Normally, speculating about the MVP before Father’s Day would be premature. This year is the exception. With 95 games still to go, it seems almost certain that the American League MVP will come from the AL East.Red Sox first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, Blue Jays third baseman/outfielder Jose Bautista and Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson have separated themselves from the pack, while reigning champion Josh Hamilton has likely been removed from contention due to a broken arm that kept him out of the Rangers lineup for more than a month. Offensively, ...
Rivalries are what make sports great—and MLB is loaded with teams and fans looking for blood.MLB was founded in 1869, and at this point some teams have been beating up on each other for more than 100 years. The emotions felt by players and fans during a game increase the tension and animosity of a rivalry, and over time there ends up being nothing but pure hatred for one another.To be honest, I am a purist when it comes to baseball. I don't like Interleague play and I don't consider ...
Jesus Montero is currently putting up a .292/.338/.421 line for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, to go along with 10 doubles, five home runs, and 25 RBIs. He has posted a less than spectacular 13:50 BB:K.Not exactly world-beating stats from one of the top prospects in all of baseball, but then again he is just 21-years-old.Frankie Piliere compiled a list of prospects he believes will be called up once the "Super Two" deadline passes and mentioned Montero saying this about him:
The Yankees have had opportunities to bring Montero to the big leagues since ...
It's been well documented how beaten up the Yankees bullpen has been in 2011.New York lost Joba Chamberlain for the season with a torn muscle in his elbow, which required Tommy John surgery.Rafael Soriano has been on the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow injury.Damaso Marte and Pedro Feliciano have both been out of the beginning of the season and it's unlikely to see either one in 2011.Marte and Feliciano were supposed to be big parts of the bullpen because they were good left-handers who got people out.With Marte ...
No, Joe Girardi has not been fired...though I still stand by my previous stance.On June 26, as the Yankees finish a three-game series against the Colorado Rockies, something that has not been seen since 1988 will occur at Yankee Stadium.Former Yankees outfielder and manager Lou Pinella will be wearing pinstripes once again as he makes his first appearance as a Yankee in 23 years.It's Old-Timer's Day folks, and Sweet Lou isn't the only one making his first appearance.Bernie Williams will once again put on his familiar No. 51 and roam ...
Throughout the season, just how much Derek Jeter had left in the tank was constantly questioned. During the offseason, the Yankees decided whatever Jeter had left was worth $51 million.It wasn't as much as what Jeter felt he was worth, but it was enough to keep Jeter in pinstripes, which in the end was what both sides wanted.But coming off the worst statistical season of his career, and although the ink on Jeter's new contract has long-since dried, it was impossible not to imagine this team without Jeter on it.There ...
Game 28: June 15, 1941 The elegance and energy of New York was typified by the chic of nightclubs like the Copacabana, 21, the Stork Club and El Morocco. Joe DiMaggio and many of the other Yankees were no strangers to these venues, and the club owners gave them all a king’s treatment once in their doors. But DiMaggio was conflicted. While at times he wished he was invisible or “anybody but Joe DiMaggio,” the Yankee Clipper also was concerned “when I’m done playing, will anybody remember me?” On the ...
One of the most talked about story lines to come out of the NBA Finals is LeBron James' comments towards his critics and "haters" that he made at the press conference. Ever since "the decision," LeBron has come under immense scrutiny about his ability, or inability, to win a championship on his own. This got people to thinking, what players in major league baseball today have an "ego" problem that maybe they think they are still as good as they used to be, or even better, they aren't as good as they ...
If you came here expecting to find a post titled Looking Back at the Indians Series, you won't find one.I have been up to "here" with work and other things the last few days and I just couldn't find the time to sit down and write it. I'll just say I was glad to see the Yankees take three out of four from Cleveland and it was also nice to see them get off to a good start last night against the Texas Rangers.What's not good is all the injured players the ...
According to Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, or Anaheim Angels or the Mighty Ducks (or whatever they are calling themselves today) are on the verge of releasing 27-year-old lefty Scott Kazmir.Kazmir, as some may remember, was the crown jewel of the New York Mets farm system in 2003 and 2004. That was until he was traded in one of the worst deals in recent memory, when the Mets dealt him to the Tampa Bay Rays for Victor Zambrano.Ouch.A two-time All-Star, Kazmir was ...