‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees 2012: How the Yanks Ruined a Great »
I'm angry, disgusted, frustrated and astounded.Those aren't typically the adjectives you expect to hear about a 95-win ballclub that went to the ALCS. But that's how I feel about the way this season ended for the Yankees. Winning the division is great, but to see a season end like that was brutal.It was a big missed opportunity. I hadn't seen [...]
5 Post-Sweep Moves George Steinbrenner Would Make If »
George Steinbrenner was never fond of losing.In fact, you could say that he hated it, and he would be sick to his stomach to see what the New York Yankees just did—or didn’t do—in the ALCS. The Yankees were swept by the Detroit Tigers in the most embarrassing of fashions. They didn’t pitch well, they didn’t hit well, [...]
Kyna Treacy: A-Rod’s Flirting Exploits Show He »
Come October, Alex Rodriguez should be making headlines for bashing home runs and winning playoff games, not mingling with bikini model Kyna Treacy.The struggling New York Yankees third baseman made headlines when, according to Emily Smith of the New York Post, he openly flirted with the bikini model—who was sitting behind the [...]
New York Yankees Free Agents Who Won’t Get Paid »
Well, looks like the New York Yankees are going to have extra time this offseason to figure out their roster. One of the things they'll need to do is decide who to bring back. The Yankees have a number of contracts coming off the books. Some, like Mariano Rivera, will be an easy decision. Others will be tougher.Then there [...]
Predicting the New York Yankees’ Lineup in 2 »
The New York Yankees' ownership have made it no secret that they plan on cutting payroll to $189 million by the 2014 season in order to avoid being hit over the head with a major luxury tax.That means the Bombers lineup could look drastically different in 2014 than the one they are putting out on the field in 2012.Let's take a look at what the [...]
5 Bad Contracts the New York Yankees Could Trade Alex »
After a disastrous postseason that saw Alex Rodriguez collect four times as many strikeouts as hits and get caught flirting with a woman during an ALCS Game, it seems as if Rodriguez may have worn out his welcome with the New York Yankees (h/t John Perrotto of USA Today).MLB trade rumors have started to surround Rodriguez, and there has been a lot [...]
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 [...]