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It’s May 18th and the Yankees are sitting atop the AL East which comes as a surprise to many for a plethora of reasons. No one thought the Yankees could continue their dominance for going on two decades, even if the Yankees were healthy. Right now, on the Yankee’s disabled list, sits names like Jeter, [...]
He’s one of the lesser-known top paid players in Major League Baseball for the past few years. Vernon Wells. For the past three years he has been the second highest paid player overall ($24,187,500), trailing behind the notoriously highest paid Alex Rodriguez ($30 million). Only paid a few million less than Arod but his name [...]
The month of April is a weird month. Players can either come out firing and have the backing of fans through the early-going or they can stumble for the first few weeks and critics come out in droves trying to dissect their every move. (Heck, I even did it to Ichiro in an article last [...]
The Yankees player of the week for the fourth week of the season goes to Phil Hughes. In a week where the Yankees bats were fairly quiet, Hughes stepped it up. Unfortunately, Hughes was not able to pick up a win this past week as he pitched two no-decision games; but his dominance showed as he [...]
Ichiro Suzuki has been a great player for a long time. He was the gold standard of leadoff hitters with his combination of contact skills and speed. He wasn’t your prototypical right fielder, as that’s where most teams like to stash guys who have a bit of power and a good arm, but Ichiro didn’t [...]
The Yankees return to the field today after having the day off yesterday to face the Arizona Diamondbacks. Yesterday’s off day was one that was like no other with the events that took place in Boston. It is hard to write and not give prayers to those who were affected by the ruthless and gutless [...]
It’s funny how a team who almost prides itself on paying for other teams’ superstars have to turn to the scrap heap to fill out their roster. The Yankees have been doing that for the past few years on the heels of signing big free agents to expensive long-term contracts. However, it’s who the Yankees [...]
The BronxPinstripes.com Player of the Week for week 2 of the 2013 season is Robinson Cano, and how appropriate that he is selected today on Jackie Robinson Day. After all, he is named after the Brooklyn Dodger great. Cano also wears numbers 24 in honor of Jackie Robinson (inverse of 42). After a slow first [...]
April 9, 1996 It was a cold, snowy Opening Day in the Bronx. The Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals, 7-3. Starter Andy Pettitte allowed 3R in 6.1IP (6H, 2BB), earning the win. Newcomers Joe Girardi, replacing Mike Stanley, and Tino Martinez, replacing Don Mattingly, get booed during pregame introductions. Girardi goes 1-for-5 batting in [...]
In each of the first two series to start the season, the Yankees have only come away with a win in the final game. For the next four days in Cleveland, they will battle the Indians with the hopes of winning more than just one game. The Indians are coming off an offensive outburst yesterday [...]
The offseason for the New York Yankees wasn’t exactly A+ stuff. In fact, before the injury bug infected the clubhouse, the club arguably got worse during the winter. The departures of Nick Swisher and Russell Martin without any clear contingency plan, along with injuries to Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira, and Curtis Granderson has cast doubt [...]
Each Monday during the 2013 season, I will be selecting a player of the week for the Yankees from Monday to Sunday from the previous week. There is no requirement for this selection. The only requirement is that the player contributed the most during the week, whether it’s an offensive player hitting .400 on the week, or a [...]
The Yankees will send veteran left-hander, Andy Pettitte to the mound tonight in the series finale against the Boston Red Sox. Right-hander Ryan Dempster is on the mound for the Boston Red Sox. In five career starts against the Bombers, Dempster is 0-4 with a 7.62 ERA. Girardi shakes up the lineup; Cano batting second. [...]
Yankees look to rebound after the Opening Day loss to the Red Sox. Hiroki Kuroda toes the rubber in the 7:05 start time. Girardi mixes up the roster a bit from game 1 moving up Ichiro into the 2 spot and Nunez to the 8 spot. Youkilis is back at third while Lyle Overbay gets [...]
American League East Colin MacNeil Suzanne Bange Dan Pfeiffer 1 New York Yankees New York Yankees New York Yankees 2 Toronto Blue Jays Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays 3 Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays Tampa Bay Rays 4 Tampa Bay Rays Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles 5 Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Boston Red [...]
American League East Brian Capozzi Ryan Nakada Dan Hickey Rich Kaufman 1 Tampa Bay Rays New York Yankees New York Yankees New York Yankees 2 New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Tampa Bay Rays 3 Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays 4 Baltimore Orioles Tampa Bay Rays Boston [...]
Earlier this year, I asked a handful of my colleagues here at BronxPinstripes.com if they would be interested in providing their predictions with how they think they 2013 MLB season will play out. From the regular season standings, to the post-season match-ups, I have compiled the predictions from 10 contributors here, including myself. Outside of [...]
American League East Andrew Rotondi Justin McElrath Matthew Golda 1 New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays 2 Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees 3 Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays 4 Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox 5 Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Baltimore [...]
CC Sabathia will be making his spring training debut this afternoon against the Marlins. Over the offseason he had elbow surgery and has been limited to two simulated games this spring. Brett Gardner and Ichiro have had impressive springs thus far. Gardner is batting .364 this spring and Ichiro is batting a whopping .462. [...]
Thanks to Lohud for the lineup – Yankees facing a lot of the Red Sox regulars today. YANKEES (2-7) Brett Gardner LF Eduardo Nunez SS Jayson Nix 2B Juan Rivera DH Dan Johnson 1B Melky Mesa CF Zoilo Almonte RF Corban Joseph 3B Bobby Wilson C RHP Adam Warren (0-0, 0.00) RED SOX (5-4) Jacoby [...]