Archive for October, 2012
2012 ALCS: 5 Heads That Need to Roll After »
For the first time in 32 years, the New York Yankees have been swept out of the postseason. Not since 1980, when the Yankees went down in three straight games to the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series, have the Bronx Bombers met the most inglorious end in baseball. It takes an even longer reach into the history books to [...]
Yankees Rumors: Breaking Down How A-Rod Deal to Miami »
After an incredibly disappointing postseason, Alex Rodriguez seems to be headed out of town.Keith Olbermann first reported that there is a potential deal set up between the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins on his blog.Sources close to both organizations confirm the Yankees would pay all – or virtually all – of the $114,000,000 [...]
Yankees vs Tigers: Bombers Swept by Detroit, What Went »
The 2012 season for the New York Yankees is officially over.After winning 95 games in the regular season, winning the A.L. East and beating the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS, the Yankees came into the American League Championship Series as the favorites by many to knock off the Detroit Tigers.That was not the case, as for the third time in six [...]
New York Yankees: Underperforming Players Who »
The New York Yankees' 2012 season is officially over as they were eliminated in the American League Championship Series by the Detroit Tigers without so much as a whimper.A complete lack of offense was the driving force behind the Bombers being swept out of the playoffs.And with this disappointing, frustrating finish to the season, heads are bound [...]
MLB Playoffs: How the Curtis Granderson Trade in 2009 »
In a blockbuster trade that landed center fielder Curtis Granderson back in 2009, the New York Yankees looked like they had landed a key component of their team.Granderson had always been quick, capable of stealing 20 bases in a season and covering a large range in the outfield. Although his batting average was down to .249 in 2009, his last [...]
Will the New York Yankees Undergo an Extreme Makeover? »
The New York Yankees haven't faced a challenge like this since before the Core Four arrived and began another era of dominance for the Bronx Bombers.Hal and Hank Steinbrenner, team president Randy Levine and general manager Brian Cashman are among those who will now begin the task of evaluating the Yankees roster and determining whether it is time [...]
2012 ALCS: Yankees Exit Meekly from Postseason Against »
In the book of Matthew, the King James Bible says, "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth."While I'm not one to dispute the word of God, evidently "meek" has a different meaning in baseball. The Yankees played a meek brand of baseball against the Detroit Tigers and were summarily dismissed in four games. If you take away Jose [...]
Kobe Bryant vs. Alex Rodriguez (Killer Instinct vs. »
There has always been the debate about whether it’s more important for athletes to be perceived as a good guy or a merciless winner. This debate came into a new light during a Kobe Bryant interview with ESPN earlier in the week in which Kobe compared himself to Alex Rodriguez."We're different," Bryant said. "But you're talking [...]
Joe Girardi Coaches New York Yankees Through a Loss »
As his team attempted to rebound from losing the first two games of the ALCS, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi spent his one precious day off saying goodbye to his dad, who passed away over the weekend after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.The team and its skipper kept the failing health of Jerry Girardi out of the public realm [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s Hatred Has Reached Barry Bonds »
Barry Bonds is the ultimate villain in baseball and the significance of his accomplishments never garnered the respect it deserved; 7 MVP awards, hammering a single season record of 73 home runs, and breaking Hank Aaron’s all time HR record (762 to 755), just to name a few. The steroids issue continually followed him around, and he [...]