‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees: Phil Hughes Takes a Step Backwards »
Phil Hughes went through another bullpen session this afternoon as he and the Yankee's pitching staff try to diagnose what is going on with his "dead arm." Today was crucial in the rehabbing process because if things went well and his arm responded favorably, a minor league spot start was next in line this week. The long-toss program was supposed [...]
Ranking Derek Jeter and the 12 Other New York Yankees »
The New York Yankees have had 13 captains in their history. One captaincy lasted for five days, two were captains at the same time and two captaincies were cut short due to tragedy. Most held the title for no longer than three seasons. Being named the New York Yankees Captain is considered among the highest honors you can [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter Is Not the Captain You »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More There is a GREAT read from Ken Davidoff up on Newsday.com right now. It's a blog post, so you get to read it for free!Davidoff talks about how New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, while playing catch with Robinson Cano, called New York Post reporter George King to the side Sunday to talk about a new book coming out. [...]
MLB All-Hothead Team: The Most Controversial Player at »
Some players are known as much for their antics, as their brilliance. As much as many fans would deny it, there are few things more entertaining in baseball than a batter charging the mound.The fight between the Red Sox and Yankees in which Pedro Martinez tackled Don Zimmer has nearly 100,000 views on youtube. That's the stuff people watch over [...]
New York Yankees: Offseason Shows They Don’t »
It’s hard not to hate the New York Yankees. With 27 World Series titles and the ability to sign any top-notch player of their choice, the New York Yankees is a team everybody loves to hate. Having the highest payroll in baseball of $196,854,630, it is no wonder why the Yankees have been so victorious in the past. Known for pulling out their [...]
Mariano Rivera: No Panic Needed Over Consecutive Blown »
Yesterday, Mariano Rivera recorded his second blown save in as many chances. However, as Andrew Marchand of ESPN points out, it's nothing new, especially in April. While you never want to see your closer blow any save, let alone consecutive ones, just remember he saved seven in a row to start the season. Yes, Mariano is 41 years old, so [...]
MLB Power Rankings: 15 Players That Hear the »
When a baseball team is on a road trip, which players hear boos from the crowd the most? Which players get booed so much their own fans even join in? Why does a player get booed? Is it simply because of the team they're on or is it just because of the person they are? Here are the 15 baseball players I believe hear the boos [...]
New York Yankees: Top Ten Teams That Can Stand in the »
The road to the World Series consists of heated division battles, intense rivalries and several short series in which anything can happen. Any major league team is capable of beating another on a given day, or even in a given series. These are the 10 teams—loosely listed in order—that I think have the greatest chance of standing in the [...]
Hank Aaron, Roger Maris and Lou Gehrig: Their Records »
Alex Rodriguez hit the 22nd grand slam home run of his career on Saturday, snapping a tie with Manny Ramirez. A-Rod is one slam away from tying Lou Gehrig for the most career grand slams.A-Rod has admitted to using performance enhancing substances. Manny Ramirez has used them, too.In 2001, Barry Bonds broke Mark McGwire's single season record [...]
Alex Rodriguez: New York Yankees Slugger on Pace for »
60 home runs and 225 RBI over a two-year stretch may be considered career years for an ordinary MLB player, but when you're Alex Rodriguez they are thought of as down years. Hampered by constant hip injuries, Rodriguez just didn't seem like the three-time AL MVP and had many thinking he was on the decline. However when he reported to spring [...]