The New York Yankees have been without Brett Gardner in left field all but nine games this season, and the impact could have been catastrophic but it hasn’t been. The Yankees are no doubt slower sans the speedy Gardner, as the Yankees rank 24th in steals with 50 on the season, but skipper Joe Girardi and [...]
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New York Yankees: Road to October
“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” - Darwin Heading into the second-half, the New York Yankees are the best team in baseball. A 52-33 record earned the Bombers a 7-game lead in the AL East, which sounds more comfortable when in [...]
New York Yankees: ESPN wanted answers to questions
Back on April 4, 2012 ESPN New York’s Wallace Matthews wrote an article called Five big questions for the Bombers: The Yankees may be the AL East favorites, but they do have some issues to face. Now that the 2012 MLB season has reached the All-Star Break, which unofficially marks the middle of the season, I wanted to [...]
New York Yankees: McDonald is Gardner insurance
MLBTradeRumors.com reported that the New York Yankees acquired recently released Red Sox, outfielder Darnell McDonald off waivers yesterday after McDonald tweeted the news himself. By adding McDonald, who is a utility outfielder to the 25-man roster, is it safe to assume that Brett Gardner’s strained right elbow is still injured? The Yankees have been without Gardner since April 17th, and have been given [...]
New York Yankees: To trade or not to trade
To say the New York Yankeesare on a roll would be an understatement. Currently the Bombers are on a nine game winning streak having steamrolled over the Mets, Braves and this past weekend the Washington Nationals. The Yankees are 9-1 in their last 10 games; and have won 19 of their last 23. They are 40-25 [...]
If the Yankees are forced to trade why not rent Carlos
The New York Yankees are rolling. Winning their fifth game in a row by beating the Braves for the second night with a score of 6-4. Skipper Joe Girardi and crew deserve the recognition here for guiding this team through all the adversity and injuries. So now that we all know the Yankees can still win, [...]
New York Yankees: Gardner solutions
After a perennial sluggish start, the New York Yankees have smoothed out the kinks and are playing solid baseball again. This doesn’t mean the Yankees problems are solved but it does show fans that the Bombers can still compete at the top, which was once again somewhat in question not so long ago. At this [...]
