‘NY Yankees’ Archives
The Top 5 Hitting Seasons of All Time »
Since the beginning of baseball, there have been players who have had mind boggling, amazing, record-breaking seasons. Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez, and Ted Williams are some of the best to ever play the game of baseball, and they have all had historic seasons. So have many others.These are the top 5 hitting seasons of all time.Begin [...]
MLB: The 6 Best Catchers in New York Yankees History »
The New York Yankees have had more catching greats than any other team. From Bill Dickey to Jorge Posada, the catching position has provided excellent offense and in most instances, great defenses.Selecting the five greatest Yankees catchers is easy, but who is No. 6? That selection can be controversial.Begin Slideshow
Fantasy Baseball 2011: 5 Players to Sell High on ASAP »
Stock traders know all about the buy low, sell high philosophy. So do fantasy baseball owners. To win in fantasy baseball, you have to get guys on the cheap who turn out to provide a lot of bang for little buck over a short period of time, and then you have to trade those same players away when their values are at their [...]
Derek Jeter on Doorstep of 3,000 Hits, but Yankees Are »
Going into Saturday's game with the Cleveland Indians, New York Yankee Derek Jeter is only nine hits away from 3,000 hits and baseball immortality. Once a player reaches his 3,000th hit, he becomes a shoe-in for the Hall of Fame. Derek Jeter is without a doubt one of best Yankees' of all time, but is having him bat in the leadoff position the [...]
MLB Trade Speculation: 10 Ways for the Yankees To »
Joba Chamberlain was in the midst of a solid season out of the New York Yankees bullpen until a pop in his elbow ended it all.Now, he joins the ranks of Rafael Soriano, Pedro Feliciano and Damaso Marte as injured arms in the Yankees bullpen.Yankees GM Brian Cashman has already come out and said that Phil Hughes will remain as a starting pitcher [...]
New York Yankees Bullpen Trade Speculation: Which »
What was once considered the New York Yankees' greatest strength in 2011, their bullpen, is suddenly an unmitigated disaster, ravaged by an unforeseen injury plague.Prior to the season, observers watched in awe as the Yankees signed one of the league's premier closers, Rafael Soriano, to a massive contract in order to serve as the setup man for [...]
New York Yankees: Should They Make a Strong Pursuit »
OK, so the Yankees got embarrassed again at home, being swept by the Boston Red Sox.Yet they are still only two games behind in the division and very much alive in the playoff hunt.But, as we all learned yesterday, the Yankees have major injury problems, especially in the bullpen.Joba Chamberlain will need Tommy John Surgery in his right arm to [...]
Mickey Mantle’s Worst Injury: It Was Joe »
Mel Allen described the fateful play as it unfolded in the fifth inning of the second game of the 1951 World Series. Thirteen hundred miles away, Lovell Mantle listened intently as she heard the announcer tell her that her son was lying prone on the ground in right field. Lovell's husband was in the Yankees dugout. He watched as his son was [...]
New York Yankess: Looking Back at the Red Sox Series »
I'm calling this recap "the retaliation edition" because, if you're a Yankee fan, that was the only good part of the series.Until last night, David Ortiz had never been hit by a pitch thrown by a Yankee. CC Sabathia changed all that when he threw a ball right at Big Papi's leg. Yankees Universe knew it was coming because both Derek Jeter [...]
Tom Verducci Effect: Dead Arm and Tommy John Surgery »
In 2006, Tom Verducci famously put forth his theory on pitchers' limit and created a phenomenon across baseball. Originally called the “year after effect,” it has since been renamed in his honor. The Yankees took this to heart and employed strict versions of it with Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes. Verducci wrote his column in [...]