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State of the New York Yankees with 2/3 of the Season »
The New York Yankees are 63-46 and four-and-a-half games up on the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. One-third of the season remains (53 games), and it would take a monumental collapse for the Yankees to squander their lead in the division, much less miss the postseason altogether. Then why is there such a sense of urgency that this [...]
4 Reasons the Yankees Cannot Win Without Ivan Nova »
“They’re hitting everything. It’s not one pitch in particular. They’re hitting everything.”The words of Ivan Nova after another battering, frustrating loss last night. The Yankees fell in Detroit 7-2. Nova was rocked for seven runs on 11 hits, routinely leaving two-seam fastballs over the middle of the plate. Ivan [...]
4 New York Yankees’ Prospects Who Should Be »
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is fast approaching, and suddenly the Yankees may be forced into making a move—something that seemed highly unlikely just six days ago. Alex Rodriguez is sidelined with a broken left hand until mid-September at the earliest, and Mark Teixeira may be facing a serious injury himself, according to [...]
Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees July 27- July 29 »
10.5 games back and reeling in late July, the Boston Red Sox come to the Bronx this weekend hoping to salvage their season and make up some ground on the American League East division-leading New York Yankees. New York is 12-9 so far in July and is coming off a West Coast jaunt that left them battered and bruised. The Yankees made a late-game [...]
Yankees the Morning After: Yanks Zero in on Padres »
On a night where Felix Hernandez plunked three Yankees batters, one of those errant pitches may have done significant damage to the Yankees season. Alex Rodriguez was hit by that Hernandez pitch, and was diagnosed with a broken left hand. He will likely miss two months. Suddenly, the overpaid slugger that Yankee fans love to hate will be [...]
Yankees-Ichiro Trade: Brian Cashman Balks at Giving Up »
The New York Yankees acquired Ichiro Suzuki on Monday afternoon in what, at first glance, appears to be a savvy move by the Bombers’ general manager, Brian Cashman.The move gives the Yankees a proven, veteran outfielder with speed, even at the age of 38, and a solid defensive presence in the outfield. This deal speaks volumes about [...]
New York Yankees’ Clutch Hitting Woes and »
Entering play on Saturday, July 21st, the New York Yankees have the best record in baseball, surging of late, winning nine of their previous 13 games. The Bronx Bombers lead Major League Baseball in home runs, are eighth in team batting average and first in OPS (on base + slugging percentage).However, the Yankees are second to [...]
Yankees’ Home-Grown Pitchers Through the Last 17 »
New York Yankees management has come under increased scrutiny regarding the way that they have cultivated their young pitchers. Michael Pineda's season-ending injury, prior to the start of this season, prompted many to question why the Yankees haven't produced better starting pitchers over the last 20 years.I decided to go back to [...]
Number 21 Continues to Remain Sacred to the New York »
11 years ago, Paul O'Neill hung up his spikes after a very respectable 14 year major league career.The feisty, long-limbed left-hander finished the final nine seasons of his career in the Bronx and Yankees brass has sure not forgotten about "The Warrior's" contributions to those four Yankees World Championship teams from 1996-2000. In [...]
Yankees Keep Rolling Through Summer Despite Key »
The New York Yankees sure didn't expect their scorching start to the summer to end in a June swoon. CC Sabathia went on the disabled list on June 27th with a strained groin, and Andy Pettitte, who was knocked out of the Yankees game on the same day when a batted ball hit his leg and broke his fibula, joined him [...]