Archive for August, 2012
Michael Pineda DUI: All Signs Point to Failure for »
Michael Pineda's arrest for DUI is just the latest misstep for the New York Yankees pitcher and is certainly the biggest one yet. Here's the details on Pineda's arrest, per Dan Mangan of the New York Post: Injured Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was busted for DUI in Tampa, Fla., on a busy road early this morning after a cop spotted his speeding, [...]
Michael Pineda: Yankees Pitcher Arrested for DUI in »
The New York Yankees' offseason acquisition of Michael Pineda just continues to get worse. That's because early Monday morning, the young fireballer, according to Dan Mangan of the New York Post, "was busted for DUI in Tampa, Fla., on a busy road early this morning after a cop spotted his speeding, "weaving" Nissan SUV driving without its [...]
Roger Clemens to Sign with Independent Atlantic League »
Roger Clemens has been in the news since his exit from professional baseball in 2007 for all of the wrong reasons. Clemens now has taken the headlines again in 2012 as he has worked out for Sugar Land Skeeters of the Independent Atlantic League and will reportedly start on Saturday.The news was reported by Mark Berman via [...]
Expect the Unexpected with the 2012 New York Yankees »
A 37-year-old veteran that was supposed to be a No. 3 starter who instead has a sub-3.00 ERA and is the staff’s ace. An aging All-Star—believed to be done last year—still at the top of his game. A 38-year-old future Hall of Famer acquired in a trade that’s fueling a mid-August surge. The all-galaxy closer, who has [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Biggest Concerns as Postseason »
As the MLB season hits the home stretch, the Yankees find themselves in familiar position: Atop the ravenous American League East. Even after dealing with an assortment of injuries that most teams would have never recovered from, they still sit alone in first place in late August. However, in the past decade they have shown that their [...]
September Looms Large: Who Is Left off the Yankees »
It's a tough question that will need to be answered soon: Who is left off the New York Yankees 2012 playoff roster? Who makes the cut? Obviously with A-Rod and Pettite coming back, two players won't be with the team in October.It's been an interesting season in New York because even though this team has dominated much of baseball, the playoff talk [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: Ichiro Homers Twice, Hiroki Kuroda »
When you think of the the Yankees and the Red Sox, you think of the historic rivalry. In 2012, it's been anything but a rivalry, because the Yankees for the most part have dominated Boston.On Sunday, the Yankees completed their series victory over the Red Sox with a 4-1 victory featured on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. The Yankees have now taken [...]
Should Ichiro Suzuki Bat Leadoff for the Yankees in »
When Ichiro Suzuki was traded to the Yankees on July 23, it seemed like he had New York in the palm of his hands. The deal made perfect sense because of Brett Gardner's injury. In addition, Suzuki was made aware of some conditions he would have to accept that included sitting against lefties, and batting lower in the lineup. Since joining the [...]
New York Yankees: Can the Bronx Bombers Hold onto 1st »
The Yankees enter a new week with a five-game lead over the surging Tampa Bay Rays. At times, it seems like the Yankees season couldn't go any better, but at the same time it feels like it couldn't be unluckier.The Yankees have been plagued with the injury bug this season. Key players such as CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Nick Swisher, [...]
New York Yankees: Nick Swisher Is Getting Hot at the »
As the 2012 regular season is getting closer toward its end, the New York Yankees have recently been without two of their most important bats.Alex Rodriguez, who has been out since July with a broken hand, and Mark Teixeira, who has been dealing with a nagging wrist injury that has kept him out of the games against the Boston Red Sox.Despite not [...]