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Realistic Blueprint for Alex Rodriguez, Yankees to Fix »
The past week or so, you may have heard, has been rather tumultuous for Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees.After a little innocent back-and-forth—the kind that led general manager Brian Cashman to oh-so-bluntly tell A-Rod to "just shut the up"—the club finally cleared its highly paid (former?) star third baseman for [...]
Does Yankees’ ‘Bronx Zoo’ Atmosphere »
The New York Yankees have been in the news lately. Just a bit.And not for good reasons.While the team itself has been struggling along after getting off to a 30-18 start through late May—the Yanks are just 12-18 since—there's been plenty of commotion elsewhere.And really, it's all thanks to one man.Alex Rodriguez.But then, it takes two [...]
What the New York Yankees Can Do to Spark Offense, End »
The Bronx Bombers have been anything but lately.The New York Yankees are in the midst of what is, for them, a rather lengthy power outage:That tweet, from WFAN 660's Yankees beat reporter Sweeny Murti, came Wednesday night...before New York again went sans homer against the Oakland Athletics.Entering play Thursday, the Yankees have gone [...]
Red Sox Rivalry Battle Will Reveal What the 2013 New »
In New York, the Yankees' temperature gets taken on every day that ends with a "y."But this Friday, as the Yanks prepare to do battle with the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox following a how-did-that-happen four-game sweep by the Mets, the reading on the thermometer is higher than it's been so far in 2013.The Yanks have fallen out of first place [...]
Comparing the 2013 Yankees to the 1996 Championship »
Back in 1996, the New York Yankees were on the verge of something big.The club, of course, would go on to win the World Series that year and then three of the next four. At the heart of those title-winning teams was Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte and Mariano Rivera.What's interesting, then, is that 17 years later, those three players are still on the [...]
Joba Chamberlain: Five Reasons the New York Yankees »
By most accounts, the New York Yankees have mishandled Joba Chamberlain during his first four years in pinstripes. It's about time they make up for it.When Chamberlain broke into the bigs as a reliever in late 2007, he immediately dominated headlines and opposing hitters alike.In fact, he was so good in his role out of the bullpen—2-0, 0.38 [...]