“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” - Darwin Heading into the second-half, the New York Yankees are the best team in baseball. A 52-33 record earned the Bombers a 7-game lead in the AL East, which sounds more comfortable when in [...]
Archive of posts tagged Brett Gardner
The best and only Yankees report you need to read
For the many LLP readers who emailed me requesting a speedy rundown of the New York Yankees first half of the 2012 season, your wish has come true. Here is the best, quickest and only report you need to read about the 2012 Yankees at the All-Star Break. So, please keep in mind the above [...]
New York Yankees: McDonald is Gardner insurance
MLBTradeRumors.com reported that the New York Yankees acquired recently released Red Sox, outfielder Darnell McDonald off waivers yesterday after McDonald tweeted the news himself. By adding McDonald, who is a utility outfielder to the 25-man roster, is it safe to assume that Brett Gardner’s strained right elbow is still injured? The Yankees have been without Gardner since April 17th, and have been given [...]
New York Yankees: To trade or not to trade
To say the New York Yankeesare on a roll would be an understatement. Currently the Bombers are on a nine game winning streak having steamrolled over the Mets, Braves and this past weekend the Washington Nationals. The Yankees are 9-1 in their last 10 games; and have won 19 of their last 23. They are 40-25 [...]
If the Yankees are forced to trade why not rent Carlos
The New York Yankees are rolling. Winning their fifth game in a row by beating the Braves for the second night with a score of 6-4. Skipper Joe Girardi and crew deserve the recognition here for guiding this team through all the adversity and injuries. So now that we all know the Yankees can still win, [...]
New York Yankees: Gardner solutions
After a perennial sluggish start, the New York Yankees have smoothed out the kinks and are playing solid baseball again. This doesn’t mean the Yankees problems are solved but it does show fans that the Bombers can still compete at the top, which was once again somewhat in question not so long ago. At this [...]
New York Yankees: Losing Brett Gardner again
New York Yankees speedster Brett Gardner was supposed to return to the Bronx again; and again he suffered another setback and now will not return until after the All-Star break in July. Obviously Gardner’s injured right elbow is way more serious than the Yankees initially had hoped, or wanted to believe because he has [...]
