Left Field Options

Since I was so “accurate” with my pitching options entry, I have now decided to breakdown some of the options for left field in 2010. I intentionally decided to withhold typing this up until after Jason Bay and Matt Holliday signed; as it seemed that a strong percentage of Yankees fans wanted...

January 6th, 2010 | Columns, The Bullpen | Read More

Yankees Waiting on Pujols and Mauer?

Uh…. what? Pujols is talking a good game with the Cardinals. But can he really ignore the 10-year, $27.5 million-per-year deal that Alex Rodriguez got from the Yankees two years ago, when he was older than Pujols will be when his contract ends after the 2011 season? The difficulties tying up...

January 4th, 2010 | Columns, Featured | Read More

Vazquez To The Yankees: Our Analysis

Ian: When the Red Sox improved their rotation last week, acquiring the services of arguably the best starting pitcher on the free agent market in John Lackey, Yankee fans fretted. Suddenly the Sox boasted a rotation brimming with three number-one starter types in Jon Lester, Josh Beckett, and Lackey. ...

December 22nd, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

Pitching Options

Now that the biggest fish in the pitching ocean has been signed (John Lackey), it is time for the Yankees to look at their own pitching depth to see if there is a move they should make for their own rotation. I am of the belief that you should never overreact to what other teams do. The Yankees...

December 19th, 2009 | Columns, Featured | Read More

Why Nick and Not Matsui?

Looks like the only thing left bringing DH/1B Nick Johnson back to New York is the dotting of the I’s. The $5.5 million price tag has left many wondering why the accident prone Johnson and not the gimpy-legged Matsui? Jason over at IIATMS led the charge: Nick Johnson has the potential to thrive...

December 18th, 2009 | Columns, Featured | Read More

Granderson A Good Fit For The Yankees

A day after the Brian Bruney shocker, the Yankees made an even bigger deal today (if you can believe it): they acquired CF Curtis Granderson in a three-way trade with the Tigers and Diamondbacks. The Yankees lose highly-touted CF prospect Austin Jackson and lefty reliever Phil Coke to Detroit, along...

December 8th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

Looking Ahead to 2010: Relievers

We all heard it last winter; with the signings of Sabathia, Burnett, and Teixiera, the Yankees were left with only one weakness: Their bullpen. Opening Day 2009 didn’t quell those fears, as the bullpen imploded miserably, following CC Sabathia’s shaky debut. In the first...

December 5th, 2009 | Columns | Read More

Just Say No To Roy

As the rumors begin to heat up surrounding superstar pitcher Roy Halladay, I have one piece of advice for the Yankees: Don’t do it. Say what? Take one of the best starters in the game, pair him up with one of the other best starters in the game, give him a rich extension..and viola! You...

November 22nd, 2009 | Columns | Read More

Looking Ahead: 2010 Starting Pitchers

We hear a lot nowadays about big market teams, middle market teams, little market teams…and of course, the Yankees. There are a lot of things these franchises have in common; a lot of things they don’t have in common. But one of the big things they do have in common is this: ...

November 7th, 2009 | Columns, Featured, The Bullpen | Read More

World Series Game 3 Thoughts

Some thoughts on Game 3, compiled while watching the Giants clash with the Eagles in the first half of an epic Philadelphia/New York Sunday doubleheader: - I’m thrilled for Nick Swisher, who, despite struggling horrendously throughout this postseason and taking some abuse in the media, continued...

November 1st, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

Stay Positive: This Year Is Different

These past three days have been torture. No question. For those of us that live and die with each Yankee victory or defeat, a crushing postseason loss followed by an off-day followed by a rainout followed by another day of waiting can seem cruel and unusual. I’ve found myself constantly plagued...

October 25th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

ALDS Game One Thoughts

Random thoughts after watching the Yankees win behind CC Sabathia, two years after losing to him and the Indians in the 2007 ALDS: • Jorge Posada looked awful tonight. Two passed balls, one of which may have been a cross-up that he flat out missed and a 1 for 4 game at the plate. It’s not...

October 7th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

For This Year, Burnett vs. Lowe Is A No Contest

Remember? It was just this past winter. Seems like a lifetime ago, but it wasn’t. It was December 12th, 2008. The day the Yankees officially inked AJ Burnett to a contract, locked him in as a member of the Bombers’ rotation through 2013. There was some outcry. Singing a historically...

October 6th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

The Great Division Series Roster Debate

Yesterday, the soon-to-be-deposed Peter Abraham was riffing on the Yankees’ playoff roster possibilities. His look at the pitching staff possibilities shapes up like this: PITCHERS (10) LHP CC Sabathia RHP A.J. Burnett LHP Andy Pettitte RHP Mariano Rivera RHP Phil Hughes LHP Phil Coke RHP Alfredo Aceves RHP...

September 29th, 2009 | Articles, Columns, Featured | Read More

On Pete Rose’s Anniversary, Little Has Changed

It’s been twenty years now since Pete Rose accepted a lifetime ban from the sport of baseball for betting on games. Rarely has the sport seen such a contentious topic, centering around a man who tried to suppress his guilt from the public in hopes of saving his storied career. In process, he...

August 23rd, 2009 | Columns, Featured | Read More

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