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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 [...]
Flashes of Greatness Are Offset by Inconsistency for »
Phil Hughes' tenure with the New York Yankees can be summed up perfectly by taking a look at his game log from this season. It reads like the chart of a volatile, speculative bio-tech stock poised for that really big breakout. There are good days—even great days— where it appears Hughes is one of the top pitchers in the American [...]
Yankees’ Weak Hitting Balanced by Superior »
Unless the New York Yankees' pitching really falls apart in 2013, the Bombers should be in prime shape to nab a spot in the postseason. Nearly one-third of the 2013 season is now in the books, here at the end of May, and the Yankees' excellent pitching has balanced out their below-average hitting. The Yankees' bus ride across the Robert F. [...]
Handicapping Yankees’ Stars’ Early Odds of »
Due to performance and popularity, the Yankees enjoy very nice annual representation on the American League All-Star team. This year, even with a lack of stars like Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees may still place several players on the All Star roster.No one ever said that All-Star voting is fair.In fact, it's a joke. [...]
New York Yankees Player Grades for April »
In the Yankee Universe, there's no denying that the multibillion dollar question right now is: Can they keep this up? Yes, it's been quite a good month of April in the Bronx, by any measure. Of course, no one knows the answer to this question. I'll preface what I'm about to say with the obvious disclaimer and reminder that it's still very [...]
New York Yankees’ Ivan Nova Searches for »
In the Yankees' world these days, good health is hardly anything to take for granted. But if we're willing to live in a fantasy world for a moment and employ ceteris paribus, or hold all things constant with good health, the Yankees have to be pleased with the performance of their top three starting pitchers so far.If CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte [...]
Yankees Lineup Slugging Its Way Back After Slow Start »
We live in a world with a 24-hour news cycle that renders stories of great importance, as good as yesterday's news after mere hours. The American sports media sure seems focused on the latest and greatest, while the New York sports media seems to pounce on faults and fears with no compunction. So it's no surprise that after the Yankees' slow [...]
New York Yankees’ Catcher Platoon Is About Money »
It was reported two days ago that Russell Martin actually wanted back in pinstripes for the 2013 season. Wow! The catching situation that many Yankees fans have been complaining about for 2013 shouldn't have been, so the story goes. Yet, if you're looking for the reasons why the Yankees let Martin go, a quick look at the numbers and a [...]
Assembling the New York Yankees’ Best Starting »
It's one thing for your club's power hitters to go down to injury in spring training. It's quite another for your shortstop and captain to find out recently that he will not be starting the season with the team (per Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com). In fact, he may never be the same player ever again. It's been one calamitous development [...]
Yankees Will Suffer on Field and off If Derek Jeter »
Since 1996, the constant for the Yankees has been world-class play at the shortstop position from their great captain, Derek Jeter. As the 2013 season approaches, it's now a possibility that Jeter may not be manning the space between third and second to start the year.A major void to fill both in the clubhouse and on the diamond.The Yankees may [...]