Who do you think deserves to be the New York Yankees fifth starting pitcher? 1) Ivan Nova? Nova is currently on the 15-DL due to inflammation in his right triceps, but prior had informally been the Yankees fifth starter. Last night, at the start to the eventual 3-2 Yankees win in Colorado, the NY Daily [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Opinion category.
Yankees: Unfortunately we haven’t bought anything thus far
Have you heard this one? A man and his wife are walking down a busy city street when they see a giant billboard that reads: 16 Billion and counting…. “National Deficit?” asks the wife. Her husband replied, “No dummy it is the New York Yankees payroll.” Ok maybe not that specific joke, but certainly its [...]
Yankees: 3 issues to watch for in Denver
The New York Yankees are in the Mile High City for a three game against the Colorado Rockies; a place they haven’t visited since 2007. The Yankees left New York after losing a tough series to Oakland, and now head into an unfamiliar ballpark already puts the team at a disadvantage. Here are three potential [...]
Yankees: Seattle’s ex-pitching prince Pineda
It was about 18 months ago that the Yankees traded top prospect Jesus Montero for Mariners pitching phenom Michael Pineda. Pineda arrived to Spring Training with a bum shoulder that required surgery, which has barred him from throwing his first pitch in the Bronx. Well that is all about to change, as GM Brian Cashman [...]
Yankees: Champions are winners not survivors
Old? The oldest; the average age is 31.9 years. Injured? A DL (disabled list) that reads like an All-Star roster – Jeter, A-Rod, Grandy, Tex, Youks, Cervelli, Nova, and Pineda. Expectations? Exceeding. This team was projected to fall down, not rise up. So far the New York Yankees are not the big disappointments everyone, myself included, [...]
Yankees: Kevin Youkilis exposed
I knew; the New York Yankees knew; and maybe you did too so why were so many fans shocked by this news? It was not as if the information wasn’t official or documented in handwritten pencil. Anyone with access to a computer, along with a slight inquisitiveness could easily obtain the necessary proof that this [...]
Yankees: No Wang you
I was told once that writing down your fears, and putting a name to them, would somehow make them go away or lose power. So here it goes…. Rarely do I like to criticize a fellow baseball blogger for their opinion, but unfortunately sometimes exceptions have to be made and today I am making [...]
