‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Numbers Show Just How Much Mariano Rivera Has Spoiled »
There is no fanbase in sports more spoiled than that of the New York Yankees. Yankees fans have witnessed 27 World Series championships and enough great players to overload an ocean liner.Mariano Rivera is one of those great players, and today I'm thinking no player who's ever worn pinstripes has spoiled Yankees fans quite as much as he [...]
Aubrey Huff to New York Yankees Rumors: »
The New York Yankees got bad news this week on their star first baseman.Mark Teixeira suffered a wrist injury during batting practice of the World Baseball Classic and will be sidelined for eight to 10 weeks.With that injury, the Yankees have been looking around for potential fill-ins that could be a temporary solution to Teixeira.One of those [...]
Mariano Rivera: Where Does Yankee Legend Rank Among »
Roughly a decade ago, there was a pitcher on the Los Angeles Dodgers named Eric Gagne.Gagne built the longest streak in Major League Baseball history by converting 84 straight saves between the 2003 and 2004 seasons. To honor his dominance, the Dodgers flashed the words "Game Over" across the scoreboards at Dodger Stadium when he entered a game [...]
Mariano Rivera: Could Closer’s Announced »
With less than a month separating us from the 2013 MLB regular season opener, the New York Yankees have already dropped two bombshells on us.For starters, first baseman Mark Teixeira will miss 8-to-10 weeks with a strained right wrist.Hours later, we learned that Mariano Rivera will retire at season's end.Unlike Teixeria's announcement, however, [...]
Mariano Rivera Retirement: 5 Options for Replacing a »
In news that doesn't come as a major shock, but is huge nonetheless, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly set to announce his retirement at the end of the 2013 season this Saturday (h/t Joel Sherman via Twitter).The 43-year-old will go down as the greatest reliever of all-time, as he's used his legendary cutter to rack up a record 608 [...]
New York Yankees: Why Bombers Should Consider Brian »
By now, we have all heard the news of Mariano Rivera's future plans.The 43-year-old New York Yankees closer will announce his retirement from the team after this season, according to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York. Sources: Yanks' Rivera will retire after season espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/s…— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) March 7, [...]
Yankees’ Mariano Rivera Announces He’ll »
While all good things must come to an end, New York Yankees fans will certainly feel a pang of sadness after learning that Mariano Rivera announced on Saturday that he will retire following the 2013 season.UPDATE: Saturday, March 9, at 10:34 p.m. ET by Alex BallentineAs expected, Rivera made his retirement official at a press conference Saturday. [...]
New York Yankees Closer Mariano Rivera Will Reportedly »
The greatest closer of all time is almost ready to hang up his cleats. According to Buster Olney of ESPN, New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will announce that he is planning on retiring after the 2013 season. It's an open secret that Mariano Rivera intends to retire, and that announcement figures to be very soon, perhaps [...]
Francisco Cervelli Should Be the New York Yankees »
He has already experienced the highest of highs and the lowest of lows during parts of five seasons with the Yankees, and now Francisco Cervelli has worked his way to the front-runner position for the starting catching job with the team.In 2009, his first season with significant time spent at the major league level, a 23-year-old Cervelli hit .298 [...]
Yankees Would Be Foolish to Trade Assets to Replace »
Trading assets to replace Mark Teixeira's bat in the lineup is just about the last thing that New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman needs to consider.As reported by MLB.com's Bryan Hoch, the 32-year-old slugger will be out of action until early-to-mid May with a wrist injury suffered while hitting off a tee during practice for Team USA at [...]