Was Jackie Robinson Safe at the Plate?

Always good to watch while waiting for Opening Day

Jeter Goes 4-for-4 at Zoom Room

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Jeter, my black Lab, shows off his Yankee logo collar at Zoom Room in Hollywood. pic.twitter.com/J1vR2Xol

Essay:The Damned Yankees

The Yankees of Mediocrity Had Their Own Strange Charisma

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In 1969, the franchise of Ruth, Gehrig and DiMaggio was in a decline not seen since the 1920s. But in a strange way to a boy on Long Island, that team was still worth loving.

Moneyball at the Oscars

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There's a guy in an A's uni holding a sign reading MONEYBALL! on Hollywood Blvd in front of the Kodak Theatre, Sunday's Oscar site.

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The Moneyball guy doesn't look out of place next to the dude in Darth Vader drag and other costumed characters nearby in front of Mann's.

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Give MLB network analyst Eric Byrnes props for breaking with his sidekicks' naivete on what a lot of players are saying behind the scenes. Byrnes: "How many players out there are going to Tweet out, 'This is BS!' This guy is guilty and somehow got off. But you're not going to see it. Players aren't going to come out and actually say that. (But) I know that's there. I guarantee you it's there"