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WednesdayAugust272008

'Member?: The Red Sox Want To Leave The Yanks Out Of Playoffs, Not Join Them.

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB: While most of the nation wonders if there are going to be no Yankees or Red Sox in the playoffs for the first time since early in the Clinton administration, Boston is...

FridayAugust222008

Alex Rodriguez And The New "Menudo" Dudes Are Totally BFF

Alex Rodriguez made a pit stop in the Bronx earlier this week and hooked up with the new “Menudo” boys at an event at Franz Siegel park during the “Day Of Encouragement”, which honored Babe Ruth and his legacy....

TuesdayAugust122008

Alex Rodriguez Will Give Madonna's Charity $500,000

Because we know you’re so eager to catch up on the latest Alex Rodriguez/Madonna news. It’s been about three weeks since we last wrote on the allegedly-screwing-but-no-one-knows-for-sure duo, so we thought an update was necessary. Turns out Alex Rodriguez...

WednesdayAugust062008

So This Is What It's Come To—Fans Suing Teams With Baseless Claims Has Become A Worldwide Epidemic

After reading about yesterday’s verdict giving a Napolese man $3K for being insulted by a banner hung from Inter Milan’s stadium, we never thought it would be topped. And actually, it hasn’t—it is a pretty ridiculous lawsuit—but a Boston...

TuesdayAugust052008

The Probe Gets Deeper—More MLB Teams May Have Asked Dominican Players For Kickbacks

Earlier, when we told you that scouts working for the Washington Nationals and Cincinnati Reds were being investigated by the FBI and MLB for asking signed Dominican players to kickback some of their salary, we had a sneaking suspicion...

ThursdayJuly312008

Alex Rodriguez Has Two Words For Cynthia Rodriguez: Pre-Nup.

Everyone has been speculating as to how much dough Cynthia Rodriguez stands to gain from her inevitable divorce from Alex Rodriguez. Considering he’s the richest baseball player in the history of the league, Cynthia is sure to be receiving...

ThursdayJuly102008

'Member? The Yanks Win, Are In Solidarity With 70's Porn.

MLB: Jason Giambi’s been sporting a nice ‘stach the last few weeks and Mike Mussina decided to show his solidarity with this fake mustache tribute. It looks like a skunk claimed his upper lip. The Yanks went on to...

MondayJuly072008

Heads Up: Um, This Isn't Considered A HR?

You’d have a better chance of being struck by lightning five times in your lifetime than ever see a baseball perched on a fence for a few seconds. And thanks to ESPN, every single angle is covered. [With Leather]...

MondayJuly072008

Manny Ramirez Is The World's Best Paid Factory Worker

Manny Ramirez, despite his recent foibles, has a place in everyone’s heart. That’s why were shocked when we read an interview on ESPN Deportes where he doesn’t shoot down the idea of going to the worst team any Red...

MondayJuly072008

A-Rod Brainwashed By Madonna, To Follow Kaballah And Listen To Her New Stuff

Man, Alex Rodriguez’s friends are a chatty bunch. If they’re not calling him too dumb to take steriods, they’re calling him too dumb to keep from falling for Madonna’s wily Kabbalah ways. That’s what his ex-trainer and ex-friend Dodd...

ThursdayJuly032008

Cynthia Rodriguez And Alex Rodriguez Split, Are Gonna Go That Way

We underestimated the magnitude of the Alex Rodriguez affair with Madonna ordeal and now we’ve diverted to the twilight zone area known as “Um, Are you seriously serious,m man?” We didn’t believe it yesterday when our Debbie-Deb hating sister...

WednesdayJuly022008

Hump Day Hilarity: Jose Molina Tried Really Hard To Catch This.

Would it be coarse to say Jose Molina won’t be doing any humping on hump day? Ha. Of course, but it’s never stopped us. This is from Monday night’s Texas Rangers/New York Yankees game and it’s a clear representation...

MondayJune302008

OK! Magazine To Report On Alex Rodriguez/Madonna Affair.

Our chola sister at Guanabee turned us onto some story earlier today about Alex Rodriguez reportedly mingling with Madonna’s torpedo bras. That is, they might be having an affair. We don’t keep tabs on Madonna but it turns out...

TuesdayMay272008

New York Yankees Upset David Ortiz Will Mimic Babe Ruth, Doesn't Mind That He's As Chubby As Babe Ruth

The New York Yankees are hosting this year’s MLB All-Star Game and they don’t seem to mind that David Ortiz will be participating the game. They also don’t mind that people are tossing around comparisons between the Sultan of...

ThursdayMay222008

Alex Rodriguez Robbed Of A Homerun, Wants A Raise

Someone needs to smack MLB referees for blowing yet another call during a game. Alex Rodriguez was robbed of his virginity of a homerun last night during the Yankees game against Baltimore. It appeared that a hard hit flyball...

FridayMay162008

Jason Giambi Wears A Thong. That's The Joke.

