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Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Mariners at Yankees (8/3-8/5)

Ricky Keeler — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 14:00:37 +0000

On Wednesday, the New York Yankees were able to salvage the sweep from the Baltimore Orioles with a dominating 12-3 victory. They got the bats going again, including the ninth career grand slam from Robinson Cano. Plus, the Bronx faithful got to see the return of Joba Chamberlain to the bullpen. The lead is still a comfortable six and a half games for the Yankees over the Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays in the division. Now, the Bombers will look to go on a winning streak to finish off their nine-game homestand against a non-contender that is playing some of their best baseball of the season.

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Does Ichiro Really Help the Yankees?

Jimmy Kraft — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:00:59 +0000

I recently got into a discussion (more like an argument) with somebody over the Ichiro Suzuki trade. This person claimed the 11-year veteran didn’t improve the current New York Yankees roster. I was flabbergasted, outraged, and felt that this particular person had no idea what they were talking about. Specifically, he claimed that Dewayne Wise was every bit as good as Ichiro this season and shouldn’t have seen his playing time and roster spot disappear. Furthermore, he added Ichiro is only good by name, not by the numbers. So, I’m going to put their stats side-by-side and let you decide who you’d rather have. The only caveat is I’m not going to tell you which player is who.

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For Ichiro and the Yankees, it’s the right place at the right time

Anthony Rushing — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:33:21 +0000

The Yankees were in need of an outfielder and Ichiro Suzuki was in need of a change of scenery. Timing sure is everything, isn’t it? (more…)

New York Yankees Trade Analysis: Ichiro Suzuki

Chris Carelli — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:30:07 +0000

The New York Yankees stayed under the radar of the rumor mill and surprised everyone yesterday as they pulled off a trade for Seattle Mariners outfielder and ten-time All-Star Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees sent minor league pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to Seattle in exchange for Suzuki and cash. (more…)

Yankees News: Ichiro press conference, Chamberlain getting closer and Swisher progressing

Chris Carelli — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:00:29 +0000

The big news surrounding the New York Yankees is of course the acquisition of Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners which went down hours before he was set to take the field against the Bombers. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in his Yankees debut with a stolen base while wearing number 31 in road grays. (more…)

Kuroda stellar in Ichiro’s debut; Yankees beat Mariners 4-1

Chris Carelli — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:43:48 +0000

The New York Yankees pulled off a significant trade for one of the Seattle Mariners best players ever, Ichiro Suzuki, hours before the teams were set to play the opener of a three-game series last night. Ichiro packed up his locker on the home side of Safeco Field and planted himself on the visiting side, donning number 31 for the first-place Yankees. (more…)

Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Yankees at Mariners

Ricky Keeler — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:00:43 +0000

Well, the West Coast trip for the Yankees so far has been a bumpy road down Route 66. Over the course of the four games with the Oakland Athletics, the A’s were able to get the big hits late in games and found a way to come up with a huge four-game sweep of the Bronx Bombers. A lot of Yankee fans feel that this series personifies why this team will not win in October. With the injury to Nick Swisher on Saturday, does Brian Cashman now consider bringing in a small piece to help out the outfield at the trade deadline? We shall see, but now the scene shifts to Seattle. (more…)

The Yankees And Double Standards

Andrew Corselli — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:57:40 +0000

On the heels of the events of the last week or so I thought I’d take a look at how the Yankees and double standards have come into play in MLB.

The first thing that caught my attention was Rafael Soriano and Untuckgate. I couldn’t fathom how a guy who untucked his jersey after he recorded a save garnered so much attention from the media. Who cares if he does that? MSM does, I soon realized. He was vilified by baseball purists as a player who broke the sacred “unwritten rules” by showing up an opponent. OK, whatever. Manager Joe Girardi said he had his closer’s back and that it didn’t bother him, which seemed to quash the controversy. (more…)

New York Yankees Upcoming Outfield Opening(s) (Part One)

Jimmy Kraft — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 16:00:47 +0000

If you’ve followed the New York Yankees at all then you know that in the near future – maybe this season, in fact – the team needs to figure how to fill some of the positions in the outfield. As of right now, right fielder Nick Swisher‘s contract is expiring at the end of this season. Meanwhile, center fielder Curtis Granderson has a $13M club option ($2M buyout) for 2013. So what do the Yankees do?

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