Archive for October, 2011
MLB Rumors: Should the Yankees and Braves Swap A.J. »
Remember when we all wanted to trade A.J. Burnett out of New York? At one time or another, we all said it during the 2011 season. His Game 4 ALDS performance against the Tigers put those feelings on hold, but let's face it, if we could find a trading partner willing to take Burnett, we would do it in a heartbeat. Newsday's Ken Davidoff had a [...]
New York Yankees: 7 Huge Issues with the Roster »
The New York Yankees had a solid 2011 season. With so many question marks heading into the season, the Yankees actually fared quite well and in fact got lucky in some situations.It is hard to look at ways to improve when you win the toughest division in pro sports with 97 victories. That being said, there are some glaring issues with this [...]
MLB Playoffs: Stop Blaming A-Rod, Teixeira and Swisher »
It's so difficult for New York Yankees fans to realize that the Steinbrenners' team lost to the Detroit Tigers because the Tigers outplayed them. Fans, egged on by the media, blame Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher and C.C. Sabathia for the end of the Yankees' season. Almost no one not in Detroit has given the Tigers the credit they [...]
New York Yankees Fans: Stop Whining, This Was a Good »
Pretend for one instant that I can tell the future. I can predict things with stunning accuracy. Now pretend it's the night before opening day way back at the end of March 2011. You ask me about the upcoming New York Yankees 2011 season. Here's what I tell you. Alex Rodriguez won't hit 20 home runs or get to 70 [...]
Chuck Knoblauch: Former MLB Star’s Twitter »
Former Major League Baseball second baseman Chuck Knoblauch was one of the best to ever play the position, but he may have tarnished his legacy with a string of foul-mouthed tweets. While these are no way excusable if Knoblauch really wrote these things, the odds have his account being hacked or him leaving his phone somewhere are a much more [...]
MLB Baseball: Seriously, Did the Yankees and Their »
The Yankees "Mission Statement" is to win it all every year, and when that fails to happen the entire season is a failure.The Yankees know that it's not a realistic goal, but one must have a standard to strive for.However, there are some that take it literally.A small, vocal group within the Yankee universe that consider themselves [...]
Following Yankees Loss to Tigers, It’s Time to »
I get it. The New York Yankees lost.They’re dead and done with. Their season is over, finished, terminado. They’ll be playing golf next week. The season was a disappointment, maybe even a bitter one.As the calendar flipped to October, the American League leader in runs put up a Mexican League effort. A top-tier Cy Young candidate [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Horrible Managerial Moves That »
On Thursday, the New York Yankees' surprisingly great season came to an abrupt halt, as the Bombers lost Game 5 of the American League Division Series to the Detroit Tigers, 3-2. The Yankees received an admirable performance from their bullpen following an injury to rookie starter Ivan Nova that limited him to two innings on the mound. [...]
2011 MLB Playoffs: Yankees Fans Take Out Anger on »
New York Yankees fans are not easy to please. They have the highest expectations of almost any group of sports fans, regardless of what their team looks like on paper. They’re quick to demand the firing or trading of any team member who does not deliver instantaneous results. Unfortunately, after Thursday night’s elimination at the [...]
2012 MLB Free Agents: 3 Pitchers Who Could Put NY »
Even given the perfectly reasonable assumption that C.C. Sabathia will re-sign, the Yankees could still benefit from adding some pitching depth this offseason.One of their most obvious holes is the lack of a front-line left-hander in the starting rotation, so with that concern in mind, here are three free-agents-to-be who could step in as [...]