‘NY Yankees’ Archives
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 [...]
A Franchise, A Legacy, And A Contract Hinge On One »
The Big Three; Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Girardi, it appears, will have to wait until the end of the 2010 campaign to restructure their contracts. "People just have to understand that everybody does business in a different way,” Steinbrenner said to reporters following Tuesday’s news conference to announce the [...]
MLB: NY Yankees Article and Blog Suggestions »
Earlier today I wrote a post complaining about the lack of any actual news coming from the newspapers . In an era where newspapers are rapidly declining, it’s almost as if they are trying to destroy themselves. But just because the newspapers suck, that doesn’t mean that there isn’t plenty of Yankee-related stories out there [...]
NCAA Football: A New Era For The Pinstripe Bowl »
The Yankees have announced the official name for the college football bowl game that will be played at Yankee Stadium this year. New Era Cap Company, Inc. has signed a four-year deal to be the title sponsor for the game that will now be known as the New Era Pinstripe Bowl. The name is a combination of the company and the famous pinstripes the [...]
Breaking News: Johnny Damon Won’t Play in »
So Johnny Damon won’t be playing in this afternoon’s game against the Yankees because of turf toe. Really? Is this news? I guess it is compared to some other stories that have been out there over the past two days. Unless you think A-Rod’s lawyers meeting with feds is a news story, but I don’t. Of course, there is the Nick [...]
Francisco Cervelli Cleared and Expects To Play Friday »
As you probably know by now, Francisco Cervelli sustained a concussion last week when he was hit in the head with a pitch. It was his second concussion since the Yankees wrapped up the World Series (he also hit his head in winter ball). Cervelli has received good news from all tests involved this time around and was cleared to start light [...]
New York Yankees VP Mark Newman Nailed with a DUI »
According to all papers, Yankees senior vice president Mark Newman was charged with a DUI Monday night in Tampa. Here is a statement released by the Yankees: “The New York Yankees do not condone this kind of behavior,” the statement said. “We take this situation seriously and we are looking into the matter. We will have no [...]
Joe Pepitone Did Not Make New York Proud »
Joe Pepitone became the New York Yankees' first baseman when Bill Skowron was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers following the 1962 season. The Yankees had signed Pepitone in 1958, and after spending four seasons in the minors, Joe joined the big team for the 1962 season. While a student at Manual Trades High School in Brooklyn, Joe [...]
Major League Baseball: Finding a Market Inefficiency »
While running a major league team, there are only so many ways you can gain a real advantage. Having more capital then your opponent is the easiest way, but teams continually look for other ways to better themselves at an inexpensive price. This is termed a market inefficiency. Basically, the best thing a team can do is find something of value [...]
Javier Vazquez Works Off Blank Slate in Second New »
Javier Vazquez is the luckiest man in baseball right now, and he probably doesn't even know it. Imagine a World Series where Bad A.J. shows up instead of Good A.J. in Game Two, or Johnny Damon is thrown out trying to take that extra base in Game Five, or Hideki Matsui rides the pine with a bum knee in Game Six. Had the Baseball Gods seen things [...]
