Stating that “this is about being a New York Yankee again today,” and proclaiming, “I expect to be in the Fall Classic next October,” Joe Girardi met the media as the next manager of the New York Yankees today. Girardi sought to differentiate himself from his predecessor saying, “I am going to be myself. There are expectations on me and my coaching staff, the same that were on Joe Torre when he came in......

All the rumors of an extension of Alex Rodriguez's contract with the Yankees are pointless. Why? Because A-Rod has decided to opt-out of his remaining three years with the Yankees. The announcement was made by Scott Boras during tonight's World Series game. He totally jumped that 10-day opt-out period. By opting-out, A-Rod passes on the remaining three-year $72 million portion of his contract and has likely played his last game as a New York Yankee.......

After a protest in East Harlem, baseball cap manufacturer New Era has agreed to pull Yankees caps from store shelves. A number of caps seem to refer to the Bloods, Crips and Latin Kings and became a controversy during a back-to-school shopping trip. Jose Rivera liked a Yankees cap with a gold crown on it and wanted to buy it for his son, but his son explained that he could be in danger for......

If you’re hiking, consider charging up your iPod, as Seattlest finds out that a man lost during a hike was found by the glow of his iPod. That cleverness seems to be devoid in cops who were using police cruiser instant messaging clients - although we imagine IMs “so are you nakie” to be included in cop shows, just for realism. If only the cops were busting the Hummer-driving jerk who made a poor......

In a huge blow to the crazy fans of New York, the City Council passed a bill yesterday that gives jail time and up to $25,000 in fines to fans that get unruly at sporting events in the city. What are we supposed to do with our batteries when a racist homophobe comes to play in our stadiums? Peter Vallone Jr (yes, the anti-graffiti guy) came up with the idea for after watching upset fans......

New York Yankee Hideki Matsui is nicknamed Godzilla, but really, he is larger than life: Japan Airlines has put him on two of their planes, in an move to attract more Japanese domestic travelers. While it seems more logical for Matsui's visage to be on the planes that go from Japan to, say, New York, Gothamist does enjoy Japan Airlines' press relase on the matter: The Japanese love puns and GO GO has several......