In an article in the Bergin Record, columnist Bob Klapisch asked former Yankee Darryl Strawberry who he thought would win in a series, the ‘86 Mets or the ‘09 Yankees. Here is a small part of the article:
1986 Mets vs. 2009 Yankees? “Doc would’ve destroyed them. We would’ve beaten them. They’re a great team, but we wouldn’t have been intimidated. We could hit, we could pitch and we could definitely fight.”
Strawberry meant no disrespect toward the Bombers, to whom he owes the second half of his career. And to be ...
The battle for the fifth starting spot on the Yankees is up for grabs this spring. While in all reality there are about five players in contention, many believe it will come down to either Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes, with the "loser" moving to the bullpen. I asked a couple friends of Double G Sports to guest blog and give their side of the battle. Daniel Moroz is the blog host at Camden Crazies . Being an Oriole fan, Daniel knows the Yankees well as they are a ...
Dave Paderson is a die-hard New York Mets' fan. In 1966, Dave was attending New York University's graduate school.
One December night that year, on his way back to his home in Flushing, Dave received a wonderful present from New York's other team.
"We are committed to making a fresh start with young players. Smith gives us an experienced third baseman. He'll still have to beat out the kids to get the ...
Yesterday, in their fourth Spring Training game, the New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Brett Gardner started in left field.
In his first plate appearance, Gardner hit a hard ground ball to Lyle Overbay at first base for Toronto. The ball was hit so hard and so directly at Overbay that he was able to turn it into a tricky 3-6-1 double play even with the incredibly fast Gardner running to first.
In his only other time to the plate, Gardner showed great patience and worked a walk.
In ...
Three of the greatest pitchers in New York Yankee history have a lot in common.
Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry, and Mariano Rivera each were great.
Ford is in the Hall of Fame, Rivera is a lock for it, and Guidry would have made the Hall if injuries had not shortened his career.
Number 16 is permanently attached to the wall in Monument Park in Yankee Stadium.
So is Number 49.
Number 42 will be there as soon as he retires.
All three of these guys were big game pitchers.
All three of them played their entire careers ...
Say what you want about the Yankees.
You can say they buy all their players.
You can say that any team could be successful if they broke the bank every season like the Yankees.
However, you would be wrong.
Because just like the "underdog" Rays, Marlins, and Twins, the Yankees also develop talent.
In fact, it was not big free agent signings that won the Yankees four World Series in five years from 1996-2000, but it was development of players like Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams, Andy Pettite, Mariano Rivera, and others that helped them capture World ...
Here is an update on a story we heard yesterday, but an ex-Yankee might be mad at the team, and an update on Nick Johnson’s bad back.
Apparently there is no bad blood between the Yankees and Alex Rodriguez over the fact that he’s been questioned about a doctor connected to HGH. Team president Randy Levine said, “Nobody in this organization is mad at Alex.”
Facing Toronto righty Zech Zinicola today, Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli suffered a concussion when he was struck in the helmet in the third inning. According to Yankees.com, Cervelli was able to leave the field under his own power with the help of Joe Girardi and trainer Steve Donohue.
Cervelli was immediately taken to St. Joseph’s hospital in Tampa for a CT scan.
Going into 2010, Cervelli is expected to be the Yankees back-up catcher, as the Yankees allowed last year’s main back-up, Jose Molina to leave via free agency.
There’s no official word ...
According to Jorge Arangure of ESPN, Cuban shortstop Adeiny Hechevarria has been “unblocked” by the Office of Foreign Assets Control, and is now free to sign with any major league team.
The consensus right now is that the 19-year-old could earn as much as $10 million, which would be more than the $8.2 million the Red Sox recently paid Jose Iglesias this winter.
A number of teams have expressed interest in signing Hechevarria, but Arangure identifies the Yankees and the Cubs as teams with heavy interest in him.
Here is a scouting report ...
"The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game." Those were the words of Mickey Mantle, who played in many big games. On Oct. 8, 1956, Mickey Mantle had one of the best games of his great career.
Don Larsen and Sal Maglie The Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Yankees each had beaten the other twice in the World Series. Don Larsen, whom Brooklyn had roughed up ...