All those who are New York Yankee fans remember the frustration we felt with the stupid Joba Rules a couple of years ago.
For those who may not remember, the Yankee brass, led by general manager Brian Cashman, decided they were going to limit the number of innings Joba Chamberlain would pitch as a starter.
Joba had been a starting pitcher in college and for his entire minor-league career. When he was brought up in 2007, he was used exclusively in the bullpen. But the plan was to have him return to ...
So this past winter, the Yankees off-season plan was built mainly around the signing of Cliff Lee.When he turned down a guaranteed seven-year deal for somewhere around $158 million from the Yankees to return to the Philadelphia Phillies for a five-year deal for about $125 million, many fans didn't know what the Yankees next move would be.In fact, after I had found out around 12:30 in the morning the night of December 14 that Lee was going back to the Phillies, I too had wondered what the Yankees next move ...
The Los Angeles Angels currently have the fourth-highest payroll in Major League Baseball. This is uncharted territory for a team not known to spend big. On the other hand, the Yankees have always had a huge payroll. The team generates a tremendous amount of money and they can pay players more than most teams in baseball. The Yankees have a phenomenal batting lineup, but many holes in the pitching rotation. With uncertainty surrounding Phil Hughes’ recovery, the need to acquire top pitchers becomes that much more urgent. The Angels have ...
Dear J. Thomas Schieffer and Major League Baseball, The undersigned hereby petition you to award the Giants fan that was put into a coma, Bryan Stow, the full funds needed for recovery from the Dodgers’ coffers who did not provide adequate security. As a witness and attendee to the Opening Night game, I hereby testify and can confirm that the Dodgers did in fact hire undercover policemen to roam in four person teams. The only people that these teams were busting, however, were merchants selling unlicensed gear on the street ...
Discussions have continued since the failure of the New York Yankees to land Cliff Lee in the offseason that the Yankees must trade for an ace starting pitcher.
Most Yankee fans salivate about the possibility of getting Cy Young winner, Felix Hernandez from the hapless Seattle Mariners.
Let's take a look at how significant a Cy Young winner or even a 20 game winner is to a team's chances to make it to the Fall Classic.
If you look at the Cy Young winners over the past ten years in each league, you ...
New York Yankees fans enter every season with larger than life expectations. With the most storied franchise in sports, it's easy to understand why.Every offseason acquistion is the best available; every trade rumor involves the biggest names.Yes, it's safe to say that Yankees fans expect the best and have often received it.It was no different this offseason when, despite general manager Brian Cashman's protestations, the Yankees added Rafael Soriano to a bullpen that already had the greatest closer of all time, Mariano Rivera.The addition of Soriano have the Yankees a ...
I don’t know if you guys caught the preview of Ian O’Connor’s book, The Captain: The Journey of Derek Jeter, on ESPN, but it provided a really interesting glimpse into the strained relationship between Brian Cashman and the Yankees’ All-Star shortstop. You should read the whole piece; it offers insight on Jeter’s fury over his leaked contract talks, his successful pleas to Randy Levine for additional performance incentives, the failure of a bromance with Alex Rodriguez (and Jeter’s attempts to fix it), his desire to become a better ballplayer and ...
When the White Sox came into the Bronx, they were going through a stretch where they lost nine of their last 10 games and averaged less than two runs per game. On the other hand, the Yankees were firing on all cylinders, having just scored 21 runs in two games against Baltimore. The White Sox continue to struggle at the plate but have been able to scratch and claw their way to at least a split in this series with the Yanks. Their pitching has been dominant in this series, ...
In what is quickly becoming a disturbing trend, the Yankee bullpen blew up yet again. While Rafael Soriano has been the poster boy of bullpen futility, Joba Chamberlain has seen his fair share of bullpen mishaps and even the great Mariano Rivera has blown two consecutive saves. The highly talked about and ridiculously expensive trio designed to end games after six innings has been anything but the shutdown force they were touted to be. Bullpen failures have already cost the Yankees wins against Minnesota, Toronto and the White Sox. While ...
New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman has had a bull’s eye on his chest since before I can remember—both from opposing fans attacking his spending habits and impatient fans attacking any missed opportunity. Though many criticisms of his pitching decisions are warranted, his ability to make moves without writing the big check has been underrated at times. Much like his savvy Jon Lieber move—in which Jon overcame surgery to go 14-8 in addition to making three excellent playoff starts—Cashman put away the checkbook this offseason in favor of good old ...