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  • A Grand Slam Record (A’s vs Yankees)

    The Boston Red Sox might lead the AL East, might be topping most power raknings around the web, but after the New York Yankees became the first team in MLB history to hit three Grand Slam home runs in a single game, beating the Oakland Athletics 22-9, well, you gotta be a bit intimidated. And Alex Rodriguez is back, altought still in trouble with the league.

  • Baseball Games Shouldn’t Be This Long (Yankees vs Red Sox)

    Yeah, so the Boston Red Sox got a one game lead in the AL East. Rookie Josh Reddick got the game ending single, driving home David Ortiz. Mariano Rivera blew the save, which was probably the most amazing thing about this game, leaving Phil Hughes to complete the self destruct mode and complete the Boston comeback. At that point, four hours and 15 minutes since I started watching the game, I really didn’t care anymore.

  • Alex Rodriguez Makes Himself Look Worse Than Ever

    Alex Rodriguez just can’t stay away from bad news, from bad press, from doing stupid stuff. Forget about the steroids, we’re on to Hollywood celebrity gambling, poker. For all we know half the players who have hit at least 30 home runs in a single season during the last 25 years have done it illegally. When so many players do it, when so many players get caught, as long as they don’t lie to the Federal Government, they can continue with their careers and life comfortably. Their records stay intact, they keep getting big cash, they just stay out of the hall of fame.

  • The Highest Paid Baseball Players in 2011

    The nine MLB players making over 20 million dollars in 2011, most of them without producing the expected numbers. And yes, three of them are from the New York Yankees.

  • A Slimmer and Better (??) CC Sabathia

    The New York Yankees Ace, CC Sabathia, will be 30 pounds lighter than last year (309) when he reports to spring training.

  • For Every Great Champion, There are Those Who Always Lose

    For every great franchise and every great champion in any field of sports, there are those who are also very good and talented, but can’t quite bring it when it’s most needed. Here’s is our list of those synonymous with winning in Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Football and Athletics with their Bizarro-type counterparts, guys and teams synonymous with Losing.

  • Not Jeremy Bonderman’s Greatest Day

    We love tragic sport photos here at Sportige.com, and although a Tigers 9-5 loss to the Yankees with Bonderman pitching isn’t exactly tragic, we still love to share the sight of a pitcher knowing he’s blowing it.

  • Jeter Avoiding Huff’s Fate

    Beautiful photo showing Jeter’s escape from a dangerous pitch