Rumours are running rampant about baseball losing it appeal to masses. Except through nearly 50 games, total attendance is nearly on par with 2010 (36,594). If everything is good, why does baseball seems like it is stuck in the doldrums when compared to the marketing of say the NFL, NBA and even the NHL? The last big baseball commercial featured Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine and their obsession with the long ball. Perception is reality, and it seems that MLB is severely out of touch ...
The Seattle Mariners seem like one of the only teams that are for sure selling their players. They have absolutely no shot at winning the division or wild card and will be trading away some moderately key players on the team.At first when I saw the two major pitchers the Mariners are looking to move, I rejected the idea of the New York Yankees trading for them. To me, they did not seem like the best option on the market. Right now, it looks like there is a possibility that ...
The New York Yankees trailed the Milwaukee Braves three games to one in the 1958 World Series. The Braves dominated the Yankees after beating them for the 1957 World Championship.Manager Casey Stengel sent Bob Turley, who would win the Cy Young Award as the Major League's best pitcher for 1958, to the Yankee Stadium mound to face nemesis Lew Burdette. The former Yankee right-hander had beaten the Yankees three times in 1957 and once already in the Series.Turley shut out the Braves, 7-0.The next day was a travel day to ...
We have 10 days left until the trading deadline. It's getting to be that exciting time in baseball.The rumors are heating up.We all know the rumors have been circulating about the Yankees' interest in Ubaldo Jimenez, but right now, a deal seems unlikely because the Colorado Rockies' asking price is Jesus Montero, Dellin Betances, Manny Banuelos and Ivan Nova.If that was for Felix Hernandez or Clayton Kershaw, I think the deal would be made. But not for Jimenez.Now, Freddy Garcia pitched tremendously Wednesday night against the Tampa Bay Rays. And ...
The Chicago White Sox currently have a 47-51 record. Realistically, they have absolutely no chance in the AL Wild Card, as they trail the New York Yankees by 11.5 games. While the White Sox are 4.5 games behind the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers in the AL Central, winning the division seems unlikely, as well.Exhibit A: The Minnesota Twins. The Twins have enjoyed a nice stretch. Minnesota currently trails the White Sox by a half of a game. The Twins are 14-6 over the past 20 games, while the White ...
Sometimes the memories you have of people are not the good ones, and the Yankees have no exceptions. Their glory and celebrations throughout the years have also been riddled with tragic stories of failure, embarrassment, sadness and even death.Some have made the organization re-consider how they do business in free agency; others have made them realize how lucky they were to have such amazing players and people in their franchise. Begin Slideshow
Now that Derek Jeter has reached the 3,000 hit mark, I think it’s time to see how Robinson Cano's young career stacks up to Jeter’s early years. Derek Jeter is halfway through his 17th season (16th full season), whereas Robinson Cano is halfway into just his seventh season in the bigs. Through his first six full seasons, Derek Jeter had accrued 1,187 hits, just 112 more hits than Robinson Cano’s 1075 hits through his first six seasons. (Each became full-time starters at the age of 22). Jeter got those 1,187 ...
We are less than two weeks away from MLB's trading deadline. The rumors about who the New York Yankees are and aren't interested in have been frantic over the last month.One thing the Yankees haven't addressed is adding players for the bench.A familiar face just became a free agent, and the Yankees could take a look if they need some help.Last year, the Yankees brought back Marcus Thames on a one-year minor league deal and offered him a chance to win a job in spring training.Thames did in fact win a ...
Ubaldo Jimenez turned the heads of baseball fans across the country in 2010 with a Cy Young calibre season. Although this season the heads have been turning the other way for the most part, his production has increased greatly as he now posts an even 4.00 ERA, and has thrown 108 K's in 117 innings of work.Despite a bad start to 2011, the Yankees would love to acquire Jimenez to use in the third or fourth spot in the rotation, and, if he continues to pitch like he has of late, ...
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Yankees unwilling to trade big prospect for reliever; think they’ll be OK in pen. seek SP but still see Ubaldo as longshot With Rafael Soriano‘s return looming, the Yankees haven’t been attached to too many relievers in rumors. The few we have heard about are mostly lefties with the exception of Padres’ pitchers Heath Bell and Mike Adams.That doesn’t mean that Brian Cashman doesn’t have other leads he is following—he most certainly does. It just means that the Yankees aren’t likely ...