I was inspired to write this post after I found this article on the Baseball Think Factory comparing some players around the league to beers. It was a good article even though he called Mariano Rivera a Sam Adams Boston Lager. But it got me to start wondering who some of the Yankees would be if they were beers...read more.
For instance, if Derek Jeter were a beer, what beer would he be?
Jeter would be Budweiser. All-American and even though not everyone loves him you can’t deny his popularity ...
Here are some news and stories of note from yesterday:
The Yankees lost in a walk-off 3-2 to the Phillies yesterday.
CC Sabathia pitched, 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 0 SO, and said afterwards he was “so-so”.
Nick Johnson was scratched with a stiff lower back he tweaked in the batting cage.
Austin Romine and Zach McAllister won the 2009 Kevin Lawn “Player of the Year” and “Pitcher of the Year” awards.
Jesus Montero played yesterday and got a single in one at bat. He also spoke with ...
As most of you know by now, the defending World Series champions have some roster questions to sort out this spring. Every couple days I will provide updates on those battles and see who has the edge at any given time.
I may throw a few extra names into the battles for comparison's sake.
To see the updated spring training stats, go to
Tim Marchman of Sports Illustrated recently ranked the 30 general managers in baseball and the Yankees GM Brian Cashman ranked pretty high at No. 3 behind Andrew Friedman of the Tampa Rays and Theo Epstein of the Boston Red Sox.
3. Brian Cashman, New York Yankees
Cashman’s weakness isn’t a small one — the Yankees, the only team in baseball to routinely run $200 million payrolls, have recently been spending about four times as much per win as the Rays. Why, then, does he rank so high? His four world championships ...
The offseason is over and the Yankees roster is pretty much set, but since they signed relief pitcher Chan Ho Park there has been a glut of relievers and something has got to give. Whether it be an injury or two that solves the logjam or even a trade—that has yet to be seen.
Two of the pitchers that are seemingly on the bubble though are Sergio Mitre and Chad Gaudin. They’re two pitchers who fill the same role, long relief/emergency starter, and because the Yankees rotation and bullpen project ...
Here are some newsworthy bits that didn’t quite have enough to make a story out of, but are important anyways:
Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated spoke with some MLB executives that believe Derek Jeter will ask for a 6-year-deal which would cover him until he’s 42, the same age A-Rod will be when his contract expires.
The Yankees are playing this afternoon, but the game won’t be televised, at least in New York, until 7:00pm tonight. But in Chad Jennings’ game thread he pointed out that Nick Johnson was scratched from ...
After spending enough money last offseason to bail out the U.S. economy, the Yankees did what everyone expected: They won World Series No. 27.
However, the Yankees decided that they weren’t content with the team they had.
Instead of keeping the team intact for another run, the Yankees blew up a decent chunk of their team and decided to revamp the ancillary parts.
Key Arrivals
Curtis Granderson, Randy Winn, Javier Vazquez, Nick Johnson
Key Departures
Melky Cabrera, Johnny Damon, Xavier Nady, Chien-Ming Wang
Batting
The Yankees lineup last year was literally the scariest thing I have ...
A year ago I looked at the Top 20 prospects from Baseball America's annual Top-100 list. So I figured that now would be a good time, with Spring Training beginning, to do a similar thing. I'll break it up into four posts this time. here are prospects No. 1 through No. 5.No. 1 Jason Heyward, OF, BravesOpening Day Age: 20 ETA: 2010 Nobody doesn't like Jason Heyward. He's the No. 1 position player prospect on everybody's list, and with good reason. There seem to be no weaknesses ...
Because the fifth outfielder is just that important.
The two players are both right-handed hitters, but that is about the extent of their similarities. They both have their fair share of strengths and weaknesses, but the Yankees only have room for one on their roster.
Marcus Thames's biggest strength is his power. For his career, he has hit a home run once per every 15 at-bats and he has an ISO of .248 which is well above average. On the other hand, Jamie Hoffmann hit one home run for every 60 minor ...
Preference is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Alex Rodriguez is a remarkable talent. He’s also, unfortunately, a relative tool. In 16 big league seasons, the New York Yankees third baseman has amassed Ruthian statistics—which would be better news if he weren’t doomed to be measured against the incalculable charm of Derek Jeter.
Ability is the sum of personal competence.
Applause, on the other hand, is the product of social comparison.
I’m not suggesting that Rodriguez is a total pariah. Last year’s World Series victory improved his image, and no one who’s hooked up with both Madonna ...
