Recently, the New York Post ran some excerpts from an unauthorized biography of Derek Jeter.
Since the book has not yet been published, it is impossible to determine if the author did a hatchet job on the New York Yankees' captain or if the tabloid, continuing its consistency in presenting the worst in people, cherry-picked the negative.Author Ian O'Connor has stated in an ESPN Radio interview that the objective of the book was to paint a public portrait of a private man and to humanize ...
A mere two weeks into the season and the Yankees have been bombing away to score runs.That is good for the regular season, but if the Yankees make the playoffs, they will need better performance from their leadoff hitters. Brett Gardner looks lost and confused. Brett, who likes to work the count, is working himself to the bench very quickly. So far this season, Gardner is batting below his playing weight. He is hitting lazy fly balls to left, and rollers to second shows how off he is. Even with ...
On WFAN and YES today, Mike Francesca said that the New York Yankees should put together a trade for Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners. King Felix is regarded by many baseball experts as among the top three or four pitchers in all of baseball. He won the American League Cy Young last year and finished second in 2009 on a really bad Mariners team. Francesca suggested that the Yankees put together a package that would include the following players: Jesus Montero, Ivan Nova and either Andrew Brackman, Manny Banuelos or ...
Baseball is in every way perfect; there are no flaws in the sport. Everything flows together perfectly. It is built around God's favorite shape, a diamond, and the rest is covered by the most incredible grass on the planet. Nothing beats sitting in your favorite ballpark, watching your favorite team on a hot, sunny day, with a hot dog smothered with all the goods in one hand and an ice cold beer in the other. This scene is symbolic to American culture. It has gone through its share of changes, ...
Phil Hughes went through another bullpen session this afternoon as he and the Yankee's pitching staff try to diagnose what is going on with his "dead arm." Today was crucial in the rehabbing process because if things went well and his arm responded favorably, a minor league spot start was next in line this week.
The long-toss program was supposed to be the answer to the issue at hand, as it would strengthen his arm back up to where it was prior.
After a promising bullpen and long-toss session on Saturday, things ...
The New York Yankees have had 13 captains in their history. One captaincy lasted for five days, two were captains at the same time and two captaincies were cut short due to tragedy. Most held the title for no longer than three seasons. Being named the New York Yankees Captain is considered among the highest honors you can receive. It doesn't come with a salary bonus or automatic entry to the Hall of Fame. All it means is you exemplify everything that the New York Yankees franchise stands for. Some ...
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There is a GREAT read from Ken Davidoff up on Newsday.com right now. It's a blog post, so you get to read it for free!Davidoff talks about how New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, while playing catch with Robinson Cano, called New York Post reporter George King to the side Sunday to talk about a new book coming out. The book is about the Yankee captain, and specifically, says Davidoff, Jeter wanted to "distance himself" from it.Jeter seems to have, at the very least, been an ...
Some players are known as much for their antics, as their brilliance. As much as many fans would deny it, there are few things more entertaining in baseball than a batter charging the mound.The fight between the Red Sox and Yankees in which Pedro Martinez tackled Don Zimmer has nearly 100,000 views on youtube. That's the stuff people watch over and over again. Who are the guys at each position most likely to provide these moments? Begin Slideshow
It’s hard not to hate the New York Yankees. With 27 World Series titles and the ability to sign any top-notch player of their choice, the New York Yankees is a team everybody loves to hate. Having the highest payroll in baseball of $196,854,630, it is no wonder why the Yankees have been so victorious in the past. Known for pulling out their checkbooks and offering players their desired amount, the Yankees make sure that the most prominent and skilled players in the league are apart of their team. However, ...
Yesterday, Mariano Rivera recorded his second blown save in as many chances. However, as Andrew Marchand of ESPN points out, it's nothing new, especially in April.
While you never want to see your closer blow any save, let alone consecutive ones, just remember he saved seven in a row to start the season.
Yes, Mariano is 41 years old, so anytime he doesn't look like the greatest closer in baseball history people will panic. So far on this young season, Mo's pitched in 10.2 innings and has given up 10 hits, two ...