time a BC team knocked off the #1 ranked team was in 1994 in the NCAA Tournament versus UNC 75-72. The key BC's win the the outstanding defensive play by Josh Southern and Corey Raji down low helping to contain Hansbrough. Rice was also effective...

Maybe we should be thanking Boston College for pounding the living crap out of us in Chestnut Hill. The Eagles grabbed just about every shot they missed in the first half of that game, creating the kind of desperate situation that made the nuclear option appear not only viable but also necessary. So Sidney Lowe countered with a Costner-McCauley-Smith lineup in the second half in...