That’s what I heard Chris Carlin report on WFAN. The Yanks need a starter badly. He’s terrible , (5-10, 4.93 ERA)  but I guess better than Ponson if Washburn falls through. Would you rather bring up IPK?
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Rumor mill: Yanks in talks for Cleveland’s Paul Byrd

[Mark Gonzales ]: 12:02 pm: Ken Griffey Jr. is one of only six players to hit at least 600 home runs and has been named to 13 All-Star teams. But the Sox are banking the 38-year-old Griffey has enough production left to help them to the post-season. The Whte Sox acquisition of the Cincinnati [...]

During the offseason it has been speculated that the Cowboys could move Jay Ratliff back to defensive end, especially if Tank Johnson shows improvement at NT during training camp. At the very least it would benefit the Cowboys if they could institute a rotation along the defensive line, maximizing match-ups to their advantage. Well, [...]

OK, I’m heading out soon but when I get back we better have Jason Bay in left field. That’s all I’m saying… Here’s an open thread for everything trade deadline. Admins may update this front page with the latest Manny Ramirez and other Sox news. If we don’t jump on it quick, post everything [...]

Ugh! I refused to believe these rumors yesterday, but now Tony Sparano has confirmed the rumors.  The Dolphins will be working out former Cowboys and Jets QB (and former drug addict) Quincy Carter on Thursday.  Says Sparano: “Quincy is here and we will have a workout with Quincy. This is just a workout. That’s [...]

Manny Ramirez has  approved  a deal to Miami, Sports Illustrated reports. No trade is final yet, and it remains possible that the Pirates could be left out of the deal even if it does happen. (Thanks to  Dejan Kovacevic. ) Ken Rosenthal , meanwhile, says the deal is closer to getting done and quotes [...]

Interesting article from the folks at Football Outsiders  (which was inspired by an interesting article from Mile High Report ) that compares how many players teams have in the Hall of Fame relative to their “accomplishments.”  They kicked off Part 2 of their story with the Beloved Purple, and the results are pretty interesting. [...]

Wednesday’s practice session came and went without much in the way of breaking news.   However, there was a report from the Houston Texans own Brooke Bentley that said free agent running back Mike Bell would be paying the Texans a visit Thursday morning.   As Texans training camp marches along, a handful of [...]

  There’s a place in the NFL away from the gridiron that players rarely talk about in public and that fans hardly notice. It’s a place without stats or the crushing sounds of the gridiron. No refs whistles or cheering fans. Yet players find themselves in this kind of limbo. That’s where I found [...]

Both of the Lions’ two practices yesterday were held outdoors and in helmets and shorts (shells).  To some people in Michigan, the fact that the morning practice was outdoors comes as a surprise as a nasty storm system went through the lower thumb area around 7:00 a.m. yesterday.  It was north of the Allen [...]