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New York Yankees: Are the Bombers and Cubs a Perfect »
Give me an A!No. Not "hey". A.Give me a J!No. Not that kind of J.What's that spell?It's a Maalox Moment!Never before have two letters—A and J—elicited such a wide variety of emotion from fans of the New York Yankees.Some become angry. Others become nervous. Many, like myself, become nauseous.It is no secret that AJ Burnett's [...]
Mariano Rivera: Talk of His Demise Is Premature and »
So the greatest relief pitcher in the history of mankind is human after all.Who knew?Over his past three appearances, 41-year-old Mariano Rivera has made some bad pitches and gotten hit.As predictable as saying "it might snow in December," the lunatics have come out of the woodwork and started spouting nonsense."Rivera's done!"Oh really.We've been [...]
10 Players the New York Yankees Can Still Target »
August 23, 1996 - With John Wetteland closing games and the emergence of some guy named Mariano Rivera as his setup man, reliever Bob Wickman became expendable.Looking to pick up a left-handed specialist for their bullpen, the Yankees packaged Wickman and OF Gerald Williams together, sending the duo to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 2B [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Bombers Backing Away »
As the talk about the Yankees starting rotation has begun to deteriorate into screams of frustration from some fans (and media) alike, occasionally teetering on the border of desperation and in some cases insanity, it appears that Brian Cashman is a far smarter GM than most would give him credit for.Ken Rosenthal reports that the Yankees had not [...]
Yankees Trade Rumors: Updating Ubaldo and the Bombers »
In about 65 hours, or roughly 3,900 minutes from now, the Yankees chances to acquire reinforcements for their starting rotation will become that much more difficult as the 4 p.m. EST July 31 MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline will have come and gone.After the continued struggles of Phil Hughes and AJ Burnett, coupled with the hit-or-miss outings of [...]
New York Yankees: Marcus Thames Back in the Mix, Who »
Well, either my Bleacher Report colleague Doug Rush has a direct line to Brian Cashman, Brian Cashman is an avid reader of B/R or—dare I say it—Doug is Brian Cashman in disguise.Wednesday, Doug suggested that the Yankees sign 34-year-old OF Marcus Thames, recently released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.Today, George King III of the New [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Updating 11 Possible NY Yankees »
Here we sit, just under two weeks away from the trade deadline and the biggest name to move so far has been...Francisco Rodriguez.Sure, K-Rod was offered to the Yankees for virtually the same package that the Brewers got him for, but Brian Cashman was wise for declining.The Yankees were very uneasy having both K-Rod and Soriano in the same [...]
Damn Yankees: Roger Clemens the Latest in a Long Line »
So Roger "the Rocket" Clemens gets a pass until September because of a prosecutor who was either woefully inept, incredibly arrogant, or both.For those who don't know, the gist of Clemens' legal trouble is this: He is accused of being a cheater and a liar, doing the latter to a room full of...cheaters and liars.Wow.When you put it like that, seems [...]
New York Yankees: Christian Lopez Has Been Fairly »
After Christian Lopez caught Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit and summarily handed it over to the Yankee captain, the debate raged as to whether or not Lopez was fairly compensated.He received four Legends Suite tickets to Sunday's 1-0 Yankees win over the Tampa Bay Rays, four seats in the Champions Suite for the rest of the season (including playoffs [...]
Derek Jeter Gets 3,000th Hit: The 10 Most Memorable »
As I sit here and write this, Derek Jeter just got another hit, and is 4-for-4 on this memorable day.Derek Jeter has had a lot of memorable days as a member of the New York Yankees.From captain of the team to "Captain Clutch," from the regular season to the postseason, the Michigan native has come through with clutch hit after clutch hit.With [...]