‘NY Yankees’ Archives
SHOCKING NEWS: Andy Pettitte Will Be Back with the NY »
To report that Andy Pettitte will be back on the mound for the New York Yankees in 2010 is no more surprising than saying they will play their home games in the beautiful, new mini-park known as Yankee Stadium. Yet, ESPN reported it today. If you will still be 37 until just before the All-Star break, and you can make at least $6,000,000 playing a [...]
New York Yankees Should Focus on Adding John Lackey, »
With the Baseball Winter Meetings set to open on Monday in Indianapolis, expect the rumors to fly, and figure the Yankees to be garnering headlines. In fact, some stories have already come out, with predictions that the Yankees will reduce their payroll for the 2010 season. Of course, like last year, the public pronouncements about slashing [...]
John Lackey: A Better Fit for New York Than Roy »
The best moves are sometimes the ones you don't make. I my opinion, one of the good no-moves of Yankees GM Brian Cashman was not trading for Johan Santana (and I think highly of Johan Santana, one of the best there is). Likewise, I hope the Yankees only show interest in Halladay in order to drive the price up for BoSox. To land him they would [...]
Retiring Bernie Williams’ No. 51 Long Overdue »
When fans think about center field for the New York Yankees, they think Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, and Bernie Williams. All three of these Yankee legends were among the best players to roam center field at Yankee Stadium. But of those three, only two are in the Hall of Fame and have had their numbers retired by the Yankees. The only exception is [...]
A Catching Conundrum: The New York Yankees and Their »
To say the Yankees have had it good behind the plate for the majority of their history would be an understatement. Dating all the way back to the 1930s, and the Hall of Famer Bill Dickey, the Bronx Bombers have had their share of good fortune from the men who don the tools of ignorance, and the tradition carries on today with the [...]
Know Your Prospects: Melky Mesa, OF, New York Yankees »
If I had to describe New York Yankee's prospect Melky Mesa in one word, it would be "polarizing." Those that scout him have routinely and simultaneously been blown away by his explosive raw power and baffled by his superiorly under-developed and sophomoric plate discipline. To add to Mesa's mystique, he looks like a ballplayer : at [...]
Is Recent 40-Man Addition and Yankees’ Prospect »
During Spring Training in 2009, Eduardo Nunez and Ramiro Pena started to get a lot of hype after showing decent hitting skills and making flashy defensive plays. A quick glance at either of their numbers would've told you that neither was a particularly strong prospect, and neither could be counted on as thee Yankees' shortstop of the future. That [...]
Yankees Must Start 2010 Free Agency by Bringing Back »
Next week will begin the annual General Managers meetings in Indianapolis. Many expect the free agency period to really get into motion once those meetings take place. Yankees' GM Brian Cashman has a lot of decisions to make as far as the 2010 roster, which will be looking to defend their World Series. Everyone has been talking lately of the [...]
The Importance of a DH »
What is a Designated Hitter or DH? A Designated Hitter is a baseball player that is assigned to bat in place of the pitcher. This allows the pitcher to concentrate on pitching thus speeding up the game (less bunting). This was adopted in MLB by the American League in 1973 and the game has never been the same ever since. Although there are a lot [...]
One Room, One Yankee Game: How Baseball Led To Bonding »
This article was originally published in the November issue of my school's newspaper. It discusses how a Yankee game led to bonding on the Shabbaton, our school-wide overnight trip. Top of the ninth. Bases loaded. Three balls. Two Strikes. Two outs. Down one run. All 10 of us huddled around the television as Nick Swisher found himself in the [...]