The Tampa Bay Rays sent the New York Yankees to their current domain: last place in the standings. It’s undeniably the worst slump the team’s been in all season. And there doesn’t seem to be a cure. Unless you...

FridayMay162008

Alex Rodriguez To Manny Ramirez—Congrats On Your 500th Home Run; To Yank Fans—Grow Up

Alex Rodriguez has gone ahead and recorded a message to be played after Manny Ramirez hits his 500th career home run (he’s at 498, not that he’s cognizant of it). But this message doesn’t contain the words “douche,” “asshat”...

WednesdayMay072008

Cynthia Rodriguez Says Alex Rodriguez Isn't Clutch In A Family Emergency, Either

Out of all the people that Alex Rodriguez could at least hope wouldn’t criticize him publicly, you’d hope that his wife Cynthia would be on the top of the list. Apparently it’s time to make a new list because...

FridayApril252008

Ozzie Guillen Loves Him Some Derek Jeter

At some point, someone much wiser that us is going to strap a microphone tp Ozzie Guillen’s body so the world can know what’s coming out of his mouth 24/7. It can’t be any worse than Barry Bonds’ reality...

TuesdayApril222008

Heads Up: The Yankees/Red Sox Rivalry Is Crazier Than We Thought.

Good thing no one was severely injured or else we’d have three or four posts to write about this. Wait a minute. Rats. [Fan IQ] Brazil’s Romario wants everyone to know he joined the Mile High club a few...

TuesdayApril222008

Joe Girardi Bans Ice Cream From Clubhouse So Yankees Won't Be The Biggest Loser

At this time of the year, when the sun begins to come out and the children start to play, the freezer (and the treats that lie within) becomes our friend. Leave it to new Yankees manager Joe Girardi to...

FridayApril182008

'Curse' David Ortiz Jersey Bringing Bank To Cancer Survivors

eBay—it’s not just for unloading your Go-Bots collection anymore! It’s now the go-to place for on-the-fly charity auctioneering, as best exemplified by the Jimmy Fund’s high-end sale of the David Ortiz jersey the Yankees spent $50,000 to dig up...

MondayApril142008

Yankees Prevent Curse Far Worse Than The Bambino's

In the greatest Yankee save since Derek Jeter’s backhand toss threw out Jeremy Giambi in 2001, the team yesterday unearthed a Red Sox jersey from the site of the still-being-built new Yankee Stadium. In a scene reminiscent of Geraldo...

FridayApril042008

Girl Named Alexa Rodriguez Attacked By Hawk At Fenway Park, Boston Fans Go "Ooooooo"

It’s the opening week of Major League Baseball and the words “omen” and New York Yankees/Boston Red Sox rivalry have already crossed the threshold of annoyance for all of that could care less about those teams. It all came...

WednesdayApril022008

'Member? Yankees Belated Opener Is The Beginning Of The End.

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night MLB: The New York Yankees filled Yankees Stadium Tuesday night to begin their 85th and final year. You’re either going to care, or you’re not. It is the Yankees we’re talking about. NY...

TuesdayMarch252008

Alex Rodriguez Responds To Jose Canseco With A Whimper

Newsday caught up to New York Yankees third-baseman Alex Rodriguez and questioned him about Jose Canseco’s recently leaked accusations (like, six hours ago) that Rodriguez was a steroid user and also someone who wanted to sleep with Canseco’s wife....

TuesdayMarch252008

Yankees And Mets Take To Recycling To Pay Players

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...

MondayMarch242008

Derek Jeter Plays Possum For Girls With Big Bottle Of Vodka

Major League Baseball’s Opening Day is rapidly approaching and Derek Jeter should wake up from his drunken slumber. The New York Yankees shortstop is seen here, well, doing nothing but drooling out the excess alcohol he probably drank in...

FridayMarch142008

'Member? Billy Crystal Goes Down Swinging.

Whas Happened In Sports Last Night Spring Training: Billy Crystal fouled off a good pitch, was ahead in the count 3-1, but managed to whiff at the final two pitches to strikeout in his only at-bat. The Yankees lost...

WednesdayMarch122008

The New York Yankees And Tampa Bay Rays Get Their Brawl On

Yesterday Tommy Lasorda waddles out to argue a call in Vero Beach and now the Rays and Yankees are brawling? Who says nothing counts during Spring training? Brawls and scuffles need practice and training as well, and the New...

TuesdayMarch112008

Feature: Under New Management

True dynasties are few and far between. Contributing editor Alex Ferreyra has lived to see two of them—the New York Yankees and the Cuban… um, Cuba—change “ownership.” Now he wonders which new head of state can keep the legacy...

ThursdayFebruary212008

Alex Rodriguez Didn't Mean To Confuse You

Alex Rodriguez loves to exaggerate. He likes to exaggerate his worth, his ego and his talent. He also likes to commodify exaggeration when it comes to talking about how many times he was tested for steroids last year, which...

MondayFebruary182008

Carlos Beltran Hides Behind Johan Santana When Telling Phillies Mets Are Team To Beat

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...

