Archive for February, 2010
New York Yankees: Projecting the 2010 Roster »
The winter offseason is just about over. We're about to get back to baseball. For those who haven't had much to watch since the Super Bowl, and aren't into college or pro basketball, you are about to get your baseball season going again. This past November, the Yankees got back on top of the baseball world by winning the 2009 World Series over the [...]
Yankees Sign Dustin Moseley, Invite Him and Four »
The Yankees have signed 28-year-old right handed pitcher Dustin Moseley to a minor league deal, and invited him to spring training as a non-roster invitee. The Yankees have also announced that they have invited four of their other minor leaguers to camp. The other minor leaguers are infielders Brandon Laird and Jorge Vazquez, as well as right [...]
Joba Chamberlain at Risk for Breakdown According to »
Young arms are becoming a more and more precious commodity in baseball, and the Yankees, with Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes, have two of the better ones in baseball. Protecting those arms has become paramount. That’s why the Yankees enacted the “Joba Rules” last year, and in 2010 we may even see the Phil-osophy. It’s about keeping Joba [...]
October 1965: Yankee Stadium Was Deserted »
Bryan Kashmen passed by Yankee Stadium in early October, 1965. The ball park that would be destroyed following the 2008 season was eerily silent. For the first time since 1959, there would be no World Series games at Yankee Stadium. Bryan felt so good. Tired of the Yankees in the World SeriesI couldn't root for the New York Yankees [...]
Ralph Houk: Don’t Blame the Manager »
Bryan Kashmen thinks that the only reason the New York Yankees rehired manager Johnny Keane three weeks before the end of the 1965 season was to avoid embarrassment. Yankees' management knew that that the team had deteriorated with time, and that firing Keane would result in too much bad publicity since he could hardly be blamed for [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update No. 14 »
Joe Girardi sat down for his first full blown press conference at the New York Yankee Spring Training facility in Tampa today, one day before all pitchers and catchers are to report for the start of the new season. "First of all guys, let me just say, that because my time is limited to about 90 minutes for this press conference, I am only going to [...]
Is New York Yankees’ Robinson Cano the Second »
I know I’m in the minority with my ranking of Robinson Cano (see my 2B rankings here ), but I believe he has the ability to challenge for the batting title. Not to mention he should be among the leaders at second base in runs, HRs, and RBIs. Cano is a notoriously slow starter, hitting .271 in April and May and .322 the rest of the way. His OPS [...]
Baseball Bloggers Alliance Launches Radio Talk »
The Baseball Bloggers Alliance, of which Bronx Baseball Daily is a member, is announcing a new radio show. The hosts of their shows will be members of the alliance and will rotate each week. I am hosting the final episode before the regular season starts on March 30, with Rich Baxter of the Fightin Phillies Blog. The Press Release The writers [...]
Will Derek Jeter Break the All-Time Hits Record? »
Point: Yes, he is ahead of Pete Rose's pace now. Counterpoint: I'm thinking no. It would be nice and all but he has a long way to go. P: Bill James gives him a six-percent chance of reaching 4,000 hits. CP: That does not sound promising. Projections like that are pointless. Suppose he does make it to 4,000. He will still be 256 short of [...]
MLB Pitchers and Catchers Report in Two Days… »
But a few are arriving early. According to Anthony McCarron of the Daily News, Curtis Granderson reported to camp today. He joins a group that includes Derek Jeter, Francisco Cervelli, and Eduardo Nunez. Pitchers Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain, Boone Logan, David Robertson, Alfredo Aceves, Chad Gaudin, and AJ Burnett are also there. Position [...]