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Is Surprising New York Yankees Offense for Real or a »
No Derek Jeter? No Mark Teixeira? No Curtis Granderson? No Alex Rodriguez?No problem for the New York Yankees so far.When the stars were dropping like flies before the season, everyone and their uncle was expecting the Yankees' offense to be a lost cause until the notables returned from their hurts. But lo and behold, the Yankees enter Thursday's [...]
Projecting the Future Path of the New York Yankees »
If you think the New York Yankees look different this year, just wait a while. There's going to be a ton of turnover in The Bronx over the next couple years.We know that the 2013 season is going to Mariano Rivera's last in pinstripes, and he's likely to be followed out the door by Andy Pettitte. The list of Yankees players set to hit free agency [...]
How a Losing Season Could Actually Be a Blessing in »
A disastrous season for the New York Yankees wouldn't necessarily be such a disaster. On the contrary, it could actually be a blessing in disguise for both the club's present and future.Yeah, you're going to have to hear me out on this one.I'm not actually saying that the 2013 season is going to be a disaster, mind you. Not yet, anyway. [...]
Revisiting Odds of Derek Jeter Retiring After 2013 »
What are the odds of longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter retiring after 2013?Right now, I'd have to say about equivalent to those of an asteroid made of cotton candy colliding with the earth, which I presume are pretty close to zero.But by the end of the 2013 season? Yeah, I can see the odds taking a hike. Even ballplayers as [...]
Why Not Even George Steinbrenner Could Rescue This New »
This is a preemptive article. I don't know when the next "What would George Steinbrenner do?" lamentation is going to come. Or why, for that matter. What I do know is that we certainly haven't heard the end of these lamentations. I also know that the question itself is all wrong. It's not what The Boss would do. No, with these New York Yankees, [...]
Constructing Yankees-Twins Justin Morneau Trade to »
When they signed Mark Teixeira as a free agent in December of 2008, the New York Yankees must have figured they weren't going to have to worry about first base for the next eight years.Sure enough, here are the Yankees in 2013 worrying about their first base situation thanks to Teixeira's ailing right wrist. It could be just a matter of time [...]
What Is the Psyche of a Yankees Team No Longer »
Oh, to be a fly on the wall of the New York Yankees clubhouse. One can't help but wonder how the atmosphere inside is being impacted by the club's ongoing fall from grace.Shoot, there's no point in pretending like it's not happening. The Yankees were the biggest, baddest kid on the block for roughly two decades, but now they look old and helpless. [...]
Numbers Show Just How Much Mariano Rivera Has Spoiled »
There is no fanbase in sports more spoiled than that of the New York Yankees. Yankees fans have witnessed 27 World Series championships and enough great players to overload an ocean liner.Mariano Rivera is one of those great players, and today I'm thinking no player who's ever worn pinstripes has spoiled Yankees fans quite as much as he [...]
Curtis Granderson’s Injury Gives Yankees Worst »
Considering the amount of power the New York Yankees lost over the offseason, the last thing they needed was for their leading home run hitter to get hurt during spring training.Evidently, they've done something to anger the baseball gods.Curtis Granderson, he of the career-high 43 homers in 2012, took a fastball to his right forearm from Toronto [...]
How Much Would Swapping Brett Gardner and Curtis »
If you turn on a New York Yankees spring game and find yourself staring at Brett Gardner in center field and Curtis Granderson in left field, do not adjust your television set. The situation will be under control.According to Wallace Matthews of ESPNNewYork.com, Yankees manager Joe Girardi has it in mind to carry out an experiment in which Gardner [...]