He has averaged 19 stolen bases over the past five seasons, including 25 swipes in 2011. Every year Curtis Granderson seems to be a 30/30 threat as he combines great power with great speed. This year has been a different story.Through 44 games, Granderson has only one stolen base in three attempts.This article will examine 10 possible reasons why the Yankee center fielder is keeping his weapon of speed in its holster.Begin Slideshow
Robert Creamer is the recipient of the 2012 Henry Chadwick Award from the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). Creamer, who spent most of his illustrious writing career with Sports Illustrated, wrote an article in 1956 that explains what we have lost. On May 30, 1956, Mickey Mantle came within a foot or two of hitting a ball out of Yankee Stadium. Creamer described it, but then wrote a sentence that poignantly states what has been lost forever. “…as people come into the stadium and find their seats, almost invariably ...
The word around the campfire is that the New York Yankees could be up for sale in the near future.Oh, you haven't heard?The rumors come straight from Michael O'Keeffe and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News. According to "multiple baseball and finance sources," the men running the Yankees are "exploring the possibility" of selling the team. One source said there has been "chatter" about the possible sale for several weeks.OK, whoa. Is this really happening?According to Yankees president Randy Levine, the answer is "no." He says there is "absolutely, ...
Shortly after news broke of the Los Angeles Dodgers being sold for $2.3 billion in late March, a question soon popped to mind among many observers.If the Dodgers were worth $2 billion, how much money could a sale of the New York Yankees bring in?According to the New York Daily News, the Steinbrenner family may intend to find out. Reportedly, there has been a lot of chatter on the New York banking scene about the Steinbrenners exploring the possibility of putting the Yankees up for sale. It has to be tempting ...
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was dropped to seventh in the lineup by manager Joe Girardi after returning from a bronchial infection on Monday night, but he was back in the three-hole on Wednesday.On the season, he's hitting just .226 with five home runs and 21 RBI.That's not the production you like to see anywhere in the lineup, let alone third.Thankfully, Teixeira is making a change.Teixeira has been hampered by said bronchial infection, but he has also determined that a lack of aggressiveness at the plate can be ...
For those who are just waking up, haven't read a newspaper or turned on a TV or the radio, it's been an eventful Thursday morning.Here's what the situation is.Michael O'Keefe and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News reported that the Steinbrenners were considering selling the New York Yankees very soon.After that story broke, Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner released a statement through CNBC stating that the rumors were not true and has no intention of selling the team anytime soon.Following Steinbrenner's statement, Yankees COO Lon Trost was a ...
New York Yankees fans thought they would never see the day when the team would be sold, but according to Michael O'Keeffe and Bill Madden of the New York Daily News, the Steinbrenners might be interested in doing just that."There has been chatter all around the banking and financial industries in the city for a couple of weeks now," one high-level baseball source told The News.Despite the rumors swirling about a potential sale being considered, Yankees brass has denied it. Also via The News:Yankee president Randy Levine adamantly denied the ...
UPDATE (9:13 a.m.): After the news of the possibility of the Steinbrenner family selling the team in the future, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner issued a statement stating that the rumors are not true."I just read the Daily News story. It is complete fiction. Me and my family have no intention to sell the Yankees & expect it to be in the family for years to come."You have to wonder if Hal is genuine in not wanting to sell, or if he's looking to create ...
Depending on whom you believe, the New York Yankees may or may not be put up for sale in the near future. According to a report in the New York Daily News, the sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2 billion that was finalized earlier this month has the Steinbrenner family exploring the possibility of selling the franchise it has owned since George Steinbrenner bought it in 1973. Per the report:Multiple baseball and finance sources told the Daily News they are hearing that the team the Steinbrenner family has led ...
Much like how everyone knows The Avengers is a great movie, Monopoly money isn't accepted at McDonald's, and rock beats scissors, everyone knows the New York Yankees have some issues with runners in scoring position.The Yankees are fighting to stay out of the cellar in the AL East. Luckily for them, no one's run away with the division as of yet. Not helping their case is their inability to score runs, especially with runners in scoring positions.There's nothing more frustrating for a team than leaving runners on base, especially if ...