Russell Martin
Russell Nathan Coltrane (Jeanson) Martin
(twitter: @russellmartin55)
Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 205 lb.
Born: February 15, 1983 in East York, Ontario, Canada
High Schools: Cegep Edouard Monpetit HS (Montreal, QC), Polyvalente Edouard Montpetit (Montreal, QC)
School: Chipola College (Marianna, FL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 17th round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 13, 2002.
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Debut: May 5, 2006 (Age 23)
vs. MIL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Dodgers/Yankees/Pirates 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: Signed thru 2014, 2 yrs/$17M (13-14) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 6.150, Free Agent: 2015 [*], Agents: Matt Colleran [*]
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News -- May 2013
- 5/20 www.drstrangeglove.com: Pirates Save Face Against Astros: Well, this series was a lot less fun than it projected to be. Pirates’ fans were once again subjected to tortuous low-scoring...
- 5/19 60ft6in.com: 60ft6in is here to help Bob Walk: I got some love for the website on Tuesday night when my Tweet was used on the Pirates broadcast on ROOT Sports. Announcers...
- 5/19 Beyond the Scorecard: 5/18/13 Box Score Ephemera: The musings of a (50-year) old man on the Saturday, May 18th, 2013 games. Be sure to check out the Muff and Boner Index for an...
- 5/19 Rum Bunter: The Neal Huntington Show: Pirates GM Gives State of the Club: Neal Huntington was asked about some grades after the first 40 plus games. The team has shown positive signs and it also has shown...
- 5/19 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Trade Piece: I love Michael McKenry as much as the next Pirates fan, he’s been a great locker room guy and is a fan favorite thanks to several...
- 5/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Russell Martin and Pitch Framing: It is no secret that I have been a fan of the Russell Martin signing. At the time some people were a little bullish on the sign...
- 5/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 5, Astros 4: The Pirates were in significant danger of an embarrassing loss to the Astros for most of the night on Friday…but in...
- 5/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 42 Recap - Pirates 5, Astros 4: -As Pirates fans we all know too well what it feels like to lose the way the Astros lost tonight. I honestly feel bad for true...
- 5/17 Braves Journal: Positional Performance At the Quarter-Pole Game Thread, May 17: With 40 games in the hopper, this seems like a convenient time to take a closer look at how the Braves’ offense is stacking...
- 5/17 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 7, Brewers 1: The Pirates beat the Brewers…again! I could get used to this. Thursday’s win was the Bucs third in a row and fourth...
- 5/16 North Side Notch: Travis Snider helps power Bucs to 7-1 win over Brewers: Final: Pirates 7, Brewers 1 (box) WP: Francisco Liriano (2-0, 1.64 ERA) LP: Hiram Burgos (1-2, 6.58 ERA) Francisco Liriano, in...
- 5/16 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 41 Recap - Pirates 7, Brewers 1: -Four times this season the Pirates have had a four game series against teams. Four times they have lost the first game of that...
- 5/16 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 3, Brewers 1: The Bucs knocked off the Brew Crew again on Wednesday night, making it two in a row and three out of four against Milwaukee. They...
- 5/15 www.drstrangeglove.com: Pirates Steal One From Brewers in 12: Tuesday night’s win was especially important, and satisfying, given the hideous result on Monday and with two more games looming...
- 5/15 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 40 Recap - Pirates 3, Brewers 1: -The Pirates only had four hits on the night and so far in the series they were dismal with runners in scoring position but all...
- 5/15 BaseballGuys.com: Ride The Wave: Fantasy baseball is all about riding the wave. Sometimes we paddle out and just wait, and wait, and wait. Other times we start...
- 5/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 4, Brewers 3: A walk off homer by Andrew McCutchen gave the Bucs a thrilling 12-inning win over the Brewers on Tuesday night. Cutch had hit...
- 5/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 39 Preview: Pirates vs. Brewers: Brewers (16-20) at Pirates (21-17) 7:05 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Bucs look to even this week’s...
- 5/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Brewers 5, Pirates 1: The Pirates played a miserable baseball game on Monday night as a lifeless offense and disastrous defense led to a 5-1 loss to...
- 5/15 Rum Bunter: Pirates Andrew McCutchen Walks Off Brewers, Gets Pied [GIF]: Andrew McCutchen thanked God repeatedly on MLB Network that he finally got a hit. It sure was a big one too. McCutchen walked...
- 5/14 www.drstrangeglove.com: Pirates Stink, Lose Game: I will keep it short, since no one wants to spend even one more conscious moment thinking about last night’s embarrassing debacle...
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- 5/13 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 38 Recap - Brewers 5, Pirates 1: -Just another game against the Brewers for the Pirates. They kept it relatively close for most of the game but the defense and...
- 5/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 37 Preview: Pirates at Mets: Pirates (20-16) at Mets (14-19) 1:10 PM–Citi Field, New York MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT The Bucs finish this weekend’s...
- 5/13 Injury Report: ()
- 5/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball, Total Run Series: Catchers: I personally love total run index, but total run index is a difficult tool to use on the fly. It is more useful during the offseason...
- 5/13 TheFantasyFix.com: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: May 13th 2013: DraftKings.com Team of the Day: Today, we are going with MLB $1,500 Moon Shot [$1,500 Guaranteed] for just a $2 entry you can...
- 5/13 Injury Report: ()
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- 5/12 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 37 Recap - Pirates 3, Mets 2: -Much like it has gone all season the Pirates drop the first game of a four game series and then go on to win the next three....
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- 5/11 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets – Game 36: A slew of roster moves coming? First things first Francisco Liriano is going to make his debut. To clear his spot the Pirates...
- 5/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Tony Sanchez called up to the “taxi squad”: Pirates catching prospect Tony Sanchez is in New York to potentially join the team if Russell Martin has to hit the DL with neck...
- 5/11 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 7, Mets 3: The Pirates bounced back nicely from a couple of tough losses with a fairly dominating win on Friday night to even this weekend’s...
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- 5/11 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Tony Sanchez Possibly Joining Pirates: Late last night Kristy Robinson had some scoop on Pirates catching prospect Tony Sanchez:Source: #Pirates catching prospect Tony...
- 5/11 Rum Bunter: Tony Sanchez Gets The Call To Join Pittsburgh Pirates: Tony Sanchez is joining the Pittsburgh Pirates in New York and could be activated if catcher Russell Martin needs to head to the...
- 5/11 Injury Report: ()
- 5/10 Rising Apple: 5/9 Game Recap: Mets Edge Pirates 3-2 in Walkoff Fashion: Tonight at Citi Field, Dillon Gee got the start as the Mets took on Pittsburgh in the opener of a four game set. After a John...
- 5/9 Rising Apple: 5/9 Game Recap: Mets Edge Pirates 2-1 in Walkoff Fashion: Tonight at Citi Field, Dillon Gee got the start as the Mets took on Pittsburgh in the opener of a four game set. After a John...
- 5/9 BaseballGuys.com: Draft Day Challenge, May 7: Daily baseball is all the rage in the fantasy sports world, so I will be covering the game a couple of times a week here at BaseballGuys.com....
- 5/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 33 Preview: Pirates vs. Mariners: Mariners (15-19) at Pirates (18-14) 12:35 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT, MLBN The Bucs go for a two game...
- 5/9 Injury Report: ()
- 5/9 WasWatching: Guys You Never Expected To Play 3B For The Yankees: Since 1973: Player #Matching ▴ Rick Cerone 1 Ind. Games Rick Dempsey 1 Ind. Games Elliott Maddox 1 Ind. Games Tim McIntosh...
- 5/8 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 33 Recap - Mariners 2, Pirates 1: -This was exactly the kind of game it was being talked up as. It was thought to have been a pitchers dual where only a few runs...
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- 5/8 Call to the Pen: Atlanta’s McCann on the Block?: Atlanta welcomed back its starting catcher, Brian McCann, two days ago and he has proceeded to go 1-8 with a single, a walk and...
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- 5/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 32 Preview: Pirates vs. Mariners: Mariners (15-18) at Pirates (17-14) 7:05 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: none The Bucs open up a strange two...
- 5/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Nationals 6, Pirates 2: The Bucs dropped the series to the Nats on Sunday, falling in frustrating fashion for the second day in a row. They had a golden...
- 5/7 Injury Report: ()
- 5/7 This is Getting Old: Martin and McDonald Scratched: The Pirates have scratched Russell Martin from tonight’s lineup with neck stiffness. James McDonald has also been scratched...
- 5/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Looking at how the Yankees have done position by position:
Entering the season a lot of people predicted doom and gloom, but here we are a little more than a month into the season and...
- 5/5 District On Deck: Espinosa leads Nationals to 6-2 victory over Pirates: The Washington Nationals were able to win the weekend series with the Pirates with a 6-2 victory Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh....
- 5/5 District On Deck: Moments That Mattered: Espinosa And Moore Power Through, Gio Avoids Disaster: Source: FanGraphs This game was nearly over before it began. After making the third out of the first inning, Bryce Harper was...
- 5/5 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Catching On At Catcher: When Russell Martin departed this past off-season, it appeared that The New York Yankees might be in trouble at the catcher position....
- 5/5 District On Deck: Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates: Lineups: After a narrow 5-4 victory over Pittsburgh yesterday afternoon, the Nationals look for the series victory behind Gio Gonzalez....
- 5/5 District On Deck: Lineup: Gio And Nats Gun For Series Win In Pittsburgh: After yesterday’s team meeting and consequent win, the Nationals will look to build off their momentum and win two in a...
- 5/5 fantasyteamadvice.com: Deep League Waiver Wire Pickups – Week 6 – Catcher, First Base, Second Base: Like many fantasy baseball owners, I have one eye always focused on the waiver wire. As we head towards week 6 of fantasy baseball...
- 5/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Nationals 5, Pirates 4: The Bucs played a strange and sloppy game on Saturday afternoon but somehow found themselves tied with the Nats entering the ninth...
- 5/4 Yanks Go Yard: 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. Despite the prognostications...
- 5/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: RotoBaller - Waiver Wire Help: This article originally appeared on www.RotoBaller.com: RotoBaller’s Three Fringe Waiver Picks for the Upcoming Weeks.In this...
- 5/3 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: I Guess We Have to Talk About Dee Gordon and Second Base: A little over two weeks ago, I took some time to look at the seemingly never-ending chorus of voices demanding the Dodgers call...
- 5/3 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Friday: May 3, 2013:
I hate short schedule days. A few games go wrong and you cannot make them up with a larger schedule. In this case, nearly everything...
- 5/2 My Pinstripes: 2013 Yankees Position Players Report Card; The First Month:
Written prior to Tuesday night's game.
No one is comparing the current New York Yankees squad to the 1998 team that...
- 5/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Brewers 12, Pirates 8: There are two primary types of Pirates losses in Milwaukee. The first was the one you saw on Monday, when the Bucs just get blown...
- 5/1 Injury Report: ()
- 5/1 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers – Game 28: No history for the Pirates. No first place either. Awwww. Cheer up Panda. At least we have no Jonathan Sanchez also!...
- 5/1 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Monthly Round Up: Month of April: After a bad a 1-5 record to start the season the Pirates turned things around to get to 15-12 and second in the...
- 5/1 Rum Bunter: Why Was Pirates Russell Martin So **** Off Last Night Against The Brewers?: Russell Martin was rather upset in the fourth inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-8 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers last night....
News -- April 2013
- 4/30 www.drstrangeglove.com: Pirates Win Weekend Series Over Cards: The Pirates completed their third consecutive magical weekend, recovering from an ugly start to win their series against the Cardinals...
- 4/30 Macho-Row.com: Pettibone pitches well in debut, Phillies win 3-2:
On a chilly Monday evening in South Philly, a 22 year old made his major league debut on the bump for the 8-11 Phillies, fresh...
- 4/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Brewers 10, Pirates 4: I could probably go find any number of old recaps from games at Miller Park, copy and paste one here and change a few names, and...
- 4/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 9, Cardinals 0: Wow. The Pirates demolished the Cardinals on Sunday to win yet another series in very impressive fashion. Today’s game may...
- 4/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): What a difference a year makes: As I was sitting in the upper deck of Yankee Stadium yesterday, I was struck by how different the lineup was from last year at...
- 4/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Current Yankees team hoping for some of that 96 Magic:
The mood leading up to Opening Day was uneasy. The offseason had been full of second-guessing and unorthodox moves. The...
- 4/29 Rum Bunter: Pirates Return To House of Horrors To Face Brewers: The Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t been on top of the NL Central since last July. Oh, what a time that was, the city...
- 4/29 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Week in Review #4: Record: 4 wins, 3 losses Standing: 12-14, 3rd place in NL East (4.0 GB) Top 3 offensive plays (by Win Probability Added, WPA)...
- 4/29 TheLeadoffWalk: Day 28 Observations: Hitters:
Marlins 6, Cubs 4
Giancarlo Stanton:
Stanton
followed-up hitting his first home run of the season on Saturday...
- 4/29 i70baseball.com: Cardinals/Pirates: Three Things To Walk With: The Cardinals, returning back home after completing their first sweep of the season, experienced another set of firsts this weekend,...
- 4/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 25 Recap - Pirates 9, Cardinals 0: -The Pirates plan of attack nowadays seems to be to lose the first game of the series and then just decide that they aren't going...
- 4/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 5, Cardinals 3: The Pirates worked their late inning magic yet again and delivered another comeback win on Saturday night in St. Louis. A.J. Burnett...
- 4/27 El Maquino: WORST BULLPEN BEATS BEST ROTATION YET AGAIN: > Jake Westbrook was so close. The light at the end of the tunnel was visible. The Pirates had always beaten him up, especially...
- 4/27 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 23: Not Enough Rain: Under threatening skies the Cardinals appeared ready to parlay another excellent Jake Westbrook effort into a rain-delayed win....
- 4/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ARE GRANDERSON'S DAYS IN PINSTRIPES NUMBERED?:
Okay, I have to be honest. I miss Derek Jeter. I miss Mark Teixeira. And I actually have moved on when it...
- 4/27 MLB Injury News: Yankees injury news: Ivan Nova, Francisco Cervelli leave with injuries: The old saying, "if you can't beat 'em, going 'em," may be taken too literally in the Yankees clubhouse lately. The team...
- 4/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Sweet Swingin’ Cervelli: How Francisco Cervelli is keying the new-look Yankees offense: We are almost a month into the 2013 season, and Yankee universe has not been sucked into an injury-infested black hole of playoff-missing...
- 4/25 www.drstrangeglove.com: Rodriguez Off Kilter But Pirates Pull Out 5-3 Win: Wandy Rodriguez struggled for the first time this season, but the Pirates were able to rally to beat the Phillies 5-3 last night....
- 4/25 Rum Bunter: The Unbelievable Truth That Is The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pittsburgh Pirates have won nine of their past twelve games. It’s hard to even fathom after the slow start. It seems...
- 4/24 The High Phive: Halladay Looks to Get Phillies Back On Winning Track: Preview for 4/24/13: Tonight the Philadelphia Phillies will look to re-ignite their sorry offense after last night’s sad affair in being shut...
- 4/24 Macho-Row.com: Pettibone pitches well in debut, Phillies win 3-2:
On a chilly Monday evening in South Philly, a 22 year old made his major league debut on the bump for the 8-11 Phillies,...
- 4/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 2, Phillies 0: The Bucco pitching staff turned in an extremely impressive performance on Tuesday night as they shut out the Phillies and evened...
- 4/23 www.drstrangeglove.com: Pirates Shoot Blanks Against Phillies, Lose 3-2: Baseball players often speak of the importance of having a short memory, meaning that the season is too long to dwell on missed...
- 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Bundy, Yankees: Top Orioles prospect Dylan Bundy will see Dr. James Andrews after throwing on Monday and "not feeling quite right," MLB.com's...
- 4/23 The High Phive: Pirates at Phillies 4/23/13 Preview & Lineups: Tonight at Citizens Bank Park the Philadelphia Phillies will be looking to win their 3rd straight game at home and take a 2-0...
- 4/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Phillies 3, Pirates 2: The Pirates’ momentum (and/or luck) ran out on Monday night, as the Phillies surprisingly outpitched them and were able...
- 4/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 4, Braves 2: What a homestand! The Pirates were somehow able to patch together a victory on Sunday afternoon, wrapping up an excellent series...
- 4/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 3, Braves 1: The Pirates are on the good side of .500 for the first time this season thanks to another rock-solid win over the Atlanta Braves....
- 4/23 The High Phive: Pettibone and the Bullpen Impress, Phillies win 3-2: The Phillies started off a series last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the same Pirates that just took 3 out of 4 from the...
- 4/23 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Mother Nature Loves Double Headers: Last week the Mets vs Twins game in Minnesota was snowed out. The very next day the Mets vs Rockies game in Colorado was snowed...
- 4/23 Lasorda's Lair: To Lose Chad Billingsley is to Lose a Favorite Dodger: These are the posts which are the least fun to write. Even when the Dodgers are in a six-game skid and all hope seems to almost...
- 4/22 www.drstrangeglove.com: Bucs Enjoy Wild Weekend Against Braves: Well, I think I am going to stop attempting to forecast the short term fortunes of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates. I have to believe...
- 4/22 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 19 Recap - Phillies 3, Pirates 2: -I think the saying goes that sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it really sucks watching it when you lose....
- 4/21 Rum Bunter: The Neal Huntington Show Recap: The Pittsburgh Pirates Senior Vice President and General Manager held his Sunday show today on 93.7 The Fan. Some interesting...
- 4/21 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 18 Recap - Pirates 4, Braves 2: -The Pirates got greedy today and gathered four runs and ten hits and overcame some shaky pitching to take three of four wins...
- 4/21 The Flagrant Fan: MLB Game Picks - Sunday: April 21, 2013:
This was a tough week for the old game picker. But considering that the country had a real tough week, how can I complain? Yesterday...
- 4/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: REINVENTING THE YANKEE WALK-UP SONGS: PART II:
A compilation is never easy, but it is now time for our second installment of Reinventing the Yankee Walk Up Songs. ...
- 4/21 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves – Game 18: I get accused of being negative. A lot. Right now I’m going to do something a little different because the past two games...
- 4/20 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 17 Recap - Pirates 3, Braves 1: -Just a huge win for the Pirates. The Braves are/were the hottest team in baseball coming in with only two losses and hadn't been...
- 4/20 Rum Bunter: The King Returns: James McDonald Outpitches Paul Maholm, Pirates Win 3-1: Where have you been James McDonald? The Pittsburgh Pirates enigma struckout nine Atlanta Braves and outdueled Paul Maholm at...
- 4/20 Rum Bunter: Russell Martin Starting Tonight For The Pirates… But Not At Catcher: Russell Martin has been an interesting player for the Pirates so far this season, to say the very least. He’s only hitting...
- 4/20 My Pinstripes: Cerving Notice:
Francisco Cervelli has his smile back
A year ago Francisco Cervelli was not a happy man. He had nailed down the backup...
- 4/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 6, Braves 0: The Pirates put together a brilliant effort on Friday night as Wandy Rodriguez made his triumphant return to the mound, and the...
- 4/20 Raise the Jolly Roger: Braves 6, Pirates 4: It was a battle of long balls on Thursday night at PNC Park, and even though the Pirates got two big blasts they’d been...
