The New York Yankees are considered the preppy jerk of Major League Baseball.
They expect to win a championship every year simply because they are the Yankees.
This obviously puts tremendous pressure on the players, especially the high priced free agents the Yankees always pick up.
But if any entering Yankee wants to succeed in the Big Apple, here's really all he has to do.Begin Slideshow
I previously wrote a scouting report on Eduardo Nunez, a young shortstop with great batting, speed and occasional power.
Nunez is currently in the New York Yankees Triple A system, the Scranton Wilkes Barre Yankees.
I, myself, and others think that he will one day soon replace Derek Jeter at short when he retires.
But with the injury bug infecting the Yankees, Nunez's number might soon be called up to the big league level.
The Yankees already called up Kevin Russo and released Randy Winn. Curtis Granderson is finally coming back, while Nick Johnson ...
Javier Vasquez was acquired by the Yankees this offseason.
There were many arguments involving this trade because of the struggles he had as a Yankee back in 2004.
There were two sides.
One said that he can't pitch in the American League, and is not worth the salary he is getting paid.
One said that he was injured when he struggled in 2004, and did above average with the Chicago White Sox.
Looks like the first side wins.
Vasquez pitched six strong innings against the New York Mets at Citi Field, before leaving the game with a bruised finger on ...
Last offseason, the Yankees were in the market for an outfielder that could hit lefties. The tricky thing was that Johnny Damon was a free agent.
The Yankees didn’t want Damon, though. They didn’t want to deal with the hassle of dealing with his agent Scott Boras and certainly didn’t want to give in to his multi-year contract demands.
The Yankees had long-term plans that Damon’s multi-year deal would have interfered with. They also had a young outfielder named Brett Gardner , who has had such flashy defense that they felt ...
Chad Jennings of the Journal News is reporting that the Yankees have designated outfielder Randy Winn for assignment to make room on the roster for Curtis Granderson who is returning from a groin injury.
“I was ready. I was prepared. … I played terrible,” Winn said after hearing he’d been cut. “That’s the bottom line.”
The Yankees signed Winn to a one-year $1.1 million contract to be an outfielder off the bench. His contract included performance bonus that could have escalated the deal to $2 million, but he didn’t reach any ...
The Yankees apparently have a "plan" for Phil Hughes that will take effect in the coming months, allowing him to stay within his pitching limits this season, in other words the Joba Rules turned Hughes Rules.
Joe Girardi and Dave Eiland have it set up so that they could give Hughes an extra two weeks of days off over the next two months.
The Yanks do have four scheduled days off in June, and an additional five off in July. Add the All-Star break on top of that, then yes, the Yankees plan ...
Yogi Berra played catcher for the New York Yankees for 17 years and one season with the New York Mets.
Yogi is one of four players to win AL MVP three times. He also won World Series’ as a manager in both leagues. Yogi Berra played for 10 World Series teams.
Yogi is known for his quotes like, “It ain’t over till it’s over.”
Here is my interview with this baseball great:
BW: Did you not like hitting strikes since you are known for being a bad ball ...
The New York Yankees are expecting starting center fielder Curtis Granderson back for Friday's game against the visiting Cleveland Indians. It will be a welcome sight to have Granderson back, and the Yankees could use his potential power bat back in the lineup.
With Granderson out, Brett Gardner moved from left field to center, with a myriad of talent alternating in Gardner-land. Marcus Thames, Randy Winn and Kevin Russo have manned left field during the 24 games in which Granderson has missed.
You know my thoughts on Thames, and Randy Winn appears ...
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I know last night’s loss to the Twins was a bit deflating, but let’s not overlook the fact that the Yankees took two of three on the road from a very good Twins team.
Also worth noting, Target Field looked fantastic.
You know what other stadium looks fantastic? Yankee Stadium—and that’s where the Yankees will be playing their next seven ball games.
They open up the home stand with a four game series against the Cleveland Indians, who have the third worst record in baseball (17-28). This season has been tough ...
The Yankees righted the ship for the time being by taking two of three in Minnesota and now return home to open a stretch of 13 of 16 games against teams with losing records.
This should come as a relief to New York, which just completed 20 straight contests versus the Red Sox, Tigers, Twins, Rays and Mets, all clubs with a shot at making the postseason.
The Bombers (28-19) went a disappointing 9-11 over that span, and will look to creep closer to first-place Tampa Bay by winning at least three ...