Dan Johnson is best known as the ‘hero’ from infamous Wild Card Wednesday, as he hit the tying home run to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees to get into the 2011 playoffs. But that is about it, as Johnson is kind of like a David Tyree of baseball. The Yankees [...]
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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: Starting out hot is essential but is it possible
How imperative is it for the New York Yankees to start the 2013 season off hot? Very. Why? Simply put, no team’s success can be contingent on older veterans unless they have serious depth on the bench, not even if you are the Yankees. The pressure the Yankees have ensued on guys north of 38 [...]
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 [...]
New York Yankees: The Alex Rodriguez conspiracy theory
So the Alex Rodriguez saga continues, but no one can seem to find him? Well according Bill Maddon of the New York Daily News : “The latest word on Alex Rodriguez, wherever he is, is that he’s scared. Not scared because of all these revelations about his involvement with an associate named Tony Bosch, an alleged [...]
Yankees: I actually liked Alex Rodriguez
Since he became a New York Yankee, I have been a fan Alex Rodriguez. Even back in 2009, I was part of a minority of New York Yankees fans who believed A-rod when he admitted to have used PEDs (performance enhancing drugs) between 2001-2003. A-rod declared his cheating as a “stupid mistake”, but he owned [...]
2013 New York Yankees: 3 positives to watch
The New York Yankees off-season has been a quiet one due to ownership implementing a new frugal stance. Instead of storylines about signing the biggest free agents, Yankee fans were relegated to watching the realities of missing the 2013 postseason grow by the day. So as a result, fans, the media, and bloggers alike have [...]
