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N.Y. Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies of Heart »
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died today of a heart attack. He was 80. Steinbrenner, who took ownership of the Yankees in 1973, saw his team win seven World Series and 11 American League Pennants. The Yankees owner was well known for his ability to get big names to come play for his historic club and he often spent whatever [...]
Breaking News: Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies »
Update: (9:15pm CDT) According to Joel Sherman of The New York Post , via Twitter , Steinbrenner was admitted to the hospital late Monday night for a procedure and had a heart attack early this morning while already at the hospital. Update: (8:53am CDT) According to sources close to the Steinbrenner family, George Steinbrenner passed away this [...]
A Prayer for The Boss: George Steinbrenner Dies From »
The New York Yankees owner, George Steinbrenner III, was rushed to the hospital in Florida. This is the latest from New York's ABC affiliate, Eyewitness News, whom was the first to report that the Yankees owner was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital. The Boss' condition is still unknown and the entire Yankees Universe is praying that he is [...]
New York Yankees: How Pitching Will Win a Championship »
The Yanks enter the 2010 All-Star break with the best record in baseball and are on pace for 103 victories. But the big news in Yankeeland this past week was the non-trade for Cliff Lee. Since that deal fell through, ESPN Insider is reporting that a Yanks deal for Cubs starting pitcher Ted Lilly “has legs.” What I don’t [...]
Good Start: My Thoughts on the First Half of Yankee »
The first half of Baseball is done and the defending World Series Champion New York Yankees are sitting on top of the very competitive American League East with an uncomfortable two-game lead. The Yankees (56-32) are just edging the Tampa Bay Rays (54-34), General Hospital a.k.a. the Boston Red Sox (there is no need to mention the other [...]
1927 Yankees vs. All-Time MLB All Stars »
Witnessing the media spectacle that has played out in front of our social networking, reality show loving, celebrity obsessed lives the past two weeks, makes me ponder what it was like to enjoy and consume sports prior to the 24-hour news cycle. The constant media blitzkrieg of breaking news, multiple sources and off-the-field, court, and ice [...]
CC Sabathia and Mark Teixiera Give New York Yankees a »
The Yanks have been leading the AL East for almost the entire season. However, earlier this season they were doing it without what we expected from Mark Teixeira and CC Sabathia. Instead, players like Robinson Cano, Phil Hughes, Andy Pettitte, and Nick Swisher were keeping the Yankees in control of their division. Within the past month [...]
New York Yankees Have Best Team at All-Star Break »
It is a misnomer to say that the season is half over at the All-Star break, with the Angels having played 91 games and having only 71 games left when they return after the midsummer classic. That being said, it is time to look at the current division leaders and the teams that are still contending in those divisions. AL East The Yankees [...]
MLB’s 100 Greatest Every Day Players of the »
The '90s were an interesting time for baseball. We saw the first Canadian world champion and a strike that devastated the game. We saw the reemergence of the Evil Empire and one of the classiest men in baseball break the consecutive games started streak, and we saw a home run chase that made baseball America's pastime once again. This was all [...]
Bob Sheppard: A Tribute To a Man I Barely Knew »
This morning, I logged into Twitter and saw on the top of my news feed that legendary Yankees announcer Bob Sheppard had died at the age of 99. Although I just started getting into baseball a year or two ago, I felt saddened by this loss. I knew my parents and grandparents had listened to him announce games in the earlier years of Yankees [...]