Derek Jeter Stopped By Fallon
Derek Jeter is certainly enjoying the early days of his retirement. He launched a new website, as I’ve chronicled here on SwollenDome.com, and has taken to the streets of New […]
Derek Jeter Ad That’s All The Rage: Respect
On Tuesday night, America will be introduced to the next wave of heroes in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game on FOX. The Home Run Derby on Monday night featured […]
Jeter Gets A New Watch From Robinson Cano
The Derek Jeter farewell tour continued this week in Seattle, and naturally there had to be a gift bestowed upon the future Hall of Famer. Jeter received a gift from […]
Robinson Cano Gets Booed In New York: Jimmy Fallon
It’s another in the ever-expanding run of Jimmy Fallon viral videos. Former Yankees star Robinson Cano returned to New York and paid a visit to “The Tonight Show with Jimmy […]
Let The Giftage Begin: Derek Jeter Celebrated In Houston
On Wednesday night, the Astros celebrated the lengthy career of future Hall of Famer Derek Jeter of the Yankees. His former teammates, Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte, were in attendance […]
Big Cash For Historic Shattered Piazza Bat
It’s an indelible image of the Fall Classic. Mike Piazza’s bat was shattered as he swung at a Roger Clemens pitch. Part of the bat barrel went toward the mound, […]
The Legend Of Masahiro Tanaka In 22 Minutes
We’re rapidly approaching the deadline for highly-coveted Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. According to YES Network, Tanaka has sorted through the proposals and whittled the number of candidates to two. The […]
Cheering In The Press Box? Dempster Plunks Alex Rodriguez
Early Sunday evening, I was attending to my long-honored tradition of the “naptastrophe.” My Sunday morning FOX Sports Radio show necessitates the early alarm, thereby putting me into a late-afternoon […]
Participation Trophy: Are You A F-O-G? Join The Gonzalez Family In Miami
I saw a headline on Yahoo! Sports that grabbed my interest. I would have loved to sit in on the pitch meeting that netted this gem from the Marlins. “So […]
Harmon’s Blog 7.8: Jeter, Hamilton, Howard, Puig & The Third Rail
All-Star Chris Sale of the White Sox was bested by Matt Moore, a 12-game winner who was left off the squad, over the weekend. Sale has received a whopping total […]
“Just Sit Right Back …” Yasiel Puig’s On A Boat
“Viva Puig!” It’s a battle cry heard across Los Angeles as the Cuban defector leads the Dodgers back into NL West contention. Across the United States, that sentiment is shared […]
Zeroes A First in Colorado: Shutout Tuesday
On Tuesday, the Colorado Rockies organization celebrated an historic occurrence. The Rockies and the Sky Sox (Triple-A) both registered home shutouts on the same day. The fact was Tweeted by […]
PTC: Harmon’s Baseball Blog 5.3 With Fantasy Notes, Pop Culture & More
The Cubs have a minor league prospect named Rock Shoulders. That’s right. He’s now a member of the All-Name Team without rising to the major league roster. Shoulders enters Friday’s […]
Reggie Jackson Wants To Clean Up Hall Voting: Do You Agree?
Each week, I still receive my copy of Sports Illustrated in the mail. Sure, I peruse the SI.com in my daily round-up of news and opinions. I give Jimmy Traina’s […]
Yankees Hit Hard: CC and Pettitte Both Head to DL
Baseball pundits and Yankees fans were concerned about the pitching staff entering the 2012 season. They couldn’t have anticipated a series of random injuries and circumstances would devastate the rotation […]
Convenience Fees Help to Lighten Your Wallet
I always get into heated arguments about the pricing of tickets to sports events. Generally, I find it hard to get too fired up about the annual surveys that tell […]
Stormy Days: Valentine Watch is On After Just Three Weeks
This weekend, the Red Sox and all of Major League Baseball celebrated the 100th Anniversary of Fenway Park. The team welcomed some of the biggest names in the team’s history […]
Saturday Gem: Philip Humber Tosses 21st MLB Perfect Game
During the course of the past week, I heard and saw numerous promos for our “FOX Saturday Baseball” coverage. The Red Sox-Yankees series obviously got top billing and the full […]
FMC: David Price Makes Lemonade and Signs an Autograph Deal to Get His Share of DJ/3K Cash
David Price inked a deal with Steiner Sports to sign autographed photos and balls in connection with the DJ/3K campaign. Price was the unfortunate victim who served up hit number […]
What Would You Have Done? The Ball is Returned.
What would you have done? By now, you’re well aware that Derek Jeter collected his 3,000th career hit on Saturday against the Rays. It was the second hit in Jeter’s […]
Derek Jeter Homers for 3,000: What’s the Asking Price?
Jeter, batting out of the leadoff spot, homered in his second at-bat against David Price to reach the hallowed milestone. Jeter singled in the first inning to notch hit 2,999 […]
Derek Jeter’s Hit List
Unless you’ve abandoned Major League Baseball in search of the summer sun, vacations, and rest before the start of the NCAA and NFL seasons, you know that Derek Jeter is […]
Sweep The Leg: Nishioka Broken Up Over Double Play
Tsuyoshi Nishioka came over from Japan to jumpstart the Minnesota offense. He struggled at the outset of the season, producing five hits in 24 at-bats with eight strikeouts. On Thursday, […]