Motivational speaker Tony Robbins once said, “In life you need either inspiration or desperation.” The New York Yankees have officially taken on the latter with only themselves to blame the day they decided not to re-sign third baseman Eric Chavez. Chavez, a six-time Gold Glover at third base would have allowed Kevin Youkilis to play [...]
Archive of posts tagged Curtis Granderson
Yankees: Hal Steinbrenner’s statements continue to contradict
Let’s do something stupid and pretend that the New York Yankees had one of their best off-seasons ever. That would mean inherited owner Hal Steinbrenner became a baseball fan. Josh Hamilton would be Tampa for Spring Training, along with Rafael Soriano. The farm system would be flourishing and one or two youngsters make the 25-man [...]
New York Yankees: Injury loves company
The latest New York Yankees casualty is first baseman Mark Teixeira, who will be out 8-10 weeks with a strained right wrist. Mark Teixeira to miss 8-10 weeks with strained wrist tendon wp.me/p1rXvG-8Xqk — Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) March 6, 2013 Wrist injuries are tricky to begin with, but hitters need their full optimal wrist mechanics [...]
Yankees: Do you want Melky to replace Grandy
With Curtis Granderson sidelined till mid-May with a broken right forearm, the New York Yankees have a hole to fill in the outfield and even bigger one at the plate. Over his three seasons in New York, Granderson has hit a total of 108 home runs with 43 of coming last year. Making up that [...]
Johnny Damon to New York Yankees: Call me maybe
Who knew that Johnny Damon was such a big fan of the Carly Ray Jepson summer hit, Call Me Maybe? Well New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman certainly does now. As yesterday the ex-Yankee told Michael Kay on his ESPN show that he would gladly accept league minimum money to fill in for Curtis Granderson [...]
Yankees Injury Update: Losing Grandyman is a huge issue
What’s the one thing that needs to happen in order for the New York Yankees to be successful in 2013? Staying healthy. And what occurred in the 1st inning of the second game of Spring Training vs. Toronto today? A pitch hit Curtis Granderson in the arm, and the “precautionary” x-rays showed a fracture. According [...]
New York Yankees: What is wrong with the farm system?
What is wrong with the New York Yankees farm system? I will get right to the point. As of today, the state of the Yankees farm system is actually irrelevant. And here is why. REASON ONE: Fact is it does not house the talent to immediate help the team in 2013. Too many of the [...]
