Archive for July, 2011
Damn Yankees: Roger Clemens the Latest in a Long Line »
So Roger "the Rocket" Clemens gets a pass until September because of a prosecutor who was either woefully inept, incredibly arrogant, or both.For those who don't know, the gist of Clemens' legal trouble is this: He is accused of being a cheater and a liar, doing the latter to a room full of...cheaters and liars.Wow.When you put it like that, seems [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Interested in »
Via George King of the NY Post: The Yankees were one of 17 teams in Denver on Thursday night to watch Ubaldo Jimenez pitch. According to several talent evaluators, they have a better than average chance to acquire the 27-year-old because they have the top-shelf prospects the Rockies are looking for. In mid-June the Rockies started getting calls [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Like Hiroki Kuroda »
The New York Yankees' starting pitching situation hasn’t been dire so far this season as many expected, but it could end up that way soon if Bartolo Colon and Phil Hughes don’t return to form.On that note, Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated tweeted earlier today that the Yankees like Hiroki Kuroda of the Dodgers. The Yankees would [...]
New York Yankees: With Bartolo Colon Struggling, Maybe »
Houston, we have a problem.On Thursday, we saw a glaring problem that is now staring the Yankees in the face.In the first half of the season, Bartolo Colon was brilliant for the Yankees in the rotation.He was reverting back to his 2005 version of himself, dominating hitters and giving the Yankees quality innings and starts.Lately, it hasn't been [...]
Roger Clemens’ Mistrial: Was It a Good or Bad »
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton declared a mistrial in the Roger Clemens trial on perjury charges and now we'll have to wait and see if he can even be tried again.I'm not so sure the mistrial was the best thing for Roger Clemens. Yes, chances are "double jeopardy" will be attached so he won't be able to be tried again, so that [...]
Bartolo Colon, Eduardo Nunez and Sergio Mitre »
Bartolo Colon was nothing short of brilliant before the All-Star break. He was averaging about a strikeout per inning, threw one complete game shut out and had an ERA under 3.00.This great comeback story has fallen off of the tracks and came to a screeching halt with the route that took place in Toronto on Thursday. As the New York Yankees were [...]
Roger Clemens: Grow Up, Take off Your Diapers and Tell »
There is just one logical, sensible and proper line of advice to give Roger Clemens, even now as his federal grand jury trial on perjury charges has been declared a mistrial. Time to put on your big boy pants, Roger. Go ahead. Get them out of storage. Look in your drawer and see if they’re buried under your “The Dog Ate My [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Sign J.C Romero, »
The New York Yankees, intent on bolstering their pitching arsenal for the second half of the season, just acquired former National J.C. Romero signing him to a minor league deal, according to ESPN's Buster Olney (via Twitter).It's interesting to note that Romero wanted out of the Washington Nationals system because [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: The Return of Alfonso »
Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano could be returning to a familiar pinstriped uniform at the conclusion of the MLB trade deadline as the New York Yankees have a few scouts looking at their former second baseman. The Bronx Bombers are tied in the loss column with their AL East rival, the Boston Red Sox, and are ready to [...]
New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter and 2011 MLB »
The question comes up every year: How do you improve All-Star game ratings?I've heard a lot of ideas.Some advocate moving the game to Wednesday in order to give aces who pitched on the Sunday before a chance to play in the game. Others want to drop the mandate that every team has to be represented. One person actually waved the white flag, [...]