- Poor Alex Rodriguez. The usual(and unusual)suspectsare already piling on after his punchless start to the World Series. From the unusual department, on Friday we learned thathe supposedly has two paintings depicting himself as a centaur above his bed.
- Orioles international scouting director John Stockstill met with Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman in New York on Friday,joining a host of teams who have acknowledged interest in the 21-year-old fireballer. Peter Schmuck of the Baltimore Sun, who saw the Orioles balk on Dominican shortstop Miguel Angel Sano,has a hard time believing that the Orioles will “pony up.”
- On the heels of Matthew Pouliot’s analysis of Andy Pettitte’sHall of Fame chanceson Friday, Tommy Bennett of Beyond the Boxscoreconcludesthat the veteran left-hander is “slightly above average.”
- Bill Baer of Crashburn Alleypreviews Saturday’s pitching matchupbetween Pettitte and Cole Hamels, reminding us that “Hamels has been much better than his statistics have shown and Pettitte has been slightly better.”
- And finally, don’t forget to play “What Yankee Megastar Are You?”