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Cliff Lee and the New York Yankees: Loss, Rejection »
Rejection never feels good. We've all experienced it before, whether it be at the workplace, playground or singles bar around the corner. Everyone gets their ego bruised from time to time...even the New York Yankees. We just witnessed Cliff Lee treat the Bronx Bombers like the pimple-faced freshman who asked the prettiest senior to homecoming. She [...]
Cliff Lee: What If the New York Yankees Don’t »
I'm sure Cliff Lee had a nice little weekend in Arkansas, doing whatever it is that people in Arkansas do. Couples boar hunting with Kristen? Smoking a pipe on a porch? Waiting out a tornado in the cellar? My understanding of landlocked American states is extremely limited. And while I may be ignorant in the ways of the "The Natural State" (thanks [...]
Boxed-in New York Yankees Lean On ‘Win Now! »
The Yankees know full well that offering Cliff Lee a seven-year guaranteed contract is a bad idea. At least, I think they do. Lee will turn 33 during the 2011 season. Signing him to a deal that would conceivably pay him over $20 million the year he turns 40 doesn't exactly reek of fiscal responsibility. No, it doesn't approach the mind-numbing [...]
Captain Candid: Derek Jeter Opens Up on New York »
Stop the presses: Derek Jeter said something interesting.We've waited a long time for this; sat through 15 years of interviews and press conferences devoid of even the slightest semblance of insight or intimacy.It's been a decade and a half of stock quotes lifted from the Professional Athlete Handbook of Clichés, the foreword written, [...]
New York Yankees: Legacy Work Done, Cashman Looks »
This wasn't exactly a forward-thinking weekend for the Yankees, was it?While they were putting a bow on contract terms for their 36-year-old shortstop and 41-year-old closer, the Red Sox traded for the Latino Mark Teixeira in Adrian Gonzalez, the White Sox added a perennial 40-home run threat to the middle of their lineup in Adam Dunn; even the [...]
New York Yankees: Why the Team Must Be Smart If the »
Never chase your money.It's an age-old gambling adage, meaning don't keep betting when your only goal is to get back what you've already lost. It's an urge that gamblers at any level must fight and it can be very difficult to resist.This is how otherwise sane-thinking fathers and uncles end up with broken knee caps and orbital sockets; this is how [...]
Derek Jeter: Time for New York Yankees and Their Star »
You have to hand it to Hal Steinbrenner: He's more than just a man with a outstanding wave of auburn hair. There are some serious brains under that Superman coif.Imagine if someone asked you, in one word, to describe the last week of As The Jeter Negotiations Turn. Now throw out "stupid", "awkward", "embarrassing", "unnecessary", and"distasteful". [...]
Derek Jeter Watch: New York Yankees Lose Containment »
Tsk, tsk, Yankees. You should have known better.Once agent Casey Close made the Derek Jeter negotiations public this weekend, proving Hal Steinbrenner's "things could get messy" prophecy as true, the team needed to be thinking two steps ahead.Unfortunately, Yankee officials were playing checkers when they needed to be playing chess, and that's how [...]
Talk’s Not Cheap: Derek Jeter and Yankees Begin »
If you asked me two days ago what I thought would have to happen for Derek Jeter not to re-sign with the Yankees, I'd basically have only three educated guesses:1) He decided to focus his attention on his new chain of Derek Jeter's Taco Hole restaurants.2) He was forced from the game when MLB instituted a ban on players with the fade buzz cut [...]
New York Yankees: CC Sabathia’s Empty Trophy »
What does it mean to be a Yankees fan?It means never having to say you're sorry. It means coming to expect, no, demand greatness. It means unparalleled success and (non-transferable) riches that would make a pre-bankruptcy MC Hammer blush, even in the "You know what would be a great idea? Making all my bathroom fixtures solid gold!"-phase of his [...]