Posts Tagged ‘new york yankees’
Top 5 Players Yankees Need to Get Going in April
It’s Opening Day baby! The New York Yankees have a lot of questions coming into today with all their injuries but as a Yankee fan, I’m not worried. They are going to be alright. Why? The Yankees remain talented despite the slew of big names going on the DL. You’ve got your Canos and your Sabathias; they’re going to get their [...]
New York Yankees Sign Former Detroit Tiger to One-Year Deal
It’s hard to follow up coverage of the New York Yankees this week considering Mariano Rivera announced his retirement last week. Nevertheless, it may not be big to the rest of the world, but it’s a big move for the Yankees. The Bronx Bombers have signed Brennan Boesch to one-year deal for $1.5 million. It’s also got [...]
Is Mariano Rivera’s Exit a Blessing or a Curse?
608 career saves, a 0.70 postseason ERA and nearly $160,000 million in salary payments. Of course, Rivera’s biggest contribution to the New York Yankees was that up until last season, he’s always in the bullpen waiting for that call. These are the career numbers for The Sandman, Mariano Rivera. Speechless yet? Exactly. I’m sure the [...]
Will the Real Yankee Fans Please Stand Up?
It’s going to be an interesting year for the New York Yankees and their fans. Coach, Joe Girardi, feels they've got a chance to go far this year but the questions are looming over the Bronx Bombers. We all kind of get the sense that they aren’t going to be as good this year as oppose to recent memory. How will Derek Jeter respond to [...]
Who Can Fill The Yankees’ Closer Spot?
No reports have emerged if the New York Yankees are close to figuring out their closer situation. Rafael Soriano has opted out of the last year of his contract and Bronx Bomber legend, Mariano Rivera, is contemplating retirement. So what are they going to do if The Sandman doesn’t come back? They’ve got two great options right in their [...]
REPORT: Girardi Babies Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees’ third baseman, Alex Rodriguez, continues to have his name in the press even though he’s not swinging a bat at the moment. What’s it this time? According to an ESPN report, Joe Girardi made a point to have the stadium’s public address announcer leave A-Rod’s name out when he was pinch-hit for during the [...]
Free Agents the Yankees Need to Bring Back
The MLB playoffs are going on without the New York Yankees. I’ll let that sink in for you Yankee fans. Now the 27-time World Series champions have to decide on which of their long list of free agents to bring back. Mariano Rivera: This is an easy one. They must bring back this legend, at least for a one-year contract. They can’t [...]
Are A-Rod’s Best Days Behind Him?
The benching of Alex Rodriguez in game five of the American League Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles caused quite a stir in the sports world. Of course Yankee coach, Joe Girardi, was just trying to put the best team out on the field, the players that give him the best shot to win and advance in the playoffs. Or maybe he was trying [...]
Can Derek Jeter Break Pete Rose’s Record?
Derek Jeter's hot start to open this 2012 season has stirred some debate as to whether the shortstop can break the all-time hits record currently held by former Cincinnati Reds legend Pete Rose. Before last night's game he needed 1,112 hits to tie Rose. Assuming Jeter doesn't get injured the rest of the season, he should easily finish above 200 [...]
Derek Jeter Sets Another New York Yankee Record
If 3,000 hits weren’t enough for the lothario from Michigan, Derek Jeter has set another record in the New York Yankees franchise. The first game of Sunday’s doubleheader between the New York Yankees and the Baltimore Orioles was number 2,402 for Derek Jeter. It put Jeter in first place for the most games played in a New York Yankee [...]
