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Reliving All of the Best Mariano Rivera Retirement »
The end of the 2013 season will bring to a close one of the most storied careers in baseball history. Legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will hang it up after 19 seasons. Few players are as universally respected as Rivera, and as a result a number of teams have honored him this season when he made his final go-around to their [...]
Would the 2013 Yankees Deserve an Asterisk If They Won »
In one of the stranger series of events in sports history, Alex Rodriguez was handed a 211-game suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal on Monday afternoon, then later that night made his 2013 season debut hitting cleanup and playing third base for the Yankees. Rodriguez's suspension will begin on Thursday and span through the end [...]
Would the 2013 Yankees Deserve an Asterisk If They Won »
In one of the stranger series of events in sports history, Alex Rodriguez was handed a 211-game suspension for his involvement in the Biogenesis scandal on Monday afternoon, then later that night made his 2013 season debut hitting cleanup and playing third base for the Yankees. Rodriguez's suspension will begin on Thursday and span through the end [...]
Mariano Rivera and Other MLB Stars Who Retired at the »
A decline in production is an inevitable part of a baseball player's career as he passes his prime, and while many players continue to make a positive impact on their team into their forties, there are very few who are able to hang it up at the top of their game.We're witnessing one of those rare cases this season with Yankees closer Mariano [...]
How Signing Yasiel Puig and Other Global Stars Could »
The Yankees upcoming nine-game homestand features games against the Dodgers and Rangers, who feature two of the top recent international imports in baseball in Yasiel Puig and Yu Darvish, as a recent ESPN article pointed out.It's all hypothetical at this point, but one can't help but wonder where the Yankees would be right now not with those guys [...]
Mariano Rivera Retirement: 5 Options for Replacing a »
In news that doesn't come as a major shock, but is huge nonetheless, Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is reportedly set to announce his retirement at the end of the 2013 season this Saturday (h/t Joel Sherman via Twitter).The 43-year-old will go down as the greatest reliever of all-time, as he's used his legendary cutter to rack up a record 608 [...]
Yankees Spring Training Stock Watch: Which Players Are »
Spring training wins and losses mean next to nothing, but the New York Yankees have gotten off to a slow start nonetheless with a 3-8 record entering play on Wednesday.Preseason is more about player evaluation than anything else, and the Yankees have players on both ends of the spectrum, with a handful of guys getting off to terrific starts and [...]
Do David Price’s Comments Mean Yankees Will »
Until he is traded or departs in free agency, the impending breakup between David Price and the Rays will continue to make headlines in Tampa Bay and throughout the MLB.The most recent piece to the Price puzzle, however, involves the Yankees and what may be proof of a needed culture change in New York for the team to succeed moving forward.It is [...]
How Ichiro Suzuki Re-Signing with Yankees Would Impact »
While the Yankees mull over their options on who they will bring aboard to replace Nick Swisher in right field, Ichiro Suzuki has come forward and said he would prefer to return to New York this coming season after being acquired at the deadline last year.According to George A. King III of the New York Post, the 39-year-old has drawn interest from [...]
Why Giancarlo Stanton Trade Would Be the Perfect Way »
The Marlins effectively gutted their roster in their blockbuster trade with the Blue Jays, unloading roughly $150 million in dealing Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, Emilio Bonifacio and John Buck.They may not be done either, as according to a tweet from Joe Capozzi of The Palm Beach Post, the team is also shopping 1B/OF Logan Morrison and [...]