- 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Maholm, Royals, Shields, Martin: Earlier today, Jim Bowden of ESPN.com (Insider sub. req'd) looked at five early season surprised and wondered if they'd be able...
- 4/19 www.drstrangeglove.com: Questionable Decisions Lead to Braves Win Over Bucs: In contrast to the sharply played contest against the Cardinals the night before, last night’s game between the Pirates and...
- 4/19 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 15 Recap - Pirates 6, Braves 0: -Maybe the Pirates best overall game of the season. The offense showed up, the pitching was really good and the defense was good....
- 4/19 Tomahawk Take: Game 2: Braves at Pirates: The Atlanta Braves take on the Pittsburg Pirates on Friday night for game two of a four game series. Wandy Rodriguez will take...
- 4/19 Braves Journal: Braves 6, Pirates 4 (by Sansho1): ESPN Box Score Several familiar themes emerged in tonight’s 6-4 win over the Pirates. The offense continues to be cartoonishly...
- 4/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 15 Recap - Braves 6, Pirates 4: -This was a pretty good game to watch all together. While it was a little on the long side (3:30) it gave us nice back and forth...
- 4/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: What to make of Francisco Cervelli’s hot start?:
(Syndicated from Pinstripe Pundits).
Heading into spring training, the Yankees’ catching situation was in disarray. The team...
- 4/18 The Flagrant Fan: Early season slow starters:
Most of us notice when a Major League Baseball player gets off to a fast start. Just about everyone is aware of the fast starts...
- 4/18 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: FanGraphs: Russell Martin's Defense : When the Pirates got Russell Martin there wasn't a ton of excitement about what he could bring offensively but what he has been...
- 4/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 5, Cardinals 0: A.J. Burnett. Wow. In a night that brought back memories from Wrigley Field last July, Burnett was absolutely stellar for the...
- 4/17 North Side Notch: A.J. Burnett nearly perfect in 5-0 win over Cardinals: Final: Pirates 5, Cardinals 0 (box) WP: A.J. Burnett (1-2, 2.63 ERA) LP: Shelby Miller (2-1, 1.96 ERA) A.J. Burnett was perfect...
- 4/17 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 14 Recap - Pirates 5, Cardinals 0: -Not too much from me here. I could not find a feed anywhere thanks to ROOT showing the Penguins game so I mostly followed the...
- 4/17 STLCardinalBaseball: GAME 14: BurnedThe Cardinals laid down at PNC Park, forced to walk the plank by veteran A.J. Burnett for seven no-hit innings. ......
- 4/17 mlbreports.com : Yankees Week Two – Getting Right in Cleveland, A Bunch Of Rain And A Triple Play: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, April 17, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees Correspondent/Trade Correspondent): In baseball,...
- 4/17 Pinstripe Pundits: What to Make of Cervelli’s Hot Start?: Heading into spring training, the Yankees’ catching situation was in disarray. The team was set to split the catching duties...
- 4/15 El Maquino: CARDS BLAST THEIR WAY TO VICTORY, BULLPEN MANAGEMENT NOTWITHSTANDING: > The Cardinals got it all out of their systems in the first three innings against the Pirates, driving in all ten of their...
- 4/15 Raise the Jolly Roger: Cardinals 10, Pirates 6: This one started and ended with James McDonald. What an absolutely horrible performance. The Cardinals obliterated J-Mac, who...
- 4/14 Baseballhotcorner.com: Are The Pittsburgh Pirates Bats Heating Up?: The Pittsburgh Pirates finished off an impressive 3 game sweep of my dark-horse favorites to contend for the World Series,...
- 4/14 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 12 Recap - Pirates 10, Reds 7: What a game. For a long time it looked like this was going to be a game where the Pirates collected seven or eight hits but since...
- 4/14 Injury Report: ()
- 4/13 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates 6, Reds 5: Every win the Bucs manage to get against the Reds this season is going to feel great, and this was certainly a nice way to start....
- 4/13 Blog Red Machine: Reds Take Gut Punch in 6-5 Loss to Pirates: Being in an early hole isn’t always a bad thing. You have time to make up the deficit. Granted, that’s not always...
- 4/12 Rum Bunter: Pirates Recall Bryan Morris, DFA Chris Leroux: The Pirates have recalled RHP Bryan Morris from Triple-A Indianapolis and have designated RHP Chris Leroux for assignment....
- 4/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sherman Reports What Any Smart Person Already Knew About The Ichiro Deal:
(Syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod)
In a blog post yesterday Wedneday discussing the Yankees' outfield situation, Joel...
- 4/12 Baseballhotcorner.com: Pittsburgh Pirates Start to the Season: The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten off to a 3-6 start in their first nine games of the season but their record does not indicate...
- 4/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Bizarro Yankees Surviving Early Slate With Hitting, Not Pitching:
Heading into 2013, the Yankees most glaring weakness figured to be their offense. They led the major leagues in home runs in...
- 4/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Ichiro signing might be more evidence of Yankees front office rift, and lots of notes:
It was a little curious this offseason when after the Yankees refused to offer anybody a multi-year contract and even turned...
- 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Ellsbury, Red Sox, Ichiro, Yankees: In an interview with Mut & Merloni on WEEI, ESPN's Buster Olney said that the perception is that Jacoby Ellsbury will take...
- 4/10 Raise the Jolly Roger: J-Mac’s revenge: Pirates 6, D-Backs 5: Two in a row! More offense! A road series win! The Pirates overcame a terrible first inning from James McDonald to defeat Arizona...
- 4/10 Roto Think Tank: For the Record: NL-Only Home League Results: I didn't keep track of the nominating order, so here is simply the prices by position and by dollar value for my NL-home league....
- 4/10 This is Getting Old: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks – Game 8: Sometimes life can be challenging. For example, I’ve spent basically the entirety of the past two days either in a hotel...
- 4/9 Rum Bunter: This Week In Bad Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Infographics: This Week In Bad Pirates Baseball Infographics: After seven games, we thought we would take a close look at, well, let’s...
- 4/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Former Yankees Transitioning into New Roles, Teams: With the Yankees currently in Cleveland for a four-game series, players and fans alike were able to get an up-close look at Nick...
- 4/9 Rum Bunter: Zoltan Returns, Wandy Rodriguez Exits: Pirates Drop Diamondbacks 5-3: Andrew McCutchen brought back Zoltan in a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, but the Pittsburgh Pirates lost starting pitcher...
- 4/9 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs lose Wandy, bring back Zoltan, and get a win: The Bucs played a solid game and earned a much needed win on Monday night, but they may have suffered a big loss as well. Wandy...
- 4/8 Inside the Dodgers: Daily Distractions: Having some fun at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ expense.: Full disclosure: I picked the Pittsburgh Pirates to finish third, ahead of St. Louis and Chicago, in the National League Central...
- 4/8 BronxPinstripes.com: Slow starts aren’t the end of the world for the New York Yankees: The offseason for the New York Yankees wasn’t exactly A+ stuff. In fact, before the injury bug infected the clubhouse, the...
- 4/7 Baseballhotcorner.com: Pitching Is To Blame For The New York Yankees Record: The New York Yankees are 2-4 after six games. I know it is only six games and you really can’t judge after that. There is...
- 4/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: FRANCISCO CERVELLI: PASSION IN PINSTRIPES:
He really is one of “us”, and that is perhaps why so many in our ranks pull for him to succeed.
Francisco...
- 4/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0: Well, it wasn’t a no-hitter, but that’s where the positives ended for the Pirates’ offense…again. A.J....
- 4/7 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers 1, Pirates 0: Well, At Least This Team Can Pitch: Apparently, all you really need in this life is Clayton Kershaw, who added seven more scoreless innings to his ledger tonight...
- 4/6 Tomahawk Take: Morning Chop: Braves News 4/6: The Leadoff Walk Cubs vs. Braves: Day Five Observations Juan Francisco: For his career, Braves third baseman Juan Francisco...
- 4/6 WasWatching: Still Waiting For That First 2013 Hit: Players with 10+ ABs this season so far with zero hits: Rk Player AB H Year Age Tm G PA R RBI BB SO BA 1 B.J. Upton 14 0 2013...
- 4/6 Lasorda's Lair: The Birdman Cometh: Pirates 0 2 1 Dodgers 3 7 0 WP-Greinke-1-0 LP-Sanchez-0-1 SV-League-1 HR-Ethier-1 Tootblan-Crawford Birdman Zack Greinke...
- 4/5 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Pirates @ Dodgers April 5, 2013: Welcome To Town, Zack Greinke: For the second year in a row, the Dodgers welcome the Pittsburgh Pirates to town for the second series of the season. I’m...
- 4/5 Lasorda's Lair: Zack Greinke to Make Blue Debut as Dodgers Hope to Break Out vs. Bucs: Zack Greinke vs. Jonathan Sanchez Lineup: After a much needed day off, the Dodgers are handing the ball to their offseason splurge....
- 4/5 Rum Bunter: Pirates Dodgers Preview With Lasorda’s Lair: Who Are They, Who Wins Series?: When we need to know answers about the most talked about team in Major League Baseball– The Los Angeles Dodgers, we ask...
- 4/5 Lasorda's Lair: Conversation With The Enemy-Yo Ho Ho And A Bottle Of Rumbunter Edition: We are bringing our conversation with the enemy series back for the start of the 2013 season. This time we sat down virtually...
- 4/4 Raise the Jolly Roger: Game 3 Preview: Which J-Mac will show up?: Cubs (1-1) at Pirates (1-1) 12:35 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT, WGN It’s a matinee rubber match...
- 4/4 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 3 Recap - Cubs 3, Pirates 2: -The Pirates sure do know how to lose baseball games in the most painful way possible. I think people throw around the phrase...
- 4/4 Obstructed View: Cubs @ Pirates Game Chat: The Cubs are set to finish their first series of the year. They'll be looking to get back over .500. The game begins at 11:35...
- 4/4 Rum Bunter: Wanderful Wandy Rodriguez: Thank You Houston Astros: Wandy Rodriguez. Wow. I’m still a bit frozen, but not nearly as badly as the Chicago Cubs hitters were on numerous...
- 4/3 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 2 Recap - Pirates 3, Cubs 0: -Man, how good did it seem about a billion Raise It tweets when Jason Grilli got the final out of the game? You just can't get...
- 4/3 Motor City Bengals: Great Offseason, or the Greatest Offseason?: If you are a passionate baseball fan, and since you are spending your time reading MCB I would assume that you probably are, you...
- 4/2 Baseballhotcorner.com: New York Yankees Lose On Opening Day: Pitching To Blame: The New York Yankees lose on Opening Day 8-2 to the Boston Red Sox on Monday afternoon. CC Sabathia is the Yankees ace and he...
- 4/1 mlbreports.com : Trust In Cash: Vernon Wells And Getting Through Early 2013: Like us on Facebook here Monday April.1, 2013 By Nicholas Rossoletti (Yankees + Trade Correspondent) There have been few moments...
- 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: OPENING DAY! Pirates vs. Cubs: Cubs (0-0) at Pirates (0-0) 1:35 PM–PNC Park, Pittsburgh MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports, WGN OPENING DAY! We’ve finally...
- 4/1 Raise the Jolly Roger: Opening Day Roster set: The Bucs have trimmed their roster down much like I predicted they would yesterday, and here’s what it looks like: Rotation:...
- 4/1 Obstructed View: Opening Day postgame thread – Cubs 3, Pirates 1: Cubs win! The Cubs took an early lead on a first inning home run by Anthony Rizzo that still hasn't landed. Combine that with...
- 4/1 Cubbies Crib: Samardzija brilliant in win over Pirates: Just 12 short months ago, the Cubs were unsure whether or not Jeff Samardzija would even be effective as a member of the starting...
- 4/1 The Flagrant Fan: Game Picks - Monday: April 1, 2013:
Major League Baseball has this Opening Day thing all wrong. On Opening Day of the season, every team should be in action. It...
- 4/1 North Side Notch: Opening Day: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs: Chicago Cubs (0-0, T-1st in NL Central) @ Pittsburgh Pirates (0-0, T-1st in NL Central) Probable Starters: CHC – Jeff Samardzija...
- 4/1 Baseballhotcorner.com: Pittsburgh Pirates: Cusp of Breaking Out?: The Pittsburgh Pirates have been suffering through a horrible drought which has seen them at 20 consecutive losing seasons....
- 4/1 BoSox Injection: Red Sox AL East Roundup: New York Yankees Q&A: New York vs. Boston. No other words get Yankee and Red Sox fans more fired up. Boston, coming off a miserable 2012, will square...
- 4/1 Through The Fence Baseball: Are the aged and broken New York Yankees doomed in 2013?: The New York Yankees have enjoyed 20-consecutive winning seasons and missed the postseason just once since 1995. No matter how...
- 4/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees are walking a fine line between good and bad this season:
The goal of the Yankees every year is to get to and win the World Series, but this year, for the first time since the 1960′s,...
- 4/1 My Pinstripes: With Beasts of AL East Gone, Division Up For Grabs:
There seems to be no grey area when the so-called experts talk about the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. One or both...
- 4/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates were far from the most active team in baseball this winter, but they did make a few significant moves.
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News -- March 2013
- 3/29 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Pre Opening Day:
Carlos Ruiz is worth stashing in two-catcher leagues. (US Presswire)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under...
- 3/29 StoopSports.com: The New (York) Yankees: Kenny Garner- Every spring, baseball experts are met with the tough task of assembling their season previews. And over the past...
- 3/29 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview - Position Players: So here we are. We looked at all the other NL Central teams this week and saved the best for last. Yea, I am talking about the...
- 3/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Posada removes himself from lineup: Joe Girardi changed the lineup prior to today's game, moving Brett Gardner and Russell Martin and dropping Nick Swisher and...
- 3/28 Baseball News Source: Yankees Release Juan Rivera, Offense Appears Set for Opening Day: Perhaps the most heavily evolving offensive roster may finally have found its completion on Thursday. Juan Rivera, vying initially...
- 3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Lunchtime links: Last game in Tampa, improving baseball, picking fantasy pitchers & more: Good afternoon! It's March 28, 2012 and we are only three days away from the official start of the season. Hooray!
Today, the...
- 3/28 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: New York Yankees: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
- 3/27 North Side Notch: Spring Training Notes: Roster Set, A.J. Burnett: The Pirates finished up their final cuts to minor league camp along with designating Clint Robinson and Hunter Strickland for...
- 3/27 This is Getting Old: Pirates Finalize Roster: Well. Sort of. There are 26 players but Brandon Inge is likely to go on the disabled list from the sound of things. ...
- 3/26 Pinstripe Pundits: What to Watch For: Robinson Cano vs. Lefties: Last season was a banner year for Robinson Cano, setting career highs in home runs, walk rate, wOBA, wRC+, UZR, and WAR. He was...
- 3/26 Call to the Pen: Time For Pirates To Break .500: If the Pittsburgh Pirates did not put together a winning season in 2012 there really isn’t much empirical evidence to suggest...
- 3/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Matt Moore Lasts Only 4.2 Innings, Trio Of Homers Lift Rays To 6-2 Lead: With one week left until Opening Day, the Rays’ bats proved Monday night that they are ready to take on the 2013 season. A trio...
- 3/25 MajorLeagueDigest.com: Major League Digest Fantasy Baseball 2013: The All Over-Drafted Team: by Adam JenkinsMLDigest Fantasy EditorFew scenarios are more frustrating to a fantasy baseball owner than drafting a player at...
- 3/25 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Puig, Wells, Martin, Teixeira, Hanley: The latest from ESPN's Buster Olney (Insider subscription required)...
Cuban slugger Yasiel Puig is forcing the Dodgers'...
- 3/25 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Pittsburgh Pirates: The series on team offense continues with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates finished tied for twenty third in the majors and...
- 3/25 StoopSports.com: 30 in 30: Pittsburgh Pirates: To lead you into the MLB season Stoop Sports’ MLB staff is embarking on a 30 day journey, where we will give you pre-season...
- 3/25 The Captain's Blog: 2013 Yankees Shaping Up As Team Turnover; Scorecards Needed for Opening Day: And the first one now. Will later be last. For the times they are a-changin’”. – Bob Dylan, lyrics from The Times...
- 3/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees official on Vernon Wells trade: Where was this money in December?:
When I woke up this morning I felt like the Vernon Wells trade was just a (bad) dream. Unfortunately when I opened Google Reader...
- 3/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Pittsburgh Pirates preview: Will Jolly Roger flag be raised in 2013?: We know things are looking good for the Pittsburgh Pirates when star center fielder Andrew McCutchen is landing on covers of video...
- 3/24 Pinstripe Pundits: Acquisition of Wells Bring More Questions, While Leaving Current Ones Unanswered: Hal Steinbrenner opened up his checkbook for what seems like the first time in a long time, but disappointingly failed to fill...
- 3/23 District On Deck: A Simple Idea To Improve The World Baseball Classic: With the World Baseball Classic coming to an end this past week, I feel it’s finally a good time (if, admittedly, not a...
- 3/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB READERS WANT JESUS MONTERO BACK!:
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- 3/23 Phillies Nation: Who the #@%! was that? – PN’s Guide to Late Spring Call-Ups: If you have caught any of the Phillies Spring Training games this year, you likely have seen a player enter a game that you have...
- 3/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Roster Starting to Take Shape: With less than two weeks until Opening Day, the Yankees have a little bit more clarity on who will be playing where when the season...
- 3/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Monday morning Yankees news and notes: 3/18/12: Good morning, everyone. It's Monday March 18, 2013 and there isn't a whole lot happening today with the Yankees scheduled to enjoy...
- 3/18 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/18:
After an almost perfect St. Patrick's Day game, the Boston Red Sox make the trip up I-75 to Bradenton, FL for a matchup...
- 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Nationals Discuss Pre-Arbitration Extensions: The risk and reward that comes with signing an extension before or during a player’s first year of arbitration can be a tricky...
- 3/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Martin, Yankees, Tigers, Dodgers: Pirates catcher Russell Martin thought he would be returning to the Yankees this offseason, Chad Jennings of the Journal News...
- 3/17 Lasorda's Lair: Looking Ahead to April’s Schedule: Opening Day is just a mere two weeks and one day away! We’ve almost survived through the incessant boredom that is life...
- 3/15 Rum Bunter: “This is the (Pirates’) Year”- Mark Melancon: Yesterday, newcomer relief pitcher, Mark Melancon stated that this would be the year that the Pirates would finally break the...
- 3/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NOW BATTING FOR THE YANKEES, THE CATCHER, NUMBER...:
His voice will forever echo in Yankee Stadium. I still get all tingly when I reminisce his eloquent introduction of...
- 3/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Francisco Cervelli is likely to be the Yankees Opening Day catcher, with other notes:
For the past few years Brian Cashman has done nothing but rave about how much he liked Russell Martin so it was a shock to see...
- 3/12 mlbreports.com : The Method To Pirates GM Neal Huntington’s Team Building Strategy: Like us on Facebook here Tuesday March 12, 2013 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): There is no question that the Pittsburgh...
- 3/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): More lineup tinkering: You'll remember a few weeks back that I delved into what the Yankee lineup could look like with Alex Rodriguez out of it for a...
- 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Huff, Ortiz: Earlier today we checked in on the Yankees’ search for position players and found that GM Brian Cashman views Ben Francisco...
