Willie Mays

I'm mad at myself. Like, really mad at myself. I'm mad at myself for not being mad at A-Rod's 661st homer. I'm mad at myself for not hating A-Rod like I used to. It just doesn't feel right. It was the year 2000. I was 11 years old...

It was in the bottom of the third inning on Thursday night when Alex Rodriguez did the inevitable this season, hit home run No.661.

Alex Rodriguez hit two home runs on Friday night but it's his second inning blast that will have many talking heading into the next week.

There is no question that Mariano Rivera is a Hall of Fame closer.   But the question now is, Will Rivera get into Cooperstown on the first ballot like a Ty Cobb or Ted Williams or Hank Aaron or Ernie Banks or Willie Mays or Cal Ripken Jr...

Since 1996, the face of the most famous American sports team has been one man.  The shortstop.  The eventual captain.  #2.  The future Hall of Famer.  Derek Sanderson Jeter.  2013 seems like such a strange year without him.

TBS has drawn a lot of criticism for its Major League Baseball postseason coverage, with much of it centering around their play by play abilities, or lack thereof. We will let that slide, because being an engaging baseball play by play guy is really difficult given the often stagnant nature of the sport...