1. Japanese Transition from Hopeful to Hoped-For

    Soon, MLB teams will have to build a separate clubhouse simply to accomadate the team's translators.We see them in dugouts, at press conferences, sandwiched between David Ortiz and Daisuke Matsuzaka...

    Katherine Burd Written by Katherine Burd about almost 5 years ago 340 reads 1 comments

  2. Ramirez's Offseason Work Ethic Continues to Surprise

    Rumor has it, Manny Ramirez plans to show up to Spring Training on time this year. For most professional athletes, practice, even in the offseason, is considered requisite...

    Katherine Burd Written by Katherine Burd about 4 years ago 531 reads 0 comments

  3. Trading Beer for Martinis, Legends for Celebs: The New Yankee Stadium

    The "New" Yankee Stadium is planned to be a $1.3 billion copy of the old Yankee Stadium. Not only will the money-pit look exactly the same, it will be built directly across the street ...

    Katherine Burd Written by Katherine Burd about 4 years ago 828 reads 1 comments

  4. Tigers Rising: Feeling the Heat from...Detroit?

    Detroit's got something cooking, but not many are feeling the heat.Heat? Well, there's not much of it in Michigan in February. The Red Wings are skating all over the rest of the NHL. The snow won't melt for at least another two months...

    Katherine Burd Written by Katherine Burd about 4 years ago 822 reads 2 comments

  5. Tears Aside, New England Moves On

    From rural Tennessee, my brother called just after 10 p.m., the sadness more tangible in his voice than when he lost his first championship Little League game. Eventually, the call broke up and I occupied myself with a pile of dirty dishes...

    Katherine Burd Written by Katherine Burd about 4 years ago 1,577 reads 1 comments