Archive for November, 2011

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One Man Does Not Make A Rivalry

As you might have heard by now, Bobby Valentine is the new Red Sox manager. And in the time since it was announced that Valentine would be Boston’s new skipper (heck, even before it was announced)…Read More

Yankees Give Back: Robertson to Alabama for Tornado Relief

While Curtis Granderson was helping dedicate a rejuvenated playground in the Bronx, David Robertson was doing his part to give back 1,000 miles away in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. For the first time since May,…Read More

Yankees Give Back: Schoolyard Opened in the Bronx

Yankees players and executives are staying busy this offseason performing all sorts of charity work across the country. Yesterday Curtis Granderson headed to P.S. 19 in the Bronx to help open its redesigned…Read More

Could Garza Wear Pinstripes in 2012?

According to Buster Olney (via Twitter) the bidding for Matt Garza has begun, and reportedly the Cubs are willing to listen to all offers. Given the fact that the Yankees recently put together a trade…Read More

AL East Roundup

It’s been quiet in Yankee Universe of late, so I thought this would be a good time to catch up on what is going on in the rest of the AL East. Our friends over at Birds Watcher recently took a look…Read More

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Paul O’Neill on Tim McCarver Show

Since my Iowa Hawkeyes are not playing this afternoon I was flipping through the channels and was happily…Read More

Yanks Re-sign Freddy Garcia

The Yankees have brought back Fabulous Freddy on a one-year deal worth just over $4 million. However,…Read More

What I’m Thankful For in Yankee Universe

I intended to do this post yesterday, but then I went into a green-bean-casserole-and-cranberry-sauce…Read More

Special Feature: Curtis Granderson Interview By Haley Smilow

The Smilow family are the kind of die-hard Yankees fans that make us all proud. In August they took an…Read More

Mariano May Require Vocal Cord Surgery

In the category of heart-attack-inducing news, the New York Post is reporting today that Mariano Rivera…Read More

The New CBA is… Friendly to the Yankees?

Well, certain parts of it could be, anyway. Some of the biggest financial ramifications for the Yankees come in the form of the Competitive Balance (aka Luxury) Tax provisions. The luxury tax functions…Read More

Chris Chambliss: More Than Just One Celebrated Homer

It’s fine that Chris Chambliss is mostly remembered for one homer, as it was a magnificent blast. Chambliss’ round-tripper, off Mark Littell in the 1976 ALCS, propelled the Yankees to the…Read More

Yankees News and Notes – Monday Links

ESPN NY writer Wallace Matthews needed a story this morning. So he texted Brian Cashman who strongly recommended Matthews do a piece on winter ball. If you haven’t already seen this text exchange,…Read More

Granderson, Cano Finish Top-10 in MVP Voting

The AL MVP votes are in and Justin Verlander topped Jacoby Ellsbury for top honors this year. Curtis Granderson finished fourth in the voting, while Robinson Cano finished sixth. Overall, here is how the…Read More

Yankees News and Notes: Weekend Links

With Mark Buehrle drawing interest from half the teams in MLB and C.J. Wilson seeking 6 yrs/$120M the calls for the Yankees to aggressively pursue Yu Darvish are becoming louder. If you are Team Yu (or…Read More

Arizona Fall League Season Wrap-Up

The Arizona Fall League came to a conclusion this week with the Desert Dogs taking on the the Peoria Javelinas on Thursday.  David Phelps got the start for the Desert Dogs and pitched 5.0 innings, allowing…Read More

Some Thoughts on Expanded Playoffs

Last year as a student writer on a one of my school’s law journals I wrote an article on MLB’s proposed expanded playoff system and whether it would actually have a significant positive impact…Read More

Yankee Fans, Be Patient!

As I have been on the Twitter over the last couple of weeks, I see people are yearning for Brian Cashman to make some free agent signings. So far, the Hot Stove has not lit up in terms of free agent deals…Read More

Arizona Fall League Check-in: Nov 15 & 16

On Tuesday the Desert Dogs took on the Suprise Saguaros. Rob Segedin was in the DH spot for the day, and he was the only Yankees position prospect to get playing time on Tuesday. Segedin was 1-4 on the…Read More

Buehrle Increasingly Unlikely to Sport Pinstripes

The hot stove chatter around the free agent pitching market is starting to heat up, in some cases to the point where I need a flow chart just to keep track of which teams are talking to which players.…Read More

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