The Yankees had dated Alex Rodriguez for four years before popping the question after the 2007 season: Will you take this 10-year, $275 million contract? Rodriguez said yes, and together they have had some fun. But a marriage that starts with a lie is bound to fall apart, and that is what has happened.

Tyler Kepner, New York Times (via mightyflynn)

Word of the Day:

schadenfreude \ˈshä-dən-ˌfri-də\

noun, often capitalized 

enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others
Yeah, don’t do it.

Mark McGwire on PED usage

I mean, sure, he said a whole bunch more stuff too, but being glib is just more fun, right? And it takes so much less time to read. 

(h/t HBT

(via oldtimefamilybaseball)

The only person as happy as Felix Hernandez?

Melky Cabrera