At one point during spring training, Hiroki Kuroda post an ERA upwards of 14 for the New York Yankees.It looked like Kuroda was going to have issues in his first season in pinstripes, but since then, the veteran starter has rebounded and is riding a wave of solid pitching to Opening Day.Since a dreadful start against the Tampa Bay Rays that saw him give up three runs on three hits in two innings of work on March 7th, Kuroda has been solid in his last three outings and lowered his ERA ...
Has any New York Yankee been mentioned more in trade rumors since he came to the majors than Phil Hughes? Sometimes it seems that the Yankees can hardly wait to get rid of him. Hughes is considered a trading chip this spring because the Yankees are potentially deep in front-line pitching and could use a young hitter to help immediately or stash in the minors for a second-half call-up. At least it appears that Freddy Garcia has also joined Hughes as trade bait, although he would figure to bring a smaller return. ...
The New York Yankees were trailing the St. Louis Cardinals, 2-0 in the top of the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 1964 World Series. It was time for me to leave the television and go to the bus stop. I had a five o'clock statistics class at NYU. I took my books and, of course, my small, blue transistor radio. As I waited for the bus, I heard Harry Caray say that Pete Mikkelson was taking over for Hal Reniff with Cardinals' runners on first and second and ...
New York Yankees fans and Boston Red Sox fans have long been East Coast rivals, and fans have always passionately defended their teams.The rivalry is usually a lot of fun. Sometimes the rivalry can be a bit nasty, and can occasionally turn violent. In some cases, stories of the rivalry can get ridiculous.My personal opinions about the rivalry will always support the Yankees. My devotion to them is lifelong, and I am biased toward them, of course.The latest development in the Yankees vs. Red Sox rivalry seems to have moved ...
When will professional athletes—especially those wearing pinstripes—learn to practice safety off the diamond?Joba Chamberlain's off-field injury got me thinking about other freak injuries sustained by Yankees' players in recent memory.For those who haven't heard by now, Chamberlain suffered an open dislocation of his right ankle—AKA compound fracture—AKA the bone broke the skin—while playing with his son this past Thursday, resulting in him most likely missing the entire season.So what sort of dangerous, non-contractual activity was Chamberlain engaging in with his son?Well, as Yankee's GM Brian Cashman says,"As we understand, they ...
Joba Chamberlain dislocated his ankle last night, playing on a trampoline with his young son. Sure, that may not sound too bad, until I tell you it was an open dislocation. If you do not know what that is, then do a Google search. Warning, it is quite disgusting. Essentially, the bone dislocates, and tears through the skin. Not only is it a jarring bone injury, but it is also a pretty bad wound. According to a report from the New York Daily News, Chamberlain lost a significant amount of blood, to ...
Welcome to a behind-the-scenes look of my finished 2012 MLB Fantasy League, which is comprised of 10 competitive baseball minds in a non-keeper, H2H format!
This is your chance to follow along and vote on the good moves and bad, the brilliant strategies and the questionable ones and how you would have done things differently!
The draft that is about to unfold in this article is an actual major website "snake" fantasy draft that took place five days ago. Baseball news unfolds so quickly during this time of year, so it will be interesting to ...
Top 5 Blunders in the New Edition of “The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown” With another fantastic edition of “The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown,” we now know it’s time to dust off the cleats and oil the gloves, because spring training is in full bloom around the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues. This new edition to the on-going series keeps the laughs rounding the bases with some great baseball lore, broken down into categories such as “Run for Your Lives! The Most Outrageous Baserunning Boners” ...
As the New York Yankees were waiting to board a plane from Chicago to Kansas City, Billy Martin told reporters early Sunday evening, "The two men deserve each other. One's a born liar, the other's convicted." Twenty-four hours later, Bob Lemon was the Yankees manager. Martin had discovered, or at least he believed he had discovered, that George Steinbrenner had attempted to trade him to the Chicago White Sox for their manager, Bob Lemon. Such an action did not sit well with Martin. Steinbrenner and Bill Veeck of the White ...
Remember Brien Taylor, the high school senior that the Yankees made the No. 1 overall pick in the 1991 amateur baseball draft?Taylor was destined for stardom, a strapping 6-3, 220-pounder who would follow in the Yankees great tradition of homegrown left-handed pitchers, a list that includes Lefty Gomez, Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry and Andy Pettitte. Unfortunately, Taylor never made it to the Bronx. He damaged his left shoulder in a barroom fight and never fully recovered. In the beginning of March Taylor's name resurfaced again when he was arrested in his ...