What happened to re-signing six-time Gold Glove winner Eric Chavez? Somewhere between the Pineda-Montero trade, Kuroda signing and the never-ending fifth starter debate, Chavez’s status got pushed aside. Also, baseball in general has taken a back seat to Super Bowl XLVI but especially in New York with the football Giants playing in it. Chavez had [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Oakland Athletics category.
New York Yankees Hot Stove: Billy Beane Are You Kidding Me
Rumors about Oakland A’s pitcher Gio Gonzalez being on the market have swirled since the start of the off-season. Moneyball and A’s GM Billy Beane is asking for the riches of Solomon for Gonzalez, which is not surprising coming from Beane but reality is you are banking on potential talent. Gonzalez is 26-years old, and [...]
New York Yankees: Hurricane Irene Got Nothing On The Bronx Bombers
Up in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, the New York Yankees started a hurricane with their bats. Not only did their bats beat the Oakland Athletics 22-9, they also made baseball history along the way. As Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson all hit grand slams during the game, which is the first time [...]
New York Yankees: Terrible Tuesday
It is crunch time in MLB, as teams will battle for a coveted spot in October till the bitter end. The New York Yankees are right in the mix, but until any team clinches my advice is not to presume anything; as presumption is the mother of all… get it? So one would think as [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Yankees Newest Bargain Athletics Rich Harden
On Saturday afternoon in the heat of the Bronx, the Yankees lost to the Oakland A’s 4-3, after slaughtering them the night before 17-7 and closing out the series winning the rubber game on Sunday 7-5. At the start of the series, YES’s Michal Kay called the Athletics “offensively anemic,” which was the most accurate [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Vs. Bottom Feeders
The New York Yankees are back in the Bronx after splitting series against their AL East foes, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Tampa Bay Rays. After losing the first two games vs. the Blue Jays coming home 4-4 is a miracle, not ideal but keeps the Bombers just two games behind the Boston Red [...]
New York Yankees: West Coast Road Trip Schedule
Following winning the rubber game 7-3 to take the series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the New York Yankees are on their way out West for the first time in 2011. Here is the schedule for the next three series on the other coast: DATE VS. TIME (EST) PROBABLE PITCHERS Friday, May 27th @ Seattle [...]
