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Plan for Joe Girardi to Keep New York Yankees Afloat »
Two weeks from today, the New York Yankees will start the 2013 season with one of their weakest lineups in recent memory. Free-agency attrition and injuries have decimated a previously powerful Yankee lineup.The players soon taking their place don't cause a groundswell of optimism among the fanbase.Yankees manager Joe Girardi turned in perhaps his [...]
Yankees’ Rejection of Free Agency and Trade Help »
Three weeks from Opening Day, it's beginning to appear that the Yankees' lack of moves this off season may hurt them. Given what personnel they have—and apparently how desperate they've become—it's even easier to wonder why the normally profligate Bombers' haven't added more talent. The Yankees' pitching staff looks great. [...]
Lack of Splashy Moves Is the New Business as Usual for »
If you're still waiting for the New York Yankees to make a blockbuster trade this offseason that will position them as front-runners for the American League pennant, then now is the appropriate time for you to return to your normal daily activities.This is 2013, a new time for the Yankees. A time defined by a businesslike approach to [...]
Yankees’ Issue Isn’t Age, It’s Many »
As the dust begins to settle from the MLB winter meetings and it appears the Yankees may come out without any big-name signings, the questions worth asking are: Do you as a Yankee fan really care? Are you upset with players that have left and have not yet been replaced?Well, maybe it's time to start creating a list of those who have gone and those [...]
Grading Every New York Yankees Player in the »
The Yankees find themselves in a threatening 0-2 hole with Justin Verlander looming tomorrow night on the mound in Detroit; yet in a season of inconsistency, improbability and the unexpected, are you really willing to count the Yankees out now?The 2012 postseason has been one of the worst hitting displays that the New York Yankees have put on [...]
Phil Hughes Pitches Game 4 Looking to Repay New York »
Phil Hughes takes the mound tonight for the Yankees assigned with the difficult task of shutting down the Orioles powerful lineup and pitching the Yankees into the American League Championship Series. Yankee fans should be happy, yet the overwhelming feeling is that Hughes just isn't capable of success.The prevailing thought among the fan [...]
New York Yankees: Ranking Their Most Epic Postseason »
The New York Yankees reach the postseason nearly every year, which means they have the annual opportunity to add even more historic, unforgettable moments to their already rich baseball lore.Opportunity was a knockin' last nigh,t and Raul Ibanez seized the moment.Ibanez's epic performance in the late innings last night at Yankee Stadium, blasting [...]
5 Biggest Keys for New York Yankees vs. Baltimore »
In a season where the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were fit to be tied in head-to-head competition, it's a good thing there's a postseason set up to show who is the best team after all. Baltimore and New York split 18 games this season and were neck-and-neck in the standings through September.Starting tonight at Camden Yards, the Orioles [...]
Is the Yankees’ Offense Hot Enough to Carry »
One after another, the home runs kept flying out of Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. Baseballs, flying through the sky, taking the form of celebratory fireworks for a New York Yankees team well on its way to another AL East division title and its 17th postseason berth in 18 years. Dominance.And you thought the Yankees weren't going to win the [...]
How the New York Yankees Match Up vs. Baltimore »
We know right now that the New York Yankees accomplished what every team in the American League sets out to do at the onset of each major league season: Win the division and try and win as many games as possible to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs.The 2012 Yankees have several flaws and questions in both their lineup and [...]