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New York Yankees: Getting Into the Mind of Brian »
Can anyone explain to me exactly what goes down at the general managers' meetings?They happen every November, and the public is always told (in an almost aggressive way) not to expect any actual baseball news to come out of the event. The business, as they say, is more likely to occur at December's winter meetings, which technically is held in the [...]
New York Yankees: The Importance of Acquiring Cliff »
I had a terrible dream last night.It was opening day, and the Yankees were visiting the American League champion Texas Rangers on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball.Much to my dismay, Cliff Lee was making the start for the Rangers. I had a front-row seat, with Nolan Ryan to my left and Kristen Lee to my right. Each time Lee struck out a batter, his wife [...]
Derek Jeter Not Immune From the New York Yankee »
For the first time since he was 18 years old, Derek Jeter is not associated with the New York Yankees.When the clock struck midnight on Saturday, New York's exclusive window to negotiate with its shortstop officially closed, making Jeter an unrestricted free agent free to sign with any of Major League Baseball's 30 teams. It may only last a few [...]
Should the New York Yankees Cut Ties With Joba »
There's a funny Twitter hashtag making the rounds this week called #tweetyour16yearoldself. As you've probably already deduced, the idea is to send yourself an imaginary tweet—I suppose my message would show up on a beeper, or at a creepy AOL chatroom—that provides you a heads up on future events. A few examples: Don't grow attached to [...]
New York Yankees: Hal Steinbrenner Stumbles on »
In case you haven't noticed, we're smack in the middle of—wait for it—Sports Owners Inserting Privileged Foot Into Mouth Week!First, we were treated to the comedic stylings of one Chuck Greenberg, whose random act of aggression toward Yankee fans finally made America aware that beating the ever-living crap out of Robin Ventura isn't a [...]
Texas Rangers Owner Speaks Out of Turn, Sees Dreams »
When news broke that Rangers owner Chuck Greenberg had delivered a verbal smackdown on Yankees fans on Monday, two things immediately came to mind.1) Wait ... doesn't Nolan Ryan own the Rangers?2) Chuck Greenberg must, at all costs, be destroyed.In case you missed it, Greenberg had this to say when asked about the fervor of Rangers fans during the [...]
New York Yankees Put Their Faith in Joe Girardi »
There was little drama to the negotiations that led to the three-year contract extension Joe Girardi reportedly agreed to with the Yankees on Thursday.It kind of makes all the second-half speculation about Girardi's future seem a bit silly in retrospect. I'm not innocent—on more than one occasion I joked that Girardi did postgame interviews [...]
The Eiland Commission: Getting to the Bottom of a »
Area 51 in Nevada. JFK in Dallas. And now...Dave Eiland in the Bronx.The conspiracy theorists are out in full force this week following New York's surprise announcement that Eiland has been let go as pitching coach after a career in the organization.Every good conspiracy theory is born out the idea that an authority figure is being less that [...]
New York Yankees: Breaking Down Future of the »
My first weekend without Yankee baseball had me feeling how I imagine Mark Teixeira feels before his postseason at-bats: confused, helpless, and resigned to a fate that cannot be avoided.The World Series is starting on Wednesday, and I can tell you I'll probably only have a cursory interest in it. Whenever the team that eliminated the Yankees [...]
ALCS Game 6: Friday Night Lights-Out On New York »
I think it finally sunk in for me right around the time Josh Hamilton was explaining to a live television audience how God allows him to hit baseballs far.The Yankees were done. Dead. Finito. Their quest to repeat as world champions had come to an abrupt end in, of all places, the land of Friday Night Lights.How did we get here?No sport approaches [...]