Chicago Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano could be returning to a familiar pinstriped uniform at the conclusion of the MLB trade deadline as the New York Yankees have a few scouts looking at their former second baseman. The Bronx Bombers are tied in the loss column with their AL East rival, the Boston Red Sox, and are ready to exercise their quotidian buyer's habit to replenish their hitting lineup. The Yankees stratagem would be to place Soriano in the role as a designated hitter and Soriano would have no objections to that. It is said ...
The question comes up every year: How do you improve All-Star game ratings?I've heard a lot of ideas.Some advocate moving the game to Wednesday in order to give aces who pitched on the Sunday before a chance to play in the game. Others want to drop the mandate that every team has to be represented. One person actually waved the white flag, saying the game should be done away with.Then there is the argument that it should be mandatory for all players voted in by the fans to show up at ...
Game 51: July 12, 1941 Dom DiMaggio used to tell the stories of how he sometimes felt like he didn’t exist during his brother Joe’s immortal hitting streak. Most of his interviews were with media members who wanted to know what it was like growing up as Joe DiMaggio’s brother. What tips did Joe give him during a season? What was Joe like? What does Joe eat? Joe this and Joe that. Friends in his Boston neighborhood, people at the ballpark, heck, teammates (!) would come up to the seven-time ...
With the All-Star Game wrapped up in Arizona, the New York Yankees have regathered and are focusing on the tough second half ahead.The Bronx Bombers are currently 53-35, leaving them one game behind the Boston Red Sox for first place in the American League. They will start the second half of the season on the road against Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays.But the end of the 2011 season may be more difficult then the team would hope. The Yankees will be without 3B Alex Rodriguez (.295, 13 HR, ...
Since reeling off 19 victories and an ERA of 2.49, Felix Hernandez has constantly been the focus of trade rumors, most of them having to do with the New York Yankees. I'm here to tell you, and every Yankees "fan" out there (I use the term fan loosely due to the fact that, like the Lakers, most Yankee "fans" are only fans when the team is doing well), why Hernandez isn't going to be traded by the Mariners anytime in the immediate future. Begin Slideshow
The Yankees have been searching the trade market for pitching help, especially for the bullpen.They lost Joba Chamberlain to Tommy John Surgery last month. Damaso Marte has yet to even throw a pitch for the Yankees in 2011 and Rafael Soriano has been out since May.Even worse, the Yankees shut down Pedro Feliciano and it's likely that his 2011 season ended before it even began.The Yankees have one lefty in the bullpen, Boone Logan.He's been doing the best job he can, but he can't be the only lefty coming out ...
The New York Yankees are battling in the strongest division in baseball. The American League East has the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles. There is never an off day when playing within the division. For the Yankees to win the AL East they will need to get some more pieces to the puzzle. This means most likely adding a relief pitcher or two and a right-handed bat. Here is a list of rumors that have been swirling around.Begin Slideshow
The New York Yankees have defied all expectations for the first half of this season, hanging tight and challenging the Red Sox for the division despite not being able to make the offseason splash, via acquisitions, that have become standard in the Bronx. The chatter is picking up heavily that the 2011 salvage-yard, bargain-basement Yankees will be players before the deadline and are serious about spending some cash and trading some bodies to address the following needs: A Big BatTo offset the anemic performance at the DH spot as well as ...
While most ballplayers don’t have a single signature moment, Derek Jeter has a career full of them. The Yankee captain even has a signature play—the Jeter jump throw from deep shortstop—which he’s performed dozens and dozens of times throughout his 17-year career. Here are 10 signature moments that define Derek Jeter. 1. 1996: The shortstop comes through in the clutch in his rookie season. His two-out, bases loaded single up the middle delivers the winning run in the 10th inning of a 12-11 Yankee victory over the Red Sox. 2. ...
In the aftermath of Christian Lopez's catch of Derek Jeter's 3000th hit, the narrative changed drastically, moving from the altruism of Lopez for returning the historic ball to Jeter to Lopez being stuck with a tax burden from the Yankees' reward package of memorabilia and tickets. A few companies, though, have stepped up to cover Lopez's tax costs, relieving the gracious fan from over $10,000 in taxes. Miller High Life has stepped up to offer to cover the full cost of the taxes. Additionally, Modell's Sporting Goods offered to donate 5 ...