Archive for February, 2014
Is Derek Jeter the Last of New York Yankees’ »
For the New York Yankees, the lineage of legends is a very long and linked line, one that extends from, among others, Babe Ruth to Lou Gehrig to Joe DiMaggio to Yogi Berra to Mickey Mantle to Thurman Munson to Don Mattingly. And now the latest link, Derek Jeter, is leaving. The longtime Yankees captain announced via Facebook on [...]
Ticket Prices to Derek Jeter’s Final Games Soar »
New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter announced on Wednesday, Feb. 12, that the 2014 season would be his last in Major League Baseball. As you would expect, ticket prices for games near the end of his career soared quickly. Jeter is a lock to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The 39-year-old has spent his entire 19-year career in pinstripes, winning [...]
Where Derek Jeter Ranks Among the Best Players of His »
A year after Mariano Rivera called it a career for the New York Yankees, another legend is set to hang it up, as shortstop Derek Jeter announced on Wednesday that he will retire at the end of the 2014 MLB season. The 39-year-old announced the news on Facebook, and he will likely enjoy a similar farewell tour to the one the league put on for Rivera [...]
5 Key Takeaways from Masahiro Tanaka’s Yankees »
Masahiro Tanaka is officially a member of the New York Yankees organization. When the team welcomed him to America with a press conference at Yankee Stadium, the brightest pitching star from Japan entered Major League Baseball. Within a few days, fans and media members will garner a live view of his pitches and ability. For now, we have his [...]
What a Fully Healthy Michael Pineda Would Mean to 2014 »
It's been a busy offseason for the New York Yankees, with perhaps their biggest splash coming when they added Japanese right-hander Masahiro Tanaka on a seven-year, $155 million deal to help shore up their rotation. Tanaka joins CC Sabathia, Hiroki Kuroda and Ivan Nova as locks to make the rotation this spring, but the No. 5 starter job is still [...]
Report: Masahiro Tanaka Dropped $195K on Private »
Suppose you just inked a giant major league contract. What’s the first big purchase you would make? For Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, it was a ridiculously expensive charter flight from Tokyo to New York City. According to Anthony McCarron of the New York Daily News, the newest addition to the Yankees' roster arrived in New [...]
The New York Yankees’ 25 Best Single Season »
The New York Yankees have a long history of outstanding offensive performance that stretches back to the days of Ruth and Gehrig. Not much has changed in this millennium: the guys in pinstripes continue to put up some of the best numbers in the MLB on a yearly basis. Scroll through to see the 25 best single season offensive performances since [...]