‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees Opening Day 2015: TV Schedule, Live Stream and »
Rejoice, New York Yankees fans. The Bronx Bombers are back. They'll take the field Monday afternoon for the first game of the 2015 campaign, and the Toronto Blue Jays are the first test for a team looking to make it to the playoffs after missing out the past two seasons. The Yankees (like most teams) are ripe with fresh storylines entering Day 1 [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s 2015 Comeback Season Begins »
Not all spring training performances are created equal. Yes, exhibition stats don't count, and they don't matter once the games get started for real. But let's be honest: Whatever Alex Rodriguez did (or didn't do) in the Grapefruit League was going to be scrutinized. At the plate, Rodriguez posted a .267/.377/.489 slash line with three home runs [...]
Throwback Thursday: Female Ace Jackie Mitchell Strikes »
The boys club of professional sports is a smelly, mahogany-lined institution. Since women started participating in competitive leisure activities, the lodge house of male-dominated athletics has continued collecting cigar smoke under the old roof of a "you can play but over there" non-agreement. It's a separate, but unequal, arrangement based [...]
Grading, Analyzing Alex Rodriguez’s Spring »
A number of hot topics have since taken over Major League Baseball's headlines more recently, including Kris Bryant's demotion, Josh Hamilton's relapse, season-ending injuries to Yu Darvish, Zack Wheeler and Marcus Stroman and Pete Rose's appeal for reinstatement. But for a moment, think back to the very start of spring training. What was the [...]
Complete New York Yankees’ 2015 Season Preview »
With Opening Day rapidly approaching, the New York Yankees find themselves looking to win their 28th World Series—by far the most of any MLB franchise. How realistic a goal is that? Well, that's what I'm here to help you figure out. Over the course of this article I'll give you everything you need to know about the Bronx Bombers in 2015, [...]
Is Rob Refsnyder or Jose Pirela the Yankees’ »
Not long ago, second base for the New York Yankees was as stable, consistent and productive as any position on any team in Major League Baseball. These days, it's anything but. The keystone has become a key question mark for the Yankees ever since Robinson Cano—the last true star position player the club has drafted or [...]
New York Yankees: The Starting Rotation Needs Cole »
The New York Yankees' starting rotation troubles me. Not to the point where I lie awake thinking about it at night, but close enough I guess. There's plenty of reason to be concerned with the group, and each pitcher brings his own unique set of circumstances to fret over. Because of that, we find ourselves at an impasse. Either the group is [...]
Nathan Eovaldi, Michael Pineda Ready to Be Young 2015 »
There's been plenty of hand-wringing about the New York Yankees' starting five, including by yours truly, and it's (mostly) justified. Masahiro Tanaka is pitching with a partially torn elbow ligament, and CC Sabathia packed on weight after limping through last season with a knee injury. The Yankees, though, could get a boost from Nathan [...]
CC Sabathia’s Shaky Spring Debut Brings Back »
And now for something we all ought to be used to by now: A discussion about whether veteran New York Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia is good at pitching baseballs anymore, which will inevitably skew toward an "I'm not so sure, man" conclusion. But first, the basics. Sabathia made his 2015 spring training debut Tuesday evening against the [...]
Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios for the New York »
The New York Yankees offense is an interesting bunch. The group features immense levels of talent, but question marks pop up throughout the lineup in the form of injury and production concerns. That said, where there's bust potential, there also tends to be boom potential. This holds true for the Yankees offense as well. The Yankees will bank on [...]