‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees Notes on the All-Star Game, Arm Patches, and »
The All-Star game was last night and the Yankees played a big role in the American League’s loss to the National League 3-1. Here are some notes: Robinson Cano drove in the AL’s only run with a sac fly. Phil Hughes got the loss. Joe Girardi managed like it was March as he left the game’s slowest runner to get thrown out at [...]
No Tears for George Steinbrenner Outside of New York »
The nuns who came equipped with long oak pointers and steel edged rulers used to say that you must always speak well of the recently deceased. In fear that one of them might come back from the dead and reinforce their point, I left this column sitting on my computer for 24 hours. That’s long enough. There are many tears being shed in New [...]
George Steinbrenner Was No Bob Sheppard or Roger Maris »
It is consistent with George Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard. The New York Yankees have announced that their players' uniforms will have commemorative patches honoring the memories of owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard. Professor Sheppard's commemorative patch will be placed on the left sleeve of the team's [...]
George Steinbrenner: The 10 Greatest Feuds »
George Steinbrenner owns the back pages of New York's tabloids one last time today, the day after his passing at the age of 80. Steinbrenner helped restore the Yankees to status as baseball's marquee team in his 37-year run as owner. His mercurial nature made him both a feared and respected presence and an easy target for lampooning. Above all, [...]
Passing the Torch: Hank and Hal Steinbrenner Now Fully »
With the passing of senior owner George Steinbrenner yesterday, the ownership of the Yankees fell into new hands, George's sons Hank and Hal Steinbrenner. Thus the Steinbrenner dynasty continues. During 2007, George had given his two sons more active roles within the organization, something he called "bringing the young elephants into the [...]
George Steinbrenner Won’t Be Missed by Everybody »
Thousands of stories are floating around the Internet about George Steinbrenner's recent passing, and an opinion piece on my website , www.GuysNation.com, offers the view that while George Steinbrenner is being mourned by millions of Yankees fans, not everyone will shed a tear that he's gone. The premise of the article is that George Steinbrenner [...]
George Steinbrenner’s Impact on New York »
As a Boston Red Sox fan, I have never been fond of the New York Yankees Organization. Growing up in Buffalo, NY, I was surrounded by Yankees fans all the time. Before I even began to get interested in baseball, my good friend, Frank Bundy, brain washed me into becoming a Sox fan. I've always been sick of the Yankees winning. After all, the [...]
MLB Trade Rumors 2010: 10 Targets By Division Leaders »
As the second half of the MLB season begins, the top teams will undoubtedly be looking for potential additions to bolster their roster heading into the final stretch of the regular season and then the postseason. The New York Yankees currently have the best record in baseball at 56-32. The other division leaders in the American League are the [...]
Halftime Is Over: Predictions for the Second Half of »
The first half of the 2010 Major League Baseball season has provided us with dozens of web gems, a no-hitter, two official perfect games, a perfect game that will be scored as a one hitter courtesy of umpire Jim Joyce, the debut of Stephen Strasburg who has been dubbed the next superstar pitcher and has proven worthy of the hype he has received in [...]
New York Yankees: Top Five Replacements for the Great »
Well replacement might be a tough word, because no one is going to ever replace the supreme production supplied by Mariano Rivera. Replacing someone was as great as Rivera in their own line of work is the ultimate no-win situation. It rarely works out the same way, and no one usually remembers the replacements. Quick: Who replaced Lou Gehrig [...]