Author: Cyn

This day in baseball history: Show me the money

Happy Leap Day!  Hopefully you’re wearing your yellow and blue and you don’t have to cry too hard for your candy. A day that only comes around every four years seems like the perfect day to highlight a day in baseball’s history.…

Ryan Braun and MLB’s Drug Policy

In December of 2011, it was leaked that Milwaukee Brewer and current National League MVP Ryan Braun tested positive for an elevated level of testosterone caused by a performance-enhancing drug (PED) two months prior.  Under Major League Baseball’s rules, this…

Bobby Valentine’s ‘New Rules’

Many Major League Baseball players live in Florida and take Spring Training there as well so it has become commonplace for higher-profile players to drive themselves to away games during the spring instead of reporting to the park and getting…

Tim Wakefield to retire

The Internet is abuzz with the news that Tim Wakefield will announce his retirement in a press conference being broadcast on NESN at 5pm today. Wakefield made his Major League debut on July 31, 1992 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and…