- 3/12 Pinstripe Pundits: Getting the Most Out of Stewart and Cervelli: As it stands right now, the Yankees are set to break camp with Chris Stewart and Francisco Cervelli as the team’s catchers. Austin...
- 3/11 Kevin Slowey Was Framed: Which Band Have I Hidden in these Player Names?: I love baseball! I love music! There isn't a whole lot of baseball music. There's Centerfield, by John Fogerty,...
- 3/11 Tyler's Think Tank: Are the Yankees Doomed?:
Jeter is one of many Yankees trying to overcome age and injury
The New York Yankees are have enjoyed 20 consecutive winning...
- 3/11 Full Spectrum Baseball: Pass the Cannoli! Italy is here to play some Baseball!I write this article as Italy is prepared to go up 2-0....
- 3/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: "IT'S GONNA BE A LONG SEASON!":
I guess I would call this a follow up to my piece titled I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE. Normally...
- 3/9 The Sports Critic: Major Injuries Put Yankees’ Season in Jeopardy before It Starts: A Major League team cannot win a division title in April, but it surely can lose one that early. The New York Yankees could suffer...
- 3/8 Rays Colored Glasses: Alex Cobb, Chris Archer Dominate, Tim Beckham Steps Up as Rays Beat Pirates 4-2: When the Rays’ pitchers are at their best, you just get them a couple of runs and you’re set for a smooth victory....
- 3/7 Jays Journal: Brett Lawrie Injured at World Baseball Classic, Out 2-3 Weeks: With nine players suiting up for the World Baseball Classic, it would be reasonable to imagine Alex Anthopoulos watching the ESPN...
- 3/7 Splash Hit Blog: What the WBC Measures: I wake up and my timeline is angry. Shouting about this and that, but they’re not fighting with each other, they’re...
- 3/7 Billy-Ball.com: Bottom 13: The fewest triples over the last five seasons: Here are the 10 players over the last five years (2008-2012) who have hit the fewest triples (at least 500 games) Rk Player 3B...
- 3/7 Billy-Ball.com: The Yankees Opening Day Lineup 2012 (infographic): 2012 Yankees, we hardly knew ye. Not great news today but you have to roll with the punches.Going to work my tail off to get back...
- 3/6 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: What More Could Happen To The Yankees?:
Normally when Spring Training gets underway, teams and their fans are filled with the glory of high expectations and that...
- 3/6 Call to the Pen: Mark Teixeira Will Miss 8-10 Weeks: Injury news continues to be negative for the New York Yankees, as the team announced this afternoon that first baseman Mark Teixeira...
- 3/6 Blog Red Machine: 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: For the past two seasons the Pittsburgh Pirates have had a great first half and a miserable second half. In 2012 at the All-Star...
- 3/5 Baseball Jerks: New York Yankees 2013 Preview: It has been an uncharacteristically quiet offseason for the Bombers as the front office plans to cut the team’s payroll...
- 3/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Shallow Depths: Though the season hasn't even started, the Yankees have already had their depth tested in two positions. Curtis Granderson's...
- 3/5 Pinstripe Pundits: Bold Prediction: Russell Martin Will Spend Time on the DL: First of all, I want to make it clear that I never wish injury on anyone. I am just saying that based on the facts, there’s...
- 3/3 Call to the Pen: Can the Pittsburgh Pirates Avoid the Second Half Gangplank?: On August 6, the Pittsburgh Pirates were 62-46, alive in both the NL Central and wild card races. A 17-37 walk off the gangplank...
- 3/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE FIGHT FOR YANKEE CATCHER IS ON!:
The race for the starting catcher role of the Yankees is on, and this is going to be a pivotal role for the team. After the...
- 3/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IF YOU COULD GET 1 GUY BACK, WHO WOULD IT BE?:
There has been a lot of daydreaming ever since CurtisGranderson got shut down with a broken forearm, read
HERE. Many...
- 3/2 Tomahawk Take: Julio Teheran K’s 5 but Braves Fall: When I first saw Julio Teheran would get the start Friday against the Washington Nationals I thought “great, a worthy test to...
- 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Yankees: The Yankees seem determined to avoid the luxury tax in 2014, yet the club entered the 2012-13 offseason with a variety of major...
- 3/1 My Pinstripes: The Captain and Cash Visit With Francesa:
Mike Francesa opened his WFAN radio show on Thursday with the Captain himself, Derek Jeter, and then brought on GM Brian...
- 3/1 MLB Injury News: Yankees rumors: New York makes Robinson Cano ‘significant offer’: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told
reporters, including Bryan Hoch of MLB.com, that the team has made second
baseman...
- 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cano, Cashman, Perez, Snyder, Mets: The Cardinals are better-positioned for success over the next five years than any other team in the majors, according to the latest...
News -- February 2013
- 2/27 Yanks Go Yard: Give Me a Break: Who Could the New York Yankees Get to Replace Granderson?: Well, we are all of two days into the Yankees’ Spring Training schedule and we already have our first significant injury of...
- 2/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Veterans Need to Step Up Without Granderson: With Curtis Granderson out for the next 10 weeks, everybody has been wondering who will replace him. There are a wide range...
- 2/26 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Curtis Granderson, Oscar Pistorius, The Oscars: Contributors: Jon Sender, Stephen Arenholtz, Zach Pennington, Atman Thakrar, Eliza Bayne The hottest topics for the week of February...
- 2/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Time To Trade For An Outfielder: There’s a lot to say about this year’s offseason, but most of it is far from positive. The Yankee front office typically...
- 2/25 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC News for Feb. 25, 2013: If you missed the news from earlier today, go here. For the news from the day, go below the jump: To fill Russell Martin‘s...
- 2/25 Baseball Jerks: Have Some Respect For Yourself: Buster Posey Edition: Back in college, a friend and I had an expression that we’d always use to make fun of each other: “Have some respect for yourself.”...
- 2/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Not so Grand: Yankees lose Curtis Granderson, run production: First at-bat. First pitch. That’s all it took for Curtis Granderson to be put out of commission until some time in May....
- 2/25 Billy-Ball.com: The Yankees are Run Down: The Yankees are going to miss Curtis Granderson for the next 10 weeks with a broken right forearm. The Grandyman was hit in the...
- 2/25 Billy-Ball.com: Pirates come to their senses: Pittsburgh’s catcher Russell Martin won’t play shortstop for Canada in the World Baseball Classic. Martin said: “It’s...
- 2/25 Pinstripe Pundits: Granderson a Big Loss, but an Insurmountable One?: It only took until the second Grapefruit League game for the Yankees to sustain its first serious injury of the season. J.A. Happ...
- 2/25 Jays Journal: Granderson Injury Changes AL East: A lot of baseball fans and media believe the reason the Toronto Blue Jays went “all in” this offseason is because the AL East...
- 2/25 Fire Brand of the American League: The Backstop BackupsFor the first time in recent history, the Red Sox have among the best backstop depth in the game. ...
- 2/24 Raise the Jolly Roger: Sunday notes: McDonald, Sanchez, Martin: The Pirates defeated the Braves 9-2 on Sunday to improve to 2-0 in Grapefruit League play. They will take on the Twins at 1:05...
- 2/24 My Pinstripes: Things Are Not Grand in Yankees-land:
Yeah, that hurt. (photo courtesy of AP)
Everyone held their breath for about an hour or so until the bad news was delivered...
- 2/24 Baseball News Source: World Baseball Classic: Pirates Russell Martin Withdraws From Team Canada: Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Russell Martin announced that he has withdrawn from the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Martin, 30,...
- 2/24 The Baseball Continuum: Early WBC News for Feb. 24, 2013: For last night’s news, go here. For news from the overnight, go below the jump: Results from warm-up games in Asia: Japan...
- 2/24 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: Chasing Pirates' dreams:
Pittsburg pursues the ever elusive .500 mark with A.J. Burnett, who benefited from leaving the Big apple, and Wandy...
- 2/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Saturday notes: Bucs win Grapefruit opener: The Pirates beat the Rays 3-2 this afternoon to open up Grapefruit League play…so for the first time in 2013, you can raise...
- 2/23 Yanks Go Yard: Can I Have A Mulligan: Which (Other) Contract Would The New York Yankees Take Back?: At the conclusion of the 2013 season, the Yankees will have some big financial decisions to make. With a goal of getting down...
- 2/23 Raise the Jolly Roger: Let the games begin: The Pirates open up Spring Training play this afternoon against the Rays at 1:00. It’ll be broadcast on 93.7, and while...
- 2/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Is $189m mandate really changing or is it Front Office PR?: I read Wallace Matthews piece about the $189m payroll next yr and Hal’s changing stance on it. Matthews cites some vague...
- 2/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees face Opening Day dilemma behind the plate:
Bronx Baseball Daily is lucky enough to welcome its second new writer in less than a week, Elizabeth Finn. She will write regular...
- 2/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: To Budget, Or Not To Budget?: After a year of planning a team around a $189 million budget, after thousands of blog posts, millions of water cooler chats, billions...
- 2/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Is Hal Steinbrenner having second thoughts?: Wow, I never saw this coming - and if you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you - but Hal Steinbrenner may be rethinking this...
- 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Nutting: Pirates Must Take Step Forward: The Pirates extended general manager Neal Huntington following the 2011 season and extended manager Clint Hurdle this week. Despite...
- 2/19 Red Sox Maineiacs: Rumored Red Sox Targets : With the Winter meetings only a week away, I thought I would post a list of every name ( or as close as I can recall) of players...
- 2/19 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Let’s All Thank Adrian Beltre For Straining His Calf: It’s not quite, you know, actually getting playing time at the position that we’re all terrified of him playing, but…...
- 2/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES, CONTACT HITTING & PRODUCTIVE AT BATS:
Spring Training is well underway, and the first games are a few short days away. For all the individuals trying out for spots...
- 2/18 The Baseball Continuum: Late WBC news for Feb. 18, 2013: If you missed the news from earlier in the day, go here. For tonight’s news, go below the jump. From Rangers Camp: As rumored,...
- 2/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LET CANO EARN HIS NEW DEAL IN NEW YORK:
Sure, you could make an argument that that titled sounds stupid, but let's face it... it's a fact. Bryan Hoch of MLB.com...
- 2/18 Baseball Jerks: Five Players to Watch: 2013 New York Yankees: This offseason was a redefining one for the Yankees. Rather than hand out massive contracts to all comers as the Yanks have done...
- 2/18 Blog Red Machine: NLC Catcher Rankings: Molina and the Others: I think the headline says it all when it comes to the catchers in the NL Central. If you honestly think about it, is there any...
- 2/18 Redlegs Review: 2013 NL Central Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates:
Today we begin our series of previewing the Reds 2013 divisional opponents. The landscape of the NL Central is about the same...
- 2/15 Pinstripe Pundits: The Catching Competition: As Spring Training gets into full swing, Chris and I will examine the bouts for each roster spot up for grabs. We’ll be...
- 2/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Curtis Granderson Extension: There hasn’t been much talk about a Curtis Granderson extension since last year. On Monday, we learned that the center fielder...
- 2/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LET THE YANKEES KIDS PLAY!:
(In photo: Mark Montgomery, Austin Romine, David Adams)
It took a while, but there are finally signs on life, baseball life...
- 2/13 mlbreports.com : The New York Yankees Hitting Roster In 2013: State Of The Union Part 1: Like us on Facebook here twitter-follow screen_name=’mlbreports’ show_screen_name=’no’] Wednesday, February.13,...
- 2/13 Pinstripe Pundits: Stacking up the Offense Against 2012: The 2013 Yankees aren’t going to be as offensively productive as last season. This isn’t a profound statement by any...
- 2/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JOE GIRARDI: "THIS TEAM COULD WIN 95 GAMES.":
Important points were revealed by Joe Girardi yesterday, but none more important than his assessment that his team has talent...
- 2/12 This is Getting Old: Roster Watch: Michael McKenry: Last year Michael McKenry turned into a real bright spot for the Pittsburgh Pirates. No one really expected him to come out...
- 2/12 Billy-Ball.com: 2008-12: .230 – .250 hitters: Here are the batters who have hit between .230 and .250 at least three out of the last four seasons Yrs From To B.J. Upton 4 2009...
- 2/12 Pinstripe Pundits: Offseason Recap as Spring Training Begins: Pitchers and catchers report for the Yankees today (finally), meaning this long offseason is finally over. Although it lacked...
- 2/10 Rum Bunter: Pittsburgh Pirates Six Fresh Faces With Plenty To Prove: The start of the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates baseball season is upon us. The offseason was spent deconstructing the roster and the...
- 2/8 mlbreports.com : Pirates Payroll In 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Like us on Facebook here Friday, February.8, 2013 By Brad Cuprik (Pirates Correspondent) On August 8 of last season, the Pittsburgh...
- 2/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Piecing it Together: For most of the offseason, I’ve lamented the losses of two key batter: Nick Swisher and Russell Martin. By no means are...
- 2/4 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Blue Jays, Lugo, Cubs, Theriot: On this date ten years ago the Red Sox claimed Bronson Arroyo off of waivers from the Pirates. At that point Arroyo had a 5.44...
- 2/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees farm system ranked 14th in MLB:
With the Yankees talking about budgets so much an extra emphasis has been placed on the farm system, however that hasn’t...
- 2/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Could the Yankees upgrades already be on the team?: As the offseason winds down, aside from the Alex Rodriguez drama and the small signings of Matt Diaz, Kevin Youkilis and Juan...
News -- January 2013
- 1/29 WasWatching: Yankees Batters In The 2012 ALCS: I still cannot get over these stats: Playoff Series Stats AB R H HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG Robinson Cano 18 0 1 0 0 0 3 .056 .056...
- 1/29 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball 2013: Pirates Hitting-Pitching Projections: Pittsburgh Pirates — Predicted Finish: Fourth Place, AL Central The Pirates stayed in the wildcard race for much of the...
- 1/28 MLB Injury News: Yankees Will Miss Russell Martin Behind the Plate: The New York Yankees saw a lot of change this offseason. One of the biggest changes is who will be catching games for them...
- 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Rays, Russell Martin, Mets: On this day in 1937, the city of Cincinnati was devastated by a torrential downpour that left Crosley Field, home of the Reds,...
- 1/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Dear Brian Cashman,:
It seems as though you have made a firm commitment to getting the budget under $189 million. The motives are clear, and the...
- 1/25 MLB Dirt: Fantasy Predictions: Catcher Trends: Brian McCann is on a downward spiral that is somewhat alarming. His ABs have dropped each of the past four years, and with good...
- 1/25 MLB Dirt: Fantasy Trends: Catchers: Brian McCann is on a downward spiral that is somewhat alarming. His ABs have dropped each of the past four years, and with good...
- 1/23 mlbreports.com : Pittsburgh Pirates Roster in 2013: State Of The Union: Like us on Facebook here Wednesday, January 23, 2013 By Brad Cuprik (Pirates Correspondent) Although the Pirates made significant...
- 1/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Searching For Catchers On The Trade Market: Aside from Russell Martin and AJ Pierzynski, this year’s free agent market was completely bare of starting catchers. It...
- 1/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman: Yankees still looking but willing to settle:
The Yankees still haven’t replaced catcher Russell Martin or DH Raul Ibanez, they’re still looking, but it sounds...
- 1/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES FRONT OFFICE IS PLACING THEIR BETS:
This past week, the Yankees made some significant deals, and may be tipping their hand on their strategy. I think we've all...
- 1/19 BoSox Injection: Ranking The AL East Position By Position: Catchers: Over the next few weeks, I plan on writing a running series which ranks the top players at each position in the AL East. Each...
- 1/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES STACK UP: CATCHER:
Much has been made about the Toronto Blue Jays off-season
acquisitions. Many are predicting a rise
to...
- 1/18 This is Getting Old: Roster Watch: Jeff Karstens: I’m actually getting kind of tired of writing about Jeff Karstens. Yes, he’s one of my favorite Pirates. Yes,...
- 1/18 This is Getting Old: World Baseball Classic, Gaby Sanchez, Brian Strait Updates: Just going to throw a few stories out there quick. World Baseball Classic rosters have been announced and eight Pirates players...
- 1/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2014 Payroll Outlook And The Current Effect: As the Yankees continue to allow free agents to sign elsewhere, the detriments of a $189 million budget in 2014 is growing obvious....
- 1/18 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates in the World Baseball Classic: The World Baseball Classic rosters were announced on Thursday, and as we expected there are a couple of Pirates planning to parti****...
- 1/17 Rum Bunter: Russell Martin, Wandy Rodriguez Among Eight Pittsburgh Pirates in World Baseball Classic: We just saw an email announcing that eight Pittsburgh Pirates will be playing in the World Baseball Classic. When the topic was...
- 1/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Morse to Seattle, Now What?: Another day, another option off the table for the Yankees. Seems to be the story of the offseason, whether it be Mike Morse yesterday,...
- 1/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why Not Travis Hafner For DH?: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The Yankees are still in the market for a designated hitter for this...
- 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Breakdown: Matt Wieters: Over the next few weeks, I will be
discussing some of the higher profile upcoming arbitration cases. I will rely
partly on...
- 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Russell Martin playing in WBCPittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin will play for Team Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic....[+]
Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin will play for Team Canada in the 2013 World Baseball Classic.
- 1/13 Baseball Press: The Baseball Press 2013 Pre-Season Rankings:
Will Mike Trout be your number one pick in March? (US Presswire)Each year, Baseball Press releases their pre-season rankings....
- 1/12 Raise the Jolly Roger: Weekend news and notes: Some quick Bucs bullets for the weekend: Andrew McCutchen won the MLB 13 The Show video game cover vote. His total of 108,147...
- 1/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Hal Steinbrenner: $189 million budget for 2014 and beyond:
The Owners Meetings are going on this week which gave Ken Davidoff of the NY Post a chance to catch up with Yankees owner Hal...
- 1/9 Yanks Go Yard: Prospect Outlook: Gary Sanchez: As you may or may not have heard, the Yankees are hurting for some catching help. In a perfect world, Russell Martin would have...
- 1/9 Pinstripe Pundits: Taboo: Trading with the Red Sox: I know, it’ll never happen. The rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox makes trade discussions between the two clubs taboo....
- 1/9 Pinstripe Pundits: Revisiting Predictions from Last Season: During the regular season, Derek and I frequently provided in-depth player analysis and often included a prediction about how...
- 1/9 Pinstripe Pundits: Could Mike Napoli Fall into the Yankees Hands?: It’s a new year, and January has recently been one of the more busy months in Brian Cashman’s tenure as Yankees GM....
- 1/9 Pinstripe Pundits: Quantifying the Loss of Nick Swisher’s Bat: After Nick Swisher joined the Indians this past weekend, he became the fourth offensive piece from the 2012 roster to leave. While...
- 1/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankees would trade for Michael Morse: So as we all know, the Washington Nationals finalized a two-year deal with Adam LaRoche. Why is this information important to...
- 1/8 Baseball Jerks: Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Preview: The Pirates improved by leaps and bounds in 2012, managing to stay in the Wild Card race for most of the season. It’s far...
- 1/6 Pinstripe Pundits: Revisiting Predictions from Last Season: During the regular season, Derek and I frequently provided in-depth player analysis and often included a prediction about...
