The New York Yankees are now focused on the 2013 season, and GM Brian Cashman has a ton of work to do this off-season. Like every other GM, Cashman’s goal is to put a World Series caliber team on the field but the pressure he is under is much greater, as this franchise and its [...]
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ALCS Game 4: Mother Nature wants Yankees to rethink starting Arod
Last night’s postponement due to rain in Detroit makes ALCS Game 4 a day later. And thanks to Mother Nature, it also means the New York Yankees cannot pitch their ace CC Sabathia if needed in ALCS Game 7, which reaching is a pipe dream anyway. But the weather does give the Yankees time to [...]
Yankees: Top 3 postseason problems
I can’t remember when a MLB postseasonhas featured more madness, tension and thrills. When you realize that three of the four teams still playing happen to be the last three World Series Champions…the Cardinals last year, Giants in 2010 and Yankees in 2009 maybe fans should have expected it. Well, regardless as a Yankee fan I [...]
Believe me Yankees are October bound
Thanks to the added Wild Card spot, October started in September this season, extending the most exciting time on MLB’s calendar. With the AL East division still up for grabs, no doubt the New York Yankees have their work cut out for them, as do many other teams. Yankees great Yogi Berra once said something [...]
Yankees battle continues on Yawkey Way
The New York Yankees are in Boston today to start a three game set at Fenway Park vs. the Red Sox. It feels like ions ago when the above statement would electrify baseball fans everywhere but sadly one of greatest rivalry in sports got wrecked right on Yawkey Way when the Red Sox had a [...]
Yankees remain confident losing
Following another New York Yankees one-run loss yesterday this time to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Captain Derek Jeter described the state of the team: “But before the games, we’re (the Yankees) not panicking. We’re (the Yankees) playing with a lot of confidence.” This carefree attitude seems to be a theme in the Yankees clubhouse. [...]
New York Yankees: Bronx magic
OH WHAT A NIGHT: Last night in the 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees played like the best team in baseball. The Bombers had it all from solid pitching, an offense that scored with RISP, and productive defensive. But of course it wouldn’t be a Yankee game without some long [...]
