Archive for November, 2010
2010-2011 MLB Hot Stove: 5 Important Moves for the New »
With Major League Baseball in its free agent infancy, it is time to start figuring out what the Yankees should do to retool for the 2011 season. With the free-agent market fairly weak after Cliff Lee and Carl Crawford, the Yankees will need to spend wisely. They also enter the offseason with a few big questions. How much will they be willing [...]
Derek Jeter’s Gold Glove and the Meaning of Good »
When Derek Jeter was announced as the AL Gold Glove winner at shortstop Tuesday afternoon, I hit the roof. Many people had similar reactions to the article I wrote in response about why the Yankees' captain was nowhere close to the best defensive shortstop in the American League. Most of the criticism centered around the fact that I was a Red [...]
The Future of the New York Yankees: Will Jorge Posada »
In the last year of his current contract, New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will be primarily a DH. He may play some catcher sporadically, but in 2011, for the first time in his career, the switch-hitter will be the everyday DH.Frankly, it’s a move long coming. Never a defensive guru or a master game-caller, Posada finally broke down [...]
New York Yankees: The Importance of Acquiring Cliff »
I had a terrible dream last night.It was opening day, and the Yankees were visiting the American League champion Texas Rangers on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.Much to my dismay, Cliff Lee was making the start for the Rangers. I had a front-row seat, with Nolan Ryan to my left and Kristen Lee to my right. Each time Lee struck out a batter, his wife [...]
Derek Jeter: Was His 2010 Yankee Season Bad or Better »
Author's Note: This is a long piece, so if you have time and are finished reading the extremely boring and repetitive thousand or so articles on BR about how Jeter did not deserve the Gold Glove Award, then feel free to read this piece. Since the New York Yankee season ended in Texas, there have numerous articles about what the New York Yankees [...]
New York Yankees Message to Cliff Lee: »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More According to multiple reports, the New York Yankees (i.e. Brian Cashman) did not make an offer to free-agent pitcher Cliff Lee while meeting today with the free-agent lefty, his wife and agent Darek Braunecker at Lee's Arkansas home. That doesn't mean today only served as a passive meet-and-greet. In fact, the [...]
2010 Derek Jeter Awards: Honoring Big Name Players »
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, for years one of the worst defensive shortstops in all of Major League Baseball, somehow managed to win his fifth Gold Glove on Tuesday afternoon despite having a truly horrendous season with the glove. As if the anecdotes regarding Gold Glove misses in recent years—Mike Young 2008, Nate McLouth 2008, [...]
AL East Losing Some of It’s Power? »
Summing up the power of the American League East is simple. Just consider this startling statistic: In the last four years, three separate teams from the American League East have made the World Series. Furthermore, in 15 seasons since the wild-card was introduced, only five teams other than the Yankees or Red Sox have won the award. Simply put: [...]
MLB Rumors: 10 Players Who Won’t Be Headed to »
Year in and year out the New York Yankee empire becomes increasingly more evil. Free agency often serves as the building block of their star-studded team. It's nearly impossible for any of the other 29 teams to compete with their money and so great talent is lost to the Yankee Empire. Their 2009 spending spree of CC Sabathia, A.J. [...]
Derek Jeter: Did He Deserve To Win a Gold Glove This »
Derek Jeter won the Gold Glove yesterday. The man that has it all just got another gift given to him. Here I will break down the recent award and whether the Yankee shortstop deserved it. I will play devil's advocate and play both sides of the argument. Because as I have noticed there is no need for the outrage that has come on the heels of [...]