While the Big Red Machine of the 1970s might have been extremely good, it has nothing on the 2010 Yankees.
The Bronx Bombers have put together the best hitting infield of all time, and have done so in an un-Yankees manner. Although the Yankees have earned a reputation for buying their talent, the majority of this currently assembled infield is home grown talent.
Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada all came up through the Yankees farm system, while Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, who round out the five, were signed as ...
MLB Players (both retired and current) maintain that pitchers are now pitching inside with more frequency, and umpires are calling inside strikes more often.
Whether it be through the aid of the umps' wider strike zone, a paucity of PEDs coarsing through hitters' veins, or simply better pitching, it's nice to see pitchers regain a dominance we haven't seen in 10-15 years since Pedro Martinez was in his prime. No more ridiculous 70+ HR seasons on the horizon, even though "chicks dig the longball."
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Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson needed about a month to return after suffering a groin injury on May 1st. That time off seemed to suit Granderson just fine as he doesn’t seem to be experiencing any difficulties at all since returning and has been red hot.
In his last seven games, including one pinch hitting appearance, Granderson has gone 10-for-24 (.417) with 4 doubles, a home run, a .481 OBP, a .708 SLG, and a 1.190 OPS overall.
That is sick and, unfortunately, unsustainable… unless he continues his amazing trend of hitting against ...
Fox has made a surprise decision and allowed one of their biggest sportscasters, Joe Buck, to sign a deal with BP and broadcast their live feed of the oil spill.
Buck has been a broadcaster for several years and has brought life to television sets around the world when sports are on the air. Whether it is baseball or football or now even an oil spill, Joe Buck has got it covered.
A spokesperson for BP said, "We have millions of people watching our live feed of the Gulf Coast oil spill, ...
The Yankees minor league pitching coach for the Single-A Staten Island Yankees since 2008, Pat Daneker, had his 2009 World Series ring stolen from him by two women he had met in a bar that night.
While in Tampa, Florida, Daneker was out drinking when he took two women back to his Holiday Inn Express hotel room.
A hotel clerk said Daneker and the two women came in at 3:00 a.m. and the women left alone at 4:00 a.m. Daneker reported the ring stolen.
Apparently he took a couple of women back to ...
From Jon Heyman (hat-tip to Was Watching ):
The Yankees have determined that they will likely pursue a reliever and a hitter at the deadline. They are concerned about reliever Chan Ho Park, whose velocity isn't what they expected, and are unsure whether Alfredo Aceves can avoid back surgery to repair a disc issue.
This comes as no surprise to me. Obviously, right now the Yankees biggest issue is their bullpen, and if they're going to win number 28 it's something they're going to have to improve. Which relievers would you ...
A few days ago, I was talking with a friend of mine and he brought up something that got me thinking. This friend, a member of my Double G Sports Expert Panel, thinks Robinson Cano was helped by the trade in which the Yankees sent Melky Cabrera to Atlanta.
I spoke briefly about this yesterday in my appearance on Fantasy Baseball With Andrea .
The past couple seasons, Robinson Cano has shown signs of greatness. He also showed signs of immaturity and laziness. This season, ...
I don't know who pissed him off, but Grim Reaper is on a mean tear lately.
First was Dennis Hopper. Then Gary Coleman. Then Rue McClanahan. Now it sounds like John Wooden.
With all that grim business in the air, perhaps it was fitting that the Yankees just played host to two teams whose fanbases kicked the bucket a long time ago.
Seriously though, can you remember the last time teams as putrid as the Indians and Orioles staggered into Yankee Stadium in back-to-back series?
That's actually not fair to the Indians—they managed to ...
The New York Yankees (34-20) have now first third of their season, and they’re finally facing off against the Toronto Blue Jays (31-24). I did a terrible job of time management , so this series preview is going to be rather abbreviated.
Starting Pitchers
RHP A.J. Burnett (6-2, 3.28) vs. LHP Brett Cecil (5-2, 3.81)
LHP Andy Pettitte (7-1, 2.48) vs. LHP Ricky Romero (5-2, 3.14)
RHP Javier Vazquez (4-5, 6.06) vs. RHP Brandon Morrow (4-4, 6.00)
Notes:
Talk about some pitching matchups. They all have the potential to be low scoring affairs, even ...
Rob wrote about it earlier and there were some insightful comments by our readers, but I’m just going to talk about the Jorge Posada situation a little more. But first, a little background info.
As everyone knew coming into this season, Posada’s bat was going to be a key to the Yankees’ success. We also knew that, more importantly, his health would be something to keep an eye on as the season progressed.
After playing 144 games in 2007, Posada missed most of the 2008 season with shoulder problems that ended ...