‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankee Tickets Expected on Sale Friday March 19 »
The Yankees have kept fans largely in the dark this winter about when single game tickets will be available available to the general public, but apparently Staten Island Yankee fans are in the loop because for the second year-in-a-row they’re the first to know. Anyways, NYY Stadium Insider has the lowdown on the ticket situation: Monday, [...]
Yankees Were Outbid by Blue Jays for Cuban Shortstop »
It’s not everyday the Yankees are outbid by many teams, a few years ago they were outbid by Boston for Daisuke Matsuzaka, but that was the Red Sox and with their nearly $170 million payroll you’d expect them to outbid somebody sometime. The Blue Jays however? Come on! Here are the details, we first heard of Adeinis Hechavarria about a [...]
New York Yankees Make Cuts, Trim Roster Down to 52 »
The Yankees reassigned a couple of players this week, starting with nine cuts made on Saturday . They then cut catcher Jose Gil and righty Grant Duff on Sunday , and this morning they cut two more—right handed pitchers Ivan Nova and Hector Noesi —leaving just 52 players left in camp. The goal is to get that number down to 25, so [...]
Cano likely to bat Fifth in 2010 »
Yankee fans have been aware of Robinson Cano’s capabilities for some time. Entering his sixth year in the big leagues, Cano is moving on up…to fifth in the lineup. This was made clear in a recent interview with Joe Girardi. “He’s always been somewhat projected, after his first year, that he would move up in the [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: March 15, 2010 »
Brett Gardner started in center field and hit sixth in the batting order as the New York Yankees lost a spring training tilt to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday. Neither position is a likely spot to find Gardner after the regular season starts in just 20 days. Because it is uncertain if Gardner can hold down a regular outfield slot, the Yankees [...]
New York Yankees Pitching: Is AJ Burnett Worth $82.5 »
I shave with one of those three blade disposable razors that are popular with the masses. They work pretty well, but they’re expensive to replace. Like girlfriends. So I end up using them more than is recommended to prolong their life. And if you use them this much, they don’t shave as well as they should. Why am I [...]
Whitey Ford Never Started an “Ultimate” »
Kris Burmen has always known that Whitey Ford is a terribly overrated pitcher. He has some facts to support his contention. Whitey Ford was the Chairman of the Board. He was the pitching ace that New York Yankees' manager Casey Stengel saved to face the other contenders. Twenty Wins Instead of starting Ford against the [...]
Easy Does It: NY Yankees Put Their Faith in Robinson »
Robinson Cano has a way of making things look easy on the baseball field. This is both his greatest blessing and biggest curse. New York sports fans don't like when things look easy. We appreciate effort. Effort means you're taking the game as seriously as we are. Paul O'Neill chasing down Luis Polonia's drive up the gap in Game Five of the '96 [...]
The Yankees’ Fifth Starter Competition and »
The biggest question regarding the 2010 Yankees right now is undoubtedly who should win the fifth starter job. I have largely stayed away from the topic, since I'm sure you all are sick of hearing the same things over and over again. So, instead of debating who should win the fifth starter job, I'd like to take a look at what the Yankees need from [...]
Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes: Who Should be the NY »
The biggest news out of the New York Yankees spring training camp so far this spring has been the battle for the fifth spot in the club's rotation. Among the five men battling for the spot, three stand out to me as potential starters for the Yankees come April. Those men would be Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes and Alfredo Aceves. After the [...]