‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Are Alex Rodriguez’s 600 Home Runs Marred By »
Currently, Alex Rodriguez has 597 home runs, and he is only three away from his milestone 600th. Upon hitting number 600, A-Rod will join the exclusive club which contains only six members: Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willy Mays, Ken Griffey Jr., and Sammy Sosa. 600 home runs is a lot of home runs, and for a player to reach that career [...]
George Steinbrenner’s Greatest Free Agent »
I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball. —George Steinbrenner Yankees owner George Steinbrenner passed away at the age of 80 this week. When one thinks of "The Boss," numerous associations come to mind. Managerial firings, suspensions from baseball, illegal campaign contributions and his Seinfeld caricature. Yet his lasting [...]
Should The Yankees Make a Deal For George Sherrill? »
The second half of the Yankees 2010 season begins tonight. The run towards another playoff appearance for the defending World Series Champions also begins tonight too. While the offense and the starting pitching have been outstanding, the bullpen of the Yankees hasn't been very good (outside of Mariano Rivera, of course). I made a suggestion for [...]
Come On Man: Several NY Yankees That Need To Put The »
The Bronx Bombers are in first place in the AL East with the best record in baseball heading into the second half of the season, which starts tonight versus the second place Tampa Bay Rays. But there are several Yankees who aren't in the New York Groove quite yet and need to pick up the slack as the season moves into the second half. By no means [...]
With George Steinbrenner Gone, Uncertainty Creeps Into »
We begin the season's second half tonight living in a post-Boss world, and I for one am a little uneasy about it. We heard from Hal Steinbrenner's people on Thursday that the family doesn't plan on selling the Yankees. But since Hal kind of looks like a bad guy from an Eighties ski movie, I'm not quite buying it just yet. A sample [...]
Where Will Alex Rodriguez’s Milestone 600th Home »
Alex Rodriguez is currently three home runs from becoming the seventh member of the elite 600 Home Run Club. Given the magnitude of the home run and the value of the ball, we at SeatGeek (http://SeatGeek.com) became particularly interested in where A-Rod's 600th ball will land. We teamed up with Hit Tracker (http://HitTrackerOnline.com), a [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Pre-Game Ceremony, No-Show »
The All-Star Game is still being played like it doesn’t count, which makes it extra boring. So these past couple of days seem, to me at least, like the slowest days of the summer. The Yankees are back tonight though as they start the second half off in a big way against the Tampa Rays. Here are some notes. Tune in at 6:45pm today so you [...]
How Much Better Would Cliff Lee Have Made the New York »
Allow me to introduce you to two mystery pitchers, Player A and Player B. In their last eight starts, dating back to the beginning of June, both pitchers have been very good. Player A has been all but impossible to beat, having completed almost every game he's started, and going fewer than eight innings only once, when he went seven. He [...]
Five Players the New York Yankees Need To Step Up in »
The New York Yankees enter the second half of the 2010 MLB season with the best record in the league and to much to complain about other than the inconsistent bullpen. Throughout the first half the Yankees received the usual production from players like CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte , Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Jorge Posada. They also got [...]
Top Five George Steinbrenner Free Agent Signings for »
We will never see another owner like George M. Steinbrenner III. Free agency began in December of 1975 and the Yankees owner, just two years in at the time, was willing to spend in order to see his team finish on top. Steinbrenner would go on to sign pitchers (Catfish Hunter), stars (Reggie Jackson), the "fat, pus*y toad" (Hideki Irabu), and [...]