‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees’ Patience, Part 5 (of 6): »
With all of 50 at bats at the major league level, this prospect from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, is already infamous in Yankees history. He will forever be known as the player that did not land Cliff Lee. Born on June 15, 1987, Eduardo Michelle Nunez is a right handed batter standing at 6'0", weighing in at 155 pounds. Tall and lanky, [...]
New York Yankees: Why They Should Make a Run at Albert »
As Spring Training approaches, talk about Albert Pujols leaving St. Louis and testing free agency after the 2011 season has arisen. Where should Albert go? How much will he be worth? Well, all that can be answered is he will be worth a lot. As to where he will go, that remains a mystery—that is, if he goes anywhere at all. Would it be [...]
New York Yankees and Their $200-Million, Mediocre »
The whole offseason drama with the Yankees was: "Who's going to pitch for us?" The Yankees have talented minor league pitching prospects, but they aren't ready to pitch by Opening Day and they have free agents on their staff, with decidedly mixed results. Where that leaves the Yankees as Spring Training 2011 begins is with a starting rotation with [...]
New York Yankees’ Early Spring Training Tidbits: »
Pitchers and catchers have officially arrived at camp to begin workouts. Position players are arriving as well. It’s that time of year when everyone makes a big deal out of little issues. That keeps spring training fun for us fans and media. The toughest job this season falls in the hands of new pitching coach Larry Rothschild. He has the [...]
Crazy Hot Honey’s Who Promise To Heat Up The »
Is there ever a reason not to conjure one of these eye popping lists with beautiful, scantily clad women?We don't think so, and on the verge of another baseball season filled with all the promise this time of the year will inevitably bring, we figured we'd mix one great attraction with another. So without any further adieu, let's roll!Begin [...]
New York Yankees: Albert Pujols in Pinstripes? »
The noon deadline came and passed without a deal. For now, it seems as though Albert Pujols will become a free agent at the end of the 2011 season. The St. Louis Cardinals exercised their $16 million option on Pujols earlier this offseason. He's entering the final season of the seven-year, $100 million contract he signed in 2004. Pujols is widely [...]
MLB Preview: The 10 Most Underrated Hitters in »
While any Major League Baseball fan knows the likes of the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols, the Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer or the Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton, it is often the unsung bat in the lineup that makes the biggest difference at the biggest moment.When the newly acquired Boston Red Sox Carl Crawford or Adrian Gonzalez are getting [...]
New York Yankees: Earlier ‘Courtship’ of »
One of the telltale signs that your spouse or significant other may be planning to leave you is when that person loses weight. In the case of the New York Yankees, that "spouse" may be CC Sabathia. To carry the "marriage" analogy further, most marriages are made "for life," a construct honored more in the breach than the observance. But some [...]
2011 New York Yankees: Why Is Derek Jeter Leading Off? »
Monday's Spring Training press report didn't have much to say. Joe Girardi said the platitudes, as did Brian Cashman.Not much except for this: “We signed (Derek Jeter) to be our shortstop and we signed him to be our leadoff hitter,” Girardi said. “And he’s got a pretty good track history of what he’s done in the game [...]
Brian Cashman’s Incompetence Leaves New York »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More As you likely know by now, thanks to reports in Tuesday morning’s New York Daily News and New York Post, CC Sabathia currently holds a GIGANTIC hammer—by way of his end-of-season opt-out clause—over the heads of the entire New York Yankees organization. What’s most interesting about [...]