‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees: Mickey Mantle Edged by Joe DiMaggio »
In 1999, the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR) rated the 100 greatest players of all time. Mickey Mantle finished 12th. Joe DiMaggio finished sixth. SABR is a respected organization that is on the cutting edge of innovation with respect to modern statistics, but their rankings can be questioned. Many fans, especially today's New [...]
2011 MLB All-Disappointment Team by Position »
With Baseball's 2011 campaign almost one-third of the way through, I decided to compile a list of the biggest disappointments this season, thus far.From players who signed huge contracts in the off season to players who have seemingly lost everything they once had that made them great, here is my All-Disappointment team by position. * This [...]
New York Yankees: Grading Each Yankee Hitter After a »
At exactly 54 games played this year, the Yankees have competed in exactly one-third of their games. They have a record of 31-23 and lead their division by three games, above their long-time rival the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees lead baseball with 5.26 runs per game. The Reds and Cardinals are the next best at 4.91 runs per game. They [...]
New York Yankees: Memorable Memorial Day Performances »
As we enter Memorial Day weekend in full-force, it got me thinking. What are the staples of a good Memorial Day weekend?Barbecues for sure.Good friends.A frosty adult beverage.New York Yankees baseball.Yep, with those four things in tow, you're guaranteed to have a good time on what is really the first three-day weekend for many of us.Since [...]
New York Yankees: How Does Jorge Posada Still Have a »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More As I watch Jorge Posada live on the 1nterstate while serving as the New York Yankees, um..., well..., "designated HITTER" (much for irony?), I am left asking myself one simple question:Exactly what does Posada have to DO to finally lose his job???Sucking every single day hasn't been enough to cost Posada his [...]
New York Yankees: Baseball’s Highest Scoring »
The hated enemy, the Boston Red Sox, took over first place in the American League East division last night, pushing the New York Yankees into the unfamiliar position of being a second-place team.Boston and New York are tied in the lost column. It's never too early to be aware of the lost column. The Yankees can make up the two wins by which [...]
New York Yankees: The Bronx Bombers Should Expect a »
The New York Yankees are currently tied atop the American league East with the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees are 27-21 on the young season and have a team that is expected to compete all year long. With the month of June rapidly approaching, teams are getting ready to distance themselves from other contenders, and there is reason to believe that the [...]
MLB: Jonathan Broxton and 9 of the Best Players over »
Baseball, it's been said, is the fairest of sports. You don't have to be big to play it. You don't have to be incredibly fast to succeed. Some of the least athletic people have been very good baseball players. Yet the game has not been kind to the big fellas. I mean the really big guys. We've all seen Randy Johnson throw bullets with his 6'10" [...]
Nick Swisher of the New York Yankees: Reverting to »
Nick Swisher might be having a season that rivals his 2008 season when he was with the Chicago White Sox.With the White Sox, Swisher batted .219, hit 24 home runs, had a .332 on base average, and slugged .410.After the first two months (almost) this season, Swisher is hitting .204 with two home runs, a .321 on base average, and a bizarre .289 [...]
New York Yankees: Bullpen Maturation Key to »
Coming into the 2011 season, the New York Yankees fully expected to have one of the best bullpens in the American League. With the signing of Rafael Soriano, the top free-agent reliever available this offseason, the Yankees were primed to dominate teams late with the duo of Soriano and Mariano Rivera closing out games. However, the signing of [...]