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Yankees Fans: Time you do the Wright thing and VOTE

Ok Yankees fans it is time to do the Wright thing.

David Wright

David Wright (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

As New Yorkers it is out duty to guarantee that the Mets Captain, third baseman David Wright starts the 2013 All-Star Game at Citi-Field on July 16th.

Not a Mets fan?

So what you could be a Red Sox fan who calls the Big Apple home, doesn’t matter and you know it.

It is your responsibility to VOTE FOR DAVID WRIGHT (twitter – #VoteWrightNow #VoteWright) by visiting MLB’s 2013 All-Star Voting Ballot.

This is not only because Wright plays in Queens, where my father grew up, but he also is well deserving of the nod.

Here are the current stats for NL third baseman this season (courtesy of MLB.com): Continue reading ‘Yankees Fans: Time you do the Wright thing and VOTE’ »

Yankees: Prospects for power

McCann looks at a ball

McCann looks at a ball (Photo credit: rjcox)

When plan A fails there is always plan B….right? 

Correct.

How does this relate to the current state of the New York Yankees?

Well, I think it is about time for Yankees to look beyond their All-Star disabled list (DL).

The hope that Jeter, A-Rod, Granderson, Youkilis, and Teixeira will ever be healthy enough to play at the level expected in the Bronx is dwindling.

With July right around the corner, it would be irresponsible for GM Brian Cashman not to start weighing other options via the trade market, which officially ends on the 31st of next month.

Now if I were Cashman, calling the Braves to ask what it would take to bring 6-time All-Star, catcher Brain McCann to the Bronx would be a good place to start.

Why McCann?

Well, like I predicted during the off-season, the mistake of letting Russell Martin walk is finally evolving.

And since I do not believe the Yankees have a time machine to go back and resign Martin, getting McCann seems almost like a no-brainer. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Prospects for power’ »

Yankees: Bomb has dropped on the Bombers

How do you feel about the current stats of the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

New York Yankees (Photo credit: Keith Allison)

After going 4-6 and falling to third place in the AL East, you’d be hard pressed to find a Yankees fan distraught to have the team back home after this West Coast road trip.

Getting swept by the Athletics and losing two of three to the Halos, the Yankees are now 8-11 vs. AL West teams.

Everything seems to finally come to head in the state of California, as the ugly side to this team’s offensive was on full display.

Looking back at the start to this season no one believed that this Yankees team would contend for the 2013 postseason, unless your name is Hal Steinbrenner.

There were many reasons, not the excuses as to why:

-       Number of injures to key players.

-       Age, as there were no spring chickens in the Bronx.

-       Using other team’s castoffs to replace super stars.

-       Losing Russell Martin.

Reality was on paper, things just didn’t add up enough to convince anyone otherwise. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Bomb has dropped on the Bombers’ »

Yankees: Team has no muscle literally

I hate harping on the past, especially when the situation cannot be changed, but there is always an exception.

Russell Martin

Russell Martin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

For example if you had zero input in a decision, opposed it completely and find out you were right.

Like during this past off-season, when the Yankees decided not to keep catcher Russell Martin.

The Yankee brass let Martin sign a 2-year deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates and didn’t bat an eyelash.

What is even worse is learning later on that Martin wanted to stay in New York.

FOX Sports Ken Rosenthal reported that Martin, though, told the Yankees he was willing to accept a one-year contract in the $9 million to $10 million range, according to two major-league sources.

My guess is the Yankee brass will be kicking their own behinds about letting Martin walk, if they aren’t already.

Martin is not a superb hitter but he hit with power, something the Yankees have none of this season. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Team has no muscle literally’ »

Yankees: Do you believe this 2013 team is doomed? Stats point to yes

Watching the New York Yankees lose a brutal 18-inning game, 3-2 to Oakland last night made my eyes bleed.

Yankees Robinson Cano frustrated. (Image from NY Daily News)

Not only did the Yankees lose to the A’s with Mariano Rivera on the bump, they got swept in the series.

It was painful, sad and scary all at the same time for me, as a Yankees fan to swallow.

The issue is not secret when you look at the Yankees batting stats on the season.

Compared to the top AL teams, the Yankees lack of runs scored, walks, RBIs, total bases and home runs are in the bottom half of the league.

When I think about it this shouldn’t be a huge shock considering the team they started with this season.

But they were winning games, as clear by their 37-29 record in turn making it very easy to marginalize the bad numbers. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Do you believe this 2013 team is doomed? Stats point to yes’ »

Yankees: Armageddon in the Bronx

Heading into this season we all knew the Yankees offense was going to be an issue.

Red Sox fan undercover.

Red Sox fan undercover.

The big question was how bad would it get before the injured stars would come to the rescue.

Not to give credit to this makeshift group of Yankees, as they exceeded expectations to remain atop the AL East a lot longer than anyone thought.

Please realize that by no means has it this time been pretty. But these castoff’s bats somehow found ways to score enough runs to complement the Yankees stellar pitching to win games.

Well, it seems that those days are over, as the Yankees hitters look anemic, while the starting pitching is struggling a bit. Not an ideal combo or formula for anything other than losing.

To be honest, watching this team the last two nights lose at the hands of the Oakland Athletics is about as fun as watching grass grow.

Mustering up a few hit or two in the eighth or ninth innings when it is already to late makes me want to scream in frustration. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Armageddon in the Bronx’ »

Yankees: Cheaters never win except if you are Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colón

Bartolo Colón (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Yankee fans know Bartolo Colon as the chubby pitcher who donned the Yankee pinstripes back in 2011.

Colon was on the hill in Oakland last night, and threw six full innings allowing just three hits eventually leading his Athletics to a 6-4 beating of New York. For his part, Colon performance was as solid as can be.

The 40-year old righty has been defying the odds all season long.  His ridiculous numbers, like walking only seven batters all year is certainly not going unnoticed.

Here are a few recent quotes written about Colon:

“It’s easy to view Colon as a guy at the end of his career, but hey, maybe not. He’s pitching beautifully for the A’s, maybe better than last year.” - 05/27/2013 – Mercury News.

“Colon was dealing on his way to improving his record to 6-2 (All-Star Game anyone?)”- 05/31/2013 NBC’s Comcast SportsNet

“Some say that 40 is the new 30, but for Oakland starter Bartolo Colon the milestone age has him pitching more like a 20-year-old.” – 05/31/2013 FOX SPORTS

“Bartolo Colon was spectacular…” – 06/01/2013 FOX SPORTS

 “Where does Bartolo Colon’s season so far rank in baseball history in terms of his ability to not walk batters?” – 06-12-2013 – SB Nation

“It was a nice story after Colon’s 50-game suspension and humble return to the A’s in the spring, but as summer approaches, Colon is an integral part of the starting rotation.” – 06/12/2013 – Bleacher Report - on what Colon should be an All-Star.

No doubt Colon is the A’s ace and having a great year, but aren’t we forgetting something?

And I am not talking to those fans that believe that Colon must have a remarkable work ethic because you are just crazy. Continue reading ‘Yankees: Cheaters never win except if you are Bartolo Colon’ »