Archive for November, 2010
Chuck Greenberg Bashes New York Yankee Fans: Why Are »
By Shani Muschel Do you call yourself a sports fan, especially a New York sports fan? Then unless you’ve been living under a large rock covered by a large building in Timbuktu, you’ve been hearing about Rangers’ owner Chuck Greenberg’s ‘outlandish’ criticism of Yankee fans this week. Still haven’t got [...]
New York Yankees Grades For 2010 »
Overall, the 2010 season was a disappointment because the Yankees did not win the World Series, but last year's championship softens the blow a bit.This is not the collapse of 2004, the gutwrencher of 2001 or the frustrating drought of 2005-08. Instead, this was a good team, but not a great team.With that in mind, let's hand out grades for 2010 to [...]
New York Yankees: Why Derek Jeter As the Captain Is »
The sports media has been talking about this for about three seasons, and that time has finally arrived. New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter has come to the end of a 10-year contract, making him a free agent the moment the World Series ended. The Jeter from 2009 seemed to be a ghost in the 2010 season. Glimpses would come and go on occasion, but [...]
Hal Steinbrenner Disrespects Derek Jeter »
At the end of the day, it’s a business. That’s the line always thrown out during any player's contract negotiations, especially when the player is a fan favorite and a longtime resident. That said, if there was ever a guy bigger than the business, Derek Jeter would be it. However, during an interview with Michael Kay on 1050 ESPN, [...]
MLB Awards 2010: B/R’s AL Relief Man of the »
Every year, managers, coaches and writers from around Major League Baseball award honors and trophies to the players—and every year, they screw up.So Bleacher Report's Featured Columnists decided to do it ourselves. Instead of just complaining about the awards as they are announced as we would normally do on our own, we teamed up to hold our [...]
Major League Baseball Important Offseason Dates »
Now that the Major League Baseball season is officially over, we need to start thinking about the offseason. Here are some important dates that you may want to mark off on your calendar. Nov. 7, 2010: Free-agent filing period and exclusive negotiating window ends at 12:01 a.m. ET. Free agents can sign with any team. Nov. 9, 2010: AL Rawlings Gold [...]
Major League Baseball Managerial News and Notes, Part »
A couple of weeks ago, we took a look at some of the managerial happenings across baseball. Since then, we have had some new news concerning Major League managers. Let’s take a look at what is going on across the Major Leagues. Milwaukee Brewers Hire Ron Roenicke This is a bit of a surprise as many thought, including myself, that the [...]
New York Yankees: Hal Steinbrenner Stumbles on »
In case you haven't noticed, we're smack in the middle of—wait for it—Sports Owners Inserting Privileged Foot Into Mouth Week!First, we were treated to the comedic stylings of one Chuck Greenberg, whose random act of aggression toward Yankee fans finally made America aware that beating the ever-living crap out of Robin Ventura isn't a [...]
2011 MLB: A Cliff Lee Story and a Walk That’s »
Texas Rangers ace Cliff Lee had been as close to superhuman as the baseball world had ever seen heading into the 2010 World Series with a 7-0 record. MLB players and fans all around the world were in awe of Lee, and the fact that he was fair game after the conclusion of the World Series just added to the dynamic fascination. With every postseason [...]
Cliff Lee: Expect New York Yankees To Strike Quickly »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More According to the new free agency rules in Major League Baseball, there are only five days (rather than the previous 15 days) between the end of the World Series and open season on free agents.That means teams can begin negotiating with free agents at midnight, this Sunday morning. If history is any judge, you [...]