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New York Yankees Stars Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada »
If it were up to me, the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown would be filled with nothing but Yankees, but fortunately for everyone else, the process is mostly fair. Two players who have been longtime borderline candidates on the outside looking in, Jorge Posada and Andy Pettitte, seem to be getting closer to enshrinement these days as they [...]
Javier Vazquez Fixes Mechanical Issue after Two Rough »
The Yankees have been doing so well lately, but no matter how good they play there is still going to be a small faction of fans that is just never going to be happy. It’s sad in a way, especially when these fans have latched on to Javier Vazquez and are looking for blood. The reality of the situation is that Vazquez will settle down and [...]
Old Yankee Stadium Demolition: New Pictures of the »
It has been a while since I last put pictures up of the old Yankee Stadium being torn down, so I thought now was as good a time as any. Especially since they have done so much over the past couple of weeks. I must give a tip of my hat to Sliding Into Home , as Greg has kept his readers much more up to date with these pics and I simply stole these [...]
2010 New York Yankees More Balanced »
It’s good to be a Yankee fan right now. The Yankees have won all four series they’ve played, coming off a convincing sweep of a talented young Rangers team. Their other series wins were against arguably the two other best teams in baseball in the Red Sox and Rays, and against a perennial contender in the Angels. The [...]
New York Yankees To be Honored at White House »
According to George King of the NY Post, even though it is not yet official, the Yankees are expected to visit the White House on their off-day a week from today. They will be honored for winning last year’s World Series by Barack Obama. Here’s more from King: It hasn’t been made official but the Yankees will spend part of [...]
Jeter Sat Today But Expects to Play Tuesday »
Derek Jeter left the game early yesterday and sat out today with a head cold, but The Captain fully expects to play in Tuesdays game against the Oakland Athletics according to Josh Thomson of the Journal News. Here is more from Thomson: The captain has a head cold that he has been fighting for the last two or three days. He was removed late in [...]
When Can The Yankees Draft 5-Year-Old Prodigy Ariel »
By now, most of you have probably seen the video of younger Ariel Antigua and his extraordinary baseball talent. In case you haven’t, I’ve attached it to the post. The five year-old Lyndhurst boy can hit 85 MPH fastballs from both side of the plate and field like someone three times his age. Normally I’m not a fan of parents [...]
Yankees Place Chan Ho Park on the DL, Call Up Boone »
As expected, the Yankees have put relief pitcher Chan Ho Park on the 15-day disabled list after he pulled his right hamstring warming up in the bullpen yesterday. Taking his place on the roster is left-handed pitcher Boone Logan. Park has already begun to establish himself as an important member of the Yankees' bullpen this season. Although a bout [...]
New York Yankees: No Updates on Chan Ho Park Yet »
If you watched yesterday’s game and saw Chan Ho Park warming up in the bullpen , you might have been surprised when they didn’t see him in the game. No, he didn’t have another bout of diarrhea . This time, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com , he aggravated his right hamstring while throwing in the pen. There will be tests [...]
A Yankee Stadium Rarity »
In 2009, the first season played at the New Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had 3,177 plate appearances at home. Throughout all of those plate appearances, they hit only five triples. That means one triple roughly every 635 plate appearances or so. In other words: doesn’t happen often. Yet, in this young 2010 season, with [...]