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New York Yankees: Fifth Starter Competition Looks To Be A Dogfight

New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman took the words “Pitching is a priority,” right out of ex-Texas Rangers owner Tom Hicks mouth this off-season. Cashman has left skipper Joe Girardi and Co. with a tough decision to make come Spring Training, as seven starting pitchers cannot fit into five spots. The situation is as follows, [...]

New York Yankees: You Want Answers I Got 3 Questions

In a few days it will be February, which means Spring Training is right around the corner as pitchers and catchers report on the 19th. So, while baseball fans are ready to end another long off-season, team’s front offices are scrambling to get everything in order. As for the New York Yankees, this off-season got [...]

New York Yankees Trade Rumors: Rangers Got Yu But Could Use Hughes Too

Ok so the Texas Rangers finally got their man, as Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish signed a 6-year, $60 million deal to play in Arlington. Add in the $52 million posting fee the Rangers paid to talk to Darvish for a month, (= $1.7 million per day) and that makes a grand total of roughly [...]

New York Yankees Hot Stove: Patience Got Pineda

The New York Yankees quiet off-season just got loud, as GM Brian Cashman finally dropped the hot stove hammer by reinforcing the starting rotation, and reaffirming the Yankees ‘winning now’ mantra. The word came via the Associated Press that Cashman had traded for pitching phenom Seattle Mariners Michael Pineda, as well as inked a one-year, [...]

New York Yankees Hot Stove: How To Be Insanely Sane By Doing Nothing

Since winning the 2009 World Series, the New York Yankees have been desperately trying to add a legitimate starting pitcher to the rotation, unsuccessfully. THROWING A HAIL MARY: As defending champs heading into 2010 season, GM Brian Cashman’s solution was Javier Vazquez, again, which irritated Yankee fans to no avail, again. No need to chat [...]

Lady Loves Pinstripes: 2012 NFL Playoff To Superbowl Picks

The New York Yankees and MLB will take a backseat as it is Wild Card weekend, which officially marks the start to the 2012 NFL Playoffs. So, which of the 12 contending NFL teams are Super Bowl XLVI bound? And what team has enough swagger to be named the 2012 Super Bowl Champs on February 5th in [...]

New York Yankees: Remembering The Top 6 Headlines From 2011

The New York Yankees and their fans are trying to forget how the 2011 MLB season ended, as losing the ALDS in five games at home was rough on everyone. Still, with a New Year just days away gives the perfect reason to reflect on the noteworthy, and in 2011 a lot of historic Yankee [...]

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