In the midst of all the hysteria surrounding the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade, the name Jose Campos might have gotten lost in the shuffle. Campos was the other pitcher the New York Yankees received from the Seattle Mariners in the blockbuster trade. The 19-year-old righty has only been in the minors for two years, and so [...]
Archive of entries posted on January 2012
New York Yankees: You Won’t Want To Miss This Event
Tomorrow New York Yankees fan will have to say goodbye to Jorge Posada, as according to MLB.com he will officially announce his retirement from baseball in a press conference at the Stadium. Personally, saying goodbye to another piece of the infamous Yankees Core Four will numb my joy for the New York Giants trip to [...]
Move Over Yankees, New York Giants Rule This City
Wow, is all I can say. Anyone who saw the NFC Championship Game featuring the New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers game would be hard pressed to say any different. In the end the Giants won in OT 20-17, but the game was so inspiring because both teams fought with so much heart as [...]
New York Giants: Tribute To The Blue And Red
The New York Giants are in San Francisco to take on the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. The winner will play in the Superbowl XLVI against either the New England Patriots or Baltimore Ravens in Indianapolis on February 5th with kickoff time scheduled for 6:30EST. First, for the Giants to continue on riding down Super Bowl Highway [...]
MLB: To Be Or Not To Be MVP Is Up To Ryan Braun
Tonight, Milwaukee Brewers star Ryan Braun will be presented with the 2011 NL MVP Award at the Baseball Writers’ Association of America dinner in New York City and everyone is wondering what he will do. That is because back in October, Braun failed a routine performance-enhancing drug test. The levels of testosterone found were said [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Rangers Got Yu But Could Use Hughes Too
Ok so the Texas Rangers finally got their man, as Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish signed a 6-year, $60 million deal to play in Arlington. Add in the $52 million posting fee the Rangers paid to talk to Darvish for a month, (= $1.7 million per day) and that makes a grand total of roughly [...]
New York Yankees: Robertson + Joba = Hughes
No wonder everyone wants to be a New York Yankee, as who wouldn’t want a boss that hands out half-million dollar raises based on poor performance due to laziness? You can be sure Phil Hughes isn’t complaining. Last season, Hughes showed up to Spring Training out of shape, and sat on the DL with shoulder [...]
