AL East: Burnett Is $82.5 Million Problem
by A.J. Burnett is no longer one of the top five starting pitching options for the Yankees, leaving Joe Girardi with a decision to make.
Category: New York Yankees
Going Nine: Nash Way Off Base With Halper Smear
by The newspaper industry is in enough trouble these days without printing smear jobs written by “journalists” who have a conflict of interest about the very subject they are writing about. But this past week, the New York Post did just that by publishing Peter J. Nash’s despicable and transparent smear job on deceased baseball memorabilia collector Barry Halper.
Yankees Launch HOPE Week 2011
by The New York Yankees today began HOPE Week 2011 (Helping Others Persevere & Excel), a unique week-long community program that will bring to light five remarkable stories intended to inspire individuals into action in their own communities. Initiated in 2009 and now in its third year, HOPE Week is rooted in the fundamental belief that […]
Calculated Risk: Jose Reyes
by Neither Jose Reyes’ career nor his hamstring injury are what they initially appear.
Steiner Sports, Modell’s Team To Honor Christian Lopez
Praise has been coming from far and wide for Christian Lopez, the fan who caught Derek Jeter’s 3000th hit baseball on Saturday, then selflessly returned it to the New York Yankees star. The Yankees stepped up with some gifts for Lopez, including Yankee Stadium tickets for the rest of the season and some Jeter collectibles. […]
AL East: Yankees Gaining Reinforcements
Yankees have excelled with replacements, but are now gaining reinforcements for stretch run.
Derek Jeter Comes Home
by Derek Jeter comes home to New Jersey to get closer to a return to the Bronx.
AL East: Yankees’ Fans Receive Reminder of Storied Past
Old Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium is arguably one of the best and unique moments in baseball, an event no other team can duplicate. The New York Yankees vast history of legendary ballplayers who have graced their uniform is unequaled throughout sporting history. Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle and Joe Dimaggio are only some […]
Hughes Making Progress in Rehab
by “I felt good,” said New York Yankees right-handed pitcher Phil Hughes after a 61 pitch rehab appearance for the Staten Island Yankees. “I kind of …
Alec Baldwin, Champion of the Downtrodden … Yankee Fan?
According to a new ad campaign for New Era, Alec Baldwin, who I once interviewed in Rockland County during a rally for the “senseless slaughter” of Canada geese, roots for the Evil Empire?