When you are an employee of the New York Yankees the word pressure takes on a whole new meaning. New York is a city that doesn’t just like to win, they expect to win. Hence the passionate Yankee fans, who are living and breathe this very sentiment. So, when things go astray for the Yankees [...]
Archive of posts tagged Chicago Cubs
New York Yankees: Signing Carlos Silva Just In Case
Following a horrible Spring Training, the Chicago Cubs released pitcher Carlos Silva despite owing him $11.5 million bucks. Well, MLB Trade Rumors reports that Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated tweeted that Silva has now found a new home with the New York Yankees who signed Silva to a minor league deal with an in-season opt-out. [...]
New York Yankees Scouting Carlos Silva Must Be A Joke Not A Rumor
The latest report from MLB Trade Rumors is that a few ball-clubs, one of which is the New York Yankees, are showing interest in Chicago Cubs Carlos Silva. This didn’t register to me considering the Yankees already have a better version of Silva in Bartolo Colon and Freddie Garcia, but I wouldn’t hold it past [...]
New York Yankees: GM Cashman Picks Up Schlitter, But Needs To Go Get Pettitte
New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman claimed 25-year-old Brian Schlitter, a relief pitcher, off waivers this week from the Chicago Cubs. Schlitter made seven appearances out of the bullpen in 2010 for the Cubs. Over his eight innings of work, Schlitter posted a terrible 12.37 ERA, giving up 18 hits, 11 earned runs, allowed two [...]
New York Yankees: Pitching Coach Larry Rothschild And The AJ Burnett Test
Immediately following the World Series, the New York Yankees announced the termination of pitching coach Dave Eliand, which came as no surprise. There were many guessing games of who might be Eiland’s replacement. The front-runners looked to be current bullpen coach Mike Harkey; Rick Kranitz, who has worked with Yankees skipper Joe Girardi before; and [...]
National League: Team Rankings Everybody Ought To Know
With baseball season in full swing, teams are starting to define their reputations. As the season progresses, teams will start to trip themselves up or find their footing again. Some teams will get that hail mary to get back up, and some might collapse like the Mets in 2007. Speaking of the Mets, lets rank* [...]
Mirror, mirror on the wall who can beat the Yanks in post-season baseball?
Mirror, mirror on the wall who can beat the Yanks in post-season baseball? Within the AL East Division, I think the Yankees have a significant lead that will be hard to catch. In the American League the first team that pose a threat in the race to the World Series is the Boston Red Sox. [...]
