Archive for June, 2013
Brian Cashman Says Yankees Open for Business: Can He »
Brian Cashman's New York Yankees will be shopping around as we draw closer and closer to the 2013 MLB trade deadline.The Yanks are always involved around the trade deadline, but this year the team could be in all the headlines.Cashman recently talked about his team's early activity due to injury and how that could become even more pronounced as we [...]
Previewing Yasiel Puig’s 1st Chance to Take »
On Tuesday evening, Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig will take the field for the first time at Yankee Stadium, or, in other words, Puigmania will invade New York City.The 22-year-old Cuban phenom, who's hitting .479/.500/.771 across his first 50 major league plate appearances, will be front and center for an old-school, cross country, [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
It's been a rough week for the New York Yankees. After a five-game losing streak on their trip west, the Bombers finally picked up a win on Sunday. This recent losing streaking has been a reality check for many Yankees fans. One that might indicate this patchwork team being put together by GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi can’t win [...]
Thousands of Mickey Mantle’s First Topps Cards »
Nearly 45 years after he played his last game, New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle still rivals a Greek God to many baseball fans and collectors. A seven-time World Series champion, Mantle was a human highlight reel. Known for his ability to hit for both average and power and for his reputation for making almost unworldly plays in the [...]
Mark Teixeira Injury: Updates on Yankees Star’s »
Mark Teixeira can add another hurdle to his difficult 2013 season. It appears the New York Yankees slugger may be forced out of the lineup with a wrist injury. UPDATE: Tuesday, June 18, at 3:45 p.m. ET by Sam WestmorelandThe Yankees have confirmed the bad news reported by Murti earlier in the day, announcing that Mark Teixeira is on the [...]
MLB Picks: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Angels »
The New York Yankees are hitting just .242 against left-handed pitching this season, which is important to consider when making your MLB picks Friday, as they open up a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium.Sports bettors will find that the Yankees are +130 road underdogs in the pro baseball odds (courtesy of SBR [...]
Have New York Yankees Used Up Their Aging Replacements »
New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman economically replaced his injured stars prior to Opening Day and kept the 2013 team in contention with—to put it gently—declining veterans. Cashman signed Travis Hafner and Kevin Youkilis to fill the voids at third base and designated hitter, while Alex Rodriguez rehabbed from hip [...]
Yankees Cannot Buy a Hit as Summer Approaches and »
The 2013 Yankees have totaled six more runs in one fewer game than the Houston Astros. In case you're wondering, the Houston Astros are the worst team in the American League–-by a long shot. New York's brilliant pitching has propped them up all season long but they can only do so much.In fact, they can allow two earned runs over 17 innings [...]
New York Yankees: Brett Gardner Finally Proving »
The New York Yankees have proven many doubters wrong this season by being above .500 through the middle of June.In reality, however, there is only one player on the Yankees' roster who is proving his worth and keeping a reeling Yankees' offense afloat.Brett Gardner has had to deal with injuries and underestimations throughout his entire [...]
Will Derek Jeter’s Return Spark the »
The New York Yankees lost again in Oakland on Thursday afternoon.Well, technically, they lost in the evening. The game started in the afternoon, but ended up being an 18-inning marathon that the eternally pesky A's won 3-2 when Nate Freiman got just enough of a Mariano Rivera cutter for a walk-off single.Whatever it was, you can tell just by [...]