Alex PuglieseAlex Pugliese

Unapologetic New Yorker, passionate sports fan, unabashed saber-lover, proud Villanova Wildcat, inexplicable hater of bunting. You can follow her on Twitter at @pugliese_a.

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Hot & Not: Examining the Yankees Hitters

The Yankees are in the middle of a west coast road trip, but it’s becoming increasingly apparent that one item forgot to make it into the suitcases: the offense. While most of us on the east coast…Read More

Playing Devil’s Advocate in the PED Debate

Once again the PED issue is a hot topic as it pertains to Major League Baseball with last week’s news about Biogenesis and the potential 100-game suspension for Ryan Braun and Alex Rodriguez, and the…Read More

Catching Up With The Ex-Yankees

Over the last couple of years, the Yankees seem to have been more about finding gems in the scrap heap, deviating from the past off-seasons of big-time spending. However, the Yankees have also made some…Read More

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: May

Another month of the season, another edition of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. May brought more injuries for the Yankees (surprise, surprise), but a lot of good developments, as well. That being said,…Read More

Curtis Granderson Stock Watch

If you’re a free agent, it’d probably be ideal to have a fantastic season heading into free agency, particularly if you had a couple of blemishes on your resume as if comes to on-field activities-…Read More

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The Bright Sight of the Injuries: Seeing the Future

  The seemingly never-ending injury brigade. The Yankees are now down to their third-string players…Read More

I Was Wrong About Vernon Wells

One of the greatest things about writing for a blog like Yanks Go Yard is the ability to put your opinion…Read More

Accountability and Rose-Colored Glasses

It’s been an interesting week or so in sports with a ton going on- the Stanley Cup playoffs, the…Read More

Dellin Betances: Out of Options, But Is That a Bad Thing?

Lost in this weekend’s Yankees activities- a sweep of the Royals, Eduardo Nunez being placed on the…Read More

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: April

With a new season comes a new series here at Yanks Go Yard: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Every month,…Read More

The Evolution of Phil Hughes

The first month of the season for the New York Yankees has been highlighted by a number of different…Read More

Travis Hafner: A Pleasant Surprise

Now that we are over one month into the season, it’s fair to say that the Yankees have held their own.…Read More

How Much Will the Yankees Really Miss Derek Jeter? Part II

With the latest setback for Derek Jeter- a new crack in his surgically-repaired ankle that will sideline…Read More

How Much Will the New York Yankees Really Miss Derek Jeter? Part I

On Thursday evening, Derek Jeter addressed the media regarding the latest setback in his recovery from…Read More

Andy Pettitte, The Aging Veteran

Andy Pettitte has been a staple with the Yankees for almost the last two decades. There is no one else…Read More

Phil Hughes: Slow Starter

There’s no sugar-coating Phil Hughes’ performance this past weekend against the Orioles. After giving…Read More

Opening Week: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly

Congrats, Yankees fans! We have made it through the first week of the young season. After a full week…Read More

The Struggles of Ivan Nova

We are just over a week into a brand new baseball season, but for some players, the demons of 2012 haven’t…Read More

Cause for Concern?: CC Sabathia and the Missing Velocity

Happy baseball season Yankees fans. All things considered, the Yankees did pretty well in their first…Read More

Johan Santana and Michael Pineda: A Tale of Two Recoveries

One of the saddest baseball stories of the season has already occurred, with the news out of Port St.…Read More