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Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees: The Real Dirt on »
The last player to achieve at least 3,000 hits was Craig Biggio on June 28, 2007.He entered the game needing three hits to reach 3,000, and he ended up singling in the third and fifth innings.Each time Biggio batted, the sellout crowd at Minute Maid Park chanted his name. There were signs all over the stands that read "Mr. 3,000" and "Biggio's Hit [...]
New York Yankees: 10 New Phrases to Add to Your Bronx »
No sport’s big-play vernacular is more creative and fun than baseball’s home run calls. They range from signature sendoffs to local lexicon. Whether you’re walloping a Wiffle ball in the backyard, vaporizing one in a video game, or watching a walk-off in Game 7 of the World Series, it’s always electric when [...]
New York Yankees: Chad Curtis Was Right When He Laced »
Chad Curtis was a journeyman outfielder who batted .264/.349/.396 over his 10-year career, but Chad Curtis is an example of a winner.Forget that he hit two pivotal home runs in the third game of the 1999 World Series to bring the New York Yankees back from a 5-1 deficit. Curtis' second home run in the 10th inning won the game.What should not be [...]
New York Yankees: Jason Marquis and 10 Possible Trade »
There are three things we generally know about the Major League Baseball trade deadline:1) It comes on July 31st.2) The Yankees are expected to make at least one big move.3) Manny Ramirez will be rumored to be going somewhere.Wait, what? Manny retired?! Crap. Well, until another eccentric, off-kilter, possibly unstable player who doubles as an RBI [...]
2011 MLB All-Star Voting: AL Position By Position »
The MLB All-Star teams will be announced on July 3rd, but until then, it is uncertain who will make the teams. Players are chosen by fan voting, which means that the best player does not always make it.Fan favorites get voted in when they occasionally don't deserve it, and players who are having outstanding years occasionally miss out.Here are [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Risky Trades They Could Pull off »
Yankees GM Brian Cashman has a farm stocked with highly thought of prospects, prospects that he has no intention of promoting to the major league roster anytime soon and is very hesitant to include in a trade.Why wouldn't he trade them?Simply put, Cashman is not looking to make "big" changes to the Yankees—it has been reported that the [...]
Yankees- Do They Have a Super Nova or a Super Bust »
Ivan Nova had one of his most dominant starts of his career last night. He turned a huge hitters park into a pitchers park.Nova didn't look like himself giving up one run over eight innings. He threw down seven strike outs to shut down the Reds. He didn't even give up a walk—an obvious sign of improvement. Russell Martin told the AP, [...]
Mickey Mantle’s First Home Run Was His Most »
Rookie Mickey Mantle started the game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park on May 1st, 1951, as the New York Yankees leadoff hitter and right fielder. Jackie Jensen started in center field for the injured Joe DiMaggio. In the seventh inning, manager Casey Stengel replaced Mantle with No. 7 Cliff Mapes for defensive purposes. [...]
New York Yankees: Mark Buehrle and 10 Possible »
As the trade deadline for the 2011 season approaches, the New York Yankees "are watching everyone, focused on no one," according to Marc Carig of The Star-Ledger. Still, it's no secret that general manager Brian Cashman and the rest of the organization are looking to add pitching.More specifically, the Yankees seem to be looking for left-handed [...]
Derek Jeter: Can the New York Yankees Survive Without »
Over the weekend the Yankees answered this question with a resounding, unequivocal yes. Although Jeter will surely be a first-ballot Hall of Fame shortstop, he is no longer a crucial piece of the Yankee puzzle. Although it is impossible to measure the effect of losing a big name like Jeter on a team’s psyche, the Yankees seem to have been [...]