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Hal Steinbrenner, New York Yankees Still Committed to »
The New York Yankees have had a fairly mundane offseason. Not only did they avoid pursuing big name free agents, but they let some of their own impact players head to other cities. Russell Martin will play for the Pittsburgh Pirates next season, Nick Swisher will suit up for the Cleveland Indians and Eric Chavez is headed to the Arizona [...]
Why Hal Steinbrenner, New York Yankees May Be Headed »
The New York Yankees' 2012-13 offseason has gone differently than most other winters in New York. The Yankees, who are often a force in the free-agent and trade markets, have laid low and allowed other big-market rivals like the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels steal the headlines. Not only have the Yankees avoided big-name [...]
CC Sabathia: Analyzing Why the New York Yankees Ace Is »
Since bursting onto the Major League Baseball scene in 2001 with the Cleveland Indians, C.C. Sabathia has consistently been one of the most explosive and durable pitchers in all of baseball. The 6’7', 290-pound California native has posted a 191-102 record over the course of his 12-year career to go along with a 3.50 ERA and 2,214 [...]
New York Yankees: 7 All-Time Best Games of the Derek »
When Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera were both called up in the summer of 1995, few could have predicted the skinny shortstop and the reliever who relied so heavily on a single pitch would become two of the greatest New York Yankees ever to don the uniform. For the past 18 seasons the Yankees have been the most dominant team in baseball [...]
New York Yankees: 7 Free Agents the Club Must Avoid »
While the disappointment of the American League Championship Series is still lingering with many Yankee fans, including myself, it is time to start turning our attention to the off-season. The Yankees have several players whose contracts have expired and many big decisions that must be made in the coming months. While general manager [...]
Kobe Bryant vs. Alex Rodriguez (Killer Instinct vs. »
There has always been the debate about whether it’s more important for athletes to be perceived as a good guy or a merciless winner. This debate came into a new light during a Kobe Bryant interview with ESPN earlier in the week in which Kobe compared himself to Alex Rodriguez."We're different," Bryant said. "But you're talking [...]