"In short, the record shows that there is only one Evil Empire in baseball and it is the New York Yankees," wrote the judges. "Accordingly, we find that [the Yankees] have a protectable trademark right in the term . . . as used in connection with baseball."

Were you wondering what next? Well this is what.

Cherginton says he won't be able to resume playing until late spring training.

Yet another prospects list. Eventually you see so many that it's like repeating a word over and over until it doesn't make sense to you anymore. Official Daily Show Correspondent Power Rankings 1. Steve Carrell 2. Demetri Martin 3. Stephen Colbert 4. Samantha Bee 5. Ed Helms 6. Kristen Schaal 7. John Oliver 8. Frank DeCaro 9. Al Madrigal 10. Rob Cordry 57. John Hodgman 90001. Rob Riggle

Interesting piece on Lackey. I never really understood this signing, but I don't have any personal antipathy towards Lackey like many do.

...Julio Lugo is retiring.

handout from Greenville Drive / Boston Red Sox hot stove event in Greenville, SC 29 January 2013

The news is that Gio Gonzalez, and Nelson have been named. And then there is A-Rod -- who claims only to have taken PEDs in 2001-2003 and has never failed a test since. It names Melky Cabrera which we already knew, and Yasmani Grandal which we already knew. And there may be others deeper in the article, which I could focus on if my fucking cat wasn't jumping up onto my keyboard. Things pissing me off power rankings 1. The cat 2. Winter 3. The cat