As April meanders toward May, the New York Yankees' starting rotation is looking rather tenuous behind Masahiro Tanaka. Hiroki Kuroda has days when he pitches as if he's 39 going on 43, CC Sabathia ...

Before there was pressure-treated wood, before modern paints, there was pine tar. Everything from tool handles to wagons to ships were made of wood preserved with pine tar, once upon a time, and ...