‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees Notes: Burnett, Milestones, Swisher, »
It was a big night for the Yankees, who sat through about an hour and a half wait through a rain delay to beat the Royals 7-1 last night. Here are some notes: AJ Burnett looked sharp as he evened his record to 8-8. He left after five innings though because of the rain delay. Jorge Posada picked up the 1,000th and 1,001st RBI of his career. [...]
New York Yankees Never Really Close to Trading for Dan »
According to Jayson Stark of ESPN , the Yankees were never actually as close to landing the Diamondback’s ace starter Dan Haren as reporters made it sound last night. Stark reports that the Yankees rejected a deal that would have been centered around Joba Chamberlain, Ivan Nova, and two other prospects. The Yanks countered with a deal that [...]
“Hip, Hip, Jorge!” Congrats To Jorge »
On a night when it rained on Alex Rodriuez's 600th home run quest, Jorge Posada's milestone RBI stole the spotlight. After a base clearing three run double by Robinson Cano in the top of the first inning, Posada followed with an RBI double of his own, and thus reached 1,000 RBI's in his career. With his milestone RBI tonight, Posada is now [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Dan Haren Would Fit Nicely with New »
If the New York Yankees were to land Arizona's Dan Haren, they would be getting a top pitcher to add to their already impressive group of starters. The Diamondbacks' hurler is currently having a difficult 2010, posting a 7-8 record with an ERA of 4.60. Haren, though, is only a year removed from a fantastic season where he went 14-10 with an [...]
Only Alex: The Glamourus Path To 600 »
There is that third basemen for the New York Yankees who has a strange way of doing things. Alex Rodriguez is sitting at 599 home runs on his career. A-Rod will only be the seventh player in history to enter the realm of 600 or more career home runs. On top of that, he will become the youngest to hit 600 home runs, at the age of 34. On [...]
New York Yankees: Dan Haren Trade “Not That Close” »
Final update of the night: Arizona president Derrick Hall has confirmed that the Yankees are one of “a few teams” it is talking to about Dan Haren. He also said there is no front runner and other clubs have made offers “of at least equal value” to the Yankees' offer. Update 10:54: Now we’re hearing that a deal is [...]
Former New York Yankees’ Manager Ralph »
It was one of the biggest gambles in World Series history. Matty Alou was on third base with the potential tying run. Willie Mays was on second base with the potential World Series winning run. There were two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Willie McCovey was the batter with Orlando Cepeda on deck. New York Yankees' manager Ralph [...]
New York Yankees: Is Dan Haren Bronx Bound? »
According to reports around the Majors, the Arizona Diamondbacks have changed their stance on Dan Haren possibly being traded this year. Haren, who is 7-8 with a 4.60 ERA and league leader in strikeouts with 141, had previously been almost impossible to trade. Now, it appears that the D-Backs have taken a more open stance towards trading Haren [...]
When and Where Will A-Rod Hit No. 600? »
When Alex Rodriguez went from 499 homers to 500, it took him nine games and 28 at-bats to do it. Now that he’s at 599, let’s take a look at how long to expect it to take this time. If it took him another nine games, that would set him up for No. 600 on July 31st in Tampa against the Rays. This time could be different, though. Since [...]
NY Yankees Notes: a Mural, an Estate Tax, Arm Bands, »
It was an up and down night for the Yankees last night as they beat the Royals 10-4 , but not before making it interesting as they only blew open the game in the bottom of the eigth inning. Here are some notes: CC Sabathia struggled early allowing three runs and seven base runners in the first two innings, but settled down for the win. His [...]