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Yankees' Rumors
The Yankees will have a long, busy and hopefully productive off season. Here's a couple of big ticket, headline splashing, new stadium warming names to divert our attention:"It’s hard to describe wh...
Yankees' Veterans Drop Ball
Joe Girardi's hands are tied, the over-the-hill-gang will have to carry the load of the stretch drive. Johnny Damon assumes the position in center. Matsui's name is inserted in a lineup featuring a f...
Yankees' Dubious Options
Time to dust off the stale jokes:"the question is whether the big goofball can actually take the mound. And this one falls, once again, into the "believe it when I see it" pile. That's the rule on Pa...
Yankees Rants and Questions
Scanning the Yankees' news today got me going, time for a therapeutic rant:"Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe had this quote from a scout: “In a few years, Melky (Cabrera) will be playing in some ind...
Yankees' Help is on the Way
The stretch drive is underway. The body count mounts. Who you gonna call? "The Yankees will dip into their system to pluck a pitcher for Saturday's game in Baltimore, a start that could go to either P...
Yanks' Girardi Copes with Media
Joe Girardi's inaugural season in Pinstripes is filled with daunting challenges. Managing an overrated, flawed roster into the teeth of deluded expectations and hoping to end up at traditional grande...
Yankees' Links
A few links of interest to pass the time while the Yankees' bats take out some frustration on the hapless Royals. (Note: A-Rod just singled in a run to add to the blowout, statisticians will be deligh...
Yankees' Rumors,Plans, Notes & Quotes
Brett Gardner brought a breath of fresh air to the Bronx Saturday. The rookie's walk off single bailed out the beleaguered Bombers and momentarily eased their pain. The season wanes, the pennant race...
Yankees "Tweak" Roster
The floundering New York Yankees shipped Melky Cabrera's smile to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Friday. The Melkman mired in a prolonged slump was hitting .242. Cabrera the Yankees regular center fielder for...
Blogging on Yanks' Cashman
Turns out, I'm not the only Yankees' blogger that isn't on the Brian Cashman bandwagon. Baseball Hot Corner has published 556 articles since it's inception in 2007. The #1 topic? Brian Cashman. It was...
Yankees' Farm System News
The news from the big leagues is bleak so let's turn our attention to the Yankees' farm system:"The running joke among some minor league pitchers in the New York Yankees minor league system goes somet...
Yankees Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
The never ending search for some encouraging Yankees' news leads to Baseball America:Venerable columnist Peter Gammons transitions from yesterday's glory to today's heroics: "After the strike canceled...
Yankees' revealing headlines
The Yanks limp home from the road to Perdition. Start spreading the news:"Inept effort against Twins ends Yankees' 3-7 trip" "Yanks Just Don’t Have Their Heads in the Game""We definitely underachiev...
Yankees transition to nowhere
What a difference a year makes. The 2007 New York Yankees were riddled with injuries, stumbled from the gate and were revived with an influx of youthful enthusiasm. Joba, Duncan, Melky and Cano broug...
Yankees Notes and Quotes
The fallout from the New York Yankees inability to deliver on distorted expectations continues:Let's hear from the Boss: " Steinbrenner points to the injuries as the crippling factor."It's not making ...
A-Rod's bomb salvages Yanks win
Nothing is easy for the 2008 New York Yankees. Last night in Minnesota, Mike Mussina hands a 6-3 lead to the rebuilt bullpen bridge--Damaso Marte--and chaos follows. Marte's production in Pinstripes ...
Yankees Rumors, News and Notes
The stretch drive of the New York Yankees 2008 season is here and there are a never ending parade of issues:"Baseball Prospectus' Playoff Odds Report, checked daily by baseball diehards this time of y...
Yankees move backwards
The sun is setting on the 2008 New York Yankees. Last night's shutout at the hands of the Minnesota Twins, leaves the Yanks grasping at the straws of a five game deficit in the loss column, for the w...
Yankees' fading fortunes
The wake of the sweep in Anaheim has hit the Yankees hard:"Talk about your horrid weeks..." "So the scrutiny turns to Girardi, to at least ensure that the Yankees don't peter out here. That they keep ...
Yankees' rumors and notes
Some New York Yankees rumors, notes and links from cyberspace:The thing about baseball rumors is they're not hard to start: ""He wants to play for the Yankees so he can get at the Red Sox," a close fr...
Angels out class Yankees
The New York Yankees' road trip to Perdition continues tonight in Minnesota. The three day layover in Anaheim was a disaster. A three game sweep, at the hands of the elite Angels, has the Bombers clo...
Yankees pennant race problem
The 2007 New York Yankees stumbled from the gate, got hot down the stretch and watched their competition crumble. The 2008 Yankees don't have that luxury. The Rays are real and the Mannyless Red Sox w...
Yankees run out of miracles
Dan Giese out pitched Angel's ace John Lackey and it didn't matter. The Halos hung an 11-4 beating on the Bombers by pounding the bullpen for 10 runs in two innings. The rebuilt relief corps have all...
Kennedy's skewed perspective
During last night's YES broadcast of the Yankees/Angels game, Michael Kay said: "The general feeling from the players was that he (Kennedy) was too cocky for someone who hadn't done anything in the bi...
Angels bomb Yanks' Kennedy
Ian Kennedy's reentry to the show went down in flames. The Yankees' prodigy returned from hiatus in Triple-A, looking to redeem himself. When last seen in Pinstripes, Kennedy produced: 37.2 IP in eig...
Angels on deck for Yankees
The Yankees' grueling road trip continues with a three game set against their arch-nemesis, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Here are a few preview links to set the stage:Pitching matchups"Swapping ...
Yankees' rehab report
The Yankees' transition to the future is built on the foundation of Brian Cashman's philosophy of acquiring high ceiling prospects, with dubious medical histories. Blend fragile youth with an old, ric...
Yankees have Kennedy's role model
The Yankees go back to the future tonight in Anahiem as Ian Kennedy returns from hiatus. When last seen in Pinstripes, the heralded prospect was 0-3 with an ERA of 7.41. The team was 2-6 in his eight...
Melky Cabrera's Yankees' bandwagon
I came across this over at LoHud in an article titled, "The great Melky myth.": "The Melky Cabrera Fan Club is a persistent bunch.Joe Torre was a charter member. He used to say that the Melkman gave t...
Ponson eases Yankees' pain
Sidney Ponson helped stop the Yankees' bleeding in Arlington Texas last night. For the second consecutive start, Sir Sid did his job--6 1/3 I.P., 8 base runners, 3 runs--will work. Yankees' starters ...