Not enough people are familiar with the terms of Tim Wakefield’s contract. Check it out.
According to Cot’s Baseball Contracts, in 2006 Wakefield signed a one-year, $4 million contract with recurring club options. Every option is for another one year and $4 million, and every time the club picks up his option, an option for [...]

This is killing me, and I have no idea how or why it happened and I know that the 12-year-old version of me would kick my ass for even suggesting this, but I’m rooting for the Yankees over the Angels.
I’ve never been a hardcore Yankee-hating Mets fan because it never really made sense to me. [...]

Over at Amazin’ Avenue, Sam and Rob put together pretty solid lists of potential low-risk, reasonable- (not quite high-)reward pickups for the Mets.
Sam ran down the Minor League free agents, and Rob looked at potentially available pitchers. They’re both good reads, and they both reinforce a point I find myself making all the time: Every [...]

Apparently Darryl Strawberry will join the cast of Celebrity Apprentice, alongside such current and relevant celebrities as Sharon Osbourne, Bret Michaels, Cyndi Lauper, Sinbad and someone named Curtis Stone.
I don’t watch Celebrity Apprentice, but I’ll certainly pull for Darryl. I’ve never gotten the chance to deal with him much, but one of the great and [...]

It turns out that, aside from the Twitter whining, David Clowney might be a pretty awesome guy.
Mike and the Mad Dog will reunite today. Smart money says it’ll be entertaining but ultimately frustrating nonsense.
A-Rod’s cousin and drug hookup Yuri Sucart is in financial trouble. Hmm… I wonder if he knows anyone who could bail him [...]