It was just your typical Houston Astros game. It was the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Mets and Carlos Lee was trying to tie the game at Minute Maid Park when the unthinkable happened. A fan stormed onto the field and disrupted the game. That’s not so remarkable, I know, but [...]

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Roberto Alomar, a 12-time All-Star second baseman, and Bert Blyleven, a right-handed pitcher who won 287 games, have been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced on Wednesday. The duo will be inducted in Cooperstown, New York, on July 24, 2011, along with ex-GM Pat Gillick, sportswriter Bill Conlin, and veteran Montreal [...]

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New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez was charged with third-degree assault late Wednesday night and suspended for two games on Thursday after fighting with his father-in-law at Citi Field. Rodriguez spent the night in holding and was due at an arraignment on Thursday morning. The pitcher, 28, attacked his 53-year-old father-in-law after the Mets’ 6-2 [...]

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Lady GaGa‘s crazy behavior at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field has struck a nerve with comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who blasted the star on a radio station in New York on Monday. “I’m not one of these all-publicity-is-good people,” Seinfeld said on WFAN. “People talk about you need exposure — you could die of exposure … [...]

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Lady GaGa has reportedly been banned from the clubhouse of the New York Yankees after she was spotted drunkenly slurring her speech and groping her own breasts while trying to meet players. Friday night, the pop superstar went to a Yankees game wearing underwear, fishnet stockings, a loose baseball jersey, and was chugging down the [...]

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Ah, baseball.  The nation’s passtime. No doubt it can be a little slow at times, though.  Just ask Keith Hernandez. The New York Mets announcer and five-time All Star was caught sleeping on camera Saturday after the game went into extra innings.  Someone else in the booth had to tap him on the shoulder to [...]

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Less than one week has passed since news broke that ESPN analyst Steve Phillips had an affair, and subsequent messy breakup, with assistant Brooke Hundley.  On Sunday night, the former Mets GM was fired by ESPN. A spokesperson for the cable network issued the following statement regarding Phillips’ release: “[Phillips'] ability to be an effective [...]

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Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we choose to sleep with assistants. ESPN baseball analyst Steve Phillips is in a world of trouble, having slept with Brooke Hundley, a 22-year-old assistant, several times over the summer.  When Phillips, 46, tried to break off the affair, Hundley apparently went off the deep end. She [...]

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Great sports moments are often marked by “historic firsts”.   A pitcher’s first no-hitter, a hitter’s first time hitting for the cycle, a team’s first World Series win, a quarterback’s first Super Bowl victory, etc. Streaking is not the first thing that comes to mind, however, when thinking of historic firsts. Last night the New York [...]

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On Saturday, Howard Stern producer, Gary Dell Abate (A.K.A. “Baba Booey”), threw out the first pitch at the Pirates / Mets game. I think it’s safe to say that Gary Dell Abate won’t be getting a minor league contract any time in the forseeable future. Howard Stern is going to eat him alive for this [...]

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