Omar Minaya is one inefficient GM. Under the cover of night, the Mets front office general flew to California yesterday and axed his manager Willie Randolph and two coaches after their win against the Angels. At 3 AM New...

Sure, some people may say Alex Rodriguez isn’t the brightest bulb burning, but what do they know? They’re poor! Well, at least players for the Florida Marlins, whose entire opening day roster will make seven million dollars less that...

We’ve all been there. You feel a little in the dumps and the only thing that can cure it is a little retail therapy. But if you’re the Yankees and the Mets, and you feel a little sad because...

The great thing about pro sports is the idea of “next year.” It allows for an amnestic approach to following your team. And that’s okay for the fans… but not so much for the players. Take the Mets’ Carlos...

Pitchers and catchers reported to Spring training yesterday and the Mets introduced Johan Santana everyone. Minor leaguers that will never make the bigs were on hand to drool and some sports media showed up. BatsBlog reports the awe-inspiring moment...

Since we’re going to hit the slopes this weekend, we thought a prelude of face plants in the snow would be fitting. [YouTube] MMA fighter Kimbo Slice talks about fighting Tank Abbott, Mike Tyson and how one of his...

The New York Giants are all the rage at the moment and Conan O’Brien wasn’t going to miss out. This interview is a bit long for our taste, but it’s worth it. [YouTube] If you’re a soccer fan and...

Johan Santana is relishing in his new, $136 million dollar deal with the Mets. His status as Major League Baseball’s most coveted pitcher has been established and he wants Minnesota to know that business is business…but it was all...

This deal is taking longer than a Roger Clemens’ steroid confession. Apparently the Mets and Johan Santana are still working out the kinks regarding a contract that would make the Cy Young winner the richest pitcher in baseball. It...

Finally. Johan Santana and the Mets have agreed to play together in 2008. The Mets— front-runners for Santana’s services this week—have discarded four top prospects to Minnesota in exchanged for one of the best lefties in the bigs. The...

Puma’s new ads are freakin’ weird. Would this be the evolutionary progression of humans if the aliens in, um, “Aliens” had eaten Sigourney Weaver first? [The Beautiful Game] The New York Mets are the front runners for a Johan...

New York and Boston may be a little busy right now with that Super Bowl thing to worry about where Johan Santana will land if he leaves the Twins. Yet, there is somewhere else that’s on perpetual pins and...

As much as people would like to put the emphasis on the players in the Johan Trade Sweepstakes, when you look at it from an owner’s perspective, it’s all about the money. While the players are the cogs that...

While everyone tries to figure out where Johan Santana will end up, not many people care what happens to his current team, the Minnesota Twins. It’s generally agreed that whatever package of players they receive for the pitcher will...

Major league pitching is one of the most blind faith positions there is in sports. For a player who plays once every five games, a lot of talk usually surrounds them as saviors. But can one player really be...

While the Yankees have been flip flopping on their decision on whether to pursue Johan Santana, the rumor mill is going wild about the team from the other end of New York City, the Mets. It seems that they’ve...

Lost in most of the hub-bub of whether Johan Santana will end up with the Yankees or the Red Sox has been the fact that the New York Metropolitans have also thrown their hat in the ring. While going...

Ever since the Boston Red Sox decided to wrest the “Team Everyone Outside Its City Lines Loves To Hate” title from the Yankees, the Bombers have been feverishly trying to reclaim the belt. Not only are they trying to...

Green Bay Packer Nick Barnett got his ass taken down by ref Jim Quirk. This guy could be the next Chuck Lidell… or LAPD recruit. [YouTube] Big Papi Ortiz says his BFF Johan Santana is definitely not going to...

Here’s a hockey fight from last night that happened at the beginning of the first period. Jesus, people, why don’t you just duke it out in the parking lot before the game? Although we do admit loving the ref...

There has sure been a lot of baseball news considering the season’s been shelved since October. The latest concerns Johan Santana’s bid to be the next [blank] pitcher. That’s right. No one has made a viable move for the...

Here’s Nicolas Anelka of EPL’s Bolton this past weekend making the same boneheaded play you’ve seen before. But then you read something like this, and maybe it’s not so boneheaded (cha-ching!)[YouTube] Ashley Young of Aston Villa decided to give...

Minnesota Twins pitcher Johan Santana probably won’t be in the Twin Cities much longer. He’s already turned down their four-year, $80 million offer, which when you consider the Giants gave Barry Zito a $126 million contract less than a...

Yeah, we’d like to inform the guy holding the plastic that TiVo was created for moments like this. [The Offside Rules] The legendary Orange Bowl stadium in Miami is going to be demolished and its fixtures-even the urinals-sold off...