Cablevision blacked out Fox for the majority of the World Series.<\/strong><\/p>\n For a variety of economic reasons that all boil down to greed and excess, neither Cablevision nor NewsCorp\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe corporate body of Fox 5\u00e2\u20ac\u201dcould agree to the terms of a new contract.\u00c2\u00a0 As a result, instead of offering viable alternatives to people who already spend exorbitant amounts to access basic cable packages, News Corp pulled its programming.\u00c2\u00a0 In order to watch any of the games, I had to stream\u00e2\u20ac\u201din a totally legal way\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe feeds from the local broadcasts in San Francisco. For more than two weeks, people in the New York area were without Fox broadcasts.\u00c2\u00a0 That means one of the biggest markets in America did not have access to Major League Baseball\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s championship.\u00c2\u00a0 Is anybody shocked that the ratings for this year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s World Series were the worst ever?<\/p>\n All I know is that David Stern would not have allowed this to happen during the NBA Finals.\u00c2\u00a0 Corpses may have wound up in freezers and garbage trucks a la Goodfellas<\/em> and incriminating photos may have come to light, but I guarantee the entirety of the NBA Finals would have been on TV.<\/p>\n From the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153No, really?\u00c2\u00a0 You think?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Department<\/strong><\/p>\n Roy Halladay is the NL Cy Young award-winner. <\/strong><\/p>\n Doc led the National League in wins (21), innings pitched (250.2), and complete games (9).\u00c2\u00a0 He ranked second in strikeouts (219) and WHIP (1.04), and ended up third in ERA (2.44).\u00c2\u00a0 By the way, he also became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason in 54 years.\u00c2\u00a0 The only question this easy to answer would be will Lindsay Lohan return to rehab?<\/em><\/p>\n From the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The times they are a-changing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Department<\/strong><\/p>\n Felix Hernandez voted the AL Cy Young award-winner<\/strong><\/p>\n Hernandez now has the dubious title of Cy Young winner with the least amount of wins. \u00c2\u00a0Ever.\u00c2\u00a0 He led the AL in innings pitched (249.2) and ERA (2.27), finished second in strikeouts (232) and WHIP (1.06), and lost, or received a no decision in, an absurd number of games in which he allowed one run or less (7).\u00c2\u00a0 That being said, he won 13 measly games and did not pitch in a high-pressure situation all year.<\/p>\n The fact that Hernandez won this award over David Price (19-6, 2.72) and CC Sabathia (21-7, 3.18) is a clear victory for SABR-metricians Call me old fashioned, but I believe that a pitcher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s job is to put his team in the best position possible to win the game.\u00c2\u00a0 During my playing days, if I left a game early and then watched from the dugout as the lead dissipated, I always felt responsible.\u00c2\u00a0 In baseball, there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a dying art of pitching to the scoreboard and essentially drafting on a team\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lead.<\/p>\n Andy Pettitte excels at this art. \u00c2\u00a0So did Pedro Martinez towards the end of his career.\u00c2\u00a0 They may not have always blown the ball by their opponents, but they always made the three or four pitches that had to be made.<\/p>\n Sabathia and Price both proved their mettle in this regard throughout the season.\u00c2\u00a0 When it comes to this question, we have no idea whether Hernandez is in fact a king or a joker.<\/p>\n From the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Help me help you\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Department<\/strong><\/p>\n Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees have not yet agreed on his new contract The Yankees already feel they are overshooting Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s market value with their offer of $21 million a year for three years.\u00c2\u00a0 Jeter wants a guarantee that he can play for another four, five, or six years.\u00c2\u00a0 Neither side looks willing to budge just yet.<\/p>\n However, what makes these contract negotiations such high drama is the symbiotic relationship between the 36-year-old shortstop and the only team he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ever played for.\u00c2\u00a0 Just like Nucky and Jimmy in Boardwalk Empire<\/em>, the two need each other.\u00c2\u00a0 As a Yankee fan who grew up in the midst of the Jeter-Yankee dynasty, I just don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t see, from a public relations At the same time, who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to pay that much for an aging shortstop with diminishing defensive range and a .270 batting average?<\/p>\n Furthermore, without the backdrop of the Empire State Building and the pinstripes on his back, would Derek Jeter really be DEREK JETER? <\/em>Sure, if he toiled away in Milwaukee or Anaheim, the Gatorade and Nike endorsements would still be there.\u00c2\u00a0 But, what about the Gillette ads with Roger Federer and Tiger Woods?\u00c2\u00a0 The billboards overlooking Times Square?\u00c2\u00a0 The mash-up Ford commercials paring him and Tommy Gavin while Alicia Keyes sings in the background<\/a>?<\/p>\n Anywhere else, Derek Jeter becomes an aging Hall-of-Famer in the twilight of his career who evokes nostalgic murmurs of remember when<\/em>.\u00c2\u00a0 In New York, he remains the icon who steals the spotlight of every old-timers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 day for the next thirty years.<\/p>\n Ultimately, Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s on pace to reach 3,000 hits next season.\u00c2\u00a0 Picture the celebration that will ensue in the Bronx when he does it in pinstripes.<\/p>\n Now imagine it anywhere else.<\/p>\n Where would you sign?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A rundown of some of the recent goings-on in baseball as soon as they calculate my VoRP. 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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>everywhere.\u00c2\u00a0 Think Revenge of the Nerds<\/em> without the nudity or humor.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/a>standpoint, how Brian Cashman and the Steinbrenners could let Jeter walk.\u00c2\u00a0 More than Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez, or Paul O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Neill, Jeter\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been the face of the team for more than a decade.\u00c2\u00a0 I shudder at the thought of him compiling hits in obscurity down in Tampa or in the royal blue of Kansas City.<\/p>\n