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Manny Ramirez: A Major League Phony

The Baseball Gods must be turning over in their graves. Ruth. Gehrig. DiMaggio. Williams. Mantle. All of them. Baseball reached its lowest point yesterday, and we all should have seen it coming...

Written by michael eisner about 6 months ago 158 reads 5 comments
Manny Being Manny (on PEDs)

According to several Web sites, Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Manny Ramirez has tested positive for Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs) and will be suspended for 50 games today. What a sad day for baseball...

Written by michael eisner about 6 months ago 75 reads 2 comments
Selena Roberts, Ann Coulter, and A-Rod

For those of you who have been living under a really big rock the past few months, Selena Roberts released her long-anticipated unauthorized biography of Alex Rodriguez this week...

Written by michael eisner about 6 months ago 402 reads 3 comments
A Bronx Cheer for the New Yankee Stadium

Today, Yankee Stadium officially moves across 161st Street...or, "One-hunnit and sixty-first street," if you're from the Bronx. The ghosts, the legend, Monument Park. All of it...

Written by michael eisner about 7 months ago 162 reads 4 comments
Oh Say Can You C(C)?

To the majority of New York Yankees fans, CC Sabathia looked great in Pinstripes...until last Tuesday at roughly 5pm EST...

Written by michael eisner about 7 months ago 100 reads 1 comments
Thank The Good Lord For Making Me a Yankee (or not)

The New York Yankees are the most storied professional sports franchise in the history of the World. Their record books glisten with names like Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford and Derek Jeter...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 378 reads 5 comments
Will Work for Food

I just caught the new Snickers commercial. You know, the one that features Patrick Ewing authoring an in-your-face slam dunk on some schlep who was too busy munching on a Snickers bar to realize that Ewing was on his way up...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 50 reads 2 comments
Fantasy Baseball 4-1-1: Five Rookies You Should Own

When most fantasy baseball novices run out to their local newsstand and throw down hard-earned greenbacks on overpriced glossy magazines with $8...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 751 reads 9 comments
Five Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for 2009.

From David Tyree to the Tampa Bay Rays, the year 2008 had many moments that tugged at our heart strings and captured even the most vivid corners of our imagination. We've seen trials and tribulations; joy and sorrow; happiness and sheer pain...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 1,417 reads 4 comments
Forty-Three Will Get You Twenty

Clearly, former Yankees top prospect and current Pittsburgh Pirates farmhand Jose Tabata loves older women. In fact, Mrs. Tabata is 23 years his senior. But that's the least of his troubles if the latest news out of Tampa is true...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 57 reads 1 comments
From The Corner Cube...

Good morning, from the middle of Manhattan. So much to say...with just a New York Minute to spare. There seems to be a managerial trend in Major League Baseball...journeymen catchers becoming Big League managers...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 43 reads 0 comments
Curt Schilling: Friend or Foe?

I bleed Pinstripes. Now that that's out of the way, I am not a fan of Curt Schilling. OK, the second admission was somewhat obvious based on my first, but I felt compelled to mention it for effect...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 36 reads 1 comments
A(Rod) For Turbulent Times

You wouldn't know that the United States of America, and the World for that matter, is in the midst of the most dramatic financial calamity in history by paying attention to a large portion of the headlines...

Written by michael eisner about 8 months ago 14 reads 0 comments
Topps Baseball Says “April Fool's!”

