Alex Rodriguez is one of the most polarizing figures in all of sports. Ever since he signed his 10-year, $250 million contract with the Texas Rangers he has been in the eye of a baseball hurricane. And playing in New York has only magnified the storm.Let me state upfront that I actually like the guy and think that the 2009 Yankee World Series championship was mostly due to his efforts. But at 36 years of age and a contract that still has six years and some $149 million left on ...
Now that Jorge Posada's uncomfortable 2011 is over, he's faced with an even more uncomfortable situation: deciding what to do next.After a brilliant run with the Yankees, Posada's numbers and playing time dwindled in 2011. It is clear that he's in the final stages of his career.At a crossroads, Posada knows it's unlikely that he will be returning to New York next year. Despite how well he played in the postseason, he's probably not in the Yankees' plans for the future, not even the near future.What's next for Jorge Posada? ...
Remember when we all wanted to trade A.J. Burnett out of New York? At one time or another, we all said it during the 2011 season. His Game 4 ALDS performance against the Tigers put those feelings on hold, but let's face it, if we could find a trading partner willing to take Burnett, we would do it in a heartbeat. Newsday's Ken Davidoff had a pretty bold suggestion. And I think I'm pretty open to it. Davidoff suggested sending Burnett and the rest of his two years and $33 ...
The New York Yankees had a solid 2011 season. With so many question marks heading into the season, the Yankees actually fared quite well and in fact got lucky in some situations.It is hard to look at ways to improve when you win the toughest division in pro sports with 97 victories. That being said, there are some glaring issues with this roster.Let us examine seven huge issues with the roster that need to be addressed.Begin Slideshow
It's so difficult for New York Yankees fans to realize that the Steinbrenners' team lost to the Detroit Tigers because the Tigers outplayed them. Fans, egged on by the media, blame Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher and C.C. Sabathia for the end of the Yankees' season. Almost no one not in Detroit has given the Tigers the credit they deserve. The Tigers, a gritty, gutsy team, split the first two games at the Yankees ball park. The fact that the first game was suspended by rain changed the series.Baseball's ...
Pretend for one instant that I can tell the future. I can predict things with stunning accuracy. Now pretend it's the night before opening day way back at the end of March 2011. You ask me about the upcoming New York Yankees 2011 season. Here's what I tell you. Alex Rodriguez won't hit 20 home runs or get to 70 RBIs. Mark Teixeira will finish with a batting average of under .250. Your starting rotation for the better part of the season will be made up of C.C. Sabathia, AJ Burnett (who will endure another rough year), ...
Former Major League Baseball second baseman Chuck Knoblauch was one of the best to ever play the position, but he may have tarnished his legacy with a string of foul-mouthed tweets. While these are no way excusable if Knoblauch really wrote these things, the odds have his account being hacked or him leaving his phone somewhere are a much more conceivable explanation. UPDATE: Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10:25 a.m. EDT by Donald Wood As predicted, Chuck Knoblauch has taken to twitter to not only deny the fact that he would ...
The Yankees "Mission Statement" is to win it all every year, and when that fails to happen the entire season is a failure.The Yankees know that it's not a realistic goal, but one must have a standard to strive for.However, there are some that take it literally.A small, vocal group within the Yankee universe that consider themselves "fans"—you know the guys, they are really easy to spot—are ones that give Yankee fans a bad name.These are the fans that declare the season over before spring training begins because the Yankees ...
I get it. The New York Yankees lost.They’re dead and done with. Their season is over, finished, terminado. They’ll be playing golf next week. The season was a disappointment, maybe even a bitter one.As the calendar flipped to October, the American League leader in runs put up a Mexican League effort. A top-tier Cy Young candidate morphed into Denny Neagle redux. A much-maligned $30 million third basemen became—well, a much-maligned $30 million third baseman. All of the above is as frustrating as it is true. As a Yankee fan, it’s hard ...
On Thursday, the New York Yankees' surprisingly great season came to an abrupt halt, as the Bombers lost Game 5 of the American League Division Series to the Detroit Tigers, 3-2. The Yankees received an admirable performance from their bullpen following an injury to rookie starter Ivan Nova that limited him to two innings on the mound. Phil Hughes, Boone Logan, CC Sabathia, Rafael Soriano, David Robertson and Mariano Rivera all came into the game in relief of Nova and combined they pitched seven innings, allowing one run on five hits ...