Archive for June, 2012
Yankees Trade Rumors: Ranking New York’s Top 3 »
The New York Yankees are the hottest team in baseball. They have won 20 of their last 26 games, including an MLB-best 10-game winning streak along the way, and there have been no signs of them slowing down.The team has been greatly aided by a string of quality performances by the starting rotation. Under the lead of Andy [...]
New York Yankees: Michael Pineda Injury Update and »
Michael Pineda made an appearance in the New York Yankees' clubhouse a few days ago and gave the media a good idea as to how well his rehab is going.According to Erik Boland of Newsday, Pineda is doing just fine down in Tampa while he tries to recover from season-ending surgery."I'm feeling better," the 23-year-old righthander said Tuesday. "The [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Looking for Pitching Spells »
The New York Yankees are still looking for starting pitching despite the recent success of their starting rotation and that could leave Phil Hughes the odd man out of the Bombers' rotation.According to Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports, the Yanks are now scouting Wandy Rodriguez of the Houston Astros. The team's scouts were present when Rodriguez took [...]
Yankees-Mets Series Preview: CC Sabathia-R.A. Dickey »
In this year's first Subway Series two weeks ago, the Yankees capped their sweep of the Mets with a walk-off homer by Russell Martin.This time around, the series will end with a highly anticipated pitching matchup between CC Sabathia and R.A. Dickey.Let's take a look at matchups in all three games of this weekend's set at Citi Field. Friday, [...]
Nick Swisher: Could New York Yankees Ship Him out of »
Let's just say the outfielder market is thinning by the day, and who knows what will be available. Baltimore locked up their center fielder Adam Jones for the next six years, the Dodgers extended Andre Ethier for the next five years. Will the Yankees do the same with Nick Swisher? The 31-year-old right fielder is set to hit the free-agency [...]
New York Yankees vs. New York Mets: A Breakdown of the »
Two weeks ago, the Yankees and Mets faced off in the first part of the Subway Series.The Yankees swept the series and took all three games at Yankee Stadium.Now, here we are, two weeks later and the two teams that play six miles away from each other will square off at Citi Field.The Yankees are 41-27 and come into the series in first place in the [...]
Roger Clemens Acquitted in Court, but What About in »
Roger Clemens was found not guilty of lying to Congress. We’ve long been past the point where that means he didn’t do it in the court of public opinion.Our justice system has been built on the theory that it’s better to allow ten guilty men to be free than one innocent man go to jail. It’s supposed to be hard for the [...]
7 Things the Media Doesn’t Get About the New »
The 2012 season has produced its fair share of storylines for the New York Yankees already, and we aren't even at the All-Star break yet. Whether good or bad, the media has already drawn its perceptions of the team and its players. Here's where the media has been getting it wrong with this year's version of the Bronx Bombers.Begin [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: New York Yankees Scouting »
It seems like whenever a starting pitcher is on the trade market, the New York Yankees always find a way to be attached to the rumors.First, it was Matt Garza.Then, it was Ryan Dempster.Hey, they were even scouting free agent pitcher Ben Sheets.Now, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports, we can add Houston Astros lefty Wandy Rodriguez to the [...]
Yankees Closer Rafael Soriano Would Be Nuts to Opt Out »
Amazingly, the New York Yankees haven't missed Mariano Rivera all that much. He was lost for the season well over a month ago, but leads are just as safe in the ninth inning now as they were back when he was healthy.The Bombers have Rafael Soriano to thank for this. He took over as the team's closer in early May after David Robertson got injured, [...]