‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Baseball Bloggers Alliance Names Award After Former »
The group of baseball bloggers known as Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) announced today a partnership with former Yankees reliever Goose Gossage. The Hall of Fame reliever agreed to lend his name to the organization. BBA is naming one of their annual postseason awards after Gossage. The award that goes to the top relief pitcher in each [...]
CC Sabathia To Play Fat Albert in Sequel »
“Hey Hey Hey!” According to a recent press release, New York Yankee ace CC Sabathia has agreed to play Fat Albert in the sequel to the 2004 film of the same name. Sabathia will take over for Keenan Thompson, who played the title character in the first movie. Filming of Fat Albert 2: When Pudding Attacks is set to begin the [...]
Josh Beckett, Boston Red Sox Close to Extension »
Now the Yankees can't force him to shave that ugly chin beard. The Red Sox and Josh Beckett are close to an agreement on a contract extension worth $70 million over four years. It is expected to be announced next week, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated. Combine this news with the fact that Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb is [...]
Yankee Notes: Mark Teixeira’s Elbow, Alfredo »
Sorry about the updates being so late in the day today. I had a bit of running around to do this morning. Just four days until the season starts—who’s excited? I am. On to the news: * Mark Teixeira took a pitch to the elbow on Monday, but he took batting practice today and said that swelling was minimal. He expects to be in the lineup [...]
Pictures of New York Yankees’ Switch-Pitching »
Switch pitcher Pat Venditte got a chance to show off his stuff in the big league camp for the Yankees yesterday. He pitched 1.1 innings allowing one run, two hits, and a walk. Here are some pictures: Pat Venditte pitching both lefty and righty. Pat Venditte throwing right handed. Pat Venditte pitching from the right side. Pat [...]
New York Yankees Glossary of Terms: 2010 Edition »
With Opening Day on the horizon, River & Sunset once again offers Yankees fans a quick and easy way to get to know their team. We can verify that 91 percent of the information below is both accurate and relevant to this year's defending World Series champions. The rest is a mixture of hearsay and outright falsehoods. STARTING ROTATION [...]
2010 MLB Season Preview: New York Yankees »
New York Yankees 2009 record: 103-59, First Place, AL East Playoff record: 11-4, won World Series Major Offseason Acquisitions: Curtis Granderson (DET), Javier Vazquez (ATL), Nick Johnson (WAS), Randy Winn (SF) Major Offseason Losses: Johnny Damon (DET), Hideki Matsui (LAA), Melky Cabrera (ATL), Chien Ming Wang (WAS), Ian Kennedy [...]
Fantasy Baseball Tips 2010: Part II Evaluating »
I know I mentioned it yesterday, but it's really worth repeating: We're less than a week away from Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season. Wow! But with first pitch just days away, there is still a lot of preparation to be done, and I'm not talking about your favorite team deciding on their fifth starter. Nope, I'm talking about you [...]
2010 MLB Predictions: Robinson Cano Will Break Out »
The peaks and valleys of a Major League Baseball career are inevitable and are emotionally and physically difficult on players. A 20 game hitting streak can be followed by a 1-20 slump with one tweaked swing. Watching Robinson Cano over the years in pinstripes, he perfectly fits the bill of a streaky, peaks and valleys player. Cano broke into the [...]
Dear Baseball Fans, Alex Rodriguez Deserves Your »
Dear Baseball Fans, You can say what you want about Alex Rodriguez, but you can't say he doesn't care. Since the day he reached the major leagues at the ripe age of 18, he has done nothing but beg and plead for our respect, and in return we have done nothing more then point out his faults. I mean sure, each and every one of us has [...]