The New York Yankees have made no secret about how much they like upcoming free agent left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee.
There have been rumors for months that he will be their biggest target this offseason and they even offered their top prospect, Jesus Montero, for him in a deal recently.
The Texas Rangers landed Lee at the last second instead, but that looked like it was almost good news.
The Rangers didn’t have an owner at the time, and it seemed that Lee was almost certainly destined to be a free ...
On Sunday night the third game in a four game set between the New York Yankees and the arch-rival Boston Red Sox took place.
Everyone was expecting to see Yankees' starting pitcher AJ Burnett on the mound. So fans were puzzled when the screen in center field announced that Dustin Moseley would be facing the Red Sox's Josh Beckett.
Burnett was a last minute scratch due to back spasms, but Moseley, as his replacement, didn’t go over too well in the Bronx.
Could Moseley handle the atmosphere of a Red Sox-Yankees game?
The ...
There have been some great sports rivalries during the last 100 years.
Celtics-Lakers. Ali-Frazier. Agassi-Sampras.
But can those rivalries compare to what the Red Sox and Yankees have had over the last decade?
Sometimes it seemed like 75 percent of Sox-Yankees games were nationally televised. And if you were a baseball fan, you watched.
The atmosphere was unmistakable—no other games had the buzz that came with the Sox-Yankees.
I went to Boston over five years ago and, realizing the Yankees were in town, I decided to see it for myself.
Somehow I bought a ticket at ...
By now, you all know the Yankees have had many great baseball players suit up in pinstripes. This years' team is no different.
While we can talk about the terrific last minute start by Dustin Moseley, I'd rather take a look at some of the milestones that were set by a trio of current great Yankees players.
The milestones continue to mount for Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter. It almost seems like each month, Jeter is setting a new record or moving up the charts toward another.
Last night in the Yankees ...
The performance by Dustin Moseley last night against the Boston Red Sox reminded me of test taking.
Remember when you would study weeks in advance for a big test and when it came down to actually completing said test, your mind would go blank? Remember those tests when you crammed to study the night before, keeping the information fresh while also not allowing you to over think it?
Generally, those tests results come back showing some success. That's exactly the result Yankees starter Dustin Moseley got last night in the Yankees ...
We’ve been dealing with quite a few issues with our host here at Bronx Baseball Daily, but we have a new one and everything should be running smooth from here on out. So, as usual, expect regular updates.
Here are the notes from a busy weekend that we missed:
The Yankees are finishing up a four-game Friday-Monday series against their rivals, the Boston Red Sox. So far they have taken two out of three and have one more to play at 2:00 pm today.
They lost on Friday 3-6, but won Saturday 5-2, ...
This was not the most exciting week in baseball. Sure we almost had a no-hitter, but that's an every week occurrence in 2010. Sure A-Rod finally hit 600, but all fans can think about is the impact of steroids on the total. No All-Star voting or trade rumors. No 11 consecutive hits or 17-inning games. The waiver wire deadline has provided little to teams.
The best teams are beginning to distance themselves and the bad teams (cough Cubs cough) are embarrassing themselves in the process of playing out the string. In ...
It was supposed to be a matchup built for national television. AJ Burnett vs. Josh Beckett, two hard-throwing, old-school pitchers facing off in Yankee Stadium.
All Yankee fans were salivating just thinking of it: Burnett pumping mid-90s fastballs by Red Sox hitters, lighting up the radar gun, fueling the Yankee Stadium crowd, and shutting down the Red Sox.
When AJ is on, he is virtually unhittable.
But AJ Burnett was scratched before last night's game due to back spasms, and Dustin Moseley was called upon to step up, originally slated to ...
Sunday night games on ESPN are bound to be a roller coaster ride. Tonight was no exception for the New York Yankees.It all started when starting pitcher A.J. Burnett was scratched in the third game of a four game set between the Yankees and the Red Sox. Burnett had back spasms and was filled in by the newly acquired Dustin Moseley. Alex Rodriguez, a day after getting hit in the leg by a line drive, was back in the lineup.It was also a day of the milestones for the Yankees. ...
The records keep on piling up for Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees. He entered the Yankees-Red Sox game on Sunday night tied with The Great Bambino, Babe Ruth, on the all-time career hits list. It came against a very familiar foe in the Boston Red Sox with Josh Beckett on the mound.
In the second inning, Derek Jeter walked up to the plate with great swagger like always. It seemed like there was no pressure on him, as he just lined a base hit up the middle of the ...