Long gone are the days that a comeback story is one filled with admiration and leaving you with hope that anything is possible. This is not just in baseball or sports, but also in anything these days as suspicion is taking over as our immediate reactions. In baseball, there are plenty of reasons as to [...]
Archive of posts tagged Cy Young
Yankees Dilemma: If You Were CC Sabathia What Would You Do?
The New York Yankees are never short of drama, and at the start of spring training, ace CC Sabathia became the latest headline. After finishing the 2008 season without making the playoffs, the Yankees went on an offseason spending spree. The team’s biggest purchase was ace Sabathia, who inked a monster contract worth $152 million [...]
New York Yankees: How Does Justin Duchscherer Fit In The Bronx, He Doesn’t
Another day of no good news out of New York Yankees front office regarding signing a player who can help the team win in 2011. GM Brian Cashman’s latest rumored pursuant is pitcher Justin Duchscherer. Once again, Cashman continues confusing Yankee fans, as Duchscherer is a nightmare version of ace Zach Greinke. Greinke was just [...]
Going from Good To Great: Why the Yankees Need To Sign Rafael Soriano
I have mentioned this a few times already, but he is worth the attention again. Rafael Soriano is still a free agent, available and on the market. Whatever it is shocking considering he was the AL’s dominate closer in 2010 with the Tampa Bay Rays. Even before Cliff Lee’s decision, Soriano as a player would [...]
MLB Hot Stove: New York Yankees Looking At Wrong Royals Pitcher
Rumor has it that the Kansas City Royals have been dangling 2009 CY Young winner Zack Greinke as trade bait to the New York Yankees. This seems sketchy when you consider that Greinke has a no-trade clause in his contract, with the Yankees being first on the list. Greinke has also suffered major depression and [...]
ALCS 2010: Will Texas Rangers Cliff Lee Give Or Get A Bronx Bombing?
The moment the Texas Rangers‘ Cliff Lee hurled his last strike Tuesday night; he not only killed the Tampa Bay Rays‘ postseason dreams, but also gave the New York Yankees an official ALCS opponent for Game One on Friday night. The Yankees will fly down to Texas to face the Rangers in the seven-game ALCS [...]
New York Yankees Have To Face Rangers Cliff Lee On Wednesday
I have witnessed Cliff Lee torment my New York Yankees at the Stadium while he was a Cleveland Indian, a Philadelphia Phillie in the 2009 World Series, and recently a Seattle Mariner. Now Lee is a Texas Ranger, but his uniform is irrelevant because most Yankees fans have no problem identifying Lee on the mound. [...]
