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New York Yankees, Game Two: The Good, the Bad »
After a day off, the Yankees and Red Sox resumed their opening series last night at Fenway. A.J. Burnett and Boston's Jon Lester took the mound for their teams but neither pitcher was particularly sharp in this contest. Both went just five innings, giving up four runs each, although one of Burnett's was unearned. Let's take a look at the good and [...]
Yankees, Game 1 Recap: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly »
The Yankees began the season last night in Boston against the Red Sox. The site at Fenway was enough to make any Yankees fan sick and no I am not talking about the game itself. The festivities were enough. From our little boy Pedro Martinez throwing out the first pitch, to trader Ronan Tynan singing God Bless America, to Neil Diamond singing Sweet [...]
Battle of The Blogs Week 1 Preview »
The MLB regular season starts Sunday night when the New York Yankees travel to Boston and take on the Red Sox. Fantasy baseball leagues all over the web start with that game as well, including Battle of the Blogs . For those of you that do not know what Battle of the Blogs is, it's a 20-team fantasy baseball league full of sports bloggers [...]
Baseball Bloggers Alliance Names Award After Former »
The group of baseball bloggers known as Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) announced today a partnership with former Yankees reliever Goose Gossage. The Hall of Fame reliever agreed to lend his name to the organization. BBA is naming one of their annual postseason awards after Gossage. The award that goes to the top relief pitcher in each [...]
New York Yankees and Mets Roundtable Discussions »
I recently had the opportunity to be part of a Q&A session that Inside Pulse Sports was running on the Yankees and Mets. Each separate session was conducted through back and forth e-mails in a roundtable format. This was part of Inside Pulse Sports' 30 Teams in 30 Days preview. To read more on the roundtable discussions and see what was said, [...]
Phil Hughes Wins Yankees’ Fifth Starter Battle »
Manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees staff evaluated the entire spring training and came to the same conclusion I did: Phil Hughes should be the fifth starter. Hughes beat out Joba Chamberlain, Alfredo Aceves, Sergio Mitre, and the recently released Chad Gaudin. Girardi has been very impressed with the much-improved changeup that Hughes has been [...]
Chad Gaudin Waived by New York Yankees: Fifth Starter »
One player appears to have been eliminated from the fifth starter battle for the New York Yankees. The team placed Chad Gaudin on waivers today. Gaudin was acquired by the Yankees via trade last season and made 11 appearances for them. He went 2-0 with a 3.43 ERA in those 11 games, which included six starts. That performance was enough for the [...]
New York Yankees’ Roster Taking Shape »
The regular season is just a few weeks away and the Yankees roster is beginning to take shape. A few of the position battles are starting to clear up as players are released and sent to the minors.The Yankees lost to the Phillies today as Phil Hughes gave up a game-ending home run in the bottom of the ninth. The home run was one of three [...]
New York Yankees Position Battles Update (3/11/10) »
Today's Yankees game against the Atlanta Braves has been rained out, so this is a perfect time to take an updated look at the position battles this spring. The pitching continues to be a big focus, as Joba Chamberlain has struggled in his two appearances so far. Nick Johnson has come back from a brief injury and is performing well— as is [...]
NCAA Football: A New Era For The Pinstripe Bowl »
The Yankees have announced the official name for the college football bowl game that will be played at Yankee Stadium this year. New Era Cap Company, Inc. has signed a four-year deal to be the title sponsor for the game that will now be known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The name is a combination of the company and the famous pinstripes the [...]