‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees Lineup Projections, Part 3 of 9: Why Cano Will »
It may be too early to call Robinson Cano the best second baseman in Yankees history, but he should certainly be considered one of the best.The title of best second baseman in team history most likely goes to the great Tony Lazzeri.Lazzeri sports a career slash line of .293/.379/.467 with 169 home runs and 1,154 RBIs in 12 seasons wearing the [...]
New York Yankees: GM Brian Cashman Claims Extortion, »
Deadspin.com reported yesterday that New York Yankees executive Brian Cashman had a relationship with a woman named Louise Meanwell (also knows as Louise Neathway). According to the website, Meanwell had a voicemail, a recorded phone conversation, a deposit slip and a recommendation letter on Yankees letterhead from Cashman. According to the New [...]
MLB Recap: 9 MLB Busts in Recent Memory »
While big free agent signings can be the dominating factor in a fan’s excitement about a team’s upcoming season, the thought of an electric prospect or those new acquisitions taking said team to a championship is the oh-so-sweetest thought of all. So when those players—who have produced expectations of glory, maybe through [...]
Yankees Trade Talk: 10 Teams Who Need Some of the »
After the New York Yankees brought in the likes of Hiroki Kuroda (free agency) and Michael Pineda (trade), they find themselves with excess pitching. It's a problem most teams wish they had and it's exactly the problem the Yanks currently have.On the block are both A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes.Hughes is the more attractive piece of the two. He's a [...]
Yankees Lineup Projections, Part 2 of 9: How Teixeira »
After being stealthily courted by the Yankees prior to the 2009 season, first baseman Mark Teixeira instantly made a huge impact on the team. He signed an eight-year, $180 million contract that would having him manning first base for the team through 2016.Teixeira gave Yankees fans what they had been missing since the departure of Tino Martinez, [...]
Banzai Babe Ruth: The Yankees Great Believed That He »
It wasn't arrogance and it wasn't ego, although Babe Ruth could be arrogant and he certainly had a tremendous ego. No, it was naïveté. Ruth was convinced that his visit to Japan during the fall of 1934 had sealed the friendship between the Japanese and the Americans enough to forestall any war between them. When the Japanese attacked [...]
New York Yankees: The Greatest Players of the Greatest »
In the 111-year history of the New York Yankees, no other team has won more World Championships (27 - an average of one every four to five years). In fact, no other franchise in any sport has been as successful as the Bronx Bombers. To achieve such success, an organization has to have a wealth of talent and a long line of great managers [...]
New York Yankees: Jorge Posada and 15 Most Overrated »
Like most New York Yankees fans, I live and breathe Yankees. Yankee blood flows through my veins. Over the years since I was a child, I watched my beloved Yankees go through the good, the bad and the ugly. No matter how ugly things became, I always believed in my team. Many athletes have come and gone through the Yankees organization. Some were [...]
New York Yankees: The 5 Reasons Why the Bronx Bombers »
The calendar has flipped officially to February, and we're about two weeks away from pitchers and catchers reporting for spring training.Baseball is one step closer to being back.It's been a very quiet offseason for the Yankees up until a few weeks ago, mostly because the Yankees already had a playoff-team constructed for 2012.Most people demanded [...]
New York Yankees: Jorge Posada’s Best and Worst »
Jorge Posada and the New York Yankees share a relationship few athletes and their clubs have. The two have never known time away from each other before Jorge's recent retirement, and the moments they share throughout the years are timeless.Through good times and bad, Jorge has remained one of the Yankee's most beloved players, being a part of five [...]