As the calendar pages change to 2012, the Yankees’ necessities remain the same. Ringing in the annual New Year does little to modify the club’s wishes from 2011. Starting pitching is still the most coveted desire for the Bombers, and the pool of free agents is getting shallower everyday.A month ago, Roy Oswalt was one of few starting pitching options approached with severe caution by most teams, in part due to a contract demanding at least three years. But after being ignored for a good part ...
Derek Jeter and Phil Rizzuto are two of the greatest New York Yankees. They epitomize what it means to be a Yankee in the tradition of Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle and Don Mattingly. When the Yankees used to invite Rizzuto to Yankee Stadium to throw out the first pitch at a World Series game or to take part in an Old Timers' Game, he would almost always disappear, but it was for a good reason. Scanning the field where the Yankees were taking fielding practice,Rizzuto would say to ...
Earlier this week, David Kaplan of Comcast Sportsnet Chicago reported that the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays were all going after Matt Garza of the Chicago Cubs and had been involved in talks to acquire this starting pitcher. Just today, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports has reported that the Detroit Tigers and Miami Marlins have greatly rammed up efforts to land Garza in a trade with Chicago. Out of all the teams, the Toronto Blue Jays seemed to have gotten the farthest in trade talks, ...
New York Yankee fans have been blessed with a successful baseball dynasty for quite some time. The occasional bump presented itself and has led to some problems since 1996, but overall, the Yankees have been a major baseball force. The Yankees organization is filled with talent galore, with pitching, catching, fielding, hitting and base-running. Popular players have come and gone, but core players have remained. Great talent will come up from the farm system, but what about the older players who have been the backbone of the Yankees? How much ...
The New York Yankees trailed the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 at Dodgers Stadium in the top of the ninth inning. It was the second game of the 1978 World Series. Bucky Dent led off with a single to left field against left-handed relief pitcher Terry Forster. Roy White then hit a dribbler that the somewhat rotund Forster fielded and threw to first for the out, moving Dent to second. It was a good or bad as a sacrifice. Paul Blair, who had pinch-hit for left-handed hitting Gary Thomasson, drew a ...
Ty Cobb won the triple crown in 1909. He batted .377, hit nine home runs and drove in 107 runs.Yes, it certainly was the dead-ball era when nine home runs leads the league. In 1909, American League teams averaged 3.44 runs a game. In 2011, American League teams averaged 4.46 runs a game. Yes, it still is the lively ball era.One result of the lively ball era is that Cobb is slightly underrated as an offensive force. Cobb ranks at the top of many offensive categories when one uses traditional ...
Andruw Jones and the New York Yankees have come to terms and settled on a one-year contract. The agreement will not become official until Jones completes a physical. His contract is for $2 million, plus additional potential performance incentives of $1.4 million, according to CBSSports.com. Jones has been a benefit to the Yankees as a fourth outfielder who is able to come off of the bench cold and perform well. He is a powerful hitter and has had great success against left-handed pitching. According to Yankees.com, this may open up ...
The New York Yankees will ring in the New Year by re-signing their utility outfielder and big bat off the bench, Andruw Jones.Jones had a solid year off the bench for the Bombers in 2011, hitting 13 home runs and 33 RBI in 190 at-bats.It might be one of the most underrated signings this offseason for New York (although there isn't much competition) and here's why.Begin Slideshow
There are always arguments over who is the best at a certain position, but not many are as controversial as second base.First, I would like to say that I am sorry to players like Ian Kinsler, Chase Utley, Brandon Phillips, Ben Zobrist, Howie Kendrick, Rickie Weeks and Dan Uggla, but by far the best second basemen in the majors are Dustin Pedroia and Robinson Cano.Now that we have narrowed it down to two players, which is better? The only way to do that is to compare them head-to-head. To do ...
Now that New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has been removed from the clutches of former girlfriend and movie star Cameron Diaz, he has moved on to bigger and better things...so to speak.USA Today reported on Friday morning that the Yankees slugger is now an item with former WWE Diva Torrie Wilson, and that the two have been seen together vacationing in Cabo San Lucas and Miami.Wilson, who won the Miss Galaxy competition in 1998 before moving on to bigger and better things herself, retired from the ring in ...