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MLB Hot Stove: New York Yankees Re-Sign One Player

Posted by on 2 December 2010, 4:42 am

No it’s not Jeter, Rivera or Pettitte and as far as I know Cliff Lee has never been a Yankee so who could it be?

As I type with complete and utter nausea, the player is Sergio Mitre.

No, this is not a joke, as the Yankees have signed Mitre for another year at $900,000 to bring his talents back to the Bronx.

What talents convinced the Yankees to make this decision?

Please, someone let me know ASAP.

This has skipper Joe Girardi’s name written all over it because we know he loves players from his Florida Marlins days in 2004.

Do you remember whose brilliant idea it was to pay Nick Johnson over bringing back the World Series MVP Hideki Matsui? Continue reading ‘MLB Hot Stove: New York Yankees Re-Sign One Player’ »

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Randy For Grandy: Curtis Granderson Earning His Yankee Pinstripes

Posted by on 19 August 2010, 1:34 pm

New York Yankee fans have been waiting patiently for Curtis Granderson to figure himself out and it was well worth the wait.

Presently, the hardest stretch of the regular season is well underway for teams in contention, making the Yankees timing for heading into crisis-mode a serious concern.

The worrying began after the Bombers lost two of four games to the Kansas City Royals. Winning games against sub-.500 teams gives teams in a divisional race some cushioning down the stretch.

With the Yankees schedule only getting harder, the added insurance wins are essential, vital actually because one lose could make all the difference.

Returning to the Bronx couldn’t come faster, but what seemed like a god-send in the past, only got worse.

Hosting the Detroit Tigers for a four-game set proved the Yankee hitters could barely make contact with the ball to start the series Monday night.

In the same game, the Bombers two best hitters, Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher, both exited mid-game with recurring injuries.

Yankee fans went into panic mode. Sans-ARod was enough of a reason in itself for fans to worry.

How the hell are the Yankees going to win and who the hell is going to hit?

The answer came Tuesday night and his name is Curtis Granderson.

Granderson is turning into the Yankee hero in a time of crisis, something Grandy knew he owed this team.

Since being in pinstripes, Grandy was not a liability like Nick Johnson, but he was not the stud from the Tigers either.

The all-star Granderson the Yankees craved was nowhere to be found, except on the DL for about eight weeks.

Still, at the stadium fans demonstrated no hostility towards Granderson, but not loving him either. This behavior was way out of character for Yankee fans.

Call it subconscious instinct because now Granderson is hitting and the Yankees love it.

Everyone is randy for Grandy, and deservedly so considering he is the prime reason the team survives this A-Rod drought.

Over the last six games, Granderson has a .364 batting average, with eight hits, two doubles, two homers, three RBIs, and three walks.

Granderson, his teammates, and the fans somehow knew this was no mistake and now we have the proof.

LET’S GO YANKEES!

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Top Two Yankees Mistakes Matsui And Now Jackson

Posted by on 3 June 2010, 2:19 am

First off, I would like to make it clear that I love Curtis Granderson and am overjoyed he is a New York Yankee.

I just wish Austin Jackson was not the price paid for anyone. Understand I have been waiting to see this kid since the 2007 draft.

All the talk about Jackson made him out to be the Yankees gem in the center field. Most claimed he resembled a young Willie Mays, which made fans drool.

An all-around athlete, Jackson could have undoubtedly played professional basketball too. Once he heard the interest was the New York Yankees Jackson picked baseball without question. Who could have turned that down?

Yankee fans waited patiently for Jackson to go through the Minor League system, but could not wait to see this remarkable kid in the Bronx, in 2010.

Well that day never happened, and now probably never will because Jackson was traded to the Detroit Tiger’s in the off-season.

It was surprising because Jackson got plenty of offers from other teams, and the Yankees would not budge. Jackson seemed to be the Yankees home grown pride and that it was only a matter of time before he would be in pinstripes.

