Archive for August, 2012
Power Ranking Each New York Yankees Player Based on »
We all know the Yankees are a very high-profile team, full of big-name players. We also all know that a lot of those players have some pretty hefty contracts, a lot of which can only be described as "absurd".However, for all the lucrative contracts the Yankees have on the books, they also have a bunch of young players earning much more [...]
Joe Girardi Should Win the American League Manager of »
The voting criteria for Manager of the Year appears to go along these lines: "What team had the most surprising season? Who managed that team? Give that manager the award."From Bud Black and Kirk Gibson to Eric Wedge and Joe Maddon, small-revenue teams that have seasons as surprise contenders have the prime position for the award.Evidently, this [...]
Joe DiMaggio: 1941 Song Still a Hit with Baseball Fans »
It was summer, 1994. At an antique shop in some rural area near Michigan’s thumb, I experienced an event that sticks with me to this day.An avid baseball card collector at the time, I used to tag along with family to these shops now and then with hopes of finding something unique to add to my collection. It seemed for every story I [...]
New York Yankees Have to Beat Teams Other Than Seattle »
Before last night's 14-strikeout blowout by Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander, the New York Yankees took two of three games from the Seattle Mariners in the Bronx last weekend. The Tigers' 7-2 smacking marks the Yankees' 11th loss in their last 17 games, and the Bombers are now four games deep into a 20-game stretch that continues with three [...]
Is the Yankees Rotation Strong Enough for a World »
With CC Sabathia as the ace, Hideki Kuroda as a strong No. 2 and Andy Pettitte set to come back in September, do the New York Yankees have a starting rotation good enough to make it to the World Series? Are the Yankees too dependent on Pettitte's comeback? If he doesn't return, is Freddy Garcia a suitable replacement? Should general manager Brian [...]
Can the New York Yankees’ Starting Rotation Be »
Here is one thing we can all agree on: CC Sabathia cannot pitch every day.Thankfully for the New York Yankees, neither can Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers or Jared Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels. The burning question, however, is whether the other Yankees starters can measure up to the rotations they might face during the [...]
4 Reasons the Yankees Cannot Win Without Ivan Nova »
“They’re hitting everything. It’s not one pitch in particular. They’re hitting everything.”The words of Ivan Nova after another battering, frustrating loss last night. The Yankees fell in Detroit 7-2. Nova was rocked for seven runs on 11 hits, routinely leaving two-seam fastballs over the middle of the plate. Ivan [...]
Will Yankees’ Edge Suffer If Red Sox »
The rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox has long been one the best in all of sports.From the bench clearing brawls to the postseason pressures, these two teams have been through it all.As we enter the final months of the regular season, fans look forward to the entertainment that these matchups bring.With Boston currently [...]
New York Yankees Trades: Grading Brian Cashman’s »
It's been a week since the trade deadline. Brian Cashman stayed relatively quiet this season, and we're seeing the immediate results of his decisions.The New York Yankees have been on a bit of a slide lately, losing 10 of their last 17. Of course, a lot of this has to do with the flow of the MLB season, as teams are bound to have bad [...]
New York Yankees Top Pitching Prospects Beginning to »
Looking at the year the New York Yankees top pitching prospects are having, it's just another reminder that developing starting pitching is never guaranteed. Especially for the Bombers. According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN, both Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances have had a disastrous 2012 campaign. Banuelos has recently been shut down for the [...]