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New York Yankees: High-A Tampa Rotation Pitching »
I spent the better part of last week traveling across the state of Florida to see the Tampa Yankees of the Florida State League (FSL). This step, from Low-A Charleston to High-A Tampa, is great for these kids, as they get special treatment with shorter bus rides (their longest trip is to Jupiter and Port St. Lucie, a mere four hour ride) [...]
New York Yankees: Top Five Replacements for the Great »
Well replacement might be a tough word, because no one is going to ever replace the supreme production supplied by Mariano Rivera. Replacing someone was as great as Rivera in their own line of work is the ultimate no-win situation. It rarely works out the same way, and no one usually remembers the replacements. Quick: Who replaced Lou Gehrig [...]
New York Yankees: Discussed Cliff Lee Trade a Sign of »
UPDATE (July 9, 2010, 4:10 PM) : It appears via several sources that the Lee to the Yankees deal is OFF. The reason has been given that the Mariners did not feel comfortable with the ankle injury of second base prospect David Adams. While I view that excuse as a made up one, it seems to me that the Mariners were using the Yankees as [...]
New York Yankees: Good Decision in Limiting the »
Phil Hughes, aka Phranchise, will start Tuesday night’s game against the Seattle Mariners and Cliff Lee. Hughes, though, had his last start skipped out on the West Coast trip through Arizona and Los Angeles. The reason? After throwing mostly in relief last year, he is on an innings limit this season, with the Yankees likely not to let Hughes [...]
The New York Yankees: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, »
This is the latest installment of the 2010 New York Yankee progress, honoring the epic Clint Eastwood movie of the same name. MOVIE TRIVIA: Given that the Italian Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo literally translates to the English: The Good, the Ugly, the Bad, reversing the last two adjectives, advertisements for the original Italian release show [...]
New York Yankees: Joe Girardi Makes Excellent Move »
It wasn't a classic to begin the evening, with lots of walks and terrible clutch hitting, but last night's New York Yankees-Arizona Diamondbacks matchup ended up being a really good baseball game. It had everything in the latter innings: great defensive plays, big hits (although not enough), and some stellar clutch pitching by the greatest relief [...]
Lou Gehrig: An Underrated New York Yankee Legendary »
The term underrated is thrown around quite frequently. It can be used to describe pretty much any situation, but is most often used for sports figures and their on-field exploits. Yesterday, June 21st, was the 71st anniversary of Lou Gehrig's retirement. While Gehrig removed himself from the Yankee lineup prior to the game on May 2, 1939, he [...]
Joe Girardi: New York Yankee Manager Makes Huge Gaffe »
After seven brilliant innings by New York Yankee starting pitcher Javier Vazquez in Friday night's game versus the New York Mets, Joe Girardi did his usual routine. He pulled out of the game a very effective pitcher who was cruising through a lineup all night long, giving up one very soft run in the top of the 1st inning. Why did Girardi pull [...]
Brandon Laird: Is New York Yankees ML Slugger the »
Last week, I went to Trenton for my second trip to see the New York Yankees Double-A Minor League team, the Trenton Thunder. It is always a pleasure to go to Trenton, as I get to talk baseball and strategy with the Thunder manager, Tony Franklin, one of the true good guys in the entire pro game. Interestingly, one player who Franklin played with [...]
The New York Yankees: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, »
This is the latest installment of the 2010 New York Yankee progress, honoring the epic Clint Eastwood movie of the same name. According to the astute readers of imdb.com, the Baseball-Reference of the movie and T.V. industry, "Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo " is ranked as the No. 4 movie of all time . What is more important is that the Yankees [...]