Jackson has been phenomenal as the leadoff hitter for the Tigers, and his performance in center field has been superb. Jackson was the natural choice to win April Rookie AL Player of the Month, a huge honor for him. Continue reading ‘Top Two Yankees Mistakes Matsui And Now Jackson’ »

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Yankees Lose To White Sox And A Whole Lotta Drama

Posted by on 2 May 2010, 8:45 am

The Yankees wanted to create the month of May with a Vazquez win, a Tex homer and pain free after the Posada scare in Baltimore.

Well, none of the above came about yesterday, as the Yankees lost to the White Sox 7-6.

It was a straightforward soap opera that lasted way to long, but this kind-of drama cannot be ignored.

YANKEES:

Where to start? Let’s start out on a positive note:

  1. Loving Brett Gardner, who keeps excelling and is forming into a solid player. There is nothing not to adore about Gardner.
  2. Nick Swisher hit a two-run bomb, to take the lead in the sixth inning. Swish went 0-4 the night before but he seems to have found his swing again.
  3. Teixeira had two hits putting April slowdown in the past, we hope.
  4. Jeter finally got a court restraining order against Ozzie after finding affections were not reciprocated (joking).

Now the concerns: Continue reading ‘Yankees Lose To White Sox And A Whole Lotta Drama’ »

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New York Yankees Least Concern Is Javier Vazquez At Least For Today

Posted by on 1 May 2010, 9:00 am

What is the biggest problem the New York Yankees are have right now?

Do not dare answer Javier Vazquez because that would be wrong.

It is the 2-3-4 of the batting order of Johnson, Tex and Arod.

I like Mark Teixeira and Arod which is why it is so frustrating to see them struggle. Johnson can go to the minors for all I care.

Here is a look at each player:

Teixeira’s early slump defence is starting to become a concern. Girardi, Cashman or any players who say that not worried are for sure lying to keep the pressure off Tex. The 2009 slumps longevity was due to Arod being on the DL, because Tex did get hot right when Arod returned, but so did the whole team.

So far, Tex has only nine RBIs, 18 strike-outs and 17 walks for a .136 AVG. YIKES!

BEST SOLUTION: Today is May 1st so let’s say in a week let’s regroup.

Nick Johnson in the two spot is about as useless as having Girardi suit up and catch again.  Pettitte close. All joking aside, if Girardi is allowing for adjusting time, this does not prevail in this case. Johnson has never adjusted, but at now he is just striking out with 21, matching his 21 walks and  just five RBIs in 58 at-bats.

Fact is Nick Johnson has nothing motivating about him. The $5.5 million that could have kept Matsui for this is mind-boggling, but just looking at Johnson stats it was a risk. It’s time for Cashman and his crew to call a spade a spade, as risk not equaling reward but actually retracting. Continue reading ‘New York Yankees Least Concern Is Javier Vazquez At Least For Today’ »

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Javier Vazquez: Top 3 New Targets For Yankee Hater-Fans

Posted by on 20 April 2010, 2:09 am

At Yankee Stadium, tolerance for the Hater-Fans is low. They are crass, loud, annoying, distracting individuals who’s loyalties are always in question.

Hater-Fan’s are at every and any sporting event. It is part of the experience, and you learn to ignore them; that is until it is effecting the players.

For Javier Vazquez, landing back in the Bronx during a Hater-Fan dry-spell, after Arod left them in the dust, is unfortunate timing. In essence, Vazquez is their savior.

Vazquez makes his third start on Tuesday against the Oakland A’s, and he needs to be solid. Vazquez is across the country, miles away from the Yankee Hater-Fan negativity and distraction.

Other Yankee Fans have high hopes that the separation works in his favor.

So what are the Hater-Fans going to do if Vazquez is successful during this road trip? Continue reading ‘Javier Vazquez: Top 3 New Targets For Yankee Hater-Fans’ »

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28 Reasons The Yankees Will Repeat

Posted by on 13 April 2010, 7:04 am

Will the Yankees repeat? Are the defending champs from 2009 good enough to do it again?

Yes, and yes. Here 28 serious, funny and spontaneous reasons why: Continue reading ‘28 Reasons The Yankees Will Repeat’ »

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