‘NY Yankees’ Archives
10 Explanations for Curtis Granderson Abandoning the »
He has averaged 19 stolen bases over the past five seasons, including 25 swipes in 2011. Every year Curtis Granderson seems to be a 30/30 threat as he combines great power with great speed. This year has been a different story.Through 44 games, Granderson has only one stolen base in three attempts.This article will examine 10 possible [...]
Where’s the Spot Where Mickey Mantle’s »
Robert Creamer is the recipient of the 2012 Henry Chadwick Award from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Creamer, who spent most of his illustrious writing career with Sports Illustrated, wrote an article in 1956 that explains what we have lost. On May 30, 1956, Mickey Mantle came within a foot or two of hitting a ball out of [...]
Why Selling the New York Yankees Would Spawn a George »
The word around the campfire is that the New York Yankees could be up for sale in the near future.Oh, you haven't heard?The rumors come straight from Michael O'Keeffe and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News. According to "multiple baseball and finance sources," the men running the Yankees are "exploring the possibility" of selling the [...]
Why Hal, Hank Steinbrenner Clearly Have No Desire to »
Shortly after news broke of the Los Angeles Dodgers being sold for $2.3 billion in late March, a question soon popped to mind among many observers.If the Dodgers were worth $2 billion, how much money could a sale of the New York Yankees bring in?According to the New York Daily News, the Steinbrenner family may intend to find out. Reportedly, [...]
Mark Teixeira Changing His Approach in Hopes of a »
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was dropped to seventh in the lineup by manager Joe Girardi after returning from a bronchial infection on Monday night, but he was back in the three-hole on Wednesday.On the season, he's hitting just .226 with five home runs and 21 RBI.That's not the production you like to see anywhere in the lineup, [...]
New York Yankees: What to Make of Steinbrenners »
For those who are just waking up, haven't read a newspaper or turned on a TV or the radio, it's been an eventful Thursday morning.Here's what the situation is.Michael O'Keefe and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News reported that the Steinbrenners were considering selling the New York Yankees very soon.After that story broke, Yankees principal [...]
Why New York Yankees Fans Shouldn’t Fear a Sale »
New York Yankees fans thought they would never see the day when the team would be sold, but according to Michael O'Keeffe and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News, the Steinbrenners might be interested in doing just that."There has been chatter all around the banking and financial industries in the city for a couple of weeks now," one high-level [...]
New York Yankees: Are Reports of Steinbrenner Family »
UPDATE (9:13 a.m.): After the news of the possibility of the Steinbrenner family selling the team in the future, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner issued a statement stating that the rumors are not true."I just read the Daily News story. It is complete fiction. Me and my family have no intention to sell the Yankees & expect it to be in the [...]
MLB Rumors: New York Yankees, Hal Steinbrenner Deny »
Depending on whom you believe, the New York Yankees may or may not be put up for sale in the near future. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion that was finalized earlier this month has the Steinbrenner family exploring the possibility of selling the franchise it has owned since [...]
10 Creative Ways to Wake the New York Yankees from »
Much like how everyone knows The Avengers is a great movie, Monopoly money isn't accepted at McDonald's, and rock beats scissors, everyone knows the New York Yankees have some issues with runners in scoring position.The Yankees are fighting to stay out of the cellar in the AL East. Luckily for them, no one's run away with the division as of [...]