We mentioned the other day how Pope Benedict XVI will be saying Mass (*holds tongue and refrains from making anti-Yankees joke*) at Yankee Stadium tomorrow.\r\n\r\nAnd who else but Hank Steinbrenner would make sure to tell him to keep off the grass? Not just His Holiness. Everyone else, too, has to steer clear of the sacred ground where Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon retrieve fly balls.\r\n\r\nDevoted reader Caesar was good enough to share a philosophical post inspired by the no-grass stipulation that poses the question, Which Steinbrenner is More Outrageous? (A case can be made for both, but we think George\’s …read more

You know how the “house” always wins at the casino? And how, luck and (sometimes) skill aside, the “little people” don’t really have a chance?
Playing the role of the “house” today is Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees (Bobby Abreu serves as understudy). Derek Jeter is stepping into the role of the “little people.”
That roundabout analogy describes a bet among the trio of Yanks: Who would tie the knot first? The first to take the pledge till death do us part collects cash from the other two.
Matsui won (he made an altar run the other day). And if we …read more

The last few days have been quite a windfall for New York Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner.
The other day he yapped about the concept of Red Sox Nation being “a bunch of [waste product originating from a bull].” Following that, Boston Red Sox principal owner John Henry granted him membership into said concept identified as a bunch of waste product originating from a bull (i.e., Red Sox Nation).
And now, our pal Hank’s lucky streak continues. Check out the story below, undercovered by Frank Coffey and his coterie of top-notch investigative satirists journalists at eTrueSports.com.
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 Steinbrenner Will Receive “Idiot Son of the Year” …read more

We HEART doing this kind of post! You know, the kind when someone make a complete and total horse’s posterior of themselves without any help. Case in point: New York Yankees owner Hank Steinbrenner, who proves in the following quote that
(a) He is as much of a jerk, and possibly more so, than his ol’ man George;
(b) Quotes like this are the reason people love to hate the Yankees; and
(c) The Yanks are a smidge bitter about the Red Sox “reversing the curse” in recent years.
Straight from the mouth of the ass . . . Oops, wrong animal! We meant …read more

Even though we are more or less “that Boston fan” and none-too-shy about our disdain for the New York Yankees, we’ve always had a soft spot for Joe Torre. In fact, next to Bill Belichick (we’re wearing “the hoodie” as we type), the erstwhile Yankees skipper is one of our all-time fave coaches.
CNBC’s “Conversations with Michael Eisner” will feature a one-hour interview with Torre on Monday, February 25 at 9pm (EST). For a sneak peak, check out these two clips (which we’d embed if we could):
Joe Torre on Barry Bonds . . . who was “scary” even when he was “skinny.” …read more