MondayFebruary182008

Derek Jeter Voted Worst Shortstop Ever By Geeks

Derek Jeter may be a ladies man in New York City, but some virgins researchers at the University of Pennsylvania took three years worth of statistical data to determine Jeter the worst shortshop in baseball. Federal grants are awesome...

FridayFebruary082008

Heads Up: When Snow Meets A Snowboarders Face.

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...

WednesdayJanuary302008

Heads Up: "ComBaton Is The Hottest New Sport In The World."

ComBaton is a new sport that involves kicking, batons, more kicking, and dangling batons. Basically, it’s the sport for Karate fanatics who love football. [YouTube, Via Deuce Of Davenport] Robinson Cano milks the Yankee teat for $55 million. You’d...

FridayJanuary252008

Heads Up: When You Think About It, That's Pretty Dangerous

Man, and we thought we were cool for walking on the wall for like three steps in the seventh grade. [YouTube] Becks and the Galaxy are going to be playing some little ass (read: under-20) Chinese soccer players when...

MondayJanuary212008

A-Rod Doesn't Mind You Stalking Him If You Have A Reason

Professional athletes don’t like to be followed around by random people because they usually end up either dead or slapped with a paternity suit. But Alex Rodriguez is cut from a different cloth. The Yankee third basemen has found...

FridayJanuary182008

Mariano Rivera Sleeps With The Enemy... Or At Least Gives It Tips

There’s no bigger rivalry in American sports than Yankees-Red Sox (or as we like to call it around here, Dodgers-Giants with a tenth of the titles). So we wonder how Yankee fans will take the news that without a...

ThursdayJanuary172008

Heads Up: Rich Rodriguez, True Friend Of (Detroit) Michigan

We wouldn’t put it past the people of West Virgina to blame Rich Rodriguez for high car prices, too. [YouTube] Hank Steinbrenner talks himself out of not doing business with the Twins for Johan Santana. And if you followed...

WednesdayJanuary162008

Yankees Maintain Tradition Until, You Know, They Sell It Out

The New York Yankees may be Major League Baseball’s most expensive franchise, but they aren’t getting any of their dough from naming rights for their new stadium. The House That Jeter Built has a new sign that unmistakably promises...

ThursdayJanuary032008

Roger Clemens Admits To Injecting Liquified Hamburgers Into His Ass, But Not Steroids; We Confess We Can Eat A Whole Birthday Cake In One Sitting.

Roger Clemens is set to take the stage in front of a national audience this Sunday during an already recorded interview to be broadcast on CBS’ reality series on old people called “60 Minutes.” Screw you, we can have...

ThursdayJanuary032008

From The Foregone Conclusion Department: Roger Clemens Won't Be Coming Back To The Yankees

Hank Steinbrenner’s a busy man. Earlier we reported on his flip-flopping on the Johan Santana sweepstakes (he’s in flip mode). Now, he’s going out there and saying he won’t resign Roger Clemens after an offseason that’s seen the beleaguered...

ThursdayJanuary032008

Johan's Hundred Million Dollar Dream: Yanks Call Out Own Bluff, Decide To Re-Enter Race

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...

FridayDecember282007

Former Yankee Jim Leyritz In Jail For Being A Drunken Murderer

Jim Leyritz, the crazy “Hellraiser”-esque/Aryan brotherhood looking douche to the right, has been cited and booked for manslaughter after his drunk ass careened out of control, striking another vehicle and killing the driver. Leyritz, whose 44th birthday was Thursday,...

WednesdayDecember262007

The Alex Rodriguez Performance Report That Made Steinbrenner Swoon

When Alex Rodriguez was a wee young lad of 24, his agent at the time, one Scott Bor-ass, was trying to obtain a record breaking contract that would make Rodriguez the highest-paid player in baseball history. It worked. What...

FridayDecember212007

Derek Jeter Faceplants Into The Roger Clemens Ordeal

We’re perturbed that some of the named Mitchell Report players aren’t coughing their guilt up—ahem, Clemens; but when teammates start to arrive in droves with loyalty, we cringe. Why, for once, can’t a teammate say, “Yeah that shmuck was...

ThursdayDecember202007

Feature: Which Teams Flunked Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report?

Ever since former Maine Democratic Senator George Mitchell’s report on the state of steroid abuse in Major League Baseball came out, the sports world has been enthralled. And although we’ve found the report is really nothing more than one...

TuesdayDecember182007

Roger Clemens Barred From Spewing Work Ethic Speech To Texas Baseball Coaches

New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens was scheduled to speak to Texas high school baseball coaches next month, but the organization has reconsidered because of the recent Mitchell Report guillotine chop Clemens received when he was branded a cheater....

TuesdayDecember182007

Mariano Rivera Backs Teammate Andy Pettitte, Yankees Reward Him With $45 Million

Mariano Rivera admires teammate Andy Pettitte’s recent admission that he took H.G.H. in 2003 for an injury. Frankly, we don’t even know why there’s such an uproar. It was two days. A four year old’s asthma inhaler probably contains...

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