In the grand history of rich people having friendly competitions about their rich things, this Hank Steinbrenner vs. John Henry rivalry is pretty tepid. They’re not ruining people’s lives for dollar bets. But still, John Henry has signed Hank Steinbrenner up for citizenship in the Red Sox Nation. Most people didn’t think that you could be part of the Evil Empire (which I’ll say again, is a fantastic marketing opportunity that the Yankees are missing out on) and the Red Sox Nation, but indeed, you can be part of as many team-state combination you choose. You can even make up …read more

Yes! Can you believe it? Even more quotes about baseball and steroids that don’t just seem to be exactly clued in. This one is from extreme peripheral figure Hank Steinbrenner. Hank thinks baseball is unfairly being made the focus of performance-enhancing drugs in sports.
“I don’t like baseball being singled out,” the New York Yankees senior vice president said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Monday night.
“Everybody that knows sports knows football is tailor-made for performance-enhancing drugs. I don’t know how they managed to skate by. It irritates me. Don’t tell me it’s not more prevalent. The …read more