The Yankees are on fire. After tonight's win against Toronto, they are now 56-34, holding the best record in the MLB. Their current lead in the AL East is 9 games over Tampa Bay and Baltimore.New York is coming off a month in which they went 20-7 and outscored opponents by 44 total runs. They are playing consistently well on the road (27-17) and at home (29-17). There have been several integral parts to the Yankee's success. The veterans on their bench: Andruw Jones, Raul Ibanez, Eric Chavez, Chris Stewart and ...
I have always rooted for Mickey Mantle. To me, he was better than Willie Mays, but for many different reasons, Mays finished ahead Mantle in home runs, runs batted in and batting average. I supported Mantle as the greatest player that I had ever seen. It was a losing situation. Finally, after more than 35 years, I had my chance. Now I had a Yankee who would surpass Mays.Mantle's injuries no longer would have to be mentioned. His great top seasons would no longer be cited. The Yankees were getting ...
It's no secret that the New York Yankees' lineup is left-handed heavy. Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez serve as the lone, ahem, productive righty hitters in the everyday lineup. (Sorry Russell Martin, but your .180 average isn't helping anybody, even if you did hit a homer last night.)Now with news that Brett Gardner might miss the season, the Yankees will definitely be looking for some outfield help. Ideally, they'll be looking for someone who can duplicate Gardner's style of play, but right now, they're just looking for someone to give ...
Brett Gardner has suffered another setback in his rehab from an elbow injury.The elbow injury has landed Gardner on the disabled list since the middle of April, which has caused the Yankees to go with an older platoon of Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones in left field.Gardner was expected to come off the disabled list around July 27, but he will be shut down again after experiencing some elbow soreness in a simulated game, according to George King of the New York Post.Each and every day that Gardner is out, ...
I'm not sure if the old saying is true: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.The Yankees entered the All-Star break as the No. 1 team in baseball, so why suggest changes?October is still months away. Everyone knows that the playoffs are an entirely different beast.As good as they are right now, the Yankees no doubt have their deficiencies: they're fourth in the league in runs scored allowed. Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter, while stellar at times, have been inconsistent this season. What's most concerning is their thin pitching.Are the ...
One of the players attracting the most buzz two weeks from the July 31 trade deadline is Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton. Could he end up with the Pittsburgh Pirates? The Texas Rangers? Perhaps the Atlanta Braves? ESPN.com's Jason Churchill thinks Upton would be a great fit for the New York Yankees, though there have been no rumors attaching team and player yet. Starting pitching is likely the priority for Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, and you have to think that's where he'll concentrate his resources over the next two weeks.Should ...
It was the first season that both the American League and the National League would play the entire season with three divisions. In 1994, the season ended after Aug. 12 by a strike. The New York Yankees surprised many experts as the 1995 season was reaching the end. Mike Lupica, although not one of the Yankees favorite fans, realized that they were doing better than they were supposed. With five games left, the Yankees were nine games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox, but they led the California Angels by ...
The New York Yankees have the best record in the MLB. In order for things to stay that way, they'll need CC Sabathia to dominate the second half.Sabathia, who has missed his last two starts with a strained groin, is expected to return to action Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, according to the New York Daily News.Before the injury, Sabathia was having another terrific season. He is 9-3 with a 3.45 ERA. He also has 105 strikeouts.The Yankees are primed to make the postseason and advance far, but they ...
There are some things that just go together so well like peanut butter and jelly and Mike and the Mad Dog. So, with the trade deadline approaching, no one should be surprised that the New York Yankees are being mentioned with rumors of player swapping. This year, the team doesn’t appear to be in any dire need for any certain part. They own the best record in baseball with many of their big names on the disabled list. Life is good, right? But, let’s not forget these are the Yankees. ...
The Yankees know they have to eventually lock up Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson to long-term deals.Both players are two key components to the Yankees' present and future and Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman knows this.The Yankees have always made it a policy not to negotiate a new contract with a player before or during a season if they have a current deal.According to Marc Carig of the Newark Star Ledger, Cashman may go against that long-standing policy come this winter.Carig reported that the Yankees may in fact look to ...