Archive for March, 2010
Adeiny Hechevarria Free to Sign, Yankees Interested »
According to Jorge Arangure of ESPN, Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechevarria has been “unblocked” by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and is now free to sign with any major league team. The consensus right now is that the 19-year-old could earn as much as $10 million, which would be more than the $8.2 million the Red Sox recently paid [...]
Mickey Mantle’s Most Important Catch »
"The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game." Those were the words of Mickey Mantle, who played in many big games. On Oct. 8, 1956, Mickey Mantle had one of the best games of his great career. Don Larsen and Sal Maglie The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees each had beaten the other twice in the [...]
Phil Hughes, Joba Chamberlain Struggle in Spring »
If the competition for the Yankees' No. 5 starter's spot is truly a five-man race, frontrunners Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes would currently rank fourth and fifth on the depth chart. After Chad Gaudin, Sergio Mitre and Alfredo Aceves each turned in two scoreless innings of work in Wednesday's spring opener against the Pirates, Hughes and [...]
Austin Romine and Jesus Montero: Impressions of the »
In yesterday's Spring Training game against the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees fans got what was, for many, their first look at two young catchers in the Yankee organization. Austin Romine took over behind the plate for Jorge Posada. Romine looked very steady behind the plate in his set up and how quiet he was receiving pitches. He also [...]
Johnny Keane Was Not to Blame »
After losing the 1964 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Yankees fired manager Yogi Berra and hired the manager who had beaten them in that World Series, Johnny Keane. World Champions Again? Keane, like so many others, failed to realize that the key Yankees' players were mere shells of themselves. He never got to know them, [...]
Same Old A-Rod?: Alex Rodriguez’s Doctor »
This is supposed to be the new Alex Rodriguez—the clean one who no longer has any connection with steroids, the one with the giant gorilla off his back, and the one who no longer cares about numbers, just winning. Then why are the Yankees pissed off at him? Bob Raissman of the NY Daily News tells you why : "Certain members of the Yankees [...]
If Your Favorite Yankee Was a Beer He Would Be… »
I was inspired to write this post after I found this article on the Baseball Think Factory comparing some players around the league to beers. It was a good article even though he called Mariano Rivera a Sam Adams Boston Lager. But it got me to start wondering who some of the Yankees would be if they were beers...read more. For instance, if [...]
Hit and Run: CC Sabathia, Austin Romine, Zach »
Here are some news and stories of note from yesterday: The Yankees lost in a walk-off 3-2 to the Phillies yesterday. CC Sabathia pitched, 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, and said afterwards he was “so-so”. Nick Johnson was scratched with a stiff lower back he tweaked in the batting cage. Austin Romine and Zach McAllister won the 2009 [...]
New York Yankees Position Battles: 2010 Spring »
As most of you know by now, the defending World Series champions have some roster questions to sort out this spring. Every couple days I will provide updates on those battles and see who has the edge at any given time. I may throw a few extra names into the battles for comparison's sake. To see the updated spring training stats, go to
Yankees GM Brian Cashman Ranked No. 3 »
Tim Marchman of Sports Illustrated recently ranked the 30 general managers in baseball and the Yankees GM Brian Cashman ranked pretty high at No. 3 behind Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Rays and Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox. 3. Brian Cashman, New York Yankees Cashman’s weakness isn’t a small one — the Yankees, the only team [...]