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New York Yankees’ Actions Exposing the Jesus »
If you listen to the propaganda spewed by the New York Yankees, Jesus Montero is a catcher who is constantly improving defensively and who will be some combination of Mike Piazza and Albert Pujols with a bat in his hands.That’s if you listen to what they say. But actions speak louder than words, and if you follow their actions (and the [...]
New York Yankees: Ivan Nova Outshines Phil Hughes in »
COURTESY OF YANKEES 'N MORE Imagine, if you will, a scenario in which Phil Hughes had remained healthy all season, pitched to a 10-4 record with a 3.81 ERA and lost his job to a guy a year older than him, who was 2-3 with a 6.93 ERA, and who was at the very least fragile physically, if not mentally. Talk about a Twilight Zone episode. This is [...]
Brian Cashman Screws Up Again, Brewers Steal K-Rod »
COURTESY OF YANKEES 'N MOREHere's a few things you need to know about the deal that sent New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers.1) The Mets made this deal for one reason and one reason only: To avoid the vesting of K-Rod's $17.5 million option for 2012.2) According to at least one report, the Mets did not receive much of [...]
New York Yankees: How Does Jorge Posada Still Have a »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More As I watch Jorge Posada live on the 1nterstate while serving as the New York Yankees, um..., well..., "designated HITTER" (much for irony?), I am left asking myself one simple question:Exactly what does Posada have to DO to finally lose his job???Sucking every single day hasn't been enough to cost Posada his [...]
New York Yankees: Jorge Vazquez Should Take over DH »
There is no doubt the New York Yankees should have a guy named Jorge as their everyday designated hitter right now. The only problem is this organization continues to use Jorge Posada when they should be turning to Jorge Vazquez.Super prospect Jesus Montero gets all the attention, at least from the casual fans, to replace the at-the-end Posada. [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter Is Not the Captain You »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More There is a GREAT read from Ken Davidoff up on Newsday.com right now. It's a blog post, so you get to read it for free!Davidoff talks about how New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, while playing catch with Robinson Cano, called New York Post reporter George King to the side Sunday to talk about a new book coming out. [...]
New York Yankees: Derek Jeter’s Contract Far »
Courtesy of Yankees 'n More Caught this New York Post story Tuesday morning about New York Yankees setup man Rafael Soriano and his aversion to cold weather, which makes him just like every other baseball player in the history of the sport. What caught my eye in this story was this line from Brian Costello: "The Yankees cannot afford for this [...]
Phil Hughes Pathetic Again, Buries New York Yankees »
Phil Hughes was born on June 24, 1986 in Mission Viejo, California. A little less than 25 years later, the sorry sack of bones went to Boston and gift-wrapped the first win of the season for the hated Red Sox, who beat the New York Yankees 9-6.Everything had been ailing Boston early on this season. They couldn't pitch. They couldn't hit. They [...]
Joe Girardi’s Idiocy Costs New York Yankees One »
It was all but in the books. Another win for the New York Yankees, who led the Minnesota Twins 4-0 heading into the top of the eighth inning.Then Joe Girardi had to make a decision and everything quickly fell apart, leading to a gut-wrenching, 5-4 loss.The Yankees manager opted to use the known-to-be-temperamental Rafael Soriano in a [...]
New York Yankees: Scout Finds Hypocrisy in Brian »
As you no doubt know by now, New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made some rather odd comments regarding his disabled lefty reliever, Pedro Feliciano, and the way he was "abused" the previous three seasons while playing across town for the Mets. No surprise, but we're not the only ones who found Cashman's comments to be not only [...]