Yes, we are a quarter of the way through the 2013 MLB season and to say the New York Yankees have surprised everyone is the understatement of the year. After beating the Mariners 4-3 last night, the Yankees are 25-13 on the season, which is tied for the best record in baseball with the St. [...]
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Yankees: A beautiful day in the Bronx but not for the Bombers
Yesterday was one of the most beautiful afternoons in New York. Even though the weather perfect, unfortunately things at Yankee Stadium were not. The Bronx Bombers not only lost the rubber match to the Oakland Athletics 5-4, the team also saw another player leave the game with another potential injury both in the same inning. [...]
Yankees: Who do you think is April’s MVP
The New York Yankees continue to grind up wins, as they beat the Blue Jays in the Bronx last night with a score of 5-3. Hiroki Kuroda was on the bump and struggled out of the gate, as he gave up two homers, which lead to three runs on the board from the get-go. Kuroda still managed to throw [...]
Yankees: Stats of the new Bronx Bombers
With Spring Training under way, I started looking at the stats of the players signed by the New York Yankees during the off-season more closely, and figured I would share them. The table does include Andy Pettitte, Hiroki Kuroda, Ichiro Suzuki and Mariano Rivera, who technically are not new to the Bombers, but were free [...]
New York Yankees: What is wrong with the farm system?
What is wrong with the New York Yankees farm system? I will get right to the point. As of today, the state of the Yankees farm system is actually irrelevant. And here is why. REASON ONE: Fact is it does not house the talent to immediate help the team in 2013. Too many of the [...]
2013 New York Yankees: 3 positives to watch
The New York Yankees off-season has been a quiet one due to ownership implementing a new frugal stance. Instead of storylines about signing the biggest free agents, Yankee fans were relegated to watching the realities of missing the 2013 postseason grow by the day. So as a result, fans, the media, and bloggers alike have [...]
New York Yankees: Shallow Hal
Finally, Yankee Universe gets confirmation that team owner Hal Steinbrenner is alive. Hal discussed the current state of the Yankees with New York Post’s Ken Davidoff down in Arizona at the annual MLB owners meetings last week. Everyone under the sun knows that Hal is a “numbers” guy and has made it clear that he [...]
