With the July 31 trade deadline fast approaching, many New York Yankees fans have to be wondering if the Yankees will be making a big splash in the market. The answer to that query is a resounding no.Before you get all up in arms and start yelling from the rooftops, there are several factors to consider regarding whether the Yankees will make a big deal at the deadline.First, there's the trade market itself. Who is available? Based on what is being reported, the only big names available are players like ...
Carlos “Big Z” Zambrano has long since worn out his welcome with the Chicago Cubs organization, and is currently pitching to a 4.78 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in the National League Central. Making things even more disconcerting is Zambrano’s remaining contract—about $25 million through 2012 with a virtually impossible chance at $44.25 million through 2013 (a player option based on top-four Cy Young placement in 2012). As a result of these glaring blemishes, the New York Yankees and their bulging pocketbook have forever been the loudest whisper among baseball circles ...
The New York Yankees, the premiere franchise in all of sports and the one team that everyone loves to hate, is seeking pitching help on their way to the playoffs.Color me shocked—not. Same story every year.Before the season started, they had to have (read "must have, life depends on it, the sun will turn black and the Mayan prophecy of 2012 will come true") Cliff Lee or their season was over before it began.A funny thing happened on their way to opening day...Cliff Lee never signed that dotted line.We all woke ...
The 2011 MLB trade deadline, or Judgment Day, as I prefer to call it, is officially less than two weeks away. July 31 is the last day to make a deal, which is generally when most teams decide to pull the trigger with the pressure of the world weighing down on the shoulders of general managers across the majors. As always, the New York Yankees are expected to be major players at the deadline. Rightfully so.They could use another solid veteran in their lineup with superstar slugger Alex Rodriguez on ...
The New York Yankees are the greatest baseball franchise we will ever see. And I'm not saying that because I love the Yankees. They win the most. They have the best players. They have the most history.But to some fans, 27 World Series titles mean absolutely nothing. Sure it's the most championships a team has ever won in any professional sport, but there are three reasons why the success the New York Yankees have had is not enough.Begin Slideshow
The New York Yankees are searching for a solution to solve their pitching rotation cataclysm, and Francisco Liriano of the Minnesota Twins could be the arm for the job. The Twins starter was on the mound two days ago and was closely observed by a Yankees scout. Liriano is 6-7 with a 4.76 ERA and 76 strikeouts. Although he has struggled during the first half of the season, the 27-year-old has won his last two starts, which included a seven inning, three when performance in front of the Yankees scout.Liriano is ...
Sixty years ago to this day, Joe DiMaggio recorded a hit in his 56th consecutive game, an MLB record that stands to this day. Although other hitters have come close (most notably Pete Rose’s 44-game streak in 1978), DiMaggio’s streak stands as one of the most immortal accomplishments of all time. The story of DiMaggio’s magical 56-game hit streak is the subject of 56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last Magic Number in Sports, a new book by Sports Illustrated senior editor, Kostya Kennedy. In a unique fusion of baseball and ...
In an interview following the seventh game of the 1958 World Series, victorious New York Yankees manager Casey Stengel told a television audience the secret to his success:"I couldn't have done it without the players."General manager George Weiss, one of the least loved but one of the most successful evaluators of talent, put together a Yankees team whose eight starting players and pitching ace were all home grown.He added some key players before the trading deadline to complement the regulars, and the Yankees went on in 1958 to become World ...
Games 52 and 53: July 13, 1941 With 50,387 fans watching, Joe DiMaggio made hitting look easy in the first game of a July 13, 1941 doubleheader with the White Sox. It was the biggest crowd in six years at Comiskey Park. Team owner Charles Comiskey was known as tight with his money. Many believe it was Comiskey’s penchant for thrift that led to the Black Sox Scandal in the 1919 World Series. You could see where Chicago saved money. His outfield had players named Moose and Taffy. Bleacher seats ...
I can't believe it. Roger Clemens beat the rap, and it wasn't due to the merits of the case. How the hell did this happen? At this point, I don't even mind that he was named in the Mitchell Report. Steroids were technically illegal under both federal law and the guidelines Fay Vincent put in place, but those weren't enforced.Do I like it? No. Do I condone it? No.Do I understand? Yes. What annoys me is how he repeatedly lied about it and then had the nerve to insult our intelligence. If ...