Archive for August, 2010
New York Yankees Fans Are Randy for Grandy »
New York Yankee fans have been waiting patiently for Curtis Granderson to figure himself out and it was well worth the wait. Presently, the hardest stretch of the regular season is well underway for teams in contention, making the Yankees timing for heading into crisis-mode a serious concern. The worrying began after the Bombers lost two of [...]
Mark Teixeira Leads New York Yankees To Victory »
Mark Teixeira was 3-for-4 with two RBI, and seven New York pitchers led the Yankees to a 9-5 win over Detroit Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium. With the win, New York remained in a first place tie in the AL East with Tampa Bay. Detroit dropped to 2-5 against the Yankees this season. New York used a pair of home runs to open the scoring in the [...]
If the Granderson Trade Never Happened… »
As the CC Sabathia and the Yankees beat up on Justin Verlander and the Tigers Tuesday night, a very interesting battle occurred within the war. Austin Jackson, an outfielder who was developed in the Yankee system, hit a home run on the first pitch thrown by the Yankees ace, CC Sabathia. The inning later, Curtis Granderson, who was traded for [...]
Granderson’s New Swing Working So Far »
At the beginning of the month Curtis Granderson was in the middle of one of the worst slumps of his career. Over the span of 11 games from July 30th through August 11th, Granderson was three-for-29 (.103 BA) with just one extra base hit. At that point, Granderson went to Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long and, figuring things couldn’t get much [...]
Yogi Berra vs. Casey Stengel Quote War »
Yogi vs Casey Quote War: Top That This week we’re making the quote face-off battle between two of the funniest baseball managers of all time – Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel. Both were Yankees, one played for the other and it should be classic. We’ll try to keep it on baseball but you never know about [...]
Phil Hughes’ Innings Limit Doesn’t Apply »
In an effort to protect the arm of Phil Hughes, who has never gone beyond 146 innings in any one season in his career, the Yankees are limiting him to about 175 innings this year. Many believed this meant that the Yankees would move him to the bullpen in October, as a way of keeping that innings total down. It turns out that isn’t the [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Brian Cashman Says No »
Via The Star-Ledger: "...general manager Brian Cashman said following the Yankees’ 6-2 victory over the Tigers on Tuesday that he believes the Yankees have enough to weather setbacks. As the deadline for waiver trades approaches at the end of the month, he doesn’t intend to make any moves. "'I’m not anticipating any more [...]
List of New York Yankees’ 29 Signed Draft Picks »
Via Chad Jennings of LoHud: The team's 29 signed draft picks alongside the number of the round they were drafted in. 1. Culver, Cito 2. Gumbs, Angelo 3. Segedin, Robert 4. Williams, Mason 5. Kahnle, Thomas 6. Encinas, Gabe 7. Anderson, Taylor 8. Roller, Kyle 9. Morton, Taylor 10. Gamel, [...]
Yankees Notes: A-Rod, Pettitte, Swisher, Johnson, »
Here are some bits for the day— Alex Rodriguez left Monday’s game with a stiff calf that an MRI revealed to be a low-grade strain in his left calf. He’s day-to-day. Andy Pettitte experienced another setback so he went in for an MRI that revealed that his injured groin wasn’t improving. The Yankees have shut him down for [...]
Baseball History: Hey Charlie Dressen, Leave Joe Black »
In his rookie season of 1952, Joe Black won 15 games for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He lost only four times, pitched to an ERA of 2.15, an ERA+ of 171, and helped the Dodgers win the pennant.Black was voted the National League's Rookie of the Year, and finished third in the MVP balloting.Black was Brooklyn's top relief pitcher. He appeared in 54 [...]