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 [...]
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Yankees Hot Stove: Youks welcome to the Bronx
For almost a decade if anyone heard Kevin Youkilis and New York Yankeesin the same sentence you can bet that it was not friendly banter. So a week ago, when Yankees beat writer Bryan Hoch confirmed the rumor of the Yankees making a $12-million, one-year offer to the ex-Red Sox, I honestly didn’t know what to [...]
New York Yankees: 2012 Projected Batting Order
The 2012 New York Yankees batting order is not so hard to project, which is a Godsend for skipper Joe Girardi who will already have his hands full weeding though an abundance of starting pitchers. The only real lineup issue the Yankees have is a lack of a fulltime DH, which is not an imminent need [...]
New York Yankees Hot Stove: Matsui Rumors Are Not Funny For My Dad
The latest question swirling around Yankee Universe is who will fill the void at DH? Rumors are that the Bombers are interested in Johnny Damon and Carlos Pena, but have actually reached out to Hideki Matsui according to a tweet from Jon Heyman at CBS. Matsui was the 2009 World Series MVP and was let [...]
2011 MLB Team Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays finished last season with 96-66 record, the top in the AL and were the AL East champs for the second time in the last three seasons. Heading into the off-season, as expected this homegrown, dynamic group was going to take a hit. Rays fans are complaining, but they shoulder a lot [...]
2011 MLB Predictions: Is the AL East a 3-Team Race Again?
Last week the Tampa Bay Rays reunited two old pals, but will it feel good enough to make the Rays legit in 2011? The Rays are now proud owners of Johnny Damon‘s and Manny Ramirez’s talents heading into the season. Veterans, who both have two World Series rings (Manny’s are both with the Boston Red [...]
Javier Vazquez Wins And New York Yankee Fans Shut-Up
The day was April 14, 2010, the second home game of the season. The Yankees were the reigning 2009 World Series champions, making New York glow with pride. Yankee fans’ subdued looks of unfamiliarity from 2009 were replaced with smiles because our new house felt like a home. At least that is how I felt [...]
