The last thing you like to hear is old, retired former players of professional sports putting their two cents in and, in the process, sounding nonsensical doing it. Reggie Jackson certainly falls into that category. Jackson made some scathingly hypocritical remarks about suspected performance-enhancing drug users who could approach the Hall of Fame in the future, per an interview with Phil Taylor of Sports Illustrated. Here's what the former Yankee had to say about a current Yankee and admitted PED user, Alex Rodriguez. "Al's a very good friend," Jackson says. ...
With less than a month until Major League Baseball's trade deadline, we're getting to that time of year when trade rumors are swirling furiously.One team always involved in trade buzz is the New York Yankees. General manager Brian Cashman is surely looking to add a starting pitcher, and some big names are reportedly available on the trade market. The Yankees could also look for bullpen help and maybe an extra bat in the outfield as they look to keep the Orioles, Rays and Red Sox at a distance in the AL ...
Now that we've hit the midway point of the MLB season, it's time to take a look at the top 20 right-handed hitters in the game at this very moment. But before we begin, let's go over the ground rules: 1. The rankings are based on a combination of career performance and single-season offensive performance, based on the Offensive Wins Above Replacement (oWAR) stat from BaseballReference. In general, their spot on this list is based on their average ranking in each category among righty hitters. 2. This is strictly a ...
It's been a challenging season thus far for the New York Yankees, with injuries to key players and horrid starting pitching being amongst the biggest issues. Through it all, manager Joe Girardi has kept a steady hand and done a solid job adjusting to the many changes this roster has seen.While Girardi has made some bad blunders this season, so far the good has mostly outweighed the bad during the 2012 campaign. Here's why 2012 will truly stand out for Girardi's managerial career.Begin Slideshow
The New York Yankees (49-32) and Boston Red Sox (42-40) will open up a four-game American League East series on Friday night at Fenway Park in Boston, with the first pitch scheduled for 7:10 ET.The Red Sox were sent out as minus-125 home favorites in the MLB betting odds (provided by SBR Forum), while the total stands at 9.5, but is facing downward pressure in the market. New York outscored Boston by a 21-11 margin in winning the first two games of the season series at this ballpark from April 20-21, ...
Robinson Cano is as dangerous as any hitter in baseball, but the 2011 Home Run Derby champion will see somebody else lift the trophy this year.Cano has been excellent as usual in the first half of the season, smashing 20 home runs in 316 at bats. He also ranks in the top 10 in the American League with a .316 batting average (seventh), 55 runs (sixth), a .585 slugging percentage (fourth) and a .960 OPS (fourth).Despite his fantastic start to the season, Cano's success won't carry over to the All-Star ...
The New York Yankees will not get involved in bidding on every high profile and available player. Per ESPN's Buster Olney, despite the Yankees' obvious need for pitching and the availability of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, there isn't mutual interest.
Unless Philly's asking price for Cole Hamels diminished dramatically, the Yankees have no intention of joining the bidding, sources say.— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) July 4, 2012
The Yankees have C.C. Sabathia on the mend and Andy Pettite with a more serious injury, but the asking price for Hamels is too steep, even ...
The New York Yankees (49-32) and the Boston Red Sox (42-40) will meet for the second series of 2012 in what could be a make-or-break series for the Sox before the All-Star break. Boston is currently 7.5 games back in the AL East standings while the Bronx Bombers find themselves sitting atop the division with a five game lead over the second place Baltimore Orioles. New York enters this weekend's series after a tough three-game road trip in Tampa Bay that saw them salvage one game against the Rays. Overall, New York ...
One of the best rivalries in sports heats up this weekend as the New York Yankees visit the Boston Red Sox for a three-day, four-game series. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday as they both look to enter the All-Star break on a high note. Aside from losing Mariano Rivera, the Yankees couldn't have drawn up the first half any better. They are in first place by five games in the AL East and haven't even reached their peak yet. It wouldn't be a surprise to see them ...
There are a few things that people can be 100 percent sure of in the world. The sun will rise. The sun will set. The summer will have too many movies based on comic book heroes. Another certainty is that if a baseball player’s contract is ending, they will go to the highest bidder who will inevitably be the Yankees. Even people who do not follow baseball know that if there is a superstar who wants the big bucks, they will be wearing Yankee pinstripes before you know it. It ...