According to the NY Times, this past Saturday New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman confirmed that star closer Mariano Riverawill return in 2013; it will be the 43-year olds 19th season in pinstripes. I heard the news yesterday via the back cover of the NY Post, and my initial response was not what it would have been [...]
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Yankees Hot Stove: Are you ready to not spend money
While everyone’s hearts and prayers are with the victims of Hurricane Sandy, MLB’s off-season has gotten underway and the New York Yankees have already had a lot happen. So, Yankee fans brace yourselves because the free spending ways of the Boss are over, as his son Hank will only be shopping the sales this Christmas to make [...]
Yankees Hot Stove: Sign Soriano pronto
Word on the street, courtesy of a recent Sportscenter segment by ESPN’s Buster Olney, is that the Detroit Tigers will be in hot pursuit of New York Yankees closer Rafael Soriano this off-season. The 32-year old Soriano can opt out of his current 3-year, $35 million contract with the Yankees and here are three reasons [...]
Pretend you are Yankees GM Brian Cashman who would you keep
Can you pretend you are Yankees GM Brian Cashmanfor a second? Ok not literally, but say you had his job and you were just named the new GM for the New York Yankees. And your first order of business is deciding is deciding who gets to live another day in pinstripes, and who will get [...]
Yankees: Season of adversity
While the New York Yankees are on a three-day break before the ALDS this Sunday night at 8:30pm EST, I thought it was the perfect time to reminisce a little before the real season begins. So here it is…. Adversity is a state, condition, or instance of serious or continued difficulty or adverse fortune. And that [...]
Yankees: My plea for Soriano
The 2012 MLB season is as exciting as ever but thanks to the media to divert the attention, while at the same time putting Yankee Universe into a tizzy, about something that has nothing to do with the now. So, it came as no surprise when I read, courtesy of CBSSports.com Jon Heyman, that the return [...]
New York Yankees: Mariano vs. Soriano
Mariano vs. Soriano is a topic considered sacrilegious in Yankee Universe that no one wants to brooch but with the recent rumors that Mariano Rivera could return in 2012 it has to be. First let me be clear in stating my opinion that Rivera is the greatest closer ever to play the game. There is no [...]
