Archive for May, 2010
Joe West Isn’t Backing Down from His Yankees-Red »
From Gordon Edes : Umpire Joe West will be working the Red Sox-Royals series that begins Thursday night in Fenway Park, the first time the veteran umpire will be working a Sox game since he called out the Sox and Yankees last month for slow play he termed "pathetic" and "embarrassing." "I don't second-guess what I said," West said by telephone [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors Don’t Involve Roy Oswalt »
Ever since he demanded a trade there are more Roy Oswalt trade rumors than there were bad mortgages in 2007. However, don’t count the Yankees among teams looking for the of the 32-year-old from Mississippi. Jon Heyman from Sports Illustrated spoke with a Yankee official this week who said the Bombers are happy with their current rotation and [...]
With Curtis Granderson Coming Back, Who Should Go for »
Curtis Granderson will be back in the Yankees’ lineup on Friday, looking to help out an offense that has been rather anemic recently. Granderson will slot back in center, moving Brett Gardner to left. As of a week or so ago, that would also mean moving Randy Winn back to the bench, but the past few games the playing time has been going, [...]
MLB Power Rankings: Who is the Best Team in Baseball? »
With baseball a full two months in the books, teams are starting to make their runs toward the All-Star break. With so much parity in MLB, teams with nearly identical records are separated by a few spots, sometimes more. There are still many teams in realistic contention for their division title, but I will narrow it down to five teams right [...]
Chad Gaudin Signed by New York Yankees: Updated »
There is an old saying in baseball about never having enough pitching depth. The Yankees just got another lesson in that. The Yankees released reliever Chad Gaudin in spring training this year because they thought his price tag was not worth his depth. That’s when they thought they had plenty of depth. Then they got bad news yesterday about [...]
Yankees-Twins: Derek Jeter’s Home Run Lifts NY »
New York and Minnesota didn't expect to finish their Tuesday game more than 22 hours after the first pitch, but in a game that took two days to complete, Derek Jeter’s sixth inning home run was the only offense in a 1-0 Yankees win at Target Field. The Yankees recorded their first 1-0 win since Sept. 20, 2008. The Twins lost for the fifth [...]
Dump the Slump: The New York Yankees Look To Rebound »
Tonight the New York Yankees resume play against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field at 7 p.m. after a fifth inning rain out last night. The Yankees are 4-6 in their last 10 games and look to dump the slump as they send Andy Pettitte to the mound. 10days ago Pettitte threw six innings of two-hit baseball against the Twins. Additionally, many of [...]
Chad Gaudin Re-Acquired To Help New York »
The Yankees are about to get a familiar face back on their pitching staff. According to Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News, the Yankees and Chad Gaudin have reached an agreement for the 2010 season. Gaudin pitched very well for the Yankees both as a starter and reliever in 2009, going 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in 11 starts. Since all of the [...]
Mark Teixeira an All-Star? I Think Not »
With the current All-Star voting tallies, I'm forced to ask the question, "Is it time for some changes regarding the selection of Major League Baseball's All-Star teams?" As of today, May 25th, Mark Teixeira is the leading vote getter for 1st basemen in the American League. Yet Teixeira is batting an abysmal .209 and, in his own words, [...]
New York Yankees Injury Updates: Vazquez, Thames, and »
The Yankees got a much needed off-day yesterday that, more than everything else, gave some of their walking wounded a chance to heal. We already heard this morning that Curtis Granderson is on track to come back this Friday. Now we have a couple more updates: Javier Vazquez Vazquez was in the middle of a dominant outing last time against the [...]