One was a Charlie's Angel on the big screen, the other is an Angel on the small one. Both captured the hearts of two star Yankees. One thing is certain, both have our attention. However, there can only be one epic Yankee WAG.Allow me to hit you with some sad news that only affects two people, but will be felt by an entire nation that over values celebrities. Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez have broken up, again. I know, I can't stop weeping into my A-Rod beach towel.I will get over this, ...
September 11th, 2001 was a confusing and terrible day for all of America.The sports world was not immune to the effects of the attacks. Games were postponed for days after the terrible attacks. Tributes were played, moments of silence were held, and flags were flown proudly when our professional athletes got back to work. The World Series proved to be the big sports moment this country needed in the wake of such unspeakable horror. The Yankees made it and it felt right. It was a feel good moment for a ...
The New York Yankees signed 17-year-old Frank Leja on Oct. 1, 1953 for a reported $45,000. He became, and still remains, the youngest player to appear in a game in a Yankees uniform. In those days, there was a "bonus rule" in effect, which required that players signed in excess of $4,000 had to remain with the major league team for two seasons. The rule was created in order to discourage teams from paying untried youngsters large sums of money. If a team violated the rule, the player could be ...
CC Sabathia is heading into a very interesting period in his life. A September pennant race will give way to an October quest for his second World Series ring as a member of the New York Yankees. Win or lose, what comes next will be intriguing as well. Sabathia has an option with in the seven-year, $161 million contract he signed following the 2008 season to opt-out following this season. That basically means the existing contract is over and he's a free agent again. With Sabathia in the midst of one ...
Listed as the 78th-best prospect in all of baseball entering the 2011 season by Baseball America, Andrew Brackman has gone from a highly-touted prospect to an afterthought in the span of a few months.One of the three "Killer B's" in the Yankees farm system—along with Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances—Brackman was the second of the trio to join the organization but the first many expected to see make a meaningful contribution to the major league roster.But sometimes, things don't quite work out as we think they should.Let's take a ride ...
Not only am I a Yankee fan, I am also a numbers fan. The thing I love most about baseball is that there are stats that can be used to explain and analyze everything that happens on the field. I used to be satisfied just by looking at the basic statistics: Who has the most homers? Which pitcher has the lowest ERA? But with the advent of websites such as Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference, it's been much easier to delve into the world of sabermetrics, and I've certainly taken full advantage ...
It seemed not too long ago that Brett Gardner was hitting above .280 and it looked like he was on his way to .300. Since then, Gardner has been on a downward spiral of sorts, currently sporting an average of .264. Is Brett Gardner hurting the Yankees, and is it time to take him out of the lineup?With Gardner's struggles at the plate, it's been nearly impossible to keep him at the top of the order without hindering the Yankees' run production. Now, Derek Jeter will see more at-bats at leadoff, ...
When the New York Yankees signed Reggie Jackson following the 1976 season, Thurman Munson told the media that he thought Jackson was the type of player who could carry a club for a month. At the end of play on Aug. 9, 1977, the Yankees were in third place, two-and-a-half games behind the second-place Baltimore Orioles and five games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox. Yankees manager Billy Martin decided to move Jackson into the clean-up slot. It was a wise move, but most of Martin's moves usually worked out. ...
If one thing has been consistent all year long for the Yankees, it's been the fact that Eduardo Nunez is a horrible defensive player. That wasn't something we were told by the scouts who called Nunez a top prospect in the MLB. It has certainly come to light in 2011, as Nunez made another big error, one that cost the Yankees the game yesterday. The error came during the Yankees' 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles yesterday, on a rainy, depressing day in the Bronx. The conditions would've made anyone ...
When the Yankees signed Rafael Soriano to a three-year deal over the winter, they thought they were getting a closer who was going to solidify their bullpen in 2011.Early on in the season, Soriano was anything but the pitcher who was an All-Star for the Tampa Bay Rays a season ago.By April 30, Soriano was 1-1 with a 7.15 ERA in 11 innings pitched and 11 appearances—not exactly the start Yankees envisioned for the guy who had a 1.74 ERA for the entire 2010 season and someone they made the ...