Major League Baseball is turning their All-Star game into a joke. A few years ago they bored us to death until the game ended without a winner.
Since then they have done some things to try to get fans excited by the game again. The first thing they did was to make the game count by giving the victorious league home field advantage in the World Series.
Unfortunately one of the newer things to do is to encourage fans to “vote early and vote often.” This has made it into a pure ...
According to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times , the Mariners have designated former Yankees reliever Kanekoa Texeira for assignment. They now have 10 days to trade Texeira or let somebody claim him off of waivers.
Here is what Stone had to say of the Texeira move:
"Texeira is a bit more surprising. My feeling is that as long as you’ve gone this far with him, you might as well go all the way. Then, next year, once his Rule 5 obligation to stay in the majors is gone, you ...
Tonight, the New York Yankees will send their beleaguered starter Javy Vazquez to the mound against the hapless Baltimore Orioles.
This is a game the Yankees should win easily, considering the Orioles have been the bottom feeders of the AL East for the past decade and are the owners of baseball's worst record.
But for Javier Vazquez, this is not only a game he should pitch well in—it's also a must win.
After two encouraging starts against the Tigers and Mets, in which he only allowed a total of two runs, he hit another ...
The chant was clear even on television, so it must have been deafening if you were one of the lucky 37,000 or so in the stands. During the middle innings of Saturday’s showdown with the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park, the now familiar wave of “Yankees Suck! Yankees Suck!” cascaded down from the bleachers. And it was downright depressing. If ever a chant needed to be retired—immediately—it’s that one. It was invented during the malaise that accompanied an 86-year championship drought and began as a way to ...
Growing up, everyone had a favorite baseball team to root for. It might come as no surprise mine were the New York Yankees.
Over the Yankees illustrious history, some of the greatest teams and moments in baseball have come from the Yankees organization.
I wasn't around to witness Ruth's Called Shot, Larsen's Perfect Game, or Maris' 61st home run.
But since I can only wonder what it would have been like if I was, let's take a look back at the ten greatest Yankee teams of all-time.
Please ...
Joe DiMaggio was "the most celebrated athlete of his age, the best big-game player of his era, and a baseball player who transcended the barriers of sports in terms of the breadth of his fame." Yet, he wasn't, by his own admission, a great man. He was "just a man trying to get along." Joe DiMaggio joined the New York Yankees in 1936. It was a world that was very different from the one DiMaggio would occupy in his ensuing years. ...
When Phil Hughes was named the Yankees fifth starter many wondered what kind of rules he would have to deal with as a starter and this weekend we finally got an idea what's in store.
Here's the report from Bobbie Dittmeier (hat-tip to TYU ):
The plan, according to ESPNNewYork.com, could give the right-hander, who will turn 24 next month, close to two extra weeks of days off between now and July 20, when the Yankees are scheduled to play their fourth game following the July 12-15 All-Star break.
The Yankees have ...
With the MLB Rule 4 First Year Player Draft coming on June 7, my content manager and I thought it would be wise to give you the 10 biggest draft busts in the past 25 years.
There have been numerous first overall picks who have gone on to have stellar major league careers since 1985.
You may recall Alex Rodriguez, Ken Griffey Jr., Chipper Jones and most recently, Joe Mauer winning major league MVP awards. Also, they were all No. 1 picks in the draft.
With the No. 1 pick, you ...
A typical response to why someone is not a baseball fan is that the game is too slow and boring.
If they only knew that baseball loves the drama.
Right now, it could not be more of a soap opera. Teams are soaring when they should be collapsing, and vice versa.
Here is my list (in dramatic order) of the top five craziest things currently going on in MLB:Begin Slideshow
Hello Bronx Baseball Daily readers. I hope you had a good Memorial Day weekend. The Yankees did as they beat the Indians three times in four games. Andy Pettitte and Alex Rodriguez lead them to an 11-2 victory yesterday.
Here are some notes:
Pettitte earned his 199th win as a Yankee. Only Whitey Ford (236) and Red Ruffing (231) had more. Derek Jeter left yesterday’s game with tightness in his hamstring in the seventh inning. He was hit with a pitch there earlier in the game. Expect him to be day-to-day. ...