Well, that's if you listen to former Minnesota Governor and feather-boa'd wrestler, Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who wondered why the Feds aren't going after Bud Selig like they did Vince McMahon. Ventura, speaking on the online news program Your Turn, said the logic behind it just doesn't add up: "My ...

Not only is Bud Selig going to suspend Alex Rodriguez, (maybe ... perhaps), but he's going to reinstate Hank Aaron as the all-time leader in home runs (if he can find his pen). Call him Kennsaw "Mountain" Selig. From USA Today: "It was against the law, so I would have to think about that," Selig tol...

thanks to nucleusinc.com for the delightful graphic. Yay! Tuchus abscess! I promised Robin I wouldn’t write about Alex and the Juice today. And here I am going back on my word. Can you blame me? Seems everyone lies these days. So I’ve decided to apologize to Robin. Dear Robin, I’m ...

My only problem with making "news" out of this now, is you have to go back and say, "What about Giambi?!" as in Jason Giambi who also tested positive for steroids during his 2000 AL MVP season and never said anything more than "the stuff"; and for that matter, what about the other folks who seemingl...

Last week, ESPN's Scott Van Pelt hammered Bud Selig about the MLB Commissioner's $18.5 million salary.A little too much, apparently: SVP was suspended from his radio show on Monday, according to multiple WWL sources. Van Pelt declined to comment on the incident, passing it along to ESPN media relati...

I’m a little behind in my links, so some of these might be oldish. Hey, better late than never… Organization free of bad contracts and long-term financial obligations (San Diego Union-Tribune). Good stuff from Tom Krasovic: The Padres certainly are familiar with toxic player contracts...

Hooray, it’s links: Giles and Hoffman (It Might Be Dangerous…). Paul DePodesta offers his thoughts on the re-signing of Brian Giles as well as the latest in the Trevor Hoffman negotiations (or lack thereof). [h/t LynchMob] John Moores to give $2.1 million to Scripps Research Institute (G...

On November 15 of last year, this blog reported on a Major League Baseball press release detailing plans for a 100th-anniversary celebration of the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during 2008. I saw no actual evidence of any special 100th-anniversary festivities this past season. Most notably, c...

( Second part of a three-part all-star break review by the writers at Tribe Report. Part one focused on the Indians’ hitting, written by Ron Vallo. Today’s focus is the pitching. Tomorrow, the newest writer to Tribe Report, Brian La Shier will write about the Tribe’s front office, ...

Dan Uggla knows where his first game-ending home run ball is going: He's starting a personal trophy case....