Carlos Beltran hopping into a subway and taking his talents from the New York Mets to the New York Yankees has been highly rumored for several weeks as buyers and sellers scramble in hot pursuit of pennant-changing players during the mid-summer trade deadline phenomenon.Unfortunately for Yankees fans and the aficionados of the other World Series contenders, a trade sending Beltran to baseball's most storied franchise is unlikely. According to The Star-Ledger, a person close to the Yankees trade deadline plans has come out and said that unless a serious injury occurred ...
Are there two more polarizing athletes in American professional sports than Alex Rodriguez and LeBron James? People either love them or hate them and there are not many people who fall in between. So let's take a closer look at each of them. Alex Rodriguez was one of the best prospects in baseball history. Taken with the first pick in the 1993 draft by the Mariners, Rodriguez did not disappoint. He was supposed to help the struggling Mariners, along with Ken Griffey, Jr. and Edgar Martinez. A-Rod blossomed into a ...
There is a real controversy raging among members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR).One of its most distinguished members, Herm Krabbenhoft, claims that Lou Gehrig's single-season American League RBI record was equaled by Hank Greenberg.Gehrig batted in 184 runs during the 1931 season.Greenberg came within one RBI of Gehrig's record in 1937.Krabbenhoft points to the second game of a doubleheader played in Philadelphia between the Detroit Tigers and the Philadelphia A's on June 20, 1937.The official box score does not credit Greenberg with an RBI, but Krabbenhoft discovered ...
I have talked to several Yankees fans online who have told me that they do not agree with a move to acquire Ubaldo Jimenez. I think that concerns about Jimenez are understood, as I have some as well. There is no doubt that Jimenez is the best pitcher on the market right now. The only starting pitcher who comes close is Hiroki Kuroda of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who would reportedly not waive his no-trade clause to go to an east coast team. We all know how bad the current rotation ...
With all of the focus recently on New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and his successful quest to join the 3,000 hit club on July 9, one glaring detail was thrown out in various publications and online websites again and again—Jeter’s nickname, “The Captain.” First off, let me start by saying that Jeter’s accomplishment, and the way he achieved that accomplishment—becoming only the second player to reach the 3,000 hit plateau via a home run and only the second player in history to record a 5-for-5 day in reaching and ...
Was it just me or did Bartolo Colon hop in a time machine before the game tonight? While he's obviously not the old Cy Young Colon of 2005, this is definitely an outing the Yankees would like to see Colon repeat in the future. After his horrendous eight-run outing to the Blue Jays on July 14, Colon came out with a much stronger outing tonight. He gave up one earned run (three because he left two hitters on base who ended up scoring,) five hits, and struck out nine. More than a few people were starting to doubt Colon's ...
Here we sit, just under two weeks away from the trade deadline and the biggest name to move so far has been...Francisco Rodriguez.Sure, K-Rod was offered to the Yankees for virtually the same package that the Brewers got him for, but Brian Cashman was wise for declining.The Yankees were very uneasy having both K-Rod and Soriano in the same clubhouse, fearing that their personalities would clash leading to tempers flaring and drama in a clubhouse that has already been strained earlier this season with the Jorge Posada incident.Besides, John Sterling ...
According to George King of The New York Post, the New York Yankees are among 17 teams who scouted the most recent start of Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez. In turn, the Rockies have been scouting several Yankee minor leaguers, fueling speculation that a trade may be in the works between the two sides. Since failing to sign Cliff Lee this offseason, it has been suggested that starting pitching is the Yankees’ Achilles’ heel. The Yankee rotation has held up and persevered for the most part, however, raising questions of ...
Dellin Betances pitched for the Double-A Trenton Thunder last night.It wasn’t a pretty sight, as he allowed four runs in five innings on six walks. Not an impressive performance, especially considering the fact that Yankees GM Brian Cashman was on hand, according to Jack Curry of the YES Network, along with a scout from the Colorado Rockies, according to Josh Norris of the Trentonian. It wasn’t a total lost cause. Betances really had one bad inning where he allowed two runs on four walks and two hits. He also struckout ...
As the trade deadline approaches, Yankeeland is all in a tizzy about the possible top-o-the-line starting pitching headed to the Bronx.And while pitching IS the most important thing for the Bombers to go after, there are also a few position players that could be helpful down the stretch at a price that probably won't cost an arm and a Montero.Here are the 4 biggest named position players the Yankees have been rumored to be kicking the tires on, according to various MLB sources.(don't worry, I source checked. Contrary to popular ...