Tyler Hissey

Revisting The Worst Sports Column Of The Year

11:32 AM ET 11.10

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Back in February, longtime baseball columnist Bill Madden argued
that the New York Yankees should "finally ditch A-Rod" in the aftermath
of Rodriguez's name being linked with steroid use. Madden, outraged
over the revelation, even suggested that the Yankees should eat the
remaining $270-M on Rodriguez's contract and throw the slugger to the
wolves.
Here is a snippet from his column:

Now that A-Rod's pursuit looks as counterfeit as Bonds', they should do what's best for the organization: Cut him loose -- no matter the cost. As
difficult as it is to imagine eating $270 million, the Bombers…

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Revisiting Bay Versus Holliday

04:45 PM ET 10.21

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Back at the end of April, I compared
then soon-to-be free agent outfielders Jason Bay and Matt Holliday. I
concluded that Holliday was the better player out of the pair, writing:
"Holliday is the better all-around
player. He is a year younger, and much better on the bases and in the
field. Bay has been the more productive hitter, but he is defensively
challenged and not quite as valuable overall. Whether Holliday can
perform in Oakland, though, will dramatically affect his and Boras'
bank account. In a weak market, he could be the Mark Teixeira of the '10 offseason; the New Yankee Stadium…

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Yankees Boast Just Incredible Infield

08:15 PM ET 08.22

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Earlier today, I compared second basemen Robinson Cano and Dustin Pedroia.While
watching the Boston Red Sox versus New York Yankees (a real laugher, by
the way) game this afternoon on Fox, though, I began to compare the two
rivals' entire infields in my head and was just amazed at how much
stronger the New York four is. Clearly, the Yankees have a fine
infield, with two of the most recognizable stars in the game, Derek
Jeter and Alex Rodriguez, making up the left side of a group flanked by
Cano and Mark Teixeira. It really does not take a rocket scientist to
understand how talented of a group…

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