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Brett Gardner Daily Update: March 10, 2010 »
Brett Gardner did not start in center field for the New York Yankees today as they played the Detroit Tigers in a Spring Training game. Curtis Granderson started in center field for the Yankees and got two hits against his old team. Gardner started in left field. Gardner raised his spring batting average to .143 when he got one hit in two times at [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: March 9, 2010 »
Brett Gardner started in center field for the New York Yankees yesterday. But before all you Brett Gardner fans out there (all 12 of you) get too excited, Curtis Granderson started in center field for the New York Yankees yesterday as well. The Yankees played split squad games in Florida. Gardner was 0-for-3 at the plate, dropping his spring [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: March 8, 2010 »
The New York Yankees lost a spring training game to the Minnesota Twins yesterday, 11-0. Brett Gardner started and got one hit in three times at bat. His hit came on a bunt. The bunt was fielded by the pitcher, whose throw pulled the first baseman off the bag. Gardner's speed was the critical element in the play because the pitcher had no time to [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update No. 18 »
Yesterday, in their fourth Spring Training game, the New York Yankees lost to the Toronto Blue Jays. Brett Gardner started in left field. In his first plate appearance, Gardner hit a hard ground ball to Lyle Overbay at first base for Toronto. The ball was hit so hard and so directly at Overbay that he was able to turn it into a tricky 3-6-1 [...]
New York Yankees: Three Pitchers Brian Cashman Would »
Three of the greatest pitchers in New York Yankee history have a lot in common. Whitey Ford, Ron Guidry, and Mariano Rivera each were great. Ford is in the Hall of Fame, Rivera is a lock for it, and Guidry would have made the Hall if injuries had not shortened his career. Number 16 is permanently attached to the wall in Monument Park in Yankee [...]
Austin Romine and Jesus Montero: Impressions of the »
In yesterday's Spring Training game against the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees fans got what was, for many, their first look at two young catchers in the Yankee organization. Austin Romine took over behind the plate for Jorge Posada. Romine looked very steady behind the plate in his set up and how quiet he was receiving pitches. He also [...]
Yankees-Pirates: Impressions of New York’s First »
The New York Yankees played their first spring training game at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa on Wednesday. Their opponent was the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates, who have remade their team hoping to have their first winning season in 18 years. The remarks here are just some impressions from watching the game. The Yankees [...]
New York Yankees Now Have Best Infield in Their »
Yesterday, I wrote a piece about Robinson Cano being the best Yankee second baseman in the history of the franchise. That made me think about the rest of the infield. If you look at the numbers, this Yankee infield is the best that the New York Yankees have ever had. When you consider overall talent, both offensively and defensively, there has [...]
Robinson Cano: Best New York Yankee Second Baseman »
New York Yankee Brian Cashman was quoted in today's New York Daily News as saying that Robinson Cano has a chance to make a name for himself that people will remember forever. Cashman predicted that Cano has the chance to win batting crowns, MVPs, and implied that he could have a Hall of Fame career. What came to mind is whether Robinson Cano is [...]
Just a Glimpse of the Great Lou Gehrig »
In 1927 the New York Yankees won the World Series. Their lineup was called Murderers' Row, and featured the likes of Tony Lazzeri, Earle Combs, and Bob Meusel. Of course, in 1927 Babe Ruth hit 60 home runs, setting a record that would last for 34 years. Babe also hit 29 doubles, eight triples (believe it or not), and drove in 164 runs that [...]