‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees: ESPNw Uses the Bombers in Pathetic »
With a tad under two weeks before Superbowl XLV and a lack of sports news to report, ESPN finds some time to get their new w-brand some readers. Without much breaking news to report, the easiest answer is to create some, right? That is the only justifiable answer for why ESPN had a statement made by New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman about [...]
Brian Cashman Sounds Like A Man Ready To Leave New »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More Let's play a little game.I'm going to give you a quote from Brian Cashman. It has been transcribed, as best as humanly possibly, word for word and stammer for stammer. The quote comes from a Tuesday afternoon Cashman interview on the Michael Kay show on ESPN radio in New York. Read the quote, then see if you can guess [...]
New York Yankees’ Terrible Offseason »
All us Yankee fans know how disappointing of an offseason our team had. The only successful signing you could say was Rafeal Soriano. He may be the one reason why the Yankees may be able to keep pace with Boston in the AL East. Outside of that move, here are some of the worst moves Brian Cashman has made this offseason: 1. Not [...]
New York Yankees: The 20 Most Important People in the »
Though I seem to get into periodic Twitter fights with the man over the Jets and Patriots, I quite admire Peter Abraham, the former Yankees beat writer for The Journal News who now covers the Red Sox for The Boston Globe.In honor of PeteAbe and the superlative work he did over at the LoHud Blog and continues to do at Extra Bases, today I'm going [...]
MLB Predictions: Naming Robinson Cano and the AL East »
For all the statistics we pore over as baseball writers and fans, the most definitive marker of a team's performance is that final won-loss record after 162 regular season games. From that kind of "bird's-eye view," it's easy to see that the American League East features the best collection of players of any division in the game. While [...]
MLB Rumors: Why Pettitte More Likely Returns »
New York Yankee Southpaw Andy Pettitte is turning into MLB's humbler version of Brett Favre.Pettitte differs from Favre because he not had a press conference for every thought that goes on in his head, Pettitte has not had one at all.Clearly, the ace is struggling to give up his job instead of making his retirement official.That is why Pettitte's [...]
MLB Power Rankings: Do Soriano and Rivera Lead Top 10 »
It is no secret that a team's bullpen and its closer have the potential to be the difference between a good team and a World Series contender.A perfect example is last year's Philadelphia Phillies. In the National League Championship Series, the Phillies lost in six games to the San Francisco Giants.However, five of those games were decided by [...]
MLB Power Rankings: AJ Burnett and the League’s »
You're sitting at home watching the ball game and a pitching change is made. They bring in your team's closer and you hold your breath. "Please let him get the last out, that's all I ask" you say as the count runs full.I'll let you finish this one as a half glass full or empty type of person but we as baseball fans dread this moment. The moment [...]
10 Former 1st Round Picks Looking to Revive Their »
The aura of being selected in the MLB’s First-Year Player Draft first round is something that every ball player, from high school to college, strives for. The 30 players selected are considered by each team to be the best of the best, and are expected to contribute in the coming years. Unfortunately, many first-rounders don’t live up [...]
New York Yankees: Offseason in Review and a Preview »
Unlike the previous two seasons, the New York Yankees are not the widespread favorite to win their division in 2011. The team considers 2010 a failure as their star-studded lineup came up short in October, and they set out from there with one primary offseason goal in mind. That completely backfired and the Yankees were forced to turn to plan B. [...]