Archive for April, 2011
Joe Girardi’s Idiocy Costs New York Yankees One »
It was all but in the books. Another win for the New York Yankees, who led the Minnesota Twins 4-0 heading into the top of the eighth inning.Then Joe Girardi had to make a decision and everything quickly fell apart, leading to a gut-wrenching, 5-4 loss.The Yankees manager opted to use the known-to-be-temperamental Rafael Soriano in a [...]
Derek Jeter: New York Yankees Captain Should Move to »
One of the greatest players in Yankees and Major League Baseball history, Derek Jeter has carved his legacy batting either leadoff or second in the lineup. Unfortunately for Yankee fans worldwide, the days of Jeter hitting opposite field line drives and delivering in the clutch are few and far between, and in all likelihood soon to be over. [...]
Mark Teixeira: What Teixeira’s Hot Start Means »
Looks like summer has come early for Mark Teixeira this year. After two abysmal starts to the past two seasons, Teixeira is starting off 2011 very strong. The Yankees first basemen, hitting his fourth home run of the season in just his fifth game, looks very comfortable up at the plate and is doing a lot better than he usually [...]
Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez: A Tale of Two New York »
Protagonist and antagonist. Hero and villain. Every novel has them, even poorly-written ones. In many stories, they are easily defined. But what happens when it becomes difficult to delineate which is which? It seems that the great stories—the ones that remain in our psyche—have a protagonist-antagonist dynamic that leans [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Nicknames for MLB’s Newest »
The New York Yankees bullpen has received limitless hype and praise early in the season, and they are already being dubbed as the best in MLB—as well as the best in NY since 1996. While the group has accomplished nothing to this point, this does not mean that a proper nickname should not be added to the front of the hype machine. It [...]
Andy Pettitte: Three Years in Houston That Changed New »
The best pitcher in New York Yankees history was Whitey Ford. The Yankees' little gamecock won 236 games during his illustrious career.Andy Pettitte finished his career with 240 wins. Pettitte will always be identified as a Yankee, but the three seasons he spent with the Houston Astros cost him the chance to pass Ford as the Yankees' all-time [...]
MLB Power Rankings: The 10 Biggest Over-Spenders in »
They are the teams notorious for causing the decline of America's most beloved pastime. Instead of bolstering their clubs through their farm systems and through trades, these teams have signed ballplayers to hundreds of millions of dollars over long periods of time. Whatever happened to simply signing players at a price that could involve [...]
MLB Fantasy Baseball Young Guns: New York »
The fourth game of the New York Yankees' young season showcased the much-talked-about sophomore stud Ivan Nova vs. the less-and-less-talked-about Scott Baker and the Minnesota Twins.Six innings and 84 pitches (50 for strikes) were plenty for Nova to earn his second career win and first of the 2011 season. Nova brought a no-hitter into the fourth [...]
MLB Predictions: New York Yankees Position by Position »
"Pitching wins championships." That's what most people say, anyway. But even the best pitching can't help a team if there's no offense to back him up. A perfect example is this past year's AL Cy Young Award-winner, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners' offense is the worst in the American League, so [...]
New York Yankees: The Mariano Rivera Trade That Nearly »
It was the spring on 1996, and the New York Yankees had just had their hearts broken in the 1995 ALDS at the hands of the Seattle Mariners. This article will tell a tale of how those same Mariners nearly broke the Yankees hearts in a much more profound and crippling way. While preparing for the season, they got word of some bad news regarding [...]