By testing positive for performing enhancing drugs, Melky Cabrera ruined the best chance he had at securing a lucrative multi-year contract. If that wasn’t bad enough, he also sabotaged a starring role on a team that went on to win the World Series. And it’s a shame, really – he is at the cusp of [...]
The New York Yankees head into November facing a ton of personnel questions, especially with 13 free agents hitting the open market this Saturday. And while many of these questions will take months to fully answer, there is one answer being prepped for the showcase right now. It was reported today that Los Angeles [...]
If Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Justin Upton is actually being placed on the trade block this winter, the New York Yankees should do whatever they need to do to acquire him. Only a year removed from his “breakout” season – in which he posted a slash of .289/.369/.529 with 31 home runs and 39 doubles – [...]
Not long ago, hearing a New York Yankees executive throw around phrases like “budget restrictions” and “payroll cuts” would be like hearing that the new color announcer for the radio broadcast team is an ex-Broadway singer from Boston. But, as we’ve learned over the past decade, stranger things have happened. So it’s looking more and [...]
Well, that was fun…But not really. I know I sound like a bitter, spoiled brat, but watching the New York Yankees get swept by the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS was about as fun as attending a funeral. Never happy to be here, never happy to see you. And now it’s over. At least until [...]
There is a chance, albeit slimmer than the slimmest of the slim, that New York Yankees pariah and perpetual punching bag Alex Rodriguez could be traded this offseason. You can call me crazy, or call me an idiot, or call me a beautiful little snowflake with the naïve attitude of a hopeful child who falls [...]
It isn’t easy being the New York Yankees #1 prospect. Just ask Nick Johnson, Dioner Navarro, Jose Conteras, Drew Henson or Eric Duncan. In fact, it isn’t easy being any teams #1 prospect. Forget about being stuck underneath an unforgiving microscope with hundreds of scouts and media members deconstructing every little thing you do, you [...]
Pitching is supposed to win baseball games. It’s just that old adage that goes hand-in-hand defense wins football games and one man can’t win a basketball game without the other four. But then again, great pitching won’t win you anything when the offense can’t score. The New York Yankees bats are dead. At this point, [...]
After the Raul Ibanez show last night, the New York Yankees are riding an emotional high going into Game 4. Hopefully Ibanez’s power display helps ignite the Yankees ice-cold bats. But for now, it’s okay to enjoy the high. Game 3 was an instant classic that every Yankees fan with cognizant thought should be thankful [...]
For the second time in a week, New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda will be asked to come up big, taking the mound tonight for Game 3 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles. No big deal, really, considering this is probably the biggest and most pressure-packed stage Kuroda has ever pitched on, with millions [...]
