Archive for December, 2010
MLB Free Agency: Cliff Lee and the 20 Most Coveted »
You can never have too much pitching. Pitching wins championships. Momentum is only as good as your next day's starting pitcher. General managers, broadcasters and baseball columnists tell us as much each and every year, and each and every year these beliefs are reinforced when the biggest Free Agent starter on the market is signed to a massive [...]
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees Resume Relationship »
Think back to your high school years and all of the silly “relationships” you were in. How many times did you date someone for awhile before briefly splitting up, only to resume dating days, sometimes hours, later? It’s okay to be honest, everyone does it that way during the teenage years because the human race tends to be [...]
MLB 2010 Offseason: How Much Would You Pay for Babe »
With the recent signings of free agents shortstop Derek Jeter (three years, $51 million guaranteed) and right fielder Jayson Werth (seven years, $126 million), I find myself scratching my head. How is it that a 36-year-old shortstop, albeit a future Hall of Famer can receive a contract worth $17 million per season, and could reach a maximum of $65 [...]
Remembering Baseball’s Heroes: World War II »
Baseball has long been known as America’s pastime, drawing millions of fans’ attention every summer. Being a professional baseball player is a common dream that boys all over the world aspire to. In the early 1940s, that dream was put on hold for hundreds of young professional baseball players across the country, as the nation began [...]
New York Yankees Not Interested in Scott Downs or »
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Yankees won’t go for Downs or other Type-A relievers because they want to keep draft choices. This is actually nothing new, but there have been some people out there who have tried to attach the Yankees to LHP Scott Downs, so I wanted to throw this out there again. The other Type-A relievers, aside [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter Signs Three-Year, $51 »
The New York Yankees have officially announced that 36 year old star shortstop Derek Jeter, has signed a three year, $51 million contract to stay with the team through the 2013 season. The maximum Jeter could earn would be $65 million as a fourth year, incentive-based player option that has been added to the contract based on Jeter's [...]
2010 MLB Winter Meeting: Donde Estas New York Yankees? »
Hasn’t the New York Yankees brass put us fans through enough already? So far, the 2010 offseason has been emotionally draining for those loyal to the pinstripes. To be fair, we were warned the moment owner Hal Steinbrenner uttered the word "messy" pre-captain Derek Jeter’s negotiations. After weeks of vandalizing Jeter, one of the most [...]
Carl Crawford: New York Yankees’ ‘Plan »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More It has been widely reported that the New York Yankees have engaged in talks with free agent Carl Crawford because they consider him a potential "plan B" should they fail to sign the apple of their eye, pitcher Cliff Lee.What has not been mentioned at all, however, is the possibility that New York might also be [...]
Pedro Feliciano Will Talk With New York Yankees This »
Via Ken Davidoff of Newsday: The Yankees will meet with the representatives for free-agent lefty reliever Pedro Feliciano this week. We heard earlier today that in response to the Red Sox acquiring left-handed first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, the Yankees were increasing their efforts to sign a lefty reliever. Feliciano, 34, is a perfect [...]
MLB Rumors: Yankees Want Kerry Wood Back, But Not at »
Via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com: "Yankees talked to Kerry Wood‘s agents today. Interested in having him back, but Cashman says he “won’t compete with closer money.” This is what we’ve thought all along: the Yankees want him back, but they are not going to spend nearly $10 million to do it. We haven’t heard either [...]