Archive for October, 2011
CC Sabathia Re-Signs with Yankees: Top 10 Pitchers to »
The CC Sabathia opt-out speculation is now over. Yankees fans can breathe freely once again. The Associated Press reported early Monday evening that New York Yankees starting pitcher CC Sabathia opted not to exercise his unusual opt-out clause, and negotiated an additional two years to be added on to his contract, worth an additional $30 million. [...]
CC Sabathia Re-Signs with Yankees: How Much Food Can »
According to multiple sources, including C.C. Sabathia himself, Sabathia will be returning to the New York Yankees next season. He decided not to opt out of his contract as he will get more money and extra years on his deal after the two sides agreed on an extension.Sabathia has guaranteed himself at least $30 million more over the course of his [...]
Put Roger Maris into the Baseball Hall of Fame! »
"I never wanted all this hoopla."—Roger Maris The saga of Roger Eugene Maras started September 10, 1934 in Hibbing, Minnesota. He began life as the son of first generation Croatian Americans, Rudy and Corrine Maras. Roger's grandfather Steve Maras had emigrated around 1910 to the United States from Croatia. In 1939, the family moved to [...]
MLB Free Agency: Ranking the 10 Best Signings for the »
We're getting closer and closer to the 2011 season ending and the free agency period for baseball to begin.In my last article, I did a history of the top 10 worst free agency signings for the Yankees.The ones I reviewed were of recent history.This will be the complete opposite of that.This one will be the top 10 best free agency signings in recent [...]
Alex Rodriguez, the Greatest Yankees Third Baseman »
The New York Yankees, whose management is synonymous with arrogance, made a terrible error when they signed Alex Rodriguez to a contract that ends in 2017. The mistake was not signing A-Rod. It was giving him such a lengthy deal. While the Yankees and their fans will never forget the cost of the contract, it is possible to evaluate how Rodriguez [...]
MLB Free Agency: Ranking the 10 Worst Signings for the »
With the World Series currently going on, it means that the 2011 baseball season is almost over.Which means free agency and the winter offseason is upon us.We all know the Yankees have been one of the most active teams when it comes to making changes to their team, especially in free agency.The Yankees make more money than any other team in [...]
2012 MLB Free Agents: C.J. Wilson and More Pitchers »
The reason the Yankees lost to the Tigers is abundantly clear. It wasn't an offensive problem, although they did struggle. Offensive numbers tend to be down in the playoffs, there's nothing new there.No, the Yankees lost because they just didn't have top of the line pitching. No, that's not a knock on C.C. Sabathia. But all it took was one rain [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter and 4 Players Who »
It's a sad day for Yankee fans when their captain can no longer be an everyday starter.Derek Jeter's starting to act his age, and he can't fight off Father Time forever. His bat started to slip last season, and his defense (while never truly stellar) is on the decline.Sure, he had an amazing second half, but that first half, and 2010, is in [...]
Alex Rodriguez Doesn’t Deserve To Be Blasted by »
The New York Post should be ashamed of itself.Their latest issue was disgraceful, lacking in taste, and completely uncalled for at this juncture. New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez did absolutely nothing to deserve this backlash.The big news coming out of international media yesterday was that Moammar Khadafy was captured and killed by Libyan [...]
MLB Free Agency 2012: What Are the Real Chances the »
On this website, we've had a lot of time to talk about free agency stories and what the Yankees should do for the 2012 season.We've talked a lot about pitching and a little about hitting, but not much.And I'm also a little surprised I haven't seen one Albert Pujols story yet on this page. Maybe it's me, but I thought I would see more from [...]