‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees: Is It Too Early to Label Michael »
A lot of people had a bad taste in their mouths after Michael Pineda was forced to miss the entire 2012 season due to an anterior labral tear in his shoulder.The bad taste was because the New York Yankees traded away their top hitting prospect, Jesus Montero, back in January and because of the season-ending injury, many people felt the Yankees got [...]
5 Reasons Ichiro’s Resurgence Makes Him »
Ichiro Suzuki wasn't having a great season when the New York Yankees pulled off a surprise trade to acquire him from the Seattle Mariners in late July. He was only hitting .261 with a .642 OPS, very un-Ichiro-like numbers.Still, the Yankees basically couldn't lose in trading for Ichiro. At worst, they were getting a versatile fourth outfielder. At [...]
Michael Pineda and the 8 Worst All-Time Starts to a »
Michael Pineda now has more arrests as a member of the New York Yankees than he does appearances on the mound. The 23-year-old righthander won’t pitch at all this season as he continues to rehabilitate after shoulder surgery performed in late April to repair a torn labrum (per ESPNNewYork.com). The Yankees acquired Pineda and 20-year-old [...]
Michael Pineda DUI: All Signs Point to Failure for »
Michael Pineda's arrest for DUI is just the latest misstep for the New York Yankees pitcher and is certainly the biggest one yet. Here's the details on Pineda's arrest, per Dan Mangan of the New York Post: Injured Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was busted for DUI in Tampa, Fla., on a busy road early this morning after a cop spotted his speeding, [...]
Michael Pineda: Yankees Pitcher Arrested for DUI in »
The New York Yankees' offseason acquisition of Michael Pineda just continues to get worse. That's because early Monday morning, the young fireballer, according to Dan Mangan of the New York Post, "was busted for DUI in Tampa, Fla., on a busy road early this morning after a cop spotted his speeding, "weaving" Nissan SUV driving without its [...]
Roger Clemens to Sign with Independent Atlantic League »
Roger Clemens has been in the news since his exit from professional baseball in 2007 for all of the wrong reasons. Clemens now has taken the headlines again in 2012 as he has worked out for Sugar Land Skeeters of the Independent Atlantic League and will reportedly start on Saturday.The news was reported by Mark Berman via [...]
Expect the Unexpected with the 2012 New York Yankees »
A 37-year-old veteran that was supposed to be a No. 3 starter who instead has a sub-3.00 ERA and is the staff’s ace. An aging All-Star—believed to be done last year—still at the top of his game. A 38-year-old future Hall of Famer acquired in a trade that’s fueling a mid-August surge. The all-galaxy closer, who has [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Biggest Concerns as Postseason »
As the MLB season hits the home stretch, the Yankees find themselves in familiar position: Atop the ravenous American League East. Even after dealing with an assortment of injuries that most teams would have never recovered from, they still sit alone in first place in late August. However, in the past decade they have shown that their [...]
September Looms Large: Who Is Left off the Yankees »
It's a tough question that will need to be answered soon: Who is left off the New York Yankees 2012 playoff roster? Who makes the cut? Obviously with A-Rod and Pettite coming back, two players won't be with the team in October.It's been an interesting season in New York because even though this team has dominated much of baseball, the playoff talk [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: Ichiro Homers Twice, Hiroki Kuroda »
When you think of the the Yankees and the Red Sox, you think of the historic rivalry. In 2012, it's been anything but a rivalry, because the Yankees for the most part have dominated Boston.On Sunday, the Yankees completed their series victory over the Red Sox with a 4-1 victory featured on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball. The Yankees have now taken [...]