- 1/6 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: NY Not Pursuing Catcher, Reliever: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told
reporters, including Anthony Rieber of Newsday, that he’s not currently
targeting...
- 1/5 Baseball Jerks: 2013 Fantasy Baseball Preview – Catchers: We’re going to do a fantasy baseball preview, position by position, each weekend here at Sports Jerks, to help get you ready...
- 1/5 Seedlings to Stars: Both New York Teams to Start Top Catching Prospects in Minors: Quality catchers that can reshape a franchise are extraordinarily tough to come across in baseball, namely because so few exist....
- 1/5 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: New York Interested in Lance Berkman: The New York Yankees are interested in free agent slugger
Lance Berkman, according to Ken Davidoff of The New York Post, but...
- 1/4 Baseball Musings: Quote of the Day: Brian Cashman on the likely loss of power in the Yankees lineup: Cashman is still hesitant to give an expected return date, but...
- 1/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankees claim Russ Canzler off waivers, DFA Chris Dickerson: The New York Yankees have a new player on their team, although it’s not the way that everyone prefers. Instead of signing...
- 1/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Counting the Days: Is it just me or does December seem like the slowest month of the year? Maybe it’s because it’s usually cold, dreary...
- 1/4 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News & Notes: Romine will start season in AAA, Cashman still searching for right handed bat: With Russell Martin jetting to the Pittsburgh Pirates, the catching position for the New York Yankees looked a bit hazy going...
- 1/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Cashman: Romine likely to start season in minors:
With Russell Martin on his way to Bradenton instead of Tampa this February and no major league reinforcements on the way,...
- 1/2 Baseball News Source: Pirates 2013 Opening Day Payroll to Grow, But Not Really: The Pirates have the 9th-highest local viewership of MLB’s 30 teams The Pittsburgh Pirates project to have a 2013 Opening...
- 1/2 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Breakdown: Buster Posey: Over the next few
weeks, I will be discussing some of the higher profile upcoming arbitration
cases. I will rely partly on...
- 1/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees’ Commitment To Catching Defense Nothing New: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Some time has passed since the shocker of Russell Martin signing...
- 1/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DID THE YANKEES TAKE A BIG RISK?:
I'm a Yankee fan... I find the question of whether or not the Yankees taking a "big risk" this off season to be wildly ridiculous...
- 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Reds, Yankees, Hamilton, Dodgers:
Congratulations to our own Ben Nicholson-Smith on being named one of the 100 most influential Canadians in baseball by Bob Elliott...
- 1/1 Pinstripe Pundits: Could Mike Napoli Fall into the Yankees Hands?: Mike Napoli's not much of a catcher, but he can rake. It's a new year, and January has recently been one of the more busy months...
- 1/1 Yanks Go Yard: My Yankee Moment of 2012: All offseason long, the great folks here at Yanks Go Yard have looked ahead and graded the players and front office from the past...
News -- December 2012
- 12/31 MLB Dirt: Baseball Notes for December 31, 2012: The holiday season slowed down the hectic MLB offseason, which had operated on full blast for more than a month. Although many...
- 12/31 Rum Bunter: Throwing a Dart at 2013 Production of Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Russell Martin: The Pittsburgh Pirates General Manager and Senior Vice President stated signing Russell Martin would be the big move the Bucs...
- 12/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Are the Yankees in the process of (gulp) rebuilding?: When the 2012 offseason began, many Yankees fans were hoping that the Yankees would snag the big names off the free agent boards....
- 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Hanrahan, Porcello, Morgan: On this date in 1994, the Padres and Astros completed a 12-player trade. Ken Caminiti, Steve Finley, and four others went to...
- 12/28 Blog Red Machine: 2012 Reds Recall: May: As we continue our stroll through the Reds 2012 season, we arrive at the month of May. April ended with the Redlegs owning a record...
- 12/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: 2014 Free Agent Class: Who will the Yankees not go after next year?:
It’s a bit premature to look at the 2013-2014 offseason, especially because a lot can happen between now and then. With...
- 12/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WE'LL ALWAYS LOVE HIDEKI MATSUI IN NEW YORK: I waited on this story until I was able to confirm it. It can now be revealed that Hideki Matsui is going to retire. That...
- 12/27 Obstructed View: Copying what other sucky team’s bloggers do: I was trying to think of something to write about. I had an idea, looked into it, lost interest and left a brief comment summarizing...
- 12/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Punt to Win?: As we all collectively awake from our holiday-induced food stupors (or our Airings of Grievances or Feats of Strength), the baseball...
- 12/27 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #43: RP Scott Elbert: 2.20 ERA 3.80 FIP 32.2 IP 7.99 K/9 3.58 BB/9 0.1 fWAR B+ 2012 in brief: Was quietly a reliable bullpen lefty for the first half...
- 12/27 PaulLebowitz.com: Yankees Belt-Tightening, Part II—the Aftereffects of Austerity: In normal circumstances, the words “austerity measures” would never be linked with “$200 million payroll,”...
- 12/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE 5 STAGES OF YANKEE OFFSEASON GRIEF:
It’s been a tough off season. We all hate losing, just like the Boss did. We didn’t make the important plays during...
- 12/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: POSADA DREAMING... A YANKEE FIELD OF DREAMS:
I had a crazy dream the other night. Some people think that dreams are a sign. Maybe they are, I’m not sure. I can tell you...
- 12/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Believe In Austin Romine’s Defense: Up until last week, the best offensive free agent catcher was begging for a contract from someone. If considering A.J. Pierzysnki,...
- 12/24 Pinstripe Pundits: Quantifying the Loss of Nick Swisher's Bat: After Nick Swisher joined the Indians this past weekend, he became the fourth offensive piece from the 2012 roster to leave....
- 12/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Jolly Old Nick: Even though I predicted this day would come and have steeled myself against it way back on February 28, 2012, and even though...
- 12/23 PaulLebowitz.com: The One Punch Knockout and the New Yankees Reality: The Yankees are in the midst of taking an accumulation of punches that place their 2013 hopes on the precipice of ending in December....
- 12/23 Pinstripe Pundits: The Under-Appreciated Loss of Russell Martin's Pitch Framing: Russell Martin’s departure obviously leaves the Yankees weaker at catcher. Martin was respectable offensively and had the re****...
- 12/23 Baseball News Source: 2013 Yankees Roster: Missing Ingredients or Missing Luck?: Yankees: There are lots of variables accompanying an October run We’ve already reviewed the difference between the 2012...
- 12/23 Baseball News Source: Yankees Playing Waiting Game In More Ways Than One: New York will go to battle with what they have, almost.. The difference makers are already on the roster. At least that’s...
- 12/23 mlbreports.com : Joel Hanrahan Might be Headed to Boston: Sunday, December 23rd,2012 Like us on Facebook here Sam Evans (Baseball Writer): Rumors began to spread on Saturday that the...
- 12/22 Baseball News Source: 2013 Yankees Roster: Missing Ingredients or Missing Luck?: Yankees: There are lots of variables accompanying an October run We’ve already reviewed the difference between the 2012...
- 12/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CALLING ALL SUPERHEROES! WE NEED A YANKEE INTERVENTION!:
“Beam me up, Scottie! No life forms here!” This is how I felt until, "Bam!", we signed Youk and Ichiro in...
- 12/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Hurdle’s Law vs Murphy’s Law—Fighting for the Future of the Pirates: Pending a physical, the Pirates have agreed to a 2-year, $14 million contract with free agent lefty Francisco Liriano. This winter,...
- 12/21 Baseball Jerks: Francisco Liriano Signs with Pittsburgh Pirates: Coming off of their best season since 1997, the Pittsburgh Pirates are attempting to move forward and become a contender again....
- 12/21 This is Getting Old: Bucs Sign Liriano: I’m having a bit of a problem categorizing this post. I don’t know if I want to put it in the “Water is Wet”...
- 12/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Yanks miss out on Pierzynski: It has been reported that the Texas Rangers have agreed to terms with Free Agent Catcher A.J. Pierzynski. The Yankees were said...
- 12/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHERE IS RAUL IBANEZ?:
There are a lot of guys that were in Yankee uniforms in 2012 that we heard about. Russell Martin went with the Pirates;...
- 12/21 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: NY Won’t Add Catcher: The New York Yankees did not make an offer to veteran
catcher A.J. Pierzynski before he signed with the Texas Rangers last night,...
- 12/21 Baseball Jerks: Familiar Faces Returning to Yankees, Should be a Contender Again in 2013: Every offseason, the New York Yankees are players for all of the biggest free agents. Even if they never get to the point at which...
- 12/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not excited by Pierzynski, could start Romine:
The Yankees need a catcher and A.J. Pierzynski still available. It seems like an inevitable match, but it doesn’t sound...
- 12/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees make Ichiro’s 2-year, $13 million deal official:
It took about a week after the deal was agreed to, but Ichiro Suzuki and the Yankees finally made his two-year, $13 million...
- 12/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): The end of #toomanyhomers?:
The 2013 Yankees are going to look very different from the 2012 version of the franchise. There will be different faces in...
- 12/20 Baseball News Source: Yankees Playing Waiting Game In More Ways Than One: New York will go to battle with what they have, almost.. The difference makers are already on the roster. At least that’s...
- 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman & Knobler On Hanrahan, Rangers, Bourn: The latest from Jon Heyman and Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com...
Both the Dodgers and Red Sox have interest in Pirates closer...
- 12/19 Call to the Pen: Yankees Slapped with $19 Million Luxury Tax Bill: There has been plenty of hand-wringing over the financial plan of the New York Yankees this year. Instead of flexing their financial...
- 12/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Read and React: Offensive Volatility: Mr. ConsistencyWe always hear how certain players are "models of consistency" or tend to "hit their home runs in bunches" to cite...
- 12/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Ichiro Deal Puzzling: Take a look at the two players below, performances 2011-2012:Do you want either of these two players on your team? No way. Both...
- 12/17 Pinstripe Pundits: Could Yankees Pitchers Fare Better Without Rusell Martin?: Don't be fooled by the title - the Yankees will undeniably miss Russell Martin in 2013. He may not have been the best offensive...
- 12/17 Pinstripe Pundits: What if the Yankees Sign Nobody? : We know the Yankees’ situation by now. After letting Nick Swisher, Russell Martin, Ichiro (still could be back), and...
- 12/17 Seedlings to Stars: Bobby Wilson Signs in New York: Since Russell Martin bolted for Pittsburgh in favor of a two year, $17 Million commitment the New York Yankees have been quietly...
- 12/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE PLOT THICKENS WHEN IT COMES TO THE YANKEE CATCHER ROLE:
When Russell Martin made a mad dash to Pittsburgh, it left the Yankees with yet another hole to fill. Now that we signed Kevin...
- 12/16 My Pinstripes: Yankees Add Bobby Wilson to the Catcher Merry-Go-Round:
The Yankees expected Eli Whiteside to possibly play a major part in their catching situation next season. Having already...
- 12/14 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees Are In Trouble and They Can Blame Themselves: Lately, it seems like we are living in some sort of alternate baseball universe, where the Dodgers are spending enough money to...
- 12/14 Baseball Jerks: Los Angeles Dodgers 2013 Preview: The new Dodgers owners didn’t waste any time trying to make good on their $2 billion investment. They are currently looking...
- 12/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees deal with Ichiro believed to be 2-years, $13 million:
The Yankees and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki have agreed to a two-year, $13 million deal, according to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.
The...
- 12/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Lack Of Logic In The Ichiro Situation: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) While most of the baseball world was buzzing about the Josh Hamilton...
- 12/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees give Ichiro two years:
According to Jon Heyman, the Yankees have a deal finished with Ichiro Suzuki, a deal that will pay Ichiro $13 million over...
- 12/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE TORCH IS BEING PASSED:
(In photo: Mason Williams)
As
the 2013 Yankees begin to take shape I can’t help but feel that we are
seeing the transition...
- 12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees and Ichiro putting the finishing touches on a 2-year, $12-$13 million deal:
The Yankees and Ichiro Suzuki are putting the finishing touches on a two-year deal worth between $12 and $13 million, according...
- 12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign catcher Bobby Wilson:
Who is going to be the Yankees Opening Day catcher? I have no idea, but you can now throw Bobby Wilson‘s name into the...
- 12/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Yankees aren’t getting better, but are they getting worse?:
The Yankees, thus far, have not made any moves this offseason that would obviously seem to make them a better team than they...
- 12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees and Ichiro talking one-year deal:
Yesterday’s rumors had Ichiro Suzuki and the Yankees talking about the possibility of up to a two-year contract, but it...
- 12/12 mlbreports.com : New York Yankees Payroll in 2013 And Contracts Going Forward Updated Dec.12/2012: Wednesday, December.12/2012 Note from Chuck Booth: I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into...
- 12/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Complete Skip Schumaker Deal: As I first reported last night, the Dodgers and Cardinals have agreed to a swap of Skip Schumaker and minor league shortstop Jake...
- 12/12 The Captain's Blog: Power Outage: 2013 Yankees Could Be Starved for Homers: Last season, some Yankee fans complained that the team’s lineup of sluggers hit too many home runs. This winter, the organization...
- 12/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Young Guys Most Likely To Contribute In 2013: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) There’s still the possibility of a blockbuster trade, something...
- 12/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Signing Youk a potential boon to Yanks:
Though it's seemed like yeoman's work at times, the Yankees have spent the offseason methodically checking off nearly all...
- 12/11 MLBRandomFandom: Pittsburgh Pirates Team Page: PITTSBURGH PIRATESMLBDepthCharts Team PagePlayers 1-25 by Number Score1. Andrew McCutchen (9.5)2. Joel Hanrahan (7.75)3. Pedro...
- 12/11 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Kevin Youkilis to one-year, $12 million deal:
The Yankees have finally signed a position player this offseason as they have agreed to a one-year, $12 million deal with former...
- 12/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GIVE YANKEE FANS WHAT WE WANT FOR CHRISTMAS:
It's December. I feel like every December the past few years there has
been lack of movement or a "gift" that we just weren't...
- 12/10 Yanks Go Yard: Would a Contact-First Outfield Really Be That Bad For The Yankees?: Much is being made lately about how the Yankees would fill Nick Swisher‘s shoes in terms of power numbers. It’s true,...
- 12/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: What about Austin Romine?: Perhaps the most shocking development so far this offseason was the failure to retain the services of Russell Martin. Martin hasn’t...
- 12/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE IRONY OF HESITIATING ON AJ PIERZYNSKI:
I did my reading like I always do... when I can of course. Life comes at you pretty quick, it ain't easy. But I found...
- 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Under the Radar Free Agents: American League Part Two: By Nick CesarePart Two of MLBRandomFandom’s Under the Radar AL Free Agents. If you missed Part One, click here. And also check...
- 12/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Where the 2012 Yankees got value and where they over spent:
The Yankees spent over $200 million on their roster last year, but that money is only good if they got what they paid for. So...
- 12/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: What if the Yankees signed Bourn and traded Granderson?:
The Yankees gave lost quite a bit of offense this offseason and will be without Alex Rodriguez for at least the first two months...
- 12/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees worried about A.J. Pierzynski’s defense:
The Yankees need a catcher and one of the very few available out there is long time White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, but the...
- 12/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Yankees Have No Interest Or Need For Josh Hamilton, But…: Buster Olney said the following on Twitter yesterday regarding the “rumor” that the Yankees were considering Josh Hamilton:...
- 12/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees offseason Rumors: Recapping the Winter Meetings:
The Winter Meetings are really fun to cover during the offseason because so much is going on and anything can happen. For Yankees...
- 12/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees still talking to Ichiro:
The Yankees are still waiting on an answer from Kevin Youkilis after making him a $12 million offer, but they have been talking...
- 12/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Quietly In on Hamilton?: Are the Yankees finally waking up? According to Bob Nightendale of USA Today, the Yankees without GM Brian Cashman, are quietly...
- 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: A 2013 Fantasy Baseball Keeper QuestionShould you back away from Shin-Soo Choo or is he a 2013 fantasy baseball keeper? Image by Keith Allison. Nash, More......
- 12/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YOU DON'T GET MUCH SWEETER THAN LAURA POSADA:
I'm Team Posada. I've said it here dozens of times. I love the determination of Jorge. I love that he believed...
- 12/7 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: A 2013 Fantasy Baseball Keper QuestionShould you back away from Shin-Soo Choo or is he a 2013 fantasy baseball keeper? Image by Keith Allison. Nash, More......
- 12/7 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: Winter Meetings end with more questions than answers: The New York Yankees were unable to reach an agreement with a single player while in Nashville and by all accounts made one, maybe...
- 12/7 Raise the Jolly Roger: Nothing doing in Nashville: Baseball’s winter meetings were held this week in Nashville. That usually means a week full of rumors, Twitter blowing up...
- 12/6 Yanks Go Yard: Is the New York Yankees’ Brand at Risk?: The New York Yankees have won 40 American League Pennants, 27 World Championships and have missed the playoffs once since 1995....
- 12/6 Yanks Go Yard: Using WAR Among Position Players to Predict the Yankees 2013 Playoff Chances: WAR, what is it good for? Well the Rush Hour cast would say nothing, but we think differently in the sabermetric community. It’s...
- 12/6 mlbreports.com : Russell Martin: How Will He Fare in Pittsburgh?: Thursday December 6th, 2012 Bernie Olshansky (Baseball Writer): Russell Martin recently signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates for...
- 12/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IS CURTIS GRANDERSON REALLY TRADE BAIT?:
The great trade debate has started. More specifically, the one involving Curtis Granderson. Most Yankee fans seem to be split...
- 12/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Brian Cashman frustrated by Hal Steinbrenner’s budget:
It only seems like the Yankees have missed out on every free agent, but technically they have signed three – Andy Pettitte,...
- 12/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: Day Three of Winter Meetings: If the New York Yankees have a plan, it sure is one helluva secret at this point. Wednesday was a day which saw a few of the players...
- 12/5 PaulLebowitz.com: Rejecting the Yankees: It’s not a fundamental problem that the Yankees are having trouble signing players who, in years past, would have taken less...
- 12/5 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees are in Trouble: The 2013 New York Yankees are an undeniably weaker team than the 2012 Yankees. First, Nick Swisher and Rafael Soriano became free...
- 12/5 Yanks Go Yard: Jarrod Saltalamacchia: The Yankees’ Catcher in 2013?: With the New York Yankees failing to bid with the Pittsburgh Pirates (the world must be ending, right?) for Russell Martin, this...
- 12/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Sherman: Yankees have $8-$10 million to spend on 2014 payroll:
I came across this in Joel Sherman of the NY Post‘s column this morning. It’s nothing official it’s more of...
- 12/5 This is Getting Old: Roster Watch: Eric Fryer: Eric Fryer has actually already been removed from the roster. In fact, Fryer has already signed on with the Minnesota Twins,...
- 12/4 My Pinstripes: A-Rod Is A Pain in the A..Hip:
I'm a little late to the party with this one, but things have been a little crazy the last couple of days. So just when...
- 12/4 Baseball News Source: With Russell Martin Signed – Pirates Look to Add More Players – But Who?: Can the Pirates add more free agents this winter The Pittsburgh Pirates shocked many last week when they signed free agent catcher...
