New York Yankees fans are not easy to please. They have the highest expectations of almost any group of sports fans, regardless of what their team looks like on paper. They’re quick to demand the firing or trading of any team member who does not deliver instantaneous results. Unfortunately, after Thursday night’s elimination at the hands of the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS, some Yankees fans allegedly displayed their anger in a different way: disgracing the jersey of the Yanks' beloved captain.An article on Examiner claims that last night some ...
Even given the perfectly reasonable assumption that C.C. Sabathia will re-sign, the Yankees could still benefit from adding some pitching depth this offseason.One of their most obvious holes is the lack of a front-line left-hander in the starting rotation, so with that concern in mind, here are three free-agents-to-be who could step in as Sabathia’s right-hand (or, in this case, left-hand) man in the Yankees’ rotation. C.J. Wilson After five years in the Rangers’ bullpen, Wilson spent the last two seasons reinventing himself as a front-line starter. He led the league ...
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is the highest-paid player in Major League Baseball, but he's definitely not someone you want in the batter's box when the game's on the line.His body language was proof of that in Thursday night's 3-2 home loss to the Detroit Tigers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series.So here we are, stuck with a contract that will continue to pay an aging player upwards of $20 million until 2017.He has compiled a .180 batting average with 12 strikeouts in his last ...
Anyone who followed baseball had good reason to believe that after their run of four championships—culminating in their 2000 throttling of the NY Mets—the NY Yankees would continue ever-onward in a predictable trajectory of more championships into the new century. Alas, it was not to be. As one who enjoys watching Yankee post-season failure, the last 11 years have provided a rewarding spectacle of a team that succeeds in the regular season, only to follow it with a surprising collapse in the playoffs. Their most recent loss to the Detroit Tigers in the ...
Yesterdays 3-2 loss against the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS was a difficult one to stomach for Yankee fans across the nation.The loss put a close on the 2011 season for the club, which once again ended in a disappointing postseason defeat.Soon the mourning period will subside and it will be time to look towards the offseason.What needs to happen in New York to get them over the hump in the postseason? What players should stay and who should go? What new blood should be brought in?There will be plenty ...
If Baseball has taught me one thing it is this: Lay off the superstitious Kool Aid.If you believe in team destiny, then what happened to the Rays being THE TEAM OF DESTINY?Did the gods of the game take a night off, oversleep, get angry at Joe Maddon's overtly rectangular glasses? What?Nothing can be attributed to the sport itself after a Tigers somewhat dramatic 3-2 win over the Yankees last night. A game that pushed the Yonkers into offseason cocktail parties on private candle lit boats; nights under cabanas on the sun ...
The 2011 New York Yankees appeared powerful on paper, but they were always mostly mirage. Last night, when the Yanks blew the decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series to the Detroit Tigers, the deception became clear. Indeed, the Bronx Bombers turned the contest into early Halloween for them, as they guilelessly, gutlessly and all too ghoulishly squandered two huge bases loaded opportunities, losing to the largely lunch-bucket squad from the Midwest, 3-2. The vaunted Yankees are not supposed to make their own bed of defeat, ...
Dear middle of the New York Yankees lineup,I would like to take this time to thank you for showing up this October. Your performance will forever be remembered as one of the all-time worst performances in MLB history (right up there with the collapse of the 2011 Red Sox). Whether Nick Swisher was too busy arguing with the umpires or Alex Rodriguez was sidetracked gazing into the mirror, there’s no mistaking the facts: the 4-6 hitters didn’t show up this postseason. Rodriguez, Teixeira, and Swisher combined for a whopping .163 ...
Despite all of the preseason hype proclaiming the Boston Red Sox as the team to beat in the American League East this season, the New York Yankees surprised many by winning the division crown and finishing with the best record in the AL.All of the Yankees' hard work in the regular season went for naught, though, as they lost to the Detroit Tigers three-games-to-two in the ALDS. A host of poor performances both offensively and on the mound in the postseason has already prompted many to call for sweeping changes ...
After the New York Yankees lost to the Detroit Tigers last night, LeBron James offered some advice on losing.That's not a good thing.The much-maligned James had an inspirational tweet for his favorite baseball team:"U win some, u lose some, but u live, u live to fight another day. #yankees"Now, I'm not going to address James' refusal to spell 'you' correctly (after all, it is a tweet), his use of three commas in a tweet (general rule: if you have more than two commas in a tweet, you should probably take ...