Yankee's Pitcher Popped for DUI
The Yankees didn't even make it to the post season, but that didn't stop one of their star pitchers from losing anyway.
Joba Chamberlain was arrested for DUI at around 1 AM on Saturday morning after being pulled over for speeding near his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska. The Yank's pitcher allegedly had an open container of booze in the car.
Joba was booked for DUI, speeding and having an open container in his car -- he will be formally charged on Monday.
Chamberlain has since apologized for his "error in judgment."
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Dodgers legend Steve Garvey cleverly dodged A-Rod's off the field troubles -- we think.
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A-Rod Keeps His Eye on the Kab-ball-ah'd
In sports, yelling "you suck" just doesn't cut it anymore.
Now that Alex Rodriguez and Madonna are forever linked, the highest paid man in baseball is now the easiest fodder -- and Toronto Blue Jays fans took full advantage on Friday by hoisting photos of Madge before he went up to the plate.
The Blue Jays skunked the Yanks 5-0.
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A-Rod's Wife Files Big D
Cynthia Rodriguez has officially filed for divorce from Alex Rodriguez.
In the documents, filed today in Miami, Cynthia says she's exhausted every effort to salvage the marriage. Alex has "emotionally abandoned" his wife, leaving her with no choice but to divorce him.
She says the marriage is "irretrievably broken" because of Alex's "extra-marital affairs and other marital misconduct." Note she said affairs -- plural.
She's seeking primary custody of the couple's two girls, Ella and Natasha, as well as child support to "maintain the existing lifestyle of the children." That includes life and health insurance and private school.
Cynthia says her man, a "prominent athlete" with "substantial earning power," has the "fiscal capacity to continue his high style of living" but she does not -- hence she's asking for alimony. She is asking to keep their $12 million, six-bedroom estate in Coral Gables, Fla. (and everything in it), as well as her sweet ride -- a Maybach.
She's also asking A-Rod to pay off their debt, as well as her attorney's fees.
The papers mention that a prenup was signed before the couple married in November 2002. Earle Lilly, one of Cynthia's lawyers, told TMZ last night it's too early to know if they will challenge the prenup. A lot is on the line, because A-Rod is reportedly set to rake in $445 mil over the course of his career.
As we first reported, Madonna's name will not be in the divorce papers, but Cynthia's attorney, Earle Lilly, says A-Rod's relationship with her was "the last straw."
Sox Fans Can't Mask Hatred for A-Rod
Leave it to the boys from Beantown to try and stick it to Alex Rodriguez.
A couple of TMZ spies from Boston showed up to tonight's Red Sox/Yankees game with their sights set on mocking the slugger's marital woes. They'd made up a few heads-on-sticks to taunt him with. One version had Madonna -- whose special relationship with A-Rod was what finally pushed his wife Cynthia to file for divorce. The other was Lenny Kravitz, who is close friends with A-Rod's wife.
But alas, it wasn't to be -- Yankees security confiscated the masks and trashed them at the gate. It worked -- A-Rod homered and the Yanks won 5-4.
A-Rod's Wife -- Let's Play Ball in Court
Looks like the Madonna romance rumors finally sent Alex Rodriguez's wife on the offensive.
Cynthia Rodriguez has hired Houston lawyer Earle Lilly to finally end her rocky marriage with A-Rod, according to WABC in New York. Earle said Cynthia will file suit tomorrow morning in Dade County Fla. Family Court, and that A-Rod's "relationship with Madonna was the final straw for Mrs. Rodriguez."
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Yankee Player Dies in High-Rise Crash
NY Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle was piloting the plane that slammed into The Belaire, a 50-story New York City high-rise this afternoon. Lidle perished in the crash, along with one other person
TMZ has learned that Lidle was issued a private pilot's license in February of 2006, which certifies him to fly single engine airplanes.
Lidle, 34, joined the Yankees this season, and has pitched for several teams during his eight-year career, including the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and Oakland Athletics. Several of the Yankees live in the very near vicinity of the building that was struck at 72nd Street and York Avenue, including Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, and, especially, first baseman Jason Giambi and catcher Jorge Posada, who live within just a few blocks of The Belaire.