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Yankees: 4 Reasons You Won’t Want to Miss Spring »
Baseball is back, as pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to their team’s respective spring training facility in either Arizona or Florida.The New York Yankees spring home is in Tampa, Florida, and the normally-anticipated media circus that comes with life in the pinstripes should be at an all-time high.Why?There are [...]
New York Yankees: Could Alex Rodriguez Be the Victim? »
Back in 2009, I was among the minority of New York Yankees fans who still liked Alex Rodriguez after he admitted to having used PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) between 2001-2003. See I believed A-Rod when he said he made a “stupid mistake." He is after all a human being. Well that was then and this is now, as after reading the Miami [...]
2013 New York Yankees: 3 Things to Like »
The New York Yankees off-season has been a quiet one due to ownership implementing a new frugal stance. Instead of story-lines about signing the biggest free agents, Yankee fans were relegated to watching the realities of missing the 2013 postseason grow by the day. So as a result, fans, the media, and bloggers alike have been provided with plenty [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: 3 Reasons to Be Very Worried »
There was a time not so long ago when the MLB hot stove headlines were, some would say, greedily hogged by the New York Yankees (aka. the Bronx Bombers) with news of the team’s latest, big-name free-agent acquisition. Well my friend, those days are long gone, as it is safe to say that I am not very confident about heading into this 2013 [...]
Rarefied Air: Yankees’ Derek Jeter and »
Let me start by declaring that I have been a HUGE fan of linebacker Ray Lewis since the Baltimore Ravens beat my New York Giants in the Super Bowl back in January 2001. To give you more of an idea of the adoration I have for this man, after watching the Ravens torch my Giants 34-7, the first thing I did was go on a manhunt to find an autographed [...]
Excuse Me Hal Steinbrenner but What Are You Doing to »
The New York Yankees hot stove has felt more like an icebox this offseason, and all Yankee fans want to know why.This winter has been full of mixed messages, causing a wave of emotions amongst Yankee faithful—some are sad, others angry and the rest in complete denial. While other MLB ball clubs are getting stronger, [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Ibanez, Ichiro and Swisher »
What will the New York Yankees outfield look like next season? For starters, CF Curtis Granderson and LF Brett Gardner will be back. The Yankees picked up Grandy’s 2013 option, and Gardner is under team control till 2015 but is arbitration eligible. So that leaves GM Brain Cashman with a need in right field and a sub off the bench [...]
Yankees: My Plea for Rafael Soriano »
The 2012 MLB season is as exciting as ever, but thanks to the media to divert the attention, while at the same time putting Yankee Universe into a tizzy, about something that has nothing to do with it. So, it came as no surprise when I read, courtesy of CBSSports.com Jon Heyman, that the return of closer Rafael Soriano for 2013 was really in [...]
5 Reasons the Yankees Cannot Remain Confident Losing »
Following another New York Yankees one-run loss yesterday, this time to the Tampa Bay Rays, captain Derek Jeter described the state of the team: “Before the games, we’re not panicking. We're playing with a lot of confidence.” This carefree attitude seems to be a theme in the Yankees clubhouse. Just as the day before, [...]
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees Back on Top…Again »
Wow! What an exciting time for baseball, as these last 6 weeks will be about as competitive as ever.The New York Yankees are back on the top again this week because despite all their injuries, most recently to ace CC Sabathia, this team is still winning. The Bronx Bombers went 3-1 vs. the Texas Rangers this [...]