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The Day Cliff Lee Was Almost A Yankee »
Most people know this story. We covered it blow by blow that day (you can read our account here). But there are always people late to the party, so here is a pretty good rundown by Joel Sherman of the NY Post: In actuality, once was put into the offer by Texas, it is possible the Yankees never had a second chance on . But for a few tantalizing [...]
New York Yankees: Kevin Long’s Home Run Drill »
Brendan Prunty of The Newark Star-Ledger wrote a pretty cool piece today about a hitting drill that Kevin Long developed while he was hitting coach of the Wichita Wranglers. Brandon Berger was his first subject to be exposed to the drill and he went from 18 home runs in a season to 40. Today Robinson Cano is the drill’s main benefactor as [...]
ALCS 2010: New York Yankees Announce Pitching »
It’s Thursday, that means today is the last day we have to suffer through before the Yankees start back up again. Was this long delay really necessary? Here are some notes: The Yankees have finally announced their ALCS rotation: C.C. Sabathia in Game 1, Phil Hughes in Game 2, Andy Pettitte in Game 3 and A.J. Burnett in Game 4. The ALCS [...]
ALCS 2010: A.J. Burnett Shaky, Plunks Two in Simulated »
But he did say it was a big step forward. Via Chad Jennings: When the Yankees set up a simulated game, they try to make everything as real as possible. It doesn’t get more real than this: A.J. Burnett plunked two batters today. He got Greg Golson early, then he hit Austin Kearns late. Both hit batters came on two-seam fastballs that got [...]
Carl Crawford Wants to Stay in Tampa »
Via MLB.com: Losing Carlos Pena and Rafael Soriano hurts, but Carl Crawford came up through the organization’s farm system and has been the team’s biggest star in franchise history—so the prospect of C.C. leaving hurt most. “I don’t want to leave, everybody knows that,” Crawford said. “I like it here. [...]
Cablevision Customers in Danger of Missing World »
Via Variety: Fox and Cablevision ramped up the war of words behind their retransmission battle Tuesday. Both sides dug their heels in, as it began to look less likely that a deal could be hammered out by midnight Saturday morning—when the cable operator’s deal to carry WNYW and WWOR in New York and WTXF in Philadelphia (as well as [...]
Joba’s Absence in ALDS Because of Matchups, Not »
The Yankees made quick work of the Twins in the ALDS. In fact, they were so quick in dispatching the Twins that they didn’t get a chance to use Joba Chamberlain at all. Some people are making a big deal about this because they say it is proof that the Yankees have lost confidence in Joba. But according to pitching coach Dave Eiland, it had [...]
Yankees News: Burnett, Swisher, and Thames »
So the Rangers finally finished off the Rays last night so the Yankees will fly over to Texas to prepare for the ALCS that will start on Friday. Here are some notes: Just a reminder, A.J. Burnett, Javier Vazquez and Chad Gaudin will all participate in a simulated game today. The Yankees are hoping that Burnett can build up some confidence more [...]
Reggie Says Relax: New York Yankee Pitcher Phil Hughes »
Via the NY Post: In late September, Mr. October stopped by Phil Hughes‘ locker for a chat. Hughes was preparing for a Sept. 26 start against the Red Sox, and the Yankees’ wild card lead was dwindling because of a four-game losing streak. Originally scheduled to pitch Wednesday, the Yankees pushed Hughes up to Sunday and bumped Dustin [...]
Yankees Chapter of the BBA Announces AL Manager of the »
The regular season is over and it is that time for the end of the season awards. Much like the newspapers have the BBWAA that votes on the end of the year awards that everyone makes a big deal about, us bloggers have the Baseball Bloggers Alliance that votes on our own version of the awards. The BBA is comprised of nearly 300 baseball blogs and [...]