Since the Yankees are over .500, I’m feeling the pinstripe bandwagon right now. Let’s talk about someone who doesn’t get enough credit, and that man is Derek Jeter.

Over the past decade, analysts and statisticians alike have given their opinion on why Derek Jeter is OVERrated……

Sabermetrics can kiss my ass.

First, let’s take our cap off to the CAPTAIN of the NEW YORK YANKEES, the greatest franchise in the history of professional sports. There have only been 11 captains in the Yankee’s 108 year history. Names like Gehrig, Ruth, Munson, Guidry, Mattingly, and of course, Derek Jeter.

What player in this league could keep so many big, overpriced ego’s in check? Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi.

Bill James. This guy has never picked up a bat in his life, yet somehow his mathematical calculations say that Derek Jeter is the worst shortstop in the league. Here’s an interesting point. James’ Range Factor, which is essentially the BCS of baseball statistics, puts Rafael Furcal as the SS with …

The 2009 NBA draft is looming, and with another another lottery pick in the Knicks lap, let’s take a look at some way that the Knicks can blow this as they so often do..

1. Don’t draft Stephen Curry, even though he is on the board.

    At the #8 spot, it’s pretty cut and dry that Curry is the logical selection should he be on the board. He can provide instant offense to a Knicks team looking to transition into, well, a transition team. Aside from a deft shooting touch and immeasurable heart, Curry also has above average floor vision and ball handling.  Can develop into a very nice combo-guard.

2. Trade the #8 pick, along with our first round pick in the next draft(s), for some disgruntled veteran 3 years past his prime, or an unproven player who bromances with his chauffeur. (e.g. Camby and #7 Pick Nene Hilario for Antonio Mcdyess, 2 First round picks for Eddy Curry, etc.)

3. Draft Chase Budinger. There’s not much explanation that …

With the season around the corner, here are some guys who would have helped you win 37 dollars in your 4 team 12×12.

Ivan Rodriguez (C) 1999- .332     116R   35hr    113rbi   25sb.

This is was pretty easy. a 35-25 catcher who bats .332. Did I mention he’s a catcher? And an MVP, too.

Ty Cobb (OF) 1911-   .420     147 r  8 hr  127 rbi     87sb.

No better way to offset Adam Dunn’s poor batting average than with Ty Cobb in your next fantasy draft. He must have been smoking something to bat .420 (Ha ha, I am so funny…). He also  had 24 triples, for those of you in triples leagues.

Jimmie Foxx (1B) 1932-    .364    151 r 58 hr   169 rbi 3sb.

It’s safe to say that not many guys are gonna put up 150-50-150 in your upcoming draft.

And, officially, my pick for the GREATEST FANTASY BASEBALL SEASON OF ALL TIME.

George Herman “Babe” Ruth (OF) NNY 1921:       .378    177 r   59hr    171 rbi    17 sb
All hail the king.

Since it’s way too easy to just throw out basement picks and hoping for a long shot, let’s talk about 2 guys who should be considered 1st or 2nd rd talent but are going outside the top 2 rd’s.

1-Chase Utley, 2b. (PHI): Utley has been THE premier 2B in baseball for the last 4 years. A couple of injuries set him back in the 2nd half of last year, but he is back in top form to start the 2009 season. Utley is 30 years old and in his prime. Anybody who gets utley outside the top 15 should be licking their chops. A 2b with 100-30-100  .300 power is self explanatory.

2. Carl Crawford, LF (Tam): Carl Crawford was another victim of the injury bug last year, and a bad hamstring is the achilles heel of the base stealer. From 2003-2007, Crawf put up a .300 batting average and stole over 50 bags per season. He only played 109 games last year. Crawford says he feels “Great” and is ready to terrorize the basepaths. If …

After watching arod (lower case letters, because he doesn’t even deserve the shift key right now) leave a brown stain on his legacy in the Peter Gammons interview, things have only taken a turn for the worse. First, the phony baloney press conference where Rodriguez read us some piece of fiction that made us wonder why he didn’t pursue a career in writing. It was a beautiful story of family and warm weather and over the counter magical kool aid. Now, news has emerged that Madonna’s boyfriend has had a long standing relationship (More infidelity on the Rodriguez front, as usual) with some shady trainer who has been banned from every MLB ballpark because he was caught with a duffel bag full of the good stuff.

Alex, give it up dude. We all know you’re a big dirty juicer. To say that you didn’t know what you were taking and that you bought it over-the-counter is an aberration. We’re talking about a guy who supposedly doesn’t eat fast food, who …

It’s always bad news when an athlete or coach goes on the record and rips their former team or teammates. It’s even worse when that coach was once actually semi-respected. That’s why Joe Torre’s comments from his book that were leaked this weekend about Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees were shocking.
No, not shocking like “Oh my god, I can’t believe A-Rod has someone fetch his coffee.” Rodriguez being too much of a megalomaniac and self-absorbed prick to swipe his Black card at Dunkin Donuts is not shocking. He probably has someone tie his shoes too. I was leaning towards something more to the tune of, “Hey Joe, who cares what your stupid face has to say?”
It’s bad enough that George Steinbrenner spoon-fed you 4 World Series rings, but now you have to air out old dirty Yankee laundry? Joe, you manage the DODGERS. Keep the Yankee’s name out of your mouth. Just remember your sub-.500 winning percentage with the Cardinals and be grateful you ever got …

Over the past 7 years, the New York Knicks have been a model for futility and bad management. From horrible trades and overpriced free agents, to the occasional foreign center who got a facial from Vince Carter is scared of the United States, the Knicks have gone from being THE most feared team in the NBA to a perennial laughing stock. Nobody on the current Knicks roster exemplifies our inability to make good decisions than the one and only Jerome “Two Games” James. For those not familiar with our versatile big man, see video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibu3floKhn4 .

I’ll agree, that’s a damn good looking steak. Let’s take a look at Jerome’s contributions to the Knicks organization. He had his best season with the Knicks in 05-06 while averaging an extremely rare single-triple, that is less than one (1.0) steal, block, or assist per game. He did manage to record 2.4 personal fouls a game in just …