Remember in 2007 when the Yankee community heard about this kid in the minor leagues who some dubbed better than Hughes?
A kid who had a fierce mentality on the mound, whose fastball could hit triple digits, and with a slider that not even Joe Dimaggio could hit?
His name is Joba Chamberlain, or as most people thought back in 2007, Joe-ba Chamberlain.
Not very much was known about this young man. We were quickly notified that his name was indeed pronounced Jah-ba, and one can guarantee that the baseball ...
As Alex Rodriguez continues his quest for 600 career home runs, he is beginning to show his true colors through his self-centered persona.
Rodriguez is the most egocentric player in Major League Baseball.
It's obvious that A-Rod is trying to hit No. 600. Nearly every out he records is a strikeout of a long fly ball. It's almost sickening.
As the New York Yankees fell out of first place of the American League East last night, it's obvious that Rodriguez is shifting from team focused (if he ever was) to achieving personal ...
If you want a tidy little starting point for this current Yankee slide, let us travel back to the salad days of pre-trade deadline baseball. Crude oil was shooting uncontrollably into a major body of water, Lindsay Lohan was incarcerated by the state of California, and everyone thought that Bill Cosby was a corpse. It was a more innocent time. Meanwhile, Brian Cashman sat in his office—which I imagine looks much like George Costanza's—staring at a roster that included some dude named Juan Miranda on his bench ...
The Yankees have been searching the trade market all season long for a veteran backup who can play third base, so they could occasionally rest Alex Rodriguez. They even went as far as nearly making a deal with the Boston Red Sox for Mike Lowell.
However, it seems possible, though a long shot, that they already have a capable backup in their minor league system: Brandon Laird.
Laird, 22, is a minor league third base prospect who was recently promoted to Triple-A Scranton after spending most of 2010 with ...
Alex Rodriguez has had a down year for himself this season, but his numbers during his most recent slump, since he’s hit home run No. 599, have been dragged down even further.
Here’s how A-Rod has done since hitting homer no. 599:
12 G, 45 AB, 2 R, 8 H, 2 2B, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 10 SO, .178 BA, .240 OBP, .222 SLG, .462 OPS.
This most recent slump has dragged his overall numbers into an ugly territory. Checkout these season numbers:
100 G, .264 BA, .335 OBP, .467 ...
Even after an early Mark Teixeira home run (23), Ricky Romero and the Toronto Blue Jays were too much for the New York Yankees.
As of today, the Yankees have lost three consecutive games, four of their last five. But yesterday, they lost something more.
The division lead.
With an 8-2 Yankee loss to the Blue Jays, and a Tampa bay 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins, the Rays have taken the division lead from the Yankees, a spot the Yankees have held since June 12.
And, seeing this team lose three games ...
They say nothing is certain but death and taxes. Well I'd like to add the Angels winning the division to that list. As the leaves begin to color, the kids go back to school, and the Los Angeles Angles slowly begin to run away with the AL West.
Wait a minute. They are 8 games back?!
The Year of the Pitcher has generously spoiled baseball fans, giving them six no-hitters (including Galarraga's "perfect" game). With the influx of hard-throwing, athletic pitchers into the Bigs, this year's trade deadline involved many ...
The Yankees lost their third straight game and with their 8-2 loss tonight they have fallen a game in back of the Tampa Bay Rays and are now in 2nd place in the AL East.
Here are some notes:
Dustin Moseley wasn’t terrible outside of a couple of mistakes that hurt him big time. He pitched 7.1 innings and allowed 5 earned runs.
Kerry Wood made his Bronx debut and gave up a homer.
The offense failed big time, Mark Teixeira had one of just ...
Watching Alex Rodriguez swing for his 600th home run has been a frustrating experience. “Strikeout, groundout, popout” seems to appear in the box score every night. As he approaches plate appearance number 50 since home run number 599, it has become more and more evident that A-Rod is pressing.
Here are four of Alex’s five at-bats from yesterday’s game in which he went 0-for-5 (Charts are from BrooksBaseball.net):
Note: try to find something they all have in common.
At-bat #1: groundout
At-bat #2: strikeout
At-bat #3: strikeout
At-bat #5: ...
With last night’s disappointing 8-6 loss against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees have fallen into a tie for first place with the Tampa Bay Rays. Dustin Moseley is on the mound this evening for the Yankees, as they now have to worry about falling behind the red-hot Rays.
Here are some notes:
AJ Burnett allowed eight earned runs in 4.2 innings last night. It was his worst start since June 26. He had a 2.00 ERA in five starts in July.
Nick Swisher homered twice last ...