So here's Roberto Alomar's new girlfriend, and from the looks of her she'll claw your eyes out just on general principle. And suing her boyfriend for millions? You do not want to go there, bitches. Her name is Maripily Rivera, and Home Run Derby has a bunch of other photos of her (some NSFW). Plus, ...

It was in 2002 that The New York Post quoted Mets manager Bobby Valentine as saying the major leagues were ready to accept a gay player in the clubhouse, leading to speculation that he was testing the atmosphere for one of his players to come out of the closet. If it was a ploy to affirm that the li...

Talk about a serious shocker, it was really hard to digest this story when I first came across it. Nobody’s really heard anything about Roberto Alomar for a handful of years since he stopped playing. The Hall of Fame candidate seemingly dropped off the face of the planet. Maybe it’s beca...

Weird story out of Brooklyn, as Ilya Dall, the ex-girlfriend of Roberto Alomar, is suing him for $15 million for having sex with her while knowing that he might have AIDS. Roberto Alomar has AIDS? That's news to many, apparently. His lawyer, Charles Bach, would not say whether Alomar is HIV-positive...

Couple things. First off, I’m pleased to announce that The Hardball Times Season Preview 2009 is now available (details from David Gassko, our editor). I contributed the chapter on the Padres. Buy the book. It rocks. And it’ll give you something to read while you’re waiting for my ...

I was just going to comment on this in today's Cup of Coffee, but then my comment started to get pretty long. In related news, it's apparently impossible for me to not care about HOF arguments. As a fan, viewing him strictly through the media, Jeff Kent has always seemed like a prick to me, [...]...