- 12/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees 5 options to replace Alex Rodriguez:
Today was Day 2 of the Winter Meetings and lots of rumors are flying around. I collected reports from Ken Davidoff, Jack Curry,...
- 12/4 Call to the Pen: Yankees in Talks with A.J. Pierzynski: Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is hearing from some team executives that the New York Yankees are in talks with free agent...
- 12/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees in talks with A.J. Pierzynski:
With Russell Martin on his way to Pittsburgh, the Yankees are now in talks with free agent catcher A.J. Pierzynski, according...
- 12/4 Through The Fence Baseball: White Sox would concede AL Central if A.J. Pierzynski walks: Imagine the New York Yankees without Derek Jeter, the Texas Rangers without Michael Young or the Boston Red Sox without Dustin...
- 12/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES ARE THE IVY LEAGUE OF BASEBALL:
“If I can make it there, I can make it anywhere,” coined famous crooner Frank Sinatra, in the notoriously po**** New York...
- 12/4 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Alex Rodriguez to miss significant time in 2013: Hours after I suggested the New York Yankees should look at Eric Chavez for a role with the team as the backup third baseman,...
- 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Latest From The NL Central: A few NL Central free agent targets were identified today, as the Brewers and Cubs are in on Jason Grilli among other relievers,...
- 12/3 Southside Showdown: How Red Sox Signing Mike Napoli Affects White Sox: The Winter Meetings are underway and already a move is made that matters to the White Sox. Rick Hahn and co. haven’t made any...
- 12/3 MetsToday.com: Giants Re-Sign Angel Pagan: Remember the super-athletic speed burner lacking baseball instincts who used to run around center field and the bases like a chicken...
- 12/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Toronto claims Whiteside: Via Ken Rosenthal, the Blue Jays have claimed catcher Eli Whiteside off of waivers after the Yankees DFA'd him to make room for...
- 12/3 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Geovany Soto, Texas Ranger: The Rangers grabbed catcher Geovany Soto just before the 2012 trading deadline, and they’ve decided to keep him around and...
- 12/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RED SOX SIGN MIKE NAPOLI:
I think we all saw it coming... Mike Napoli has signed a deal with the Red Sox according to WEEI.com HERE. It's a 3 year deal...
- 12/3 MetsToday.com: Mets Fan Window Shopping: Catcher: It’s clear the Mets need a catcher. Actually, they need two catchers — a starter, and a backup. Josh Thole is a really...
- 12/2 Yanks Go Yard: Cashman and Yankees Gear Up For The Winter Meetings: The Yankees head into the Winter Meetings feeling pretty good about what they’ve accomplished already and they have good...
- 12/2 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ ‘Wait your turn,’ philosophy has Ichiro unhappy: When Ichiro Suzuki was traded to the New York Yankees over a week before the trade deadline this season, one of the immediate...
- 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Peter Gammons Q&A: On Friday I had the privilege of speaking via phone with legendary baseball journalist Peter Gammons. Peter will be part of...
- 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/25/12 - 12/1/12: Let's take a look back at everything that went down on MLBTradeRumors last week as we get set for the Winter Meetings..
The...
- 12/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GIVE AUSTIN ROMINE A SHOT! WHY NOT?:
Never
in a million years did I expect the Pittsburgh Pirates to outbid the New
York Yankees to sign Russell Martin…..never......
- 12/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Something smells fishy with the Yankees: The New York Yankees signed Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Hiroki Kuroda to one year contracts. Russell Martin was allowed...
- 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Notable Non-Tendered Players: The non-tender deadline passed at midnight ET last night, and more than 30 new free agents hit the open market after their teams...
- 12/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GET JORGE POSADA ON THE PHONE...:
Russell Martin bolts for the Pirates and leaves the Bronx
behind… and now 2 days later Yankeeland is starting to realize...
- 12/1 Yanks Go Yard: Losing Russell Martin does not spell doom for Yankees: The New York Yankees made a grand statement Thursday by not uttering a word or making a roster move. They did something that they...
- 12/1 MLBRandomFandom: Under the Radar Free Agents: American League Part Two: By Nick CesarePart Two of MLBRandomFandom’s Under the Radar AL Free Agents. If you missed Part One, click here. And also check...
- 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Simmons, Upton, Braves, Reds, Astros: The third episode of Rosters and Rumblings, the new podcast featuring MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith and Jason Martinez of MLB Depth...
- 12/1 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Offseason Show: Pettitte, Rivera and Martin: With the Winter Meetings approaching, I decided to give you Yankee fans my take on what to expect in Nashville on our latest podcast!...
News -- November 2012
- 11/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: Yankees to tender contract offers to everyone: From the Chad Jennings of the Lohud Yankees Blog:
A team spokesman just announced that the Yankees “do not anti**** having...
- 11/30 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees Catching Conundrum: Well, I may or may not have jumped the gun on the whole Yankees signing Russell Martin, when I alluded to it in my last post comparing...
- 11/30 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates non-tender Jeff Karstens: The Pirates are indeed going to non-tender Jeff Karstens. Jeff was entering his third arbitration year and was projected to make...
- 11/30 Seedlings to Stars: Pirates Add Starting Depth in Stewart, Mazzaro: Somewhat lost in the shuffle of some bigger moves that took place this week (including the team’s surprising free agent signing...
- 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Catching Rumors: Napoli, Pierzynski, Rockies: The Pirates recently agreed to sign Russell Martin to a two-year, $17MM contract. Here's the latest on some other MLB catchers...
The...
- 11/30 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees allow Russell Martin to walk without making offer: If you were suspect of the New York Yankees true desire to get below the 2014 competitive balance threshold, you shouldn’t...
- 11/30 Yanks Go Yard: Enter Sandman: Yankees bring back Mariano Rivera for one-year, $10 million: The New York Yankees came to terms with future Hall of Famer and all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera on a one-year contract worth...
- 11/30 Lasorda's Lair: Free Agent Rumors: A.J. Pierzynski: Could the Dodgers double down on A.J.s? The rumor mill is swirling, and one of the newest ones connected to the Dodgers is that they are...
- 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | More on Russell Martin: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin turned down a three-year, $21 million offer from the Pirates to...[+]
sign his two-year, $17 million deal.
- 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Were after Russell MartinThe Texas Rangers offered C Russell Martin a two-year, $13 million deal before he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates....[+]
The Texas Rangers offered C Russell Martin a two-year, $13 million deal before he signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 11/30 The Captain's Blog: Excuses Follow Russell Martin’s Exit; Time for Yankees, Cashman to Enter No Spin Zone: Brian Cashman has been used to dispensing big money contracts as general manager of the Yankees, but lately, the only thing he...
- 11/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why Do I Not Like Shane Victorino?: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) In addition to muddying the waters of the Russell Martin contract...
- 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | More on Russell Martin: Updating previous reports, Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin received a $2 million signing bonus and salaries of $6.5 million...[+]
in 2013 and $8.5 million in 2014.
- 11/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): So…what now?:
The Yankees needed a starting catcher. The Yankees had a starting catcher who's been worth 5.2 fWAR over the past two seasons...
- 11/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: On Having Too Many Starting Pitchers: I think one of my favorite side effects of this whole “o**** I has it” approach to team building the Dodgers have...
- 11/30 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: NY Not Targeting Mike Napoli, A.J. Pierzynski: Now that the New York Yankees former starting catcher and
reported offseason target Russell Martin has signed a contract with...
- 11/30 StanGraphs: Free Agent Signing: Pirates Overpay for Russell Martin, Yankees Stifle Laughter: Before this deal was finalized, I had read that the Pirates and Martin’s most recent team, the Yankees, were the last two...
- 11/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin signs a two-year, $17 million deal with the Pittsburgh Pirates:
It looks like the Yankees are going to need a new catcher this offseason as Russell Martin has agreed to a two-year deal...
- 11/30 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Greinke, Twins, Martin, Napoli, Royals: Several player agents tell Larry Stone of the Seattle Times that the Mariners' chances of attracting free agent hitters have improved...
- 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Did not make offer to Russell Martin The New York Yankees never made a formal offer to Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin before he signed with the Pirates....[+]
The New York Yankees never made a formal offer to Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin before he signed with the Pirates.
- 11/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RUSSELL MARTIN MAKES MAD DASH FOR PITTSBURGH:
Just a note to every Yankee fan who loves Russell Martin. He's gone... Screw him. Today Martin signed a 2 year deal...
- 11/29 This is Getting Old: Pirates Ink Russell Martin: According to everyone on earth the Pirates have signed Russell Martin to a two year deal worth $17 million. The Pirates were...
- 11/29 Raise the Jolly Roger: Pirates to sign Russell Martin: The Pirates have reached a deal with free agent catcher Russell Martin, pending a physical. The deal is for $17 million over two...
- 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Hahn On Pierzynski, Youkilis, Beckham, Payroll: White Sox GM Rick Hahn covered a number of topics during a conference call with reporters today. Mark Gonzales of the Chicago...
- 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Did not have money to match offer for Russell Martin : Pittsburgh Pirates C Russell Martin said the New York Yankees told him they did not have the money to match the offer he received...[+]
from the Pirates.
- 11/29 Baseball News Source: Pending Physical Russell Martin Will Play in Pittsburgh: Martin chooses Pittsburgh over the Yankees Pending a physical the Pittsburgh Pirates and Russell Martin have agreed to a two-year...
- 11/29 Call to the Pen: Russell Martin Agrees to Deal with Pirates: The New York Yankees were outbid by a small market team in their efforts to retain free agent catcher Russell Martin, who agreed...
- 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Links: Hamilton, Greinke, Outfielders, Martin: Happy birthday to Rangers outfielder Craig Gentry, who celebrates his 29th birthday today. Gentry is a threat against left-handed...
- 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Russell Martin updateUpdating a previous report, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Russell Martin to a two-year deal worth $17 million....[+]
Updating a previous report, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed C Russell Martin to a two-year deal worth $17 million.
- 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Russell Martin agrees: The Pittsburgh Pirates agreed to an undisclosed deal with free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees) Thursday, Nov. 29. The deal is...[+]
pending a physical.
- 11/29 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Sign Russell Martin: It seems like I haven't written much about the Pirates in a while and that is because I haven't there hasn't been much to talk...
- 11/29 Rum Bunter: Report: The Pittsburgh Pirates Have a New Catcher, Russell Martin Signs With Bucs: We told you the Pittsburgh Pirates wanted to make a splash for PiratesFest and it appears they have. The Bucs have reached an...
- 11/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: Martin to the Pirates: Moments ago Ken Rosenthal tweeted:
#Pirates reach agreement with Catcher Russell Martin, pending physical. #MLB
Yes,...
- 11/29 My Pinstripes: Yankees' Martin Goes West...a little:
Russell Martin knew he wasn't going to get one of those fancy $13.3MM qualifying offers to stay with the Yankees. He...
- 11/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pirates Reach Agreement With Russell Martin: Goodbye Russell Martin. According to Ken Rosenthal, the Pirates have agreed to signMartin. Although the catcher had a weak defensive...
- 11/29 Baseball Musings: Martin to the Pirates: Ken Rosenthal reports that Russell Martin reached a deal with the Pirates. The Pirates might have done the Yankees a favor here....
- 11/29 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates Agree To Terms With Russell Martin: The Pirates have agreed to a contract with free agent catcher Russell Martin, reports FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal (via Twitter),...
- 11/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees may not make offer to Martin: It seems like every day brings a new twist in the free agency of Russell Martin, but today the news is not good if you're a proponent...
- 11/29 Yanks Go Yard: What roles will the Yankees focus on during the Winter Meetings?: Now that the New York Yankees have come to terms with Andy Pettitte and it looks as though they are close to signing Mariano Rivera...
- 11/29 Call to the Pen: Whose Stove is the Hottest Stove?: Each team has a stove, you see, and each team likes their stove to be hot. Hot stoves are better than cold stoves. Hot stoves...
- 11/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE PLAYER TRACKER #13:
As the Winter meetings approach on December 3rd in Nashville, we are starting to see some more activity. Here is the latest:
BJ...
- 11/28 MLBTradeRumors: Mike Napoli Rumors: Tuesday: It's a good time to be a free agent catcher with power. Interest in Russell Martin remains strong, and the market for Mike Napoli...
- 11/28 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Andy Pettitte returns in 2013: The Yankees rotation looks less and less uncertain with the signing of Andy Pettitte. Over an hour ago, the Yankees signed Pettitte...
- 11/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Andy Pettitte to a one-year, $12 million deal:
It’s official. Andy Pettitte will be back with the Yankees next season as he has signed a one-year, $12 million deal,...
- 11/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Re-Sign Andy Pettitte: Andy Pettitte and the Yankees have finally agreed to a one-year deal worth $12 million plus $2.5 million in award bonuses. Although...
- 11/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Pirates making a run at Russell Martin:
There are a number of teams interested in free agent catcher Russell Martin, but it appears to be coming down to a race between...
- 11/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin Joins The Waiting Game: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Well it looks like Ichiro isn’t alone in holding out for the...
- 11/28 WasWatching: Everybody Wants Russell Martin?: Well, at least a few teams are willing to give him a multi-year deal. Me? I wouldn’t do it. Rk Player WAR/pos G From To...
- 11/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PIRATES ARE PUSHING HARD FOR RUSSELL MARTIN:
According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com HERE, the Pirates may be the team that swoops in and takes Russell Martin from the...
- 11/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Pirates making serious push for Martin:
Since Hiroki Kuroda signed up for another tour in the Bronx last week, the hot stove season has heated up quite rapidly for...
- 11/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Could offer Russell Martin three yearsThe Pittsburgh Pirates could offer free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees) a three-year, $25 million deal....[+]
The Pittsburgh Pirates could offer free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees) a three-year, $25 million deal.
- 11/28 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: What a difference a day makes: The beauty of the Hot Stove season is the way things can change in a heartbeat. In a matter of hours from publishing a post suggesting...
- 11/28 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates, Yankees Pursuing Russell Martin: The Pirates appear to be making a serious attempt to sign free agent catcher Russell Martin, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports....
- 11/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IMAGINE RUSSELL MARTIN SIGNS WITH THE MARINERS...:
There would be Armageddon in the Bronx!
The reports are clear... Russell Martin wants a 4 year deal and between $9 and...
- 11/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Russell Martin now seeking a four-year deal:
Forget what you’ve heard. Three years was yesterday. Free agent catcher Russell Martin is now apparently looking for...
- 11/27 Baseball Musings: Yankees Stay Old: There’s a report from Japan that Ichiro Suzuki agreed to a $5 million contract with the Yankees. The Daily News reports...
- 11/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankees close in re-signing Andy Pettitte: Looks like the Yankees are beginning to get the ball rolling in this offseason game, and this time Andy Pettitte has control....
- 11/27 Baseball News Source: Yankees on Verge of Re-Signing Rivera, Ichiro and Pettitte: Pettitte fills multiple team needs as a veteran with postseason success The remaining necessities of the Yankees’ off-season...
- 11/27 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Dickey, Wright, Martin, Ichiro: It's been a busy baseball day in New York, as the Mets made David Wright a nine-figure contract offer while the Yankees moved...
- 11/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Ichiro has NOT re-signed with the Yankees…yet:
I don’t usually go around writing about players not signing with the Yankees, but there was a rumor from a Japanese...
- 11/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: Martin is seeking a four-year deal: According to a tweet from Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York, Russell Martin is seeking a four-year contract at $9-10M per year....
- 11/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell’s contract: A little less than a year ago, I crowd sourced a possible contract extension for catcher Russell Martin. Obviously, no such extension...
- 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin's demands likely too high: Free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees) is reportedly seeking a four-year deal worth $9-$10 million per season. The Yankees are...[+]
unlikely to be interested in that, and the two sides are far apart in talks.
- 11/27 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Rumors: Martin in demand, Victorino linked to Bombers as Pettitte delays: The New York Yankees are in a holding pattern where it concerns making a free agent move as they await word from Andy Pettitte...
- 11/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Russell Martin is seeking a 3-year deal:
Earlier this morning, I passed along a quote from Yankees GM Brian Cashman about him having a strong preference against,...
- 11/27 North Side Notch: Russell Martin Drawing Significant Interest from Pirates: According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, catcher Russell Martin is drawing significant interest from the Pittsburgh Pirates,...
- 11/27 Call to the Pen: Andy Pettitte to Return to Yankees in 2013: Left hander Andy Pettitte has formally announced that he’ll pitch next season, but ESPN’s Buster Olney says that’s...
- 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Pirates | Interested in Russell MartinThe Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees)....[+]
The Pittsburgh Pirates are interested in free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees).
- 11/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RUSSELL MARTIN WILL BE BACK IN THE BRONX:
With chatter coming from Jon Heyman of CBS Sports.com HERE and Andrew Marchand HERE, I believe that there is no doubt that...
- 11/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: Cashman doesn’t rule out multi-year deals this winter:
One of the common themes in Yankees rumors this offseason is that they haven’t been willing to offer multi-year deals....
- 11/27 MLB Injury News: Russell Martin Rumors: Yankees, Rangers, Mariners, Pirates Interested in Free Agent: While the New York Yankees remain the favorite to sign free
agent catcher Russell Martin, he’s also drawing interest from...
- 11/27 MLBTradeRumors: Pirates, Mariners Interested In Russell Martin: Free agent catcher Russell Martin is receiving significant interest from the Pirates and Mariners, according to Ken Rosenthal...
- 11/26 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Breaking News: Eli Whiteside avoids arbitration: The New York Yankees announced Monday that they have agreed to a one-year contract with catcher Eli Whiteside. The deal is worth...
- 11/26 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankees get $115,065.28 for Postseason: There hasn’t been a lot of Yankees news going around–until today. For the Bronx Bombers, it pays to be in the postseason....
- 11/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees and Russell Martin make progress in negotiations:
The Yankees continued to negotiate with catcher Russell Martin over the weekend and the two sides, which were recently far...
- 11/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees avoid arbitration with Whiteside: The Yankees have agreed to terms on a one year contract with Eli Whiteside, avoiding arbitration with the catcher, the team just...
- 11/26 Yanks Go Yard: Does Mike Napoli Make Sense For the Yankees?: Currently, the starting catching position is vacant. Russell Martin has done a valiant job handling those duties over the past...
- 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Martin, Ichiro, Swisher: The latest from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
The Yankees and Russell Martin are discussing a new contract, though Martin...
- 11/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Heyman: Martin talks “heating up”: Ah, the joys of hot stove season. As recently as yesterday, the reports on the status of Russell Martin had it that the Yankees...
- 11/26 MLBTradeRumors: Mike Napoli Rumors: Monday: Free agent catcher Mike Napoli met with Boston executives over the weekend, though the Red Sox don't appear to have extended...
- 11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Talking with Russell MartinThe New York Yankees reopened talks with free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees)....[+]
The New York Yankees reopened talks with free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees).
- 11/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IS NO YANKEE NEWS GOOD NEWS?:
Some days writing a blog about the New York Yankees can be painful. Some days there is absolutely nothing to write about. ...
- 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Russell Martin to play shortstop in WBC?: Free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees) is receptive to the idea of playing shortstop for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic....[+]
'If it's something that would help the team, I am willing to do it,' Martin said. 'I told (head coach Greg Hamilton) I want to do it, and he said he's open to it.' Martin has never played shortstop in the majors but considers it his natural position, after having played shortstop and third base in high school and college. Team Canada does not have a major league shortstop on its roster but also has George Kottaras of the Oakland Athletics available to catch.
