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 [...]
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Yankees Trade Rumors: Not the Ankiel I was expecting
The New York Yankees have been without Brett Gardner in left field all but nine games this season, and the impact could have been catastrophic but it hasn’t been. The Yankees are no doubt slower sans the speedy Gardner, as the Yankees rank 24th in steals with 50 on the season, but skipper Joe Girardi and [...]
New York Yankees: Wounded but winning
As if there weren’t enough already, the New York Yankees suffered even more injuries during their big, 8-5 win against the Baltimore Orioles last night. The wounded Bombers are literally dropping like flies, and it is going to make it tough for skipper Joe Girardi to give Mark Teixeira, who was hacking up a lung [...]
New York Yankees: Latest on Brett Gardner’s elbow
The New York Yankees have been noticeably without out-fielding speedster Brett Gardner for the last week. Gardner made a dynamic, diving catch last Tuesday night, which resulted in him injuring his right arm and being put on the 15-day DL immediately following an MRI that revealed it was bruise and strained elbow. According to skipper [...]
New York Yankees: Lose to Ron Gardenhire and lose Brett Gardner
A LOSE/LOSE FOR THE YANKEES… It was a double whammy in the Bronx, as the New York Yankees lost to the Minnesota Twins for the second time this week 5-6; and minutes after the game ESPN New York’s Andrew Marchand tweeted that Brett Gardner was placed on the DL with strained elbow. Marchand followed with the [...]
You Got To Feel Blue For AJ Burnett
You have to feel bad for New York Yankees pitcher AJ Burnett, as the New York and sports media has him already packing for Pittsburgh to join the Pirates. I get that “baseball is a business,” as players have uttered this sentiment like a broken record forever to a point where it feels like they [...]
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 [...]
