‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Bernie Williams: 5 Reasons the Yankees Legend Needs to »
Bernie Williams, one of the most loved Yankees by the fans, accomplished some impressive feats during his Yankee tenure. His success in pinstripes almost didn’t transpire earlier in his Yankee years. Williams had become the regular center fielder in 1993. George Steinbrenner considered trading him in 1995, but Buck Showalter, the [...]
Phil Hughes Will Be a Vital Part of the New York »
It might not be obvious now, but Phil Hughes will be one of the most watched and vital pieces to the New York Yankees' success in 2012. Hughes, in my opinion, will be the third starter barring a surprise (or not so surprising) lapse before the season starts. Success in that slot of the rotation will be important in giving the Bombers [...]
Curtis Granderson: Not DiMaggio or Mantle, but One of »
Let's get one thing straight. Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Bernie Williams and Earle Combs rank ahead of Curtis Granderson among New York Yankees' center fielders. All but Williams are in the Hall of Fame.It is unlikely that Granderson will ever be voted into the Hall of Fame, but for his era, Granderson is one of the best players in the [...]
New York Yankees: 3 Reasons Why the Yanks Will Win the »
While I read through articles and blogs, I come across many, Yankee fans and Yankee haters alike, that are filled with concerns about the 2012 season.Some may be justified, but some are nothing more than unnecessary fears that stem from the 2011 season.Some players dealt with injuries, and others battled through slumps.As a Yankee fan, I have to [...]
NY Yankees News: Will 2012 Be Mariano Rivera’s »
The old adage says, “All good things must come to an end,” like The Wire, day-night doubleheaders and the innocence of Lebron James. Unfortunately, the same axiom reigns true for the “Core Four” of the New York Yankees. It has to end sometime. With the beginning of the 2012 season looming in the distance, the [...]
Baseball Hall of Fame: 11 Current Superstar Hitters »
Next Monday, January 9, a group of accomplished, retired Major League Baseball players—including Jeff Bagwell, Barry Larkin, Tim Raines and Bernie Williams—will find out if they will get the call to the Hall, the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.Their candidacies will be debated here and elsewhere, but what about those [...]
MLB Trade Scenarios: 10 Teams James Shields Could Get »
The trade market has been a busy one thus far this offseason. With the rather sub-par crop of free agent pitchers this offseason, this doesn't come as much of a surprise. Names already changing uniforms include Derek Lowe, Jonathan Sanchez, Trevor Cahill, Mat Latos, and Gio Gonzalez, but there's at least one more starter out there that [...]
New York Yankees Will Be Mostly Unchanged Going into »
As unlikely as it sounds, the New York Yankees will pretty much stand pat this offseason with the exception of bringing back a few key players from last season and some low-risk players. No big splash, no front page headline. General manager Brian Cashman has made it abundantly clear the Yanks will not make anymore mistakes the likes of A.J. [...]
Mark Teixeira: The Yankee Who Never Assumes and Never »
Mark Teixeira epitomizes the approach to the game that is shared by fewer and fewer players today. On June 12, 2009, the New York Mets led the New York Yankees 8-7 going to the bottom of the ninth inning. Frankie Rodriguez, who was coming off an MLB-record 62 saves in 2008, was on the mound in relief of Pedro Feliciano. With Derek Jeter on second [...]
MLB Free Agents 2012: Yankees Will Regret Not Signing »
We have become so accustomed to the New York Yankees spending money that when they fail to get a player signed, it becomes a big deal that fans and analysts like to talk about. That is what has happened now that the team has failed to sign Japanese infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima. According to the official Major League Baseball Twitter feed, [...]