The New York Yankees have announced that they intend to cut their payroll to less than $189 million by 2014 in order to avoid paying a luxury tax. When the Yankees negotiate with their players in the future, some hard feeling may develop. It will not be the first time that this has happened. In 1938, the greatest center fielder in Yankees' history, Joe DiMaggio (I am a greater Mickey Mantle fan than a Joe DiMaggio fan), wanted $40,000 to play. He was told that there were two choices: DiMaggio ...
Joltin' Joe DiMaggio was a baseball player. He wasn't the greatest baseball player of all time, but he did pretty well. Just a few players since DiMaggio retired in 1951 are considered his equal or better. DiMaggio became an icon of icons. David Halberstam wrote DiMaggio was "the most celebrated athlete of his age, the best big game player of his era, and a baseball player who transcended the barriers of sports in terms of the breadth of his fame." Sports writing style and objectives were different in the 1930s ...
Well, it's official. Hal Steinbrenner finally announced what New York Yankees fans knew for a while now: the team plans to cut payroll down to $189 million by 2014 in order to avoid a significant increase in the MLB luxury tax.While the Yankees will still be able to field just as good a team with their lesser payroll, Steinbrenner might find that having the extra money around to be useful for other things.Here are five things he can do with the extra money he saves from cutting payroll.Begin Slideshow
During an away spring training game in Clearwater, Fla., New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi made a thoughtful gesture that a grieving fan will never forget.Behind the first-base dugout was a man holding a large white poster loaded with photographs and words that said, "Please remember Steven E. Smith."Girardi knew that this was something very different, so he climbed up on a bench to ask the man holding the sign what it meant.The man holding the sign was Matthew Smith. His son was a huge Yankees fan and was killed ...
Much debate has been made as to whether or not Hiroki Kuroda will prove to be a smart signing for the New York Yankees.Many question how his abilities will translate from the weak-hitting NL West to the strong-hitting AL East.On a one-year deal worth just $10 million, though, it's hard to argue with GM Brian Cashman's rationale. After having the starting rotation be one of the biggest question marks for the team in recent memory last season, Cashman wanted to make sure he strengthened it.Kuroda, who owns a career 41-46 ...
The 2012 spring season features a series of games between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.Inhabiting two of America's major sports cities, the Yankees and Phillies have both seen astounding success in recent years.Although the Yankees have long been a dynasty in baseball, the Phillies are working on solidifying their own spot as one of the historically dominant franchises.The Phillies won their last title in 2008 and returned to the World Series the next year to face none other than the Yankees.The series furthered the sports rivalry between the ...
With an 8-5 win today over the Philadelphia Phillies, Spring Training has officially begun for the New York Yankees.Yesterday, the Yankees defeated the South Florida Bulls 11-0 in an exhibition, but today marks the first official game on the Yankees' long road to No. 28.Ivan Nova got the start for the Yankees, opposing left-handed Cole Hamels.In two innings of work, Nova allowed a first inning home run to Hunter Pence, along with another unearned run, while striking out two. He also made an error on an attempted pick-off.Even with the ...
Ruth, Gehrig, Mantle and Jeter are some of the greatest names in New York Yankees history. However, Juden, Parker and Clay are the names of some of the forgotten Yankees.This series will focus on the less remembered players to wear pinstripes over the last four decades (1970s-2000s).Today's letter of the day is "K." Randy Keisler (2000-2001)Randy Keisler was selected by New York in the second round of the 1998 amateur draft. By 2000 he was pitching out of the bullpen for the parent club.Keisler pitched for AA Norwich (Conn.) and AAA Columbus and ...
As the 2012 MLB season nears, there are the usual high expectations for the New York Yankees. They have one of the most complete teams in baseball and will look to get back to the World Series.
The Yankees brought in two new starting pitchers in order to solidify their rotation. Here is a 2012 outlook for one of the two new Yankees starting pitching acquisitions, Hiroki Kuroda.Begin Slideshow
The St. Louis Cardinals were strong favorites to beat the New York Yankees in the World Series for the second time in three years. The Yankees were a crippled team after fighting off Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics to win the pennant by two and one-half games. Herb Pennock (17-6, 2.56 ERA) and Wilcy Moore (4-4, 4.18 ERA) missed the entire Series. Babe Ruth and Tony Lazzeri played injured. The Yankees used only three pitchers the entire Series. Waite Hoyt started and won two games. George Pipgras and Tom Zachary each ...