- 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Red Sox | Interested in Russell Martin: The Boston Red Sox are believed to be interested in free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees). The Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers...[+]
had previously expressed interest in him.
- 11/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Russell Martin waiting on the Yankees:
Russell Martin has been a po**** guy in such a thin catchers market this offseason, but the Yankees haven’t turned their...
- 11/25 Red Sox Maineiacs: Rumored Red Sox Targets : With the Winter meetings only a week away, I thought I would post a list of every name ( or as close as I can recall) of players...
- 11/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin wants to play shortstop for Canada in the WBC:
Teams that are looking for catching help in the free agent market could turn toward Russell Martin for help, but Baseball...
- 11/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Morning Bits: Ichiro, Martin: Good morning everyone. Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving break and of course the great deals of Black Friday. Let’s...
- 11/24 Baseball News Source: Review of Free Agents Linked To Yankees: Yankees have been linked to almost everyone at some point this off-season With Hiroki Kuroda firmly signed into the 2013 rotation,...
- 11/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Catching up on some Yankee news: To say things have been slow this offseason is a bit of an understatement but it is still November, we have months of offseason...
- 11/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NAPOLI WANTS A 4 YEAR DEAL, AND IN OTHER HILARITY...: So the latest from the Mike Napoli camp is that the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers, the Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red...
- 11/24 Call to the Pen: Yankees Focused on Re-Signing Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera: Once they sewed up contract talks with Hiroki Kuroda, the New York Yankees turned their attention to bringing back two of the...
- 11/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Ichiro Suzuki will wait for the Yankees:
Free agent Ichiro Suzuki has already made it known that his preference is to stay with the Yankees this offseason, but while...
- 11/24 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Pineda progressing and Ichiro hopes for Bronx return: The New York Yankees pulled off a big-time trade last offseason finally moving catching prospect Jesus Montero to the Seattle...
- 11/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees have not yet made Russell Martin an offer:
After the Yankees re-sign Andy Pettitte, if he doesn’t retire, and Mariano Rivera one of the top things on their list...
- 11/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NO MARTIN CHATTER COULD MEAN NAPOLI'S ON THE HORIZON:
I love the guts of Russell Martin, but the bat he brought the Yankees in 2012 is something I'd like to leave behind. ...
- 11/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees have yet to make offer to Martin: Here's something for the early offseason surprises file: according to George King the Yankees have yet to make an offer to gfree...
- 11/23 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Rumors: No offer for Russell Martin yet: The New York Yankees are usually very methodical in their handling of offseason transactions. They’ll typically lay out...
- 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tender Tracker: Players on 40-man rosters with at least two years and 139 days of Major League service and less than six full years are considered...
- 11/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Robinson, Martin, Yankees: On this date in 1957, Yankees outfielder Mickey Mantle won the AL MVP, narrowly edging out Ted Williams of the Red Sox for the...
- 11/21 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Royals, Uehara, D'Backs, Span, Catching: Here are the latest hot stove items from FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal....
Teams in search of bullpen help have been looking...
- 11/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Interested In Arencibia, Buck: The Rangers are known to be seeking catching help this offseason, and Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com tweets that both J.P. Arencibia...
- 11/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sitting on the sidelines:
The Blue Jays pull off a killer deal with the Marlins. The Blue Jays sign Melky Cabrera. The Tigers sign Torii Hunter. Hiroki...
- 11/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Radio Show with special guest Ben Nicholson-Smith: I was pleased Friday to have Major League Baseball Trade Rumors writer Ben Nicholson-Smith (@mlbtrben) appear as a guest on the...
- 11/17 Southside Showdown: Potential Options for Backup Catchers: Every starter needs a backup and none more than the catcher does. Ignoring extra innings and unnecessary bottom-of-the-9ths, there...
- 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Texas Rangers: The Rangers will seek a catcher, pursue outfielders and add pitching in the coming months.
Guaranteed Contracts
Ian Kinsler,...
- 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees: The Yankees must address a number of needs on offense and on the pitching staff -- all while looking to avoid the MLB luxury tax...
- 11/16 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Chicago White Sox: The White Sox will look for solutions at a number of positions this offseason, and they could trade pitching depth.
Guaranteed...
- 11/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Angels join the Dodgers, Red Sox in persuit of Hiroki Kuroda:
The Yankees are negotiating with Hiroki Kuroda on a one-year deal, but the Angels have now joined the Red Sox, the Dodgers,...
- 11/13 The Captain's Blog: Napoli, Youkilis Have Right Stuff for Yankees: What is the Yankees’ greatest area of need this off season? Finding a replacement for Nick Swisher in right field? How about...
- 11/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why The Yankees Have Interest In Mike Napoli: Yesterday, we learned from Bob Nightengale that the Yankees are considering free agent C/1B Mike Napoli. With Russell Martin...
- 11/13 Baseball News Source: Ronnier Mustelier, Not Mike Napoli, Would be a Fit for the 2013 Yankees: Mustelier hit .303 with 10 HR and 49 RBI in 89 games in AAA Scranton If Brian Cashman had a check list it would surely include...
- 11/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE PLAYER TRACKER #7:
Josh Hamilton: Add the Phillies to the
Josh Hamilton sweepstakes. The Phillies don’t mind paying Hamilton a
boatload...
- 11/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees interested in Mike Napoli:
The Yankees may not have David Ross to fall back on if they can’t re-sign Russell Martin, but they are interested in...
- 11/13 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Rumor Mill: Torii Hunter, Mike Napoli and Russell Martin: The New York Yankees used to wield their financial might when they wanted to land a free agent. Now, the reticent Bombers have...
- 11/13 MLB Injury News: Yankees Rumors: New York Interested In Mike Napoli: Free agent slugger and former Texas Rangers catcher Mike
Napoli is drawing interest from the New York Yankees, reports Bob Nightengale
of...
- 11/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Red Sox signed David Ross:
The Yankees were rumored to be interested in catcher David Ross as a possible replacement for Russell Martin, but the Red...
- 11/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: 5 other teams interested in Russell Martin:
The Yankees are expected to bid to keep catcher Russell Martin this offseason, but it appears that they’ll have competition...
- 11/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: the Rangers are considering Russell Martin:
The Yankees are expected to bid to keep catcher Russell Martin this offseason, but it appears that they’ll have competition....
- 11/12 BoSox Injection: Runs, Hits and Errors: A Free Agency, Coaching and Catching Grab Bag: It’s been unusually warm in Virginia over the past few days. Just like the weather, things with the Sox continue to heat...
- 11/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Are the Yankees interested in Mike Napoli?: According to a tweet by Bob Nightengale, it would appear that they are.
I have no idea why the Yankees would even want Napoli...
- 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Interested in Russell Martin The Texas Rangers are showing interest in free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees)....[+]
The Texas Rangers are showing interest in free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees).
- 11/12 Call to the Pen: Rangers Trying to Fix What Isn’t Yet Broken: The Texas Rangers won consecutive American League pennants in 2010 & 2011. In 2012, they were probably the best team in the...
- 11/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Olney: Rangers interested in Martin: Via Buster Olney, the Rangers have expressed an interest in Yankees' free agent catcher Russell Martin. Martin could be a good...
- 11/12 MLBRandomFandom: Panic in Yankeeland: What Happens Now: By Nick CesareAs we all know, 29 out of 30 teams end their seasons unhappy and ringless. Some teams can look back on a season...
- 11/12 MLBTradeRumors: Catching Rumors: Pierzynski, Martin, Soto: Earlier today we heard that the Red Sox maintain interest in Mike Napoli, even after signing David Ross. Here are some more...
- 11/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: From A WAR Perspective, Yankees Are In Surprsingly Good Shape For 2013: A little over a decade ago, the offseason was more subjective than objective. During these days, the Yankees would likely look...
- 11/11 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo On Red Sox, Reynolds, Hamilton, Martin: Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe isn't sure that everyone appreciates the scope of the situation that Red Sox GM Ben Cherington...
- 11/10 Tomahawk Take: Free Agent Catching Targets: With the impending loss of David Ross, the Braves are now looking for a quality back-up catcher. This is usually not a big deal,...
- 11/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Red Sox to sign David Ross: The Boston Red Sox have agreed to a two year contract with free agent catcher David Ross, reports Ken Rosenthal. Ross, probably...
- 11/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees not on the verge of signing anyone:
The Yankees had to wait until yesterday to find out that Nick Swisher, Hiroki Kuroda, and Rafael Soriano turned down their...
- 11/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE PLAYER TRACKER #1: BYB will try and keep you up to date with a variety of these pieces over the winter, so make sure you continue to look at BYB...
- 11/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Re-Signing Russ Is The Right Move: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) It could be a lot different. Russell Martin could be kicking back...
- 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Red Sox, Hamilton, Mariners, Giants: The latest from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com..
The Red Sox don't see Zack Greinke as a fit for Boston but they are still...
- 11/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Red Sox meeting on Russell Martin:
The Red Sox already have Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ryan Lavarnway in place behind the plate next year, but that hasn’t...
- 11/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Mariners | Sending out feelers: The Seattle Mariners have expressed interest in free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees) and C Mike Napoli (Rangers). They're also...[+]
interested in corner outfielders.
- 11/9 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News: Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter win Silver Slugger Awards: The New York Yankees had two players win Silver Slugger Awards yesterday evening. One, Robinson Cano would not have been a surprising...
- 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Notes: Dempster, Martin, Upton, Free Agents: Though it can be argued that misses in free agency were the cause of Boston's disastrous 2012 season, Michael Silverman of the...
- 11/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Red Sox interested in Kuroda, Martinez, GIBBY Awards, Roster Rules, Pitcher Protection?: Good evening everyone. With the GM Meetings happening in California there has been news coming from the Yankees organization all...
- 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Might look at Russell MartinThe Texas Rangers might look into free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees)....[+]
The Texas Rangers might look into free-agent C Russell Martin (Yankees).
- 11/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees will not spend like they used to this offseason:
Back during your father’s days, nothing would stop the Yankees from improving their teams during the offseason. But...
- 11/7 Yanks Go Yard: A Guide to the Yankees’ 2013 Payroll: Money is complicated. Money is even more complicated in baseball. With all the contracts and arbitration and qualifying offers...
- 11/7 Baseball News Source: “Qualifying Offers” Greatly Benefit the Yankees: Kuroda may be the hardest decision of all qualifying offers for Yankees The Yankees have a huge number of impactful Free Agents...
- 11/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees also have interest in David Ross:
While the Yankees would like to see catcher Russell Martin return, that doesn’t mean they aren’t taking precautions...
- 11/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees have reached out to Russell Martin:
This is not exactly news, but the Yankees have officially reached out to the agent of free agent catcher Russell Martin and...
- 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Bonderman, Braves, Haren: Jeremy Bonderman hasn’t pitched at the MLB level since 2010, but he’s ready to return to the big leagues, ESPN.com’s Buster...
- 11/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees News and Rumors: Another backup catcher in the mix: The New York Yankees added one more insurance policy at catcher yesterday claiming San Francisco Giants backstop Eli Whiteside...
- 11/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MAKING A CASE FOR RUSSELL MARTIN:
The Yankees and Russell Martin are trying to figure out a
deal to bring him back to the Bronx, read that...
- 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Having discussions with Russell Martin: The New York Yankees have started contract talks to re-sign C Russell Martin, and Martin is interested in coming back. Martin's...[+]
agent, Matt Colleran, said other teams have already called to express interest in the free-agent catcher and said the market for his position will 'take a little bit of time to develop.'
- 11/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: The players we know will be on the 2013 Yankee offense: The 2012 Yankees ended the season on a disappointing note when the Tigers swept them in the ALCS. That loss has shifted people’s...
- 11/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Martin and the Yankees are discussing 2013: Anthony McCarron of the Daily News reports that Russell Martin and the Yankees are in discussions to keep him in Pinstripes.
Martin's...
- 11/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Is David Ross A Better Option Than Russell Martin?: What could be arguably the most important position in baseball, hasn’t been a concern for the Yankees over the last 14 years....
- 11/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ANIBAL SANCHEZ: THE SHORT & LONG TERM FIX: Everyone who follows the Yankees knows that in this past postseason starting pitching was a huge strength, and even during in...
- 11/4 Lasorda's Lair: Hiroki Kuroda’s Possible Return is an Outside Chance: Out of all the free agent possibilities as far as starting pitchers, I would most like to see the Dodgers bring back Hiroki Kuroda....
- 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On B.J. Upton, Bourn, Morse, Ethier: Here's the latest from FOXSports.com's Ken Rosenthal as he dissects the buzz and rumors currently circulating around the league...
The...
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- 11/3 BoSox Injection: Catching Up: Prospects, Free Agents and The Regulars: So our writer’s have weighed in on Boston’s catching situation. Conor Duffy took you through Boston’s catching...
- 11/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): A few notes from the past two days: The New York Yankees did extend qualifying offers to Nick Swisher, Rafael Soriano and Hiroki Kuroda according to the New York...
- 11/3 Yankees Fans Unite: What do the Yankees qualifying offers mean?: Last night was technically the beginning of the Yankees offseason after they made qualifying contracts to three players: Nick...
- 11/3 BoSox Injection: Should the Red Sox Stick with Salty and Lavarnway or Do Some Shopping?: It is going to be a tight run to the finish line for 2012 Red Sox catchers Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Ryan Lavarnway. Both catchers...
- 11/2 mlbreports.com : New York Yankees Payroll in 2013 And Contracts Going Forward: Friday, November.2/2012 Note from Chuck Booth: I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a...
- 11/2 My Pinstripes: Yankees Offer Up a Trio of Qualifying Offers:
"Should I stay or should I go now?"
$13.3MM is the magic number this year in determining if Major League Baseball teams...
- 11/2 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankees make qualifying offers, Yankees keep Cabral: Good evening Yankees fans. Today is one of those days where we ask ourselves–”Is it February yet?” Anyway, onto...
- 11/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees make qualifying offers to Soriano, Kuroda, and Swisher:
The deadline for teams to make qualifying offers of at least $13.3 million for their free agents was 5:00 p.m. this evening...
- 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Martin, Ankiel, Young: Links from around MLB on the day teams must decide whether to make qualifying offers to departing free agents...
The Yankees...
- 11/1 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Outfield, Soriano, A-Rod, Wright: The Yankees are considering a defensive change for next season, shifting Curtis Granderson to left field and Brett Gardner to...
- 11/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB TRADE RUMORS & FREE AGENTS: PART 2: Put a fork in it, the 2012 season is over. Instead of focusing on what could have been, it’s now time to look at what 2013 could...
News -- October 2012
- 10/31 Birds Watcher: The Defense that Turned To Gold: It was great to see the Orioles trio of Matt Wieters, J.J. Hardy, and Adam Jones collect Gold Glove awards. These honors cap off...
- 10/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cano and Teixeira win Gold Glove Awards:
The Gold Glove winners were announced tonight and two Yankees, Robinson Cano and Mark Teixeira, took home some hardware. It...
- 10/30 For Baseball Junkies: Gold Glove Finalists Announced - Awards to be Announced at 9:30 PM: The 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Announcement Show will air on ESPN2 tonight at 9:30 PM ET. Listed below are the finalists...
- 10/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Offseason Notes: Yankee Stadium, Who the Yankees should get?: Good evening everyone. I hope everyone is doing well in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and hope that everyone safe.If you have...
- 10/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE WORLD OF FREE AGENCY:
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- 10/30 SOX & Dawgs: 2012 Gold Glove Finalists Announced:
The 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Finalists were announced on Monday and in it we find two members of the Boston Red Sox nominated.
One...
- 10/29 Lasorda's Lair: Kershaw, and Ethier Nominated For Gold Gloves Again: The finalists for the gold gloves were announced today, and low and behold guys, two Dodgers were named as finalists. The Rawlings...
- 10/29 Southside Showdown: A.J. and Peavy Among Gold Glove Finalists: The list of finalists for the Rawlings Gold Glove award has been released, with the official Awards being announced Tuesday on...
- 10/29 Pitchers Hit Eighth: 2012 Gold Glove Award Predictions: If nothing else, the annual Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners remind us that most voters probably don’t actually watch much...
- 10/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: Poll results: Who BBD readers want to see stay and go:
I ran a poll after the Yankees were eliminated to see which players people wanted to see stay with the Yankees to 2013 and...
- 10/29 Bronx Baseball Daily: The offseason officially starts today:
With the Giants win over the Tigers last night, the 2012/13 postseason has officially begun. Yankees fans are going to expect...
- 10/29 Yankees Fans Unite: Twelve Yankees file for free agency: Now that the offseason has officially begun, the Players Association released the 137 players (12 Yankees) that are filing for...
- 10/28 BoSox Injection: The Red Sox Should Shop Jarrod Saltalamacchia This Offseason: Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s 2012 season was shockingly similar to the Red Sox’ season as a whole. He started off decent...
- 10/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CERVELLI: LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN:
When the Yankees signed Francisco Cervelli in 2008, it was to a Major
league contract. He was supposed to be Jorge Posada’s...
- 10/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees like Martin, but there is no guarantee they’ll keep him:
The Yankees like Russell Martin and want to have him back this season. Yes, he was absolutely putrid offensively for most...
- 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates will look to add offense and acquire pitching depth in the hopes of ending their streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons.
Guaranteed...
- 10/25 Through The Fence Baseball: Weak free agency class for 2013 is potent at the top: The class of 2013 certainly is an interesting group of free agents with Josh Hamilton and his off the field issues, Zack Greinke...
- 10/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT TO DO WITH A BUNCH OF YANKEE BUMS: Calm down... they're not all bums... relax, I'm joking.
So it’s been a week since the slow torture of the ALCS concluded....
- 10/24 Yanks Go Yard: To Opt-Out or Not Opt-Out: The Rafael Soriano Question: The Hot Stove season will be heating up soon–although, one could argue that after the disappointing ALCS sweep, that has...
- 10/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES & THE FREE AGENT RACE:
Every year when the offseason starts, I like to take a look at the
potential free agents and who the Yankees should go after,...
- 10/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Looking at the Yankees’ future at catcher:
As Brien mentioned, the Yankees job for starting catcher is up for grabs right now. Russell Martin's contract was for one...
- 10/23 PaulLebowitz.com: Yankees Modern Art: If it were 2002 instead of 2012 and the Yankees had been humiliated by getting swept in the ALCS, there wouldn’t be organizational...
- 10/23 mlbreports.com : The Robert Whitmer 5-Point Plan to Fix the Yankees: Tuesday October 23rd, 2012 Robert Whitmer: If I gave you 196 million dollars and told you that you could take that money and...
- 10/22 Yanks Go Yard: Grading the Yankees: Russell Martin: It’s that time of year folks–the time where we can begin wiping away the tears from not winning the World Series,...
- 10/22 Bronx Baseball Daily: Top 5 available free agent catchers:
The Yankees catcher Russell Martin is a free agent this offseason and it doesn’t appear that they are ready to hand...
