New Yorker’s are never short on words, but Yankees fans take things to a whole new level. I guess you could say we are a passionately opinionated group. So when the news broke that Vernon Wells had waved his clause and was traded (more like dumped) by the Angels to the Yankees it blew the [...]
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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 [...]
2013 Yankees Hot Stove: Juan Rivera joins stockpile
Yesterday, the New York Yankees announced the signing a third right-handed-hitting outfielder in journeyman outfielder Juan Rivera. Fans who think Rivera looks familiar, well they would be correct, as he came up as a Yankees prospect between 2001-2003 and went on to play for five other teams since. Rivera made $4 million bucks last season with [...]
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 [...]
New York Yankees: Adios Soriano
Ah… another day in Yankees Universe, as more disappointing news just keeps on coming. As the Washington Nationals just cemented themselves as the favorites to win the 2013 World Series, and the reason is the new addition of now ex-Yankees closer Rafael Soriano to their bullpen. The Washington Post reports that Soriano will be pocketing [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Another Hal causality
Just last week at the MLB owners’ meetings in Arizona inherited New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner gave fans hope when he told the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, “Is our goal 189 next year? Yes, but only if I’m convinced that the team I see we put together is a championship-caliber team.” Hal [...]
2013 New York Yankees: 3 reasons to be very worried
Not so long ago, the MLB offseason was considered one of the most exciting times for New York Yankee fans. There was a time when hot stove headlines were greedily hogged by the Bronx Bombers with news of the team’s latest, big-name acquisition. Well my friend, those days are long gone, as it is safe [...]
