Over the last two months New York Yankees fans have been at each other throats. Between tweeting, Facebook and blog commenting this divide has gotten down right nasty more times than not, myself included. The argument is over the new parsimony approach that inherited owner Hal Steinbrenner has implemented in this current off-season. As fans [...]
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Yankees Hot Stove: Not doing their due diligence
Let me get right to the point. Yesterday, ESPN reported that the Boston Red Sox had got catcher Mike Napoli to agree to a one-year deal worth $5 million bucks. Mind-you Napoli has suffered from a lingering hip injury, so I am sure his physical wasn’t stellar but regardless he brings a right-handed power bat [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Youks got to be kidding me
The New York Yankeesoff-season remains at a standstill, which isn’t so surprising when you have an ownership that refuses to offer anything more than a one-year contract. Why? – See good players, like solid bench guys can usually get two-year deals. – The young and most talented will easily get multi-year offers from many ball [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: 9 tweets fans do not want to read
The New York Yankeesoff-season has been an unpleasant wake-up call of what is to come. As a fan to say that my heart is breaking would be an understatement, as the new Yankee reign still talks the talk but it is all smoke and mirrors. With the number of holes, aging and injured players and [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: A Martin mistake
“I had a great time in New York,” … “It was probably the best baseball experience of my life, but this is the business and it was time to move on.” Those were the farewell words uttered by newly ex- New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin after signing a 2-year; $17 million deal with the [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Want to win get Giancarlo Stanton
The latest rumor floating around the MLB hot stove is that the New York Yankees are about to immerse in a possible trade with the Miami Marlins to get right fielder Giancarlo Stanton. Stanton is one of the last Marlins left after the fire sale, which sent high-priced stars infielder Hanley Ramirez to the Dodgers; RP Heath Bell [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Kudos on Kuroda signing
Phew…was my reaction when I read the news via ESPN’s Buster Olney that the New York Yankees had re-signed starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda to a one-year, $15 million deal for 2013. Kuroda was the Yankees best pitcher in 2012, posting a 16-11 record, with a 3.32 ERA over a career high of 219.2 innings pitched. In 33 [...]
