‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Joe Pepitone Did Not Make New York Proud »
Joe Pepitone became the New York Yankees' first baseman when Bill Skowron was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers following the 1962 season. The Yankees had signed Pepitone in 1958, and after spending four seasons in the minors, Joe joined the big team for the 1962 season. While a student at Manual Trades High School in Brooklyn, Joe [...]
Major League Baseball: Finding a Market Inefficiency »
While running a major league team, there are only so many ways you can gain a real advantage. Having more capital then your opponent is the easiest way, but teams continually look for other ways to better themselves at an inexpensive price. This is termed a market inefficiency. Basically, the best thing a team can do is find something of value [...]
Javier Vazquez Works Off Blank Slate in Second New »
Javier Vazquez is the luckiest man in baseball right now, and he probably doesn't even know it. Imagine a World Series where Bad A.J. shows up instead of Good A.J. in Game Two, or Johnny Damon is thrown out trying to take that extra base in Game Five, or Hideki Matsui rides the pine with a bum knee in Game Six. Had the Baseball Gods seen things [...]
Edwar Ramirez Sent By Yankees to Rangers »
According to Jack Curry and Sam Borden, the Yankees have traded reliever Edwar Ramirez to the Texas Rangers for cash considerations. Ramirez was designated for assignment when the club signed right-hander Chan Ho Park last week. Ramirez, 28, posted a 5.73 ERA and a uncharacteristic 1.22 K/BB ration in 22 innings for the Yankees before a demotion [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: March 9, 2010 »
Brett Gardner started in center field for the New York Yankees yesterday. But before all you Brett Gardner fans out there (all 12 of you) get too excited, Curtis Granderson started in center field for the New York Yankees yesterday as well. The Yankees played split squad games in Florida. Gardner was 0-for-3 at the plate, dropping his spring [...]
NY Yankee’s Whitey Ford Had No Choice: He »
As the New York Yankees opened spring training in 1967, they had many question marks, not the least of which was the status of 38-year-old Whitey Ford. The greatest pitcher in Yankees' history was a free agent, but only because he didn't want to occupy a spot on the roster until he discovered if he could still pitch. Physical Problems [...]
MLB: And The World Series Trophy Goes To… »
Another Oscar night filled with people who are completely useless to society explaining their thoughts and ideals to it while holding a golden naked man has passed, but the quest for a different trophy has begun. And I, another useless person to society, would like to explain my thoughts and ideas of what each team needs to do to hold the [...]
Now Playing At Comerica Park: Johnny Damon: The Final »
So the Johnny Damon-Scott Boras good cop-bad cop feature film is over at last. "The Goodbye Boy Part 5" that played in newspapers, blogs and radio talk shows everywhere has finally come to the end of its run in Detroit. Was it an epic saga? A melodrama? A romance? A buddy flick? A little of each probably, but mostly it was a broad farce, and with [...]
Is Nick Johnson Fantasy Baseball Usable? It’s »
Injury after injury after injury. That’s what instantly jumps into my mind when someone asks me what I think of Nick Johnson. How many players have hung around for so long, yet since making his Major League debut in 2001, has only reached 500 AB in a year once? To be fair, that statement is a little misleading. Thanks to an [...]
Why Mauer the Twin Must Die and His Evil Twin Yankee »
I'm no expert. But I know this time next year, Joe Mauer will be a Yankee. For all the warm and fuzzy commentary about Joe Mauer needing to remain a Minnesota Twin for the sake of preserving the hopes of small-market teams everywhere, there is an underlying ominous implication that if he doesn't he will be branded baseball's all-time biggest [...]