Despite a history of Hall of Famers roaming centerfield for the Yankees, the position has been in flux since George Steinbrenner signed Kenny Loften after the 2003 season to help share the load with Bernie Williams . Last season, the Yankees got by with Melky Cabrera , but the only reason they seemed comfortable with that was because they were so solid at every other position.
It turns out they weren’t as comfortable as they let on before trading for Curtis Granderson this offseason, according to Joel Sherman of the NY ...
The Yankees have kept fans largely in the dark this winter about when single game tickets will be available available to the general public, but apparently Staten Island Yankee fans are in the loop because for the second year-in-a-row they’re the first to know.
Anyways, NYY Stadium Insider has the lowdown on the ticket situation:
Monday, March 15 – Season ticket holders (all plans) presale
Wednesday, March 17 – Minor league season ticketholders presale
Friday, March 19 – General public on sale
NYY Stadium Insider said that they’ve heard that premium tickets will be hard ...
It’s not everyday the Yankees are outbid by many teams, a few years ago they were outbid by Boston for Daisuke Matsuzaka, but that was the Red Sox and with their nearly $170 million payroll you’d expect them to outbid somebody sometime. The Blue Jays however? Come on!
Here are the details, we first heard of Adeinis Hechavarria about a month ago when rumors surfaced that the Yankees were interested in him. Then just last week it seemed like they were on the verge of signing him, but then on ...
The Yankees reassigned a couple of players this week, starting with nine cuts made on Saturday . They then cut catcher Jose Gil and righty Grant Duff on Sunday , and this morning they cut two more—right handed pitchers Ivan Nova and Hector Noesi —leaving just 52 players left in camp.
The goal is to get that number down to 25, so just over half of the players left in camp will be cut in the upcoming weeks. The remaining players fighting for spots are mostly bullpen ...
Yankee fans have been aware of Robinson Cano’s capabilities for some time. Entering his sixth year in the big leagues, Cano is moving on up…to fifth in the lineup. This was made clear in a recent interview with Joe Girardi.
“He’s always been somewhat projected, after his first year, that he would move up in the lineup,” Girardi said. “He’s got so much ability and tools. Young players, sometimes you want to ease them in, but to me, Robbie’s not a young ...
Brett Gardner started in center field and hit sixth in the batting order as the New York Yankees lost a spring training tilt to the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates Sunday.
Neither position is a likely spot to find Gardner after the regular season starts in just 20 days.
Because it is uncertain if Gardner can hold down a regular outfield slot, the Yankees will almost certainly put Curtis Granderson in center because he will be playing every day.
It is inconceivable why Joe Girardi would have hit Gardner sixth even in an exhibition ...
I shave with one of those three blade disposable razors that are popular with the masses. They work pretty well, but they’re expensive to replace. Like girlfriends. So I end up using them more than is recommended to prolong their life. And if you use them this much, they don’t shave as well as they should. Why am I telling you this? I’ll get to that. New York Yankees pitcher AJ Burnett is working on adding a changeup this spring to go ...
Kris Burmen has always known that Whitey Ford is a terribly overrated pitcher. He has some facts to support his contention.
Whitey Ford was the Chairman of the Board. He was the pitching ace that New York Yankees' manager Casey Stengel saved to face the other contenders.
Twenty Wins Instead of starting Ford against the doormat Washington Senators or the lowly Kansas City Athletics, Casey often gave Ford an extra day of rest ...
Robinson Cano has a way of making things look easy on the baseball field.
This is both his greatest blessing and biggest curse.
New York sports fans don't like when things look easy. We appreciate effort. Effort means you're taking the game as seriously as we are.
Paul O'Neill chasing down Luis Polonia's drive up the gap in Game Five of the '96 Series, that was hard work. Mickey Mantle barely able to drag his shot legs around the bases after hitting his 500th homer off Stu Miller...that took effort. Every ...
The biggest question regarding the 2010 Yankees right now is undoubtedly who should win the fifth starter job. I have largely stayed away from the topic, since I'm sure you all are sick of hearing the same things over and over again.
So, instead of debating who should win the fifth starter job, I'd like to take a look at what the Yankees need from their fifth starter. You see, fifth starters tend to be pretty fungible. Usually, the difference between a fifth starter and the sixth guy waiting at Triple-A ...