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AL East: O’s, Yankees, Rays, Jays, Red Sox a preview to my preview

Prophesying the infamous American League East has never been as hard as it is now. The dominant days when the division belonged to the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are long gone. It started in 2008 when the Tampa Bay Rays dropped ‘devil’ from their namesake. The just Rays made it all the [...]

2013 MLB Predictions: Yankees miss October to World Series Champ

Will the Yankees miss the playoff for the second time in 17 seasons? Who are the six favorites to win their respective division? Which four teams will be the Wild Cards? Are the World Series teams both from the West Coast? How do you predict the 2013 MLB Season will finish up? Here are my [...]

Yankees: Starting out hot is essential but is it possible

How imperative is it for the New York Yankees to start the 2013 season off hot?  Very. Why? Simply put, no team’s success can be contingent on older veterans unless they have serious depth on the bench, not even if you are the Yankees. The pressure the Yankees have ensued on guys north of 38 [...]

New York Yankees: 2013 season predictions

How do you predict the New York Yankees will fare in 2013? For years the Yankees were everybody’s perennial favorites to win the AL East, but now no one knows whether this team can even make the post season. No doubt the Yankees are old and injured, which does not breed confidence. No new super [...]

Yankee fans are ready to welcome Youks to the Bronx

New York Yankee fans need to relax, big time! Kevin Youkilis might play for the Yankees, but he will forever be a Boston Red Sox in my mind. So earlier this week when Youkilis told ESPN New York, “I’ll always be a Red Sox,” personally, I found it refreshingly honest. The problem is the majority [...]

Yankees: Sorry I don’t believe you Joe Girardi

One of the finest football coaches of all time, Vince Lombardi once said, “Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.” Just think about how many times the heavily favored team gets defeated by the less talented underdogs. -        Super Bowl XLII – recently ranked as the best Super Bowl of all time on NFL [...]

2013 New York Yankees: 4 things you need to watch for

Baseball is back, as pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to their team’s respective Spring Training facility in either Arizona or Florida. The New York Yankees spring home is in Tampa, Florida and the normally anticipated media circus that comes with life in the pinstripes should be at an all time high. Why? There are [...]