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The New York Yankees received a pleasant surprise on Sunday when Derek Jeter homered in his first at-bat since coming off the disabled list from a quad strain. It was the first home run by a right-handed hitter for the Yankees since before the All-Star break. Along with Jeter’s return, other Yankees such as Jayson Nix and Curtis [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
The New York Yankees have stumbled into the All-Star break still trying to recover from a slew of injuries that have ravaged many players on their roster through the first half of the season. Derek Jeter came back and was injured again—an almost fitting occurrence for what has been the storyline of the year for the Yankees. But these [...]
Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ Top 10 »
As the New York Yankees continue to storm back from a tough West Coast trip, there seems to be good news every day. Derek Jeter is back to baseball and has been on rehab assignments in Triple-A Scranton. Others such as Eduardo Nunez and Alex Rodriguez are back to baseball as well. With all the good news going on with the big club, there were some [...]
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Reality is beginning to set in for both the New York Yankees and their fans. The combination of age and injuries has begun to push the Yankees towards their tipping point as they continue to fall in the American League East. The fact that old players with big contracts combined with journeymen and other veteran fillers can't produce a playoff team [...]
Penn State Football: 5 Players We Are Most Excited to »
The beginning of the 2013 season is slowly creeping forward for the Penn State football team. Summer practices are set to begin in early August, and for most fans, it can’t come soon enough. There are so many questions coming into this year about who will fill in for graduated seniors on both offense and defense and who will become the [...]
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This past week was full of changes for both the New York Yankees and the prospects on this list. This week the Yankees finally called up a player ranked towards the top of their organization, and reaped the rewards. Outfielder Zoilo Almonte made his major league debut last week and has started three straight games, going a combined 6-for-10 with a [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
It's been a rough week for the New York Yankees. After a five-game losing streak on their trip west, the Bombers finally picked up a win on Sunday. This recent losing streaking has been a reality check for many Yankees fans. One that might indicate this patchwork team being put together by GM Brian Cashman and manager Joe Girardi can’t win [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
As the New York Yankees continue to grind on towards the All-Star break, their farm system is beginning to see some success.Four players, two of whom are in this top 10 list, were selected to all-star games for their first-half performances.Right-hander Rafael De Paula, who is a starter for the Charleston Riverdogs, and Gary Sanchez, who catches [...]
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It was a miserable four-game subway series for the New York Yankees, and two more losses against the Red Sox certainly hasn’t made things better. With Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis back, the rest of the team seems to be cooling off mightily as the team struggles to muster up any runs. Outside of the Bronx though in the Yankee farm system, [...]
NY Yankees: Stock Up, Stock Down for Yankees’ »
It’s been another week and another injury again for the New York Yankees. After just getting back from the disabled list, Curtis Granderson once again was hit by a pitch and broke a bone in his left hand. It’s been a tough season for the Yankees, who have been winning games with a patchwork squad put together by GM Brian Cashman. [...]