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New York Yankees: Bullpen Takes Another Blow with Joba »
Before the season started, people viewed the Yankees bullpen as a strength of the team.This year, the Yankees bullpen has been one that has been injured a lot.Pedro Feliciano has been out all season after being brought over from the New York Mets.Damaso Marte has also been out all season and could be out until the end of the summer, if not the [...]
MLB Rumors: Would It Make Sense for the Yankees to »
Over the weekend, we saw the first part of the Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets, a series the Yankees were able to take at Yankee Stadium.While the series has come and gone, it had a lot of people discussing a possible trading scenario between the crosstown rivals.Last week, I brought up a scenario of the Yankees possibly going after [...]
MLB Trade Speculation: Will Yankees Consider Acquiring »
As the month of May gets closer to the end and the 2011 baseball season moves along, we've had some interesting drama these past few weeks with the Yankees.Jorge Posada asked Joe Girardi to be taken out of the lineup before a game with the Boston Red Sox because he was slated to hit ninth, which since then has sparked major debate and talks about [...]
New York Yankees Sign Pitcher Randy Flores for Bullpen »
The New York Yankees have been in desperate need for bullpen help. On Wednesday, they signed left-handed veteran Randy Flores to a minor-league deal, according to Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. The 35-year old was playing with the San Diego Padres in their minor league system, but opted out of his contract this week. A couple of teams were [...]
New York Yankees: What Is the Deal with Nick Swisher? »
One of the toughest parts about being a fan is seeing a player you like struggle on your team. It's even harder to admit it and criticize it because you are admitting that the struggle is real.Unfortunately, it's time to face facts about a certain New York Yankee.Since arriving via a trade from the White Sox before the 2009 season, Nick Swisher [...]
New York Yankees: Is Brett Gardner Finally Coming out »
Going into the month of May, the Yankees are in first place of the American League East division and are surprising a lot of people with their strong start.Mostly because many felt the Boston Red Sox were destined to be the team to run away with the division and right now, they are tied for last place in the division.While a lot of Yankee players [...]
New York Yankees: Maybe the Offseason Wasn’t »
So this past winter, the Yankees off-season plan was built mainly around the signing of Cliff Lee.When he turned down a guaranteed seven-year deal for somewhere around $158 million from the Yankees to return to the Philadelphia Phillies for a five-year deal for about $125 million, many fans didn't know what the Yankees next move would be.In fact, [...]
New York Yankees: Bartolo Colon in Rotation After Phil »
Last night, we saw Phil Hughes start for the third time and get whacked around by the Orioles. We then saw Bartolo Colon come in and attempt to clean up a mess Hughes made in the game. According to ESPN's Ian Begley, following the third horrible start for Hughes, he will now be placed on the disabled list with what New York Yankees manager Joe [...]
New York Yankees: Pedro Feliciano Likely Out for »
When the Yankees signed Pedro Feliciano over the winter, they were hoping for the strong effort he used to give the Mets in every performance. The Yankees will have to wait at least a year for that because it looks like Feliciano is done before he ever throws a pitch for the Yankees in 2011. It was announced on Friday from an MRI that Feliciano [...]
Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson Homer as Yankees »
It was a cold, rainy day in the New York area.Some even wondered if there would be baseball in the Bronx on Thursday with the gray skies looming above. But that wouldn't stop 50,000 faithful Yankee fans from coming out Thursday afternoon to turn out for the 2011 Opening Day game between the Yankees and the Tigers. CC Sabathia would be starting his [...]