Archive for May, 2011
New York Yankees: Jorge Posada Takes Self Out, Andruw »
Fox Sports and other media outlets have reported that New York Yankee DH Jorge Posada took himself out of the lineup prior to Saturday evening's (May 14) game against the Boston Red Sox. Posada was scheduled to hit ninth in the lineup. He was replaced by Andruw Jones about 30 minutes before the first pitch. Yankee GM Brian Cashman said Posada [...]
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox: The Rivalry »
The Red Sox-Yankees Rivalry Has Lost Much of Its IntensityOne argument us sports fans love to have is over which is the best rivalry in sports. Some will say it's between Michigan and Ohio State. Others will say it's between the Celtics and Lakers. If you were to ask the international crowd, it's between India and Pakistan.But let's not kid [...]
New York Yankees: “Killer B’s” and »
They say you can't argue with results.The New York Yankees are 20-16, two games behind the first place Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East.Could they be in first place? Sure. After all, it's still only May 14, and there's plenty of baseball to be played.It's a marathon, not a sprint, the optimists will say.But the Yankees are not without their flaws. No [...]
2011 MLB All-Star Game: American League (Most »
The roster I am proposing for this article is not a prediction of what I think the final roster will look like. History has shown that fan voting and other hidden agendas tend to slightly skew the final roster from what it truly should resemble. Instead, this will focus on who truly deserves to go to the 2011 MLB All-Star game as of [...]
New York Yankees Tony Kubek: The Greed Was Too Much »
"I hate what the game's become. The greed, the nastiness. You can be married to baseball, give your heart to it, but when it starts taking over your soul, it's time to say 'whoa.'" New York Yankees television broadcaster Tony Kubek called games from 1990-94. The former shortstop spent 30 years as a commentator with NBC, the Toronto Blue Jays [...]
Branch Rickey Helped Mickey Mantle Become Better Than »
The debate is now in its 70th decade. During their careers, Willie Mays was better than Mickey Mantle, but despite the fact that Mays played his last game in 1973 and Mantle played his last game in 1968, an increasing number of individuals today think maybe, just maybe, Mantle really was the better player. In 1947, Branch Rickey, the great [...]
New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox Preview: Yankees »
This is not how the Yankees wanted to enter their first home series with the Red Sox this season. New York looked sloppy and inefficient in dropping its last two games against the Royals and now face three tough pitchers as the Bombers look to reclaim first place in the American League East.On Wednesday, the Yanks went 2-for-16 with runners in [...]
Lou Gehrig: Remembering the Baseball Icon Nearly 70 »
In the Spring of 1923, the New York Yankees decided to take a chance on a little-known player from Columbia University named Lou Gehrig.Obviously, the rest was history as Gehrig went on to play for the Yanks for 17 seasons and put together one of the best careers for any player who has worn the pinstripes.Over his storied big-league career, he had [...]
New York Yankees: What Is the Deal with Nick Swisher? »
One of the toughest parts about being a fan is seeing a player you like struggle on your team. It's even harder to admit it and criticize it because you are admitting that the struggle is real.Unfortunately, it's time to face facts about a certain New York Yankee.Since arriving via a trade from the White Sox before the 2009 season, Nick Swisher [...]
Death of Intensity: How State-of-the-Art Sports Venues »
(To view this article, or takes on the rest of the Major Leagues, the NFL and more, visit soapboxsportsbyte or follow @soapBxSprtsByte) Last summer, I got tickets with a couple of friends to go see a Yankees/Blue Jays game at Yankee Stadium—or as I like to call it, “The House that the YES Network [...]