Geek Soap Box

The decline and fall of one of the great villains in sports history continues, as Roger Clemens has now been indicted for the crime of lying while under oath before the United States Congress, on questions related to his use of performance-enhancing drugs while playing for Major League Baseball. Imagine…it’s actually a crime to lie [...]

For one of the richest and most powerful franchises in all of professional sports — awash in luxury stadium and cable channel revenues — its really amazin’ how awful the New York Mets are run.  Owners Fred and Jeff Wilpon, partner Saul Katz, even general manager Omar Minaya and manager Jerry Manuel all seem like [...]

There exists a phenomenon among New York City subway riders that astounds and confuses me.  When I first noticed it, I reasoned that it had to be a mistake, a one-time example of poor attention to detail.  Then I realized that I have seen it reoccur approximately one time every month, if not far more [...]

Update: The title for this post should be “Let’s Play Two!!” but only the first word is appearing in my browser.  Eh, stupid WordPress.  So, my apologies if it looks like a moron titled this post or left you hanging. Today marks the renewal and rebirth of Spring as no other day can: it’s the [...]

As the hated New York Yankees paraded up the Canyon of Heroes on Friday — and I was caught amongst the drunken, sweaty hoards of Bomber fans during my commute — I started to reflect on my own favorite teams, and how truly I’ve taken the road less traveled for the average New Yorker. For [...]

The imperfect end to an utterly putrid baseball season for fans of the New York Mets has reached its bittersweet crescendo: a fall un-classic pitting the hated Bronx Bombers against the cocky, arrogant, and despicable defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies.  What is a man, so filled with contempt and loathing for both franchises, supposed to [...]

Amidst the chaos and unrelenting waves of injuries and shoddy fundamentals that have plagued this 2009 New York Mets season, another character has emerged from the fray.  A galvanizing force that has united the legions of blue and orange fans in their unrelenting hatred for his callous style and enigmatic stranglehold over top team brass. [...]

Unlike the sad and sordid tales that followed so many of his teammates on the 1986 World Champion New York Mets, Lenny Dykstra had seemingly built for himself a future filled with promise, riches, and all-around business savvy.  He’s a prominent columnist on TheStreet.com, and his financial wisdom regularly graces the screen on CNBC (TheStreet.com’s [...]

The Mets may have had a fairly lousy and eventful offseason, but Alex Rodriguez has not exactly been the picture of quiet dignity these past few months, either. First, A-Rod abandoned his wife Cynthia for a flaccid affair with his “soulmate” — an aging, skeletal whore you may have heard of named Madonna. Then, his [...]

This uncorroborated story came to me via an e-mail from a friend. I am pasting it below and make no judgments or conclusions as to its alleged chain of events. Patriots’ Cassel urinated on at Super Bowl According to a gossip column in the NY Daily News, Matt Cassel was urinated on in the bathroom [...]

I have been remiss if I have not mentioned my deep and undying love for the tidbits emerging from The Yankee Years, Joe Torre’s tell-all expose revealing the hated Bronx franchise for all of its sordid mess. First came the revelation that his teammates referred to Alex Rodriguez as “A-Fraud.” Now comes wind of Roger [...]

Via Metstradamus, once I saw this t-shirt I had to order it. Yes, that’s a 17 with a mustache. Eh, what the heck, it’s for charity, right?

Amidst the hoopla of the annual New York Baseball Subway Series, Yankee slugger Jason Giambi finally admitted the source of his great power: injecting steroids a golden lame thong. Even worse, he shares the underwear with his teammates when they need a butt slump buster. “It works every time,” Giambi told the Daily News after [...]