- 10/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: A couple of Yankees make their pitch to keep Russell Martin:
A year ago, Yankees GM Brian Cashman was comparing Russell Martin to Thurman Munson and broke their unwritten rule by offering...
- 10/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Morning Bits: Jeter, Sabathia, Soriano, Bronx Businesses, Martin: Good morning everyone. Welcome to another day of the Yankees offseason but if you want to watch some baseball, the Giants and...
- 10/20 Yanks Go Yard: A Look Back at the 2012 Season: Debunking “The Narrative”: The baseball season is over, at least for Yankees fans. While it may not have ended the way that we hoped, there was still a lot...
- 10/20 Baseball News Source: Yankees – Major Offseason Decisions Looming: Swisher looking for a multi-year deal The Yankees aren’t wasting much time with personnel decisions. Just a few days after...
- 10/19 Tyler's Think Tank: Yankee Free Agents:
There are a lot of question marks surrounding the New York Yankees these days, most of them concerning how GM Brian Cashman...
- 10/19 Yanks Go Yard: Final Thoughts On 2012: Ugh. What an awful ending to a great season. Say what you want about the Yanks’ 2012 campaign, but don’t dare call...
- 10/19 The Captain's Blog: Will Steinbrenner Open Wallet for Holiday Spending Spree, or Do Yankees Face Nuclear Winter?: In the wake of the Yankees’ ALCS washout, the Bronx Bombers have been treated like a complete failure. During last night’s...
- 10/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Why The Yankees Will Be Extremely Active On The Trade Market: Let’s get this offseason started with some good old fashioned speculation. No, I don’t think Alex Rodriguez is leaving...
- 10/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SEASON OVER: PUNCHLESS YANKEES DONE IN DETROIT:
Well,
that was depressing. Following three losses through the first three
games of the ALCS in which the Yankees had chances...
- 10/18 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees swept by Tigers lighting the Hot Stove: The New York Yankees, the American League East Champions were swept tonight by the AL Central Champion Detroit Tigers in the American...
- 10/18 Baseball Jerks: ALCS Game 4: Detroit Tigers Ride Max Scherzer’s Arm To World Series: After enduring a rain out on Wednesday night, the ALCS resumed on Thursday afternoon with CC Sabathia and Max Scherzer squaring...
- 10/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees season ends as the Tigers sweep the ALCS:
CC Sabathia didn’t have his good command, but it didn’t exactly matter as the Yankees offense continued is no-show...
- 10/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Cautious with Russell Martin: The New York Yankees had an alternative lineup consisting of C Chris Stewart over C Russell Martin (thumb) because his jammed...[+]
right thumb is an obvious concern. However, Martin started in Game 4 of the ALCS and said his thumb is not a problem.
- 10/18 The Baseball Haven: How Can You Rebuild the Yankees?: Keith Olbermann reported on his MLBlog on October 17 that the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins are already discussing a deal...
- 10/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: ALCS Game 4: Let’s Try This Again: Take 2: CC Sabathia versus Max Scherzer. Scherzer is awful against lefty hitters. And that works out well because the Yankees...
- 10/18 Yankees Fans Unite: ALCS Game 4 Lineup: Yankees @ Tigers: Lineup vs. Tigers: Ichiro Suzuki LF Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Eric Chavez 3B Russell...
- 10/17 Motor City Bengals: Is It Time For The New York Yankees To Rebuild?: With the New York Yankees facing early elimination by the Detroit Tigers once again, Yankees fans are looking toward a long winter...
- 10/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: ALCS Game 4: One Game At A Time: There’s a 7% chance the Yankees win the ALCS. That’s a pretty low numbers, but if you go game by game, the Yankees...
- 10/17 Yankees Fans Unite: ALCS Game 4 Lineup: Yankees @ Tigers: Lineup vs. Tigers: Ichiro Suzuki LF Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Eric Chavez 3B Russell...
- 10/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin nicks thumb: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (thumb) suffered an injury to his right thumb in Game 3 of the American League Championship...[+]
Series against the Detroit Tigers, and he required medical assistance from the trainer. However, he was able to stay in and finish the game.
- 10/16 Yankees Fans Unite: ALCS Game 3 Lineup: Yankees @ Tigers: Lineup vs. Tigers: Brett Gardner LF Ichiro Suzuki RF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Raul Ibanez DH Russell Martin C Eric Chavez...
- 10/15 Jays Journal: Lots Too Look Forward To BEFORE Offseason Moves: This offseason Alex Anthopoulos made it clear his major focus is going to be upgrading the starting rotation. He also said the...
- 10/15 WasWatching: Shocking Or Not? Yankees “Hitters” So Far This Post-Season: Here are the Yankees batting stats, this post-season, for the ALDS and ALCS, combined: Rk Player #Matching PA AB H HR RBI BB SO...
- 10/15 Motor City Bengals: Weekend MVP: Jhonny Peralta: The first two games of the American League Championship Series have not lacked intrigue. Neither were fans of the Detroit Tigers...
- 10/15 Chicken Fried Baseball: Yankees Offensive Woes Could Mean Trouble for Texas:
The disgust among Yankees fans with the team’s offensive output this postseason has been palpable. Simply adjust the volume...
- 10/15 My Pinstripes: Swisher and Fans No Longer Best Buds:
I've been highly critical of Nick Swisher's play the last few days and obviously I was not the only ones. Swisher's beloved...
- 10/14 Baseball Musings: Fancy Glovework: Anibal Sanchez ends the first reaching behind his back to snare a grounder by Russell Martin with men on first and second. Neither...
- 10/14 My Pinstripes: The Jeter-less, Swishful Game 2 lineup:
I had to see it with my own two eyes, but indeed Derek Jeter is not in the post-season lineup for the first time...EVER....
- 10/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 2 ALCS Lineup: Tigers vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Tigers: Ichiro Suzuki LF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Russell Martin C Alex Rodriguez 3B Curtis...
- 10/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PATHETIC AT THE PLATE: sac ri fice [sak ruh fahys] noun, verb: the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something...
- 10/14 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees fight back on Ibanez heroics, but lose in extras; Jeter fractures ankle: Game 1 of the American League Championship Series was a game of lost opportunities, a wicked roller coaster ride and while losing...
- 10/14 Baseball News Source: Tigers Overcome Ibanez Two-Run Blast in Ninth to Win Game 1 of ALCS: Ibanez hit his third home run of the postseason to tie the game in the ninth The Detroit Tigers handed a 4-0 lead to closer Jose...
- 10/14 Baseball Musings: Seeing Green: Jose Valverde comes in to pitch the ninth for Detroit. Russell Martin starts the Yankees off with a single as they trail 4-0....
- 10/13 Baseball Musings: Defensive Lapse: Mark Teixeira hits a ground to second baseman Omar Infante, playing the outfield on the shift. Infante can’t get the ball...
- 10/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: ALCS Game 1: Trust In Andy: Who needs days off anyway? We’re right back to baseball after last night’s win over the Orioles, and now we get to...
- 10/13 Yankees Fans Unite: ALCS Game 1 Lineup: Tigers vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki LF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Alex Rodriguez 3B Nick Swisher...
- 10/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HOW THE YANKEES WERE ABLE TO STAVE OFF THE ORIOLES: After going
9-9 against the Baltimore Orioles in the regular season, it was only
**** that these two teams would have to play...
- 10/12 Yanks Go Yard: Ace Status: Sabathia lives up to moniker, propels Yankees into ALCS: In a winner take all game bogged down by a flailing offense, the New York Yankees needed a top notch performance from CC Sabathia...
- 10/12 My Pinstripes: A-Rod Highest Paid Scrub in History:
I'm not playing?
Joe Girardi has taken things one step further for today's ALDS Game 5 by benching Alex Rodriguez. If...
- 10/12 Yankees Fans Unite: ALDS Game 5 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki LF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Nick Swisher RF Curtis Granderson...
- 10/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: ALDS Game 5: Win Or Go Home: Perhaps you’re saying it shouldn’t have come down to this, not the way our pitchers have thrown the ball. But when...
- 10/12 Baseball News Source: Who Could Play Hero in Game Five For the Yankees?: It’s been a strange ADLS for the New York Yankees A team regularly criticized for never having a “playoff” rotation...
- 10/12 WasWatching: Yankees Batters In 2012 ALDS: Playoff Series Stats G AB R H HR RBI BB ▾ SO BA OBP SLG Raul Ibanez 3 6 2 3 2 2 1 1 .500 .571 1.500 Jayson Nix 2 4 0 2 0 0...
- 10/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES DON'T CLINCH; ORIOLES FORCE A GAME 5:
It started as a somber night, as manager Joe Girardi announced the
passing of his father Jerry Girardi this past Saturday....
- 10/12 Birds Watcher: O’s ain’t through quite yet: I’m sure that somewhere in the heart of Yankee Stadium in New York last night there were several carts full of champagne...
- 10/11 Yankees Fans Unite: ALDS Game 4 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Derek Jeter DH Ichiro Suzuki LF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Nick Swisher RF Russell Martin C Curtis Granderson...
- 10/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pinch Me, Am I Dreaming? Ibanez Pinch-Hits Himself Into The History Books: “It seemed like it was something out of a cartoon. It was unbelievable.” Hiroki Kuroda Despite what the headlines...
- 10/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Pestano’s Performance Solidifies Bullpen: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
- 10/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IBANEZ HOMERS TWICE IN ANOTHER MAGICAL POSTSEASON WIN!:
Momentum and major advantage in the 2012 ALDS were hanging in the
balance as the Orioles and Yankees squared off in game...
- 10/11 My Pinstripes: Girardi is a Genius; Bats A-Rod 3rd, Yankees Win:
If you listen closely you can still hear John Sterling yelling Rauuuuuuuuuul
When the starting lineups were announced...
- 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Martin, Desmond, Strasburg: The Nationals will host Washington's first playoff game in 79 years today when they welcome Chris Carpenter and the Cardinals...
- 10/10 Baseball News Source: Where Should Alex Rodriguez Hit the Rest of the Postseason?: A-Rod has struggled in the postseason When a high profile team like the Yankees loses a postseason game, something is going...
- 10/9 Yankees Fans Unite: ALDS Game 2 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki LF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Russell...
- 10/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ALDS GAME 2: YANKEES EFFORT NOT ENOUGH IN TOUGH LOSS:
This one
hurts. Well, all losses in the postseason hurt, so what are you
expecting me to say? The Yankees had some chances...
- 10/9 My Pinstripes: 1 Inning Martin-izing Lifts Yankees:
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There was the usual moaning, groaning, and grousing last night by Yankees' fans on Facebook,...
- 10/8 High Heat Stats: LDS game notes from Sunday: Yankees 7, @Orioles 2: It was close all the way, and then it wasn’t. Jim Johnson, the MLB saves leader who had never allowed...
- 10/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Too Many Homers: Only this time it wasn’t on the diamond…. The TBS booth was something special last night, for an Orioles fan. I get...
- 10/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ALDS YANKEE ROSTER SET:
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CC Sabathia
Andy Pettitte
Hiroki Kuroda
Phil Hughes
Joba Chamberlain
Boone Logan
Derek...
- 10/8 Yanks Go Yard: Baserunning Mishaps Almost Prove Costly for Yankees: Last night’s last-minute win was terrific, exciting, fun and made everyone forget about how poorly the New York Yankees...
- 10/8 Baseball Jerks: Baltimore Orioles’ Jim Johnson: Jerk of the Day: Game 1 of the ALDS with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees was a nicely pitched game … up until the ninth inning. It...
- 10/8 Baseball News Source: Yankees Score Five Runs in the Ninth to Beat Orioles: Sabathia was dominant in Game One against Orioles CC Sabathia allowed two runs and eight hits in 8 2/3 innings to help the New...
- 10/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: A ridiculous format, everything that’s wrong with MLB, a costly error, a costly injury, Tito to the Tribe, and there is...
- 10/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES WILL RISE TO THE OCCASION:
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles staged an epic race over the last month of the season. If not for heroic...
- 10/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Game 1 ALDS Postgame Show: The first game of the Yankee postseason ended with a bang on Sunday night. Against the most consistent closer in the American...
- 10/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees break it open in ninth aiding Sabathia masterpiece; lead ALDS 1-0: After a bunch of missed opportunities, the New York Yankees broke through in a big way against an unlikely pitcher in the ninth...
- 10/8 BoSox Injection: BSI Postseason Recap: Experience Reigns Over Youth In Full Day Of Division Series: Yesterday, we had a full slate of division series games with all teams in the American League and National League battling it...
- 10/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees go ahead 1-0 in ALDS on 9th inning rally:
CC Sabathia got the Yankees to the ninth inning with the game tied and Russell Martin provided the go ahead blast en route...
- 10/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: CC Sabathia pitches into the ninth inning, Yankees bust out late to take game 1 of the ALDS: For the second consecutive year rain delayed the start of the Yankee postseason. The start of the Bombers’ 2011 ALDS was...
- 10/8 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: 2012 Dodgers in Review #1: C A.J. Ellis: .270/.373/.414 505pa 13hr 4.1 fWAR A++ 2012 in brief: Minor league lifer turned real life folk hero contributed a breakout season...
- 10/8 Baseball Musings: Ninth Inning Lightning: The Orioles bring in Jim Johnson with the score tied at two in the ninth. The Yankees tee off on the Orioles closer. Russell Martin...
- 10/7 Yankees Fans Unite: ALDS Game 1 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki LF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis...
- 10/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): ALDS Game One Lineups – Yankees versus Orioles:
Brien has previewed the game for us and now all we need to do is watch and see what unfolds. There is rain in the forecast,...
- 10/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Who’s Jason Hammel?: It’s somewhat of a surprise that we’re seeing Jason Hammel pitch tonight. He’s been far from a bad pitcher in...
- 10/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees 2012 ALDS Roster: Here is your 2012 Yankees ALDS roster! # PITCHERS 62 Joba Chamberlain 65 Phil Hughes 18 Hiroki Kuroda 48 Boone Logan 34 Derek...
- 10/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES 2012 ALDS PREVIEW:
The Yankees postseason machine is now running at full speed,
and they are facing the Baltimore Orioles in the first round....
- 10/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S "GAME ON" FOR THE NEW YORK YANKEES:
Reflecting on the Yankees season after they have won the Division is easy. All the
pain and inconsistency goes away. You...
- 10/5 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Extend Chris Iannetta: The Angels have agreed to sign catcher Chris Iannetta to a three-year extension, Mike DiGiovanna of the LA Times reports (Twitter links)....
- 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Alex Rodriguez And The Postseason Batting Order: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) I was legitimately shocked to hear about Alex Rodriguez‘s 83-plate...
- 10/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE RUSSELL MARTIN QUESTION:
After the 2011 season, the New York Yankees just had to have Russell Martin. They offered him a three year $20 million contract....
- 10/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees barge into playoffs as American League favorites:
With their convincing win today, the Yankees have won the division and clinched home field advantage for the duration of the...
- 10/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 162 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees: Boy this is kind of emotional. The final lineup card of the 2012 regular season. Here it is. Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter SS...
- 10/3 Rays Colored Glasses: A Horrific June Did the Rays In: No matter what you’re non-baseball watching friends try to convince you every other week, all 162 games matter in baseball....
- 10/2 Yanks Go Yard: Complete Again: Yankees’ hitters ready to do damage, but questions remain: Last night, for just the second time since July 24 when Alex Rodriguez went down with a fractured left wrist, the New York Yankees...
- 10/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees beat up Boston to regain sole possession of 1st:
The Yankees ran up the score against Boston last night, beating the Red Sox 10-2 behind an improbable nine-run second inning...
- 10/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 10/2:
Apparently, the season is over for the Boston Red Sox. And with the way things have been going, it looks like it's been over...
- 10/2 Yanks Go Yard: Russell Martin is turning it around for the Yankees: Well, we all sort of knew that a player such as Russell Martin wouldn’t be held down for the entire season. Fortunately...
- 10/2 Yanks Go Yard: Nine-run second lifts Yankees past Pawtucket, eh Boston: On paper it didn’t seem fair. On the field the New York Yankees made sure to take advantage busting out the whipping sticks...
- 10/2 BoSox Injection: “You May Ask Yourself, Well, How Did I Get Here?” Yanks Blow Out Sox 10-2.: There was a time in the Red Sox/Yankees rivalry when it didn’t matter what the record was of the team chasing the front...
- 10/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 10/2:
Apparently, the season is over for the Boston Red Sox. And with the way things have been going, it looks like it's been over...
- 10/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Thrash Red Sox, Gain Lead In The East: This is exactly the game we all envisioned this afternoon when the Red Sox lineup was posted. The Yankees needed to beat up on...
- 10/1 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York YankeesThe Advanced Scout starts storing nuts for winter and analyzes the New York Yankees...
- 10/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: What To Expect In The Final Three Games: It feels like just yesterday that the Yankees opened up this 2012 season with three consecutive losses in Tampa Bay. 159 games...
News -- September 2012
- 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: A look back at the original reporting and analysis found on MLBTR this past week:
MLBTR was the first to report only the...
- 9/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees pull off a great comeback to remain in 1st place:
Things were not looking good for the Yankees early on in this one. Phil Hughes left trailing 5-1 to the Blue Jays in the fifth...
- 9/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Top 10 Observations with four games remaining:
Sabermetrics convey much useful information to fans and front-office personal everywhere. For instance, did you know that...
- 9/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 159 Lineup: Yankees @ Blue Jays: Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher 1B Curtis Granderson CF...
- 9/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB PRESENTS: YANKEE SHORTS #10:
#10. Shock to the System
Derek Jeter not a Yankee….What? (Read HERE.) My heart literally skipped a beat...
- 9/29 Baseball News Source: Projecting the 2014 New York Yankees’ Outfield: Yankees 2014 outfield presents intriguing possibilities and options The New York Yankees are on a mission to cut payroll by...
- 9/29 Yankees Fans Unite: How should the 2012 postseason roster look?: Right around the corner is the most exciting time of the year for any team—the postseason. While there are teams that have clinched...
- 9/29 Yanks Go Yard: As Yankees fans we should appreciate the little things: The long grind of the regular season is almost over. We have been waiting for October for six and a half months. Think about all...
- 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin doing better at the plate: Entering play Saturday, Sept. 29, New York Yankees C Russell Martin had six home runs and 16 RBIs this month and was hitting .298...[+]
over the last 19 games after having entered September batting only .198.
- 9/29 Yanks Go Yard: One step at a time: Yankees drill Blue Jays, inch closer to playoff berth: For the New York Yankees winning a wild card spot is not the optimal way to get into the postseason but it does extend their chances...
- 9/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees blast past Jays 11-4:
The Yankees might have suffered a disappointing loss to the last place Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday night, but they were...
- 9/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees offense comes alive in blow out victory over Jays:
Hiroki Kuroda didn’t exactly pitch well for the Yankees tonight, but it didn’t matter as the Yankees offense came...
- 9/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Beat Jays 11-4, Magic Number Down To Five: Now that we’re down to the final six games of the season, it’s all about keeping pace for the Yankees and they did...
- 9/28 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 157 Lineup: Yankees @ Blue Jays: Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher 1B Curtis Granderson CF...
- 9/28 Yanks Go Yard: Left Wondering: Yankees’ bats go cold in Toronto; lead down to one: The New York Yankees lost the opportunity to pull further ahead in the American League East last night as Brandon Morrow stifled...
