Got an image you'd like to see in here first thing in the morning? Send it to tips@deadspin.com. Subject: Morning crap. Ah Spring, time of renewal, when all things seem possible and the world is your oyster. Mmm, oysters. Old Don Rickles joke: "I'll bet when this guy goes to the bathroom the toilet ...

C.C. Sabathia was the ultimate hired gun for the Brewers, and although they really did try to bring him back, the Yanks gave him 161 million reasons to bolt. Spring Training is underway and we’ll have actual boxscores to peruse come Wednesday! How sweet is that? With that in mind, we push forward ...

Pitchers and catchers are reporting this week. That makes this the perfect time to start working on the rankings for starting pitchers. Today, let’s look at the top ten: Tim Lincecum | San Francisco Giants - The real question at the top of the starting pitcher rankings is who to rank #1 betwee...

There is no question that MLB Front Office Manager is for very specific types of gamers - the ones that spend most of their time in the franchise/dynasty mode of current sports titles, building their rosters through savvy trades, drafts and free-agent signings. In essence, this game is a franchise m...

The Feds, the fans, or whoever wants to know about the real story of steroids in baseball should look no further than Jose Canseco’s tell-all tomes, “Juiced” and “Vindicated”. Start there, take the newly released BALCO records as your proof and let the chips fall where ...

I’m way behind here on publishing the commentary from each selection in our slow mock draft. To refresh your memory, go back and read the write-ups for round 1, round 2, and round 3. Round 4 : Pick 1(37) - @seniorcircuit - C.C. Sabathia - I was surprised and pleased to find Sabathia still on t...

Tue Jan 13th 2009 Though the New York Yankees still have some interest in Mike Cameron, the Milwaukee Brewers are more inclined to hang on to their center fielder, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Sunday. GM Doug Melvin told the newspaper that having a good defensive centerfielder is valuable...

The build-up is massive. The day a blur. The come-down sometimes painful, sometimes a relief. This statement can apply to the holiday season, the Super Bowl, or opening day for the Cowboys, the Yankees or any other team that is a very expensive house of cards. The Yankees are this month’s punc...

The Nationals offer of $160 million over eight years to free agent first baseman Mark Teixeira, according to multiple industry sources....

So thanks for getting my hopes up. CC Sabathia is currently visiting the San Francisco Bay Area — he was born in the northern Calif. hamlet of Vallejo — and speculation was that he was flirting with the idea of becoming a Giant. And when you think about it, who wouldn't want to pitch at ...