F*ANGELS and their stupid rally monkey. Sitting in that rat infested hell hole surrounded by a bunch of phony Angels fans made me sicker than a health inspector doing a once over of the concessions….

The rumors are spreading like wildfire and in its path stand the fantasies of every man in the form of a list of Hollywood’s hottest starlets. Sources have revealed that Jessica Alba has been filling a Valtrex prescription and the gift giver is none other than Derek Jeter. Whether Jeter has been delivering homeruns off the field with a tainted bat is purely speculation and even though the fantasies have been damaged beyond repair, New York’s playboy superstar has little to worry about with his image. Rumors are rumors that start in coffee shops and spread across the internet by overly dominant pink gossip websites. Let’s not lose sight of the fact that Derek Jeter has bedded a list of Hollywood’s finest, including: the Jessica’s (Alba and Biel), Scarlett Johannson, Vanessa Minnillo, Jordana Brewster, Gabrielle Union, Vida Guerra, Tyra Banks and of course Mariah Carey. One word, wow. But then again, a rumor is a rumor, and even though Derek Jeter may be every number 3 hitter’s dream to follow on the field, you can bet that off the field no man will be following him in their dreams anymore.

Roger Clemens has been suspended for five games after his retaliatory role in Toronto on Tuesday night. That’s right, FIVE GAMES…let the outrage begin. Are you kidding me Bob Watson? Is it me or has the Major League Baseball vice president of on-field operations elevated his power beyond totalitarian control. Since taking over as Der Fuhrer Selig’s right hand, Watson has handed out more suspensions than baseball has seen in the preceding twenty-five years. What was once settled by baseball’s unwritten rules has since turned into an abuse of umpire authority and an over-policing by the Commissioner’s office.

Following a night-long beer-in-hand debate of Major League Baseball’s official rules, the age-old trivia question of how many ways to get to first base came up with varying results. After doing some sober research, the results put everyone in their place as I am sure it will for everyone that reads on…

The official ways to get to first base comes courtesy of Gary Belsky and Neil Fine’s book 23 Ways to Get to First Base. A great piece for every sports trivia buff’s collection, the book details out each and every way possible to reach base, and I quote:

I recently came across a classic F*BOSTON moment involving the great Ted Williams and an incident that occurred in a game at Fenway Park against the rival New York Yankees on August 7, 1956. After dropping an easy fly ball, Williams was booed heavily by the Boston fans. Upon his return to the dugout, Williams retaliated by spitting into the faces of Red Sox fans sitting over the dugout. Now that is pure class, what a reaction from Boston’s much beloved Splendid Splinter himself, Ted Williams. But if the act itself wasn’t classic enough, his comments to the Boston Herald may have been even better, “I’m not a bit sorry for what I did. I was right and I’d spit again at those booing bastards. Some of them are the worst in the world. Nobody’s going to stop me from spitting.” Preach on Ted Williams, I’ve never had so much respect for man with Red Sox.

Alex Rodriguez hit 500…finally! Rodriguez added another chapter to his season long assault of the record books clubbing his 500th career homerun to become the youngest Major Leaguer to achieve the feat. Becoming the 22nd member to join the exclusive 500 homerun club at age 32 years and 8 days, A-Rod passed the previous record holder, Jimmie Foxx, by accomplishing the feat some 330 days earlier.

Wild Card standings have been added to the home page to keep everyone updated for the second-half race down the stretch. Check out the Wild Card standings here!