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The Juggernaut New York Yankees Are Filled With False »
If you look at the Yankees' 2010 season with an objective lens, this team was lucky to get past the first round of the playoffs. This so-called dynasty is far from it if you look closely at what they can lose and what is replacing it. Jorge Posada is a 38-year-old catcher on his last legs. By the way, he makes nearly $13 million for [...]
New York Yankee Playoff Hopes Rest with A.J. Burnett »
The 2010 playoffs have been somewhat predictable up to a point; Minnesota Twins were defeated before the playoffs began (Pedro's dad has another child) Good pitching will beat good hitting (Cliff Lee dominates Tampa Bay) Cincinnati Reds were facing, arguably, the best three-man rotation in the game (Halladay, Hamels, Oswalt) A miracle [...]
Who Is #1525 James Rice »
James Rice was MLB Draft Pick #1525. The last pick of the draft, the last pick of the defending World Series champion New York Yankees. When people look at the draft, they pay attention to the first three to four rounds, as that's obviously where the big names are. A cosmic dance between agents and players, agents and team [...]
What Role Does Lance Berkman Fill With the New York »
Three to four years ago this, would be considered a blockbuster deal. In 2010, this is just another trade for a middle reliever with 20 career innings, and a minor league prospect with 10 career minor league homeruns. Now this could be Berkman's swan song, his final shot at glory. Berkman, it appears, is on the path that many elite players take [...]
Life Is Not Grand-erson: First Half Woes Continue »
The biggest signing of the 2009 Winter Meetings was of course a deal that involved the New York Yankees. A three-way trade between the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, and the Arizona Diamondbacks was the most intriguing, a deal that included the following players; CF Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees SP Edwin Jackson and SP Ian [...]
A Franchise, A Legacy, And A Contract Hinge On One »
The Big Three; Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Girardi, it appears, will have to wait until the end of the 2010 campaign to restructure their contracts. "People just have to understand that everybody does business in a different way,” Steinbrenner said to reporters following Tuesday’s news conference to announce the [...]
New York Yankees Bolster Bullpen With Javier Vazquez »
What the New York Yankees have done with the recent Javier Vazquez signing is strengthen their bullpen to the point that it resembles the one they had during their run in the late 1990’s. Effectively the Yankees have five front line starters that can hang with any in the American League East. From CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, [...]
Nick Swisher Is the True Catalyst of the 2009 New York »
The 2009 New York Yankees will be remembered for the following: World Series Champions, Alex Rodriguez’s steroid controversy, and the $423 million in salary for their newest recruits, CC Sabathia, Mark Teixeira, and A.J. Burnett. The most underrated signing on this champion roster is that of Nick Swisher. Swisher brought back the swagger that [...]
World Series Payouts: Some Extra Pocket Change Never »
In a game where image is heavily compared to the past, the minute intricacies, and similarities are visible throughout all parts of the game. The history of Word Series winning-shares is limited with the amount of information out there, but courtesy of the Baseball Digest archives, we can get a better understanding; “Beginning in 1969 winner [...]
The New York Yankees Top Minor League Baseball »
Shelley Duncan has seen brief success when he has played for The New York Yankees from 2007 to 2009. It is a completely different story when he gets full time play with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the Triple-A affiliate of the 27 time World Champs. Duncan lead the International League in home runs (30) RBI (99), runs and extra base hits, thus [...]