‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees vs. Red Sox Running Blog: Special Abridged »
With tickets to an intriguing Beckett/Sabathia duel, I planned to tweet in real time with my thoughts during the game. Who am I kidding, I usually do that anyway.Unfortunately, the most exciting thing that happened all night was my trip to the World Famous Bronx Crown Diner, as I forewent my regular $8.50 Premio Hot Sausage. To be continued [...]
New York Yankees: Joba Chamberlain Needs Tommy John »
Yesterday it was reported that Joba Chamberlain would be put on the disabled list with what was originally a strained muscle in his right elbow.It's now gone from bad to worse with the injury.According to George King of the New York Post, Chamberlain now has a torn ligament in his throwing arm which will likely require Tommy John Surgery and end [...]
Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes: It’s the New »
An Open Letter to the New York YankeesA few short seasons ago, you had two young pitchers whose futures rivaled those of almost any young pitchers in recent memory. Today, their futures are tenuous at best. Sadly, there is little chance either will become the dominant force predicted.The "Joba Rules" and "Hughes Rules" that you instituted in [...]
New York Yankees: Joba Chamberlain Meets Tommy John »
That's right, Yankee fans: Joba Chamberlain and Tommy John are about to become well acquainted. Throughout the Twitter universe, Yankee beat writers including Mark Feinsand from the New York Daily News and Joel Sherman of the New York Post are reporting the worst. Yankee relief pitcher Joba Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his elbow and will [...]
New York Yankees: With Joba Headed for Likely Surgery, »
Recently today, news has broke that Joba Chamberlain has a torn ligament in his elbow. This will likely need surgery to be corrected, which could mean that Chamberlain could not toe the rubber for the rest of the year.On the bright side, Phil Hughes has been slated to make his first rehab assignment since going on the DL with a dead arm and has [...]
New York Yankees: Mickey Mantle Bunted His Way to the »
In his Triple Crown season of 1956, Mickey Mantle beat out over a dozen bunts by the end of July. Mantle told his good friend and confidant, Tom Molito, that many writers criticized him for not swinging away since he was eight games ahead of Babe Ruth's 60 home run pace entering August. Tom wasn't especially surprised. He had followed Mickey's [...]
New York Yankees Will Have to Settle for Second Best »
There are some things people just can't do.Paint a picture; run a marathon; boil an egg.The New York Yankees simply cannot beat the Boston Red Sox.It's nothing to be ashamed of. In fact, most teams can't. But when you're in the same division, competing every year for a playoff spot, the shortcomings are simply more apparent then for other [...]
MLB Free Agent Rumors: The 5 Best Available Players in »
Major League Baseball free agency is always crazy. The dollar value and length for contracts is always out of this world, and becomes more wild wit every passing season. The 2012 lot of players listed for potential free agency promises to be just as wild as any other year. There is a large crop of talent at every position, which [...]
Joe DiMaggio’s Streak, Games 23 & 24: »
Games 23 & 24: June 8, 1941 This was getting to be serious. A 24-game hitting streak was the longest in the league in a couple of years and since it was a New York Yankee writing the script, 12 Gotham-area newspapers were happy to follow along. In San Francisco, the Call-Bulletin had a front-page feature called the DiMag-O-Log. It followed the [...]
New York Yankees: Bullpen Takes Another Blow with Joba »
Before the season started, people viewed the Yankees bullpen as a strength of the team.This year, the Yankees bullpen has been one that has been injured a lot.Pedro Feliciano has been out all season after being brought over from the New York Mets.Damaso Marte has also been out all season and could be out until the end of the summer, if not the [...]