TOPPS’ JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL PITCHING PHENOM KAZUO UZUKI TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE... APRIL FOOL'S! New York, April 1 – Topps fans have been creating a buzz on the internet around ...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 1,068 reads 0 comments
2007 Topps Triple Threads Football

If you are looking for an affordable, high-end football product packed with beautiful cards, top-notch players both past and present, and a fair shot at some high-dollar scores, look no further than 2007 Topps Triple Threads Football...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 582 reads 0 comments
Prospect Profile: Brandon Moss, Boston Red Sox

If you haven’t heard of Boston Red Sox outfielder Brandon Moss, you better ask somebody!Thanks to a ninth inning home run against Huston Street in the season opener against the Oakland ...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 552 reads 0 comments
The Arrival of 2007-08 UD Black Basketball Sends Signal that High-End Basketball is Alive and Well

Carlsbad, CA – (March 18, 2008) – After concerns arose on the health of the NBA trading card market, Upper Deck reacted by drastically limiting print runs and improving content on NBA releases...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 511 reads 0 comments
David Cone: 2009 MLB Hall of Fame Inductee?

One of the greatest moments in New York Yankees history took place on July 16, 1999, when David Cone pitched a Perfect Game. I remember it well...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 2,013 reads 4 comments
Football Fanatics Enjoy Exquisite End to the 2007 Season

The wait is over for Upper Deck’s most anticipated football release, 2007 NFL Exquisite Carlsbad, CA—(March 11, 2008)—After a solid football season for trading card sales, ...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 533 reads 0 comments
Topps/Be Your Candidate’s Favorite Running Mate

You Would Make a Fine Vice President… Topps announces that people hot on the trails of the 2008 Presidential Campaign can get into the action with their favorite candidate by logging onto topps...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 144 reads 0 comments
Has it Been 20 Years Already Upper Deck?

Rookies, Stars and Legends from Every Sport Help Celebrate 20 Years of Upper Deck Trading Cards Twentieth anniversary promotion begins in mid-March where collectors can compete to win the ultimate ...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 647 reads 0 comments
2007-08 Fleer Hot Prospects Hockey

Fleer made this product line popular earlier in the decade, and once Upper Deck acquired Fleer a few years ago, I was hoping that this product would survive. Thankfully, it did...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 426 reads 1 comments
2007-08 Upper Deck SPx Hockey

Upper Deck obviously knows how to score—goals, that is. Jam-packed with autographs, game-jerseys, and serial-numbered rookie cards, Upper Deck delivers “iced” cardboard like only SPx can...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 213 reads 0 comments
Prospect Profile: Joshua Rodriguez

A former Rice standout and USA Olympian, 23-year old Cleveland Indians shortstop Joshua Rodriguez just might be one of the most overlooked prospects in baseball today...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 400 reads 1 comments
Prospect Throwback: Mark Prior, P, San Diego Padres

If you are looking for the real-life definition of a "can't miss" prospect, look no further than ex-Chicago Cubs ace, Mark Prior...

Written by michael eisner about about 1 year ago 655 reads 0 comments

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michael eisner Article Archive

Manny Ramirez: A Major League Phony

Manny Being Manny (on PEDs)

Selena Roberts, Ann Coulter, and A-Rod

A Bronx Cheer for the New Yankee Stadium

Oh Say Can You C(C)?

Thank The Good Lord For Making Me a Yankee (or not)

Will Work for Food

Fantasy Baseball 4-1-1: Five Rookies You Should Own

Five Fantasy Baseball Sleepers for 2009.

Forty-Three Will Get You Twenty

From The Corner Cube...

Curt Schilling: Friend or Foe?

A(Rod) For Turbulent Times

Topps Baseball Says “April Fool's!”

2007 Topps Triple Threads Football

Prospect Profile: Brandon Moss, Boston Red Sox

The Arrival of 2007-08 UD Black Basketball Sends Signal that High-End Basketball is Alive and Well

David Cone: 2009 MLB Hall of Fame Inductee?

Football Fanatics Enjoy Exquisite End to the 2007 Season

Topps/Be Your Candidate’s Favorite Running Mate

Has it Been 20 Years Already Upper Deck?

2007-08 Fleer Hot Prospects Hockey

2007-08 Upper Deck SPx Hockey

Prospect Profile: Joshua Rodriguez

Prospect Throwback: Mark Prior, P, San Diego Padres

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