In the 1990s, we enjoyed watching the greatest television show of all-time, Seinfeld. What made the program even more entertaining at times is when we got to see cameo appearances by Yankees personnel, something that happened about a half-dozen times during the show's nine season run. This list counts down the memorable appearances made a slew of Yankees over the years.Begin Slideshow
The 1961 New York Yankees set a major league record by hitting 240 home runs. Led by Roger Maris (61), Mickey Mantle (54), and Bill Skowron (28), the Yankees easily eclipsed the 1956 Cincinnati Reds and the 1947 New York Giants, who set the record with 221 home runs each.In 1997, the Seattle Mariners set the current record for team home runs, with 264. The 2011 Yankees, at the end of play on May 1, were on a pace to hit 296 home runs.Robinson Cano, ...
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its award-winning baseball simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking possible of all 30 teams in baseball each Monday during the regular season. To come up with the rankings, the simulation uses each team's statistical performance to date this season, and simulates them against every other team 100 times (50 at home and 50 away) so that all five pitchers in the current rotation start ten times at each location. (Note: If a pitcher who was in the rotation was recently put on the DL, he will not ...
It is a fact of life that baseball fans acknowledge, but deep down, they attempt to deny it with all their might. Baseball fans are more loyal to their team than are the team's players.When Phil Rizzuto was told that Los Angeles Dodger's manager Tommy LaSorda bleeds Dodgers' blue, Rizzuto responded that he bleeds New York Yankees' pinstripes.As a Yankees' broadcaster, Rizzuto was unabashedly a "homer." He gave the opposition credit, but he openly rooted for the Yankees.It appeared that no player had ...
The fantasy baseball season is starting to filter out the big fish from the small fries. Maybe your team was a few big flies away from first place in your league. Perhaps you were one win away from moving up. Check out the advice within this column, and you could find some information from the insight provided in the show to help you make a move. You can't do it unless you come along for the ride by starting the show...Begin Slideshow
The Yankees are in quite a predicament. Their budding star Phil Hughes could be lost for the season as a red flag was raised during the plethora of tests done this week. A circulatory problem could have been detected, but we will not know for sure until he visits a vascular specialist in St. Louis. New York has a few options on the table. They can either sit with their fingers crossed in hope that Hughes will return at some time this season and be able to find his fastball, or ...
The three Yankee catching prospects who get the most attention are Jesus Montero, Austin Romine and Gary Sanchez. Let’s take a look at how these three farm hands are doing right now. Sanchez is the youngest of the trio. He is only 18 years old and playing with the Charleston River Dogs in the Sally League. Sanchez is 6’2” and weighs 220 lbs., which makes him almost as big as Jesus Montero who often hears reports he is too big to catch in the major leagues. Sanchez is almost certain ...
It is very troubling to hear that Phil Hughes may have thoracic outlet syndrome, which will likely end his season. Many have bounced back from this career-changing injury (Kenny Rogers and Matt Harrison), and some have not (Jeremy Bonderman). Let's hope Hughes' injury is not too serious, and he comes back to full form soon.For now, here's some potential pitchers the Yankees should use to "phil" in for Hughes.Begin Slideshow
This is a slideshow on the top 10 Yankee performers right now. Keep in mind that the entire show is not based on past seasons' performances. It is only based on the future, which I think is the most relevant tool that we can look to at this point. Thus, don't be surprised if you see some major names kept off of this list.Begin Slideshow
The Yankees' rotation has been on fire of late, turning in seven straight quality starts and allowing just eight earned runs over the past 50 innings for a 1.44 ERA.That streak should be tested this weekend as the first-place Bombers battle the Blue Jays, one of the better offensive teams in baseball.Let's take a look at the pitching matchups for this three-game series. Friday, April 29: Freddy Garcia (1-0, 0.69) vs. Ricky Romero (1-3, 3.00)Garcia became the first pitcher to begin his Yankee career with consecutive starts of at least six ...