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Derek Jeter: Will the Yankee Shortstop Ever Be the »
Nobody plays the game like Derek Jeter does, and regardless of whether you're a Yankees fan, if you're a lover of baseball, you appreciate his approach to the game and the contributions he's made to the Yankee organization and to Major League Baseball.However, when Jeter went down last October during the American League Championship Series with a [...]
New York Yankees 2013: 197 Hits X 2 Seasons = 3,000 »
Ichiro Suzuki is the greatest Japanese baseball player to ever play in the United States.Before we get into this, let's take a brief look at some of the storylines for the New York Yankees going into 2013.Year by year, sports writers have written the Yankees off but somehow they keep making the playoffs. This season due to age, injuries and [...]
New York Yankees: Will There Be a Power Outage in the »
Is it inevitable that the New York Yankees will hit fewer home runs in 2013?According to MLB.com and Robinson Cano, expectations haven't changed one bit. I'm gonna tell you one thing: this game can change. Anything can change in one second, Cano said. There's a lot of guys here who have power. We have Hafner, we have Johnson, you have [...]
Derek Jeter Back on the Field for the New York Yankees »
According to ESPN.com and the Associated Press, Yankee captain Derek Jeter worked out on a baseball field Monday for the first time since breaking his left ankle last October.The 38-year-old shortstop fielded 55 ground balls and also hit in a batting cage at the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Florida. According to Jeter, "Everything [...]
Curtis Granderson: 4 Reasons the Yankees Should Trade »
New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson is in a very interesting situation going into the 2013 season. Granderson, who will be turning 32 in March, will most certainly be looking for a huge payday when he reaches free agency in 2014. Sure, the Yankees could hold on to him and potentially contend for another pennant in 2013, [...]
Hideki Matsui: Japanese Newspaper Announces Slugger »
Update: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports reports Matsui will retire.According to the Japanese news outlet Sanspo.com, Hideki Matsui is seriously considering retiring and staying in his native Japan. After being cut by the Tampa Bay Rays in middle of last season, Matsui has expressed that he no longer seems to have the strong desire to continue [...]
New York Yankees: Matt Diaz Will Give Yankees a Good »
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports recently reported that Matt Diaz has signed a minor league deal with the New York Yankees.The deal could potentially be worth up to $1.2 million should Diaz reach the major leagues, with a chance to earn an additional $800,000 in incentives. The 34-year-old Diaz has been suffering from recurring thumb issues since [...]
Barry Bonds to Craig Biggio: Ranking MLB 2013 Hall of »
The 37 eligible candidates for Major League Baseball's 2013 Hall of Fame without a doubt make up the most intriguing ballot of players we've seen in recent history.Not only because of some of the big names that are on the list—Roger Clemens, Barry Bonds, Craig Biggio and Mike Piazza to name a few—but because of the performance [...]