‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Win or Lose, Jeter Will Still Be Engine That Drives »
One night after baseball's league-wide Opening Day, Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees took the field in Houston for the first of 162 games. In 2014, the most interesting 25-man roster in the sport won't be afforded the luxury of navigating through a marathon.Instead, with the specter of Jeter's retirement hanging over a franchise with enormous [...]
Derek Jeter’s Farewell 2014 Season Will Be More »
It's only fitting that the New York Yankees are one of the final two teams, along with Tuesday night's opponents, the Houston Astros, to experience their first game of the 2014 season. That gives future Hall of Famer and Yankees legend Derek Jeter, who announced in February that he's retiring at season's end, a little extra time to take in his [...]
Derek Jeter’s Former Teammates Discuss His »
As Derek Jeter's 20th and final major league season begins in Houston, the Yankees captain can be described as a leader, winner and offensive genius. For media members and fans, statistics and accolades tell the story of an all-time great shortstop. For former teammates, there's more to the story. Last week, Tino Martinez and Dwight [...]
Yankees Opening Day 2014: Previewing New York’s »
The New York Yankees owned the offseason, and on Tuesday, they begin their quest in substantiating their slew of pricey moves. It started with Brian McCann, a seven-time All Star who signed a five-year, $85 million contract in November. Then the Yanks simply continued to up the ante more and more with Carlos Beltran (three years, $45 [...]
Snubs, Surprises and Grades for New York »
It's finally here. It took a long month of spring workouts and practice games, but Opening Day is finally here. As a result, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi and his coaching staff had to finalize the 25-man roster that will make the trip to Houston to take on the Astros during the first series of the season. There was a lot to take from this [...]
Final Predictions for Winner of New York »
As spring training continues to creep toward its completion, so do many of the position battles that were up for grabs on the New York Yankees. Earlier this week, Joe Girardi closed the book on one battle when he named Michael Pineda the Yankees' fifth starter to begin the season. Pineda was stellar all spring, finishing with a 2-1 record and [...]
Final Predictions for Winner of New York »
As spring training continues to creep toward its completion, so do many of the position battles that were up for grabs on the New York Yankees. Earlier this week, Joe Girardi closed the book on one battle when he named Michael Pineda the Yankees' fifth starter to begin the season. Pineda was stellar all spring, finishing with a 2-1 record and [...]
Can the Yankees Trust CC Sabathia in 2014 After »
CC Sabathia and the 2013 New York Yankees had a lot in common. Both looked old, broken down, overpriced and like shells of their once-great selves. The Yankees missed the playoffs last year for just the second time since 1995. Sabathia had the highest ERA (4.18), home run rate (1.19), home run to fly ball ratio (13.0 percent), WHIP (1.37) [...]
Can the Yankees Trust CC Sabathia in 2014 After »
CC Sabathia and the 2013 New York Yankees had a lot in common. Both looked old, broken down, overpriced and like shells of their once-great selves. The Yankees missed the playoffs last year for just the second time since 1995. Sabathia had the highest ERA (4.18), home run rate (1.19), home run to fly ball ratio (13.0 percent), WHIP (1.37) [...]
Complete New York Yankees 2014 Season Preview »
Expectations are everything in the Bronx; they're hard to ignore when the club's history and current spending produce and project them so high. They're more difficult to forgo because last season's 85-77 record left the team short of the postseason and sent them into the biggest reactionary frenzy since the winter that mended and retooled the 2008 [...]