- 9/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SLEEPER:
In the seventh inning of Thursday night's series opener in Toronto, Yankee announcer Michael Kay wondered if the Rogers Centre...
- 9/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nova Struggles Again, Jays Blank Yanks: The best pitcher in the world, according to his own words, Ivan Nova, had another stellar outing tonight. Oh, did I say stellar?...
- 9/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHERE'S FRANCISCO CERVELLI?:
When Francisco Cervelli was on the list of September call ups I was
ecstatic. I thought it was a sure deal that he would...
- 9/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GRINDING IT OUT IN BASEBALL & IN LIFE:
Baseball…..it’s just a game. I’ve heard that so many times in my life. I guess some people don’t realize that...
- 9/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR:
The Yankees came in to the game with a 1-1/2 game lead in the East, and with an opportunity to extend it by another game as...
- 9/26 Yanks Go Yard: Tough loss prevents Yankees’ chance to extend AL East lead: Phil Hughes was cruising along up 3-1 and the New York Yankees were poised to take a 2 1/2 game lead over the Baltimore Orioles...
- 9/26 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Russell Martin: Russell Martin has improved his value with a strong offensive second half, but the prospective free agent might have already...
- 9/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Blow An Opportunity to Extend East Lead, Drop One To The Twins: The Yankees missed a golden opportunity to gain an even bigger lead over the Baltimore Orioles tonight. The O’s dropped...
- 9/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 154: 8 Is The Magic Number: I love this matchup. Phil Hughes in Target Field. Don’t think you could find a better ballpark for him. With the way the...
- 9/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 154 Lineup: Yankees @ Twins: Lineup vs. Twins: Derek Jeter SS Ichiro Suzuki RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano DH Nick Swisher 1B Curits Granderson CF Russell...
- 9/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 154 – No letup: The New York Yankees are set to play the second game of the series with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The pitching match...
- 9/24 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Yankees-Twins (9/24-9/26): The New York Yankees ended their homestand on a wild note with this series against the Oakland Athletics. It felt like a playoff...
- 9/24 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles lose to Red Sox, Angels gain ground, Rays sweep Blue Jays: The Rays kept their winning streak alive today and swept the Blue Jays, while inching up the wild card ladder. As they climb the...
- 9/24 Nolan Writin': On The Road, Rangers Edition: In a series which would best be described as the equivalent to a bird crapping all over your clean new T-shirt, the Rangers (luckily)...
- 9/23 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Orioles lose to Red Sox, Angels gain ground, Rays sweep Blue Jays: The Rays kept their winning streak alive today and swept the Blue Jays, while inching up the wild card ladder. As they climb the...
- 9/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees and Kuroda fail to pull off sweep against Oakland:
With the bullpen overtaxed from a 14 inning game the day before, the Yankees needed Hiroki Kuroda to step up and go deep into...
- 9/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 152 Lineup: Athletics vs. Yankees: Looks like we’re coming down to the final stretch! 11 games left of the season! Lineup vs. Athletics: Derek Jeter DH Ichiro...
- 9/22 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes, and a little catch-up: Too much going on for a full report, but I’ll just hang it up there and see how y’all whack it. @Angels 6, White Sox...
- 9/22 MLB Injury News: Derek Jeter Injury: Bone Bruise Continues to Keep Yankees Shortstop Off the Field:
Derek Jeter has played more games as a designated hitter this year than any other time in his career. The bone bruise...
- 9/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MARTIN WALK-OFF & THE YANKEES MOMENTUM :
Oh what a night! It was an emotionally back-and-forth night for those who watched the whole game. Russell Martin, whose hitting...
- 9/22 Swingin' A's: CC and Jarrod Duel, Yankees Walk Off: It was an intriguing matchup on paper, one bonafide ace squaring off against an ace of the future. CC Sabathia and Jarrod Parker...
- 9/22 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Yankees skid past A’s, Orioles beat Boston, Rays Gain Ground: The Rays had another huge night, beating Toronto 12-1 and setting the American League record for the amount of strikeouts within...
- 9/22 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees win sixth straight behind Sabathia’s masterful outing and Martin’s walk-off HR: The New York Yankees took a page out the Baltimore Orioles magical season, when Russell Martin launched a ball into the left field...
- 9/22 My Pinstripes: Martin's Big Bang Theory Gets Soriano Off The Hook:
Russell Martin game winner (courtesy of Yahoo Sports)
CC Sathabia was doing what everyone is accustomed to CC Sabathia...
- 9/21 Baseball News Source: Sabathia Rebounds, Martin Walks Off for Yankees: So much for not being an ace anymore. Six games ago the Yankees had an endless list of questions surrounding the team. Six wins...
- 9/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sabathia brilliant. Soriano blows save. Martin homers to win it.:
Phew! How do you create a heading that captures a game like the one just won by the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics?...
- 9/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees walk-off the Athletics in 10 inning victory:
The Yankees needed their ace CC Sabathia to step up and he certainly did as he shutdown the Athletics over eight innings as...
- 9/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Win Sixth In A Row With A Walk Off Against the A’s: CC Sabathia had not looked good in his previous four starts coming into tonight’s start. Many people were wondering which...
- 9/21 Baseball Musings: Great for Eight, Walk-off Late: Jarrod Parker and CC Sabathia battled for eight innings, the Yankees ace leaving with a 1-0 lead. Parker walked none and struck...
- 9/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 150 Lineup: Athletics vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Athletics: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell Martin C...
- 9/21 Yanks Go Yard: Big fourth inning leads Yankees to series sweep of Blue Jays: When was the last time the New York Yankees swept a team? They came close against the Texas Rangers back in mid-August winning...
- 9/20 mlbreports.com : A.J. Pierzynski: Going for the Gold in 2013: Thursday, September 20th 2012 Alex Mednick: A.J. Pierzynski has undoubtedly done himself a great justice by having a career...
- 9/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Swisher Slams Jays, Yanks Complete The Sweep: It wasn’t the prettiest win of the season and it got a little scary late in the game but the Yankees were able to hold off...
- 9/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Imagining a playoff roster without Ibanez and Jones:
There is slightly more than two weeks left in the season and while the AL East isn’t guaranteed for the Yankees the...
- 9/20 Baseball News Source: Yankees Back on Track, Sweep Double Header: Pettitte strong in return for Yankees Andy Pettitte returned and David Phelps looked sharp again as the Yankees combined to win...
- 9/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Health will determine Yankees’ playoff success:
Okay, this is obvious. Any team is better when completely healthy. With the Yankees, however, the task of getting completely...
- 9/19 Yanks Go Yard: Could Russell Martin return to the Yankees in 2013?: To say Russell Martin has had a bit of a down year would be a gross understatement. After a successful first season in the Bronx...
- 9/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Expect the Yankees to stick to $189 million goal by 2014:
The Yankees are trying to get their payroll under $189 million by 2014 when the collective bargaining agreement imposes higher...
- 9/18 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Blue Jays at Yankees (9/18-9/20): The New York Yankees started off a crucial homestand on a solid note over the weekend. After a tough loss from CC Sabathia on...
- 9/18 Lasorda's Lair: Happy Anniversary Four Consecutive Home Run Game: Today Marks the sixth anniversary of what is widely considered one of the greatest games in Dodger history. Perhaps this could...
- 9/17 Yanks Go Yard: Kuroda Strikes Out 10; Martin Clubs Another HR En Route to Series Win: In a series the Yankees desperately needed, they came through. Ironically, it wasn’t their ace who help set the tone, rather...
- 9/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Strength Of Schedule: It was nearly three weeks ago when we were gearing up for the most important stretch run of the year. At that point, the Yankees...
- 9/16 My Pinstripes: Yankees Battery Powers Past Tampa Bay:
The Yankees best pitcher of the second half picked up his 14th win of the season and his catcher continued his mini-resurgence...
- 9/16 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 146: Moore Off, Offense Gets Too Little, Too Late as Rays Lose Series to Yankees: For the second straight game, the Rays managed a late rally. And for the second straight time, they lost. Matt Moore looked great...
- 9/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Bats power Yankees to series win against Tampa:
The Yankees increased their lead over the Rays to five games in the AL East after their bats powered them to a 6-4 victory...
- 9/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): With Moore walks than hits, Yankees win, 6-4:
The New York Yankees walked six times in the first five innings, Eduardo Nunez stole three bases and scored two runs and Russell...
- 9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees, Kuroda, hang on, beat Rays 6-4: This one wasn’t as close as the score suggests. The Yankees took a five to nothing lead in the bottom of the third inning,...
- 9/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 146: All Alone In First Again: The Yankees are alone if first place again, much thanks to the Athletics. Winning today, might help separate themselves with...
- 9/16 Baseball Musings: Rays Banned: The Yankees defeat the Rays 6-4 Sunday afternoon to drop Tampa Bay five games back in the AL East race. Hiroki Kuroda walked two...
- 9/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin rests Saturday: New York Yankees C Russell Martin got the day off Saturday, Sept. 15, against the Tampa Bay Rays, because he has historically...[+]
struggled against SP James Shields.
- 9/15 The Baseball Page: New York Yankees Lose to Tampa Bay Rays; Derek Jeter Takes Sole Possession of 10th Place on the All-Time Hits List:
The New York Yankees lose to the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-4 in this AL East...
- 9/15 Yanks Go Yard: Sabathia’s struggles continue, Yankees’ rally falls short: All potential playoff teams need an ace to truly have a shot of the ultimate goal; winning a World Series title. New York Yankees...
- 9/14 Yanks Go Yard: Top 5 Yankees who’ll have make or break seasons in 2013: No, I’m not already looking forward to the 2013 season, but I am going to identify the players who need to step it up next...
- 9/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Heyman: Russell Martin made a mistake: Jon Heyman of CBS Sports wrote today that according to "rival GMs," Russell Martin made a mistake by not signing the three year...
- 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Kyle Lohse, Russell Martin: The latest from Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com...
Kyle Lohse is seen as very likely to leave the Cardinals when he hits free...
- 9/14 PaulLebowitz.com: American League East—2012 Present and 2013 Future: Let’s look at the current construction of each club and make an honest appraisal of their 2012 status and 2013 future. We’ll...
- 9/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 143 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell Martin C Andruw Jones LF Curtis...
- 9/13 SOX & Dawgs: Thursday Red Sox Travesty - 9/13:
After falling last night, the Boston Red Sox look to finish up their six-game home stand with a series win tonight in the finale...
- 9/13 Yanks Go Yard: Russell Martin: Snakebitten in 2012?: The catcher position isn’t one teams rely on for any huge offensive production. Most teams, especially National Leagues...
- 9/12 BoSox Injection: Sox Walk Off With Game One in Nutty 4-3 Win Over Yanks: As the old saying goes, even a blind squirrel finds a nut every now and then. There is, perhaps, a much lesser known saying but...
- 9/12 My Pinstripes: Yankees Can't Find Pulse in Boston:
You've gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
The two lines above are the opening lines to "You Gotta Have...
- 9/11 SOX & Dawgs: Tuesday Red Sox Travesty:
After being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will finish up the six-game, seven-day homestand...
- 9/11 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 141 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Russell Martin C Steve Pearce 1B Curtis...
- 9/11 Yanks Go Yard: Josh Hamilton and the Yankees in 2013?: Indulge me for a second and let’s imagine this actually happening. Some of the very first questions fans would be asking...
- 9/11 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York YankeesThe Advanced Scout violates the first rule of The Advanced Scout and analyzes the New York Yankees...
- 9/11 SOX & Dawgs: Tuesday Red Sox Travesty:
After being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will finish up the six-game, seven-day homestand...
- 9/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES SHOULDN'T UNDERESTIMATE THE RED SOX:
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- 9/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Is Russell Martin worth the money?:
It is no secret that Russell Martin is not Jorge Posada. He never will be in terms of hitting ability or fan likability in...
- 9/10 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Stop Wasting A.J. Ellis, Please: Folk hero and all-around good guy A.J. Ellis is making a hell of an impression in his first season as a starting catcher, as I...
- 9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Curtis Granderson 5, Orioles 3, rest of Yankees 8, as Bombers CRUSH Baltimore: The Yankees took care of business in their biggest game of the season. Curtis Granderson didn’t start the game, but he emerged...
- 9/9 High Heat Stats: Friday game notes: Yeah, I know. I wish I could have gotten this out sooner — say, before Saturday’s games. But as the saying goes, life...
- 9/9 Yanks Go Yard: Tainted Meals: Yankees 5-4 loss to Orioles aided by blown call: If the New York Yankees’ season comes down to one game to reach the postseason, or to avoid having to play the wild card game,...
- 9/9 My Pinstripes: Aftermath of Blown Call Gets Blown Up:
Where was this tonight?
There were a lot of unfortunates tonight down in Baltimore. Unfortunately, the Yankees lost....
- 9/9 My Pinstripes: Poor Play, Worse Umpiring Cost Yankees:
Less than 24 hours after we all reveled in Russell Martin's summer slumber break out, the Yankees slept walk their...
- 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Yankees, Epstein, Matsuzaka, Valentine:
Yesterday, Jayson Stark of ESPN.com surveyed two National League executives on Robinson Cano and his value as he inches closer...
- 9/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: TEIXEIRA ROBBED IN BALTIMORE; LEAVES YANKEELAND REELING:
No one knows what would have happened if Jerry Meals, the first base umpire, called Mark Teixeira safe tonight in the top...
- 9/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ninth inning rally ends with blown ump call, Yankees lose 5-4:
The Yankees just can't get a sustained run of winning going these days. After breaking out of a three game losing skid on...
- 9/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES WIN & YANKEELAND REJOICES: The Yankees won. Say Hallelujah, say Amen.
I needed to write that. Lately every night it's been brutal, but last night, it...
- 9/8 Yanks Go Yard: Hughes’ solid effort backed by homers as Yankees topple Orioles: One day after a heartbreaking defeat, the New York Yankees offense continued to heat up hitting three homers and Phil Hughes...
- 9/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees slug their way back into sole possession of 1st:
The Yankees opened up with a 7-0 lead behind homers from Russell Martin, Steve Pearce, and Alex Rodriguez as they went on...
- 9/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees stay in first place with victory over Orioles:
For the second time in three days, the Yankees entered a game tied with the Orioles for first place in the American League...
- 9/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Another Home Run Derby In Camden Yards Is Won by The Yanks: This had the makings of another annoyingly frustrating game for the Yankees even though it seemed like it could possibly be a...
- 9/7 High Heat Stats: Thursday game snippets: @Orioles 10, Yankees 6: It took just 4 pitches to erase all the momentum of New York’s 5-run, game-tying 8th. David Robertson meant...
- 9/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 138 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Russell Martin C Curtis Granderson CF Andruw...
- 9/7 Rays Colored Glasses: Rays Notes: Joe Maddon, Matt Moore, Chris Archer, Bowling Green Hot Rods: Things could have gone completely different for Joe Maddon in his managerial career. Scott Miller of CBS Sports wrote about how...
- 9/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 137 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Eric Chavez 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell...
- 9/6 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Yankees at Orioles (9/6 – 9/9): The Yankees’ rocky slide continued in Tampa Bay, but on Wednesday night, they snapped out of it in a big way. Manager Joe...
- 9/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: BBD’s Yankees Top 50 Prospects: 2012 post-season edition:
This season was a mixed bag for the Yankees prospects. While some like Tyler Austin took huge steps forward there were...
- 9/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin Can Still Be Saved: How can you keep rooting for a guy that’s hitting just .202? I’m not sure where to submit this amendment to the baseball...
- 9/5 Yanks Go Yard: Alone on Top: Yankees grab back sole possession of 1st place: It says a lot to watch how a team reacts when they have completely hit bottom. The Yankees may have reached that spot Tuesday...
- 9/5 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 137: Key Error Leads To 6-4 Loss: The Rays had a golden opportunity to making the American League East race even closer. However, the Yankees proved too much to...
- 9/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees exit Tampa on high note, beat Rays 6-4:
The Yankees entered play Wednesday night having lost three consecutive games and five of their last six, and had watched their...
- 9/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees back in sole possession of 1st place:
Hiroki Kuroda didn’t have his best stuff tonight, but the offense and bullpen showed up for a change as the Yankees...
- 9/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin And Derek Jeter Power Yankees To A 6-4 Win, Retake The East: Tonight could have been devastating. The Yankees could have potentially lost their AL East lead, and further, been swept by the...
- 9/5 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 136 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays: Lineup vs. Rays: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano DH Alex Rodriguez 3B Russell Martin C Curtis Granderson CF Andruw...
- 9/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IS CANO BEING MANNY?:
No one doubts Robinson Cano's ability to play this glorious game of
baseball. Many however are putting Cano under a microscope...
- 9/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PINIELLA & SINGLETON ARE ONTO SOMETHING...:
Below is an actual conversation between Singleton and Piniella, I added dialog with from The Most Interesting Man in the...
- 9/5 Yanks Go Yard: The Curtis Granderson Dilemma: It goes without saying that Curtis Granderson has been a welcome addition in the Bronx the last three seasons. Since altering...
- 9/4 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees’ Diminishing Lead: As we look into our current stretch of games, the New York Yankees primarily play the AL East. We’ve all seen teams collapse...
- 9/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: What’s wrong with the Yankees?:
The Yankees came out of the All-Star break the same way they went into it, winning lots of games, but unfortunately after...
- 9/4 The Captain's Blog: Amid Collapse, Yankees Still Have Time to Rebuild: The Yankees are in the midst of a collapse. Many fans have been sensitive about using that word, but it’s an appropriate description...
- 9/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE CAPTAIN HAS SPOKEN:
Yankeeland is in a tizzy right now. Everyone knows it. Many are panicking, yet the one guy, the leader, the true...
- 9/4 Yanks Go Yard: Where’s the Net? Yankees fall to Rays, lead down to one: The New York Yankees seem to be in a free fall as their lead in the American League East is down to one game after losing to the...
- 9/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: FLICKER OF HOPE NOT ENOUGH FOR SKIDDING YANKEES:
(In Photo: Russell Martin gets excited after beating out a throw to first)
The story coming into this game is the return...
- 9/3 My Pinstripes: And Then There Was One:
Saturday seems so long ago. On Saturday, the Yankees got a gift from the Baltimore Orioles. A victory they never...
- 9/3 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 135: Bats Come up Huge in Clutch as Rays Take Opener Versus Yanks: For whatever reason, one-run games have been the Rays’ Achilles’ heel in 2012. Entering Monday, they were just 19-24,...
- 9/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Postgame injury updates: Some big injury news to go along with another depressing defeat on your holiday weekend. From the various beat writers:
Robinson...
- 9/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees come up short again, division lead down to one: For a good chunk of the afternoon, it looked like the Yankees were finally going to be on the right side of fortune today. The...
- 9/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Collapse Continues, Yanks Lose 4-3 to Rays: It feels like the Yankees always look terrible in Tropicana Field. We all hoped that would end entering this huge series, but...
- 9/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 134 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays: Lineup vs. Rays: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Eric Chavez 3B Raul Ibanez LF Russell Martin...
- 9/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 134: Help Us, Alex Rodriguez. You’re Our Only Hope.: September, this is our most desperate hour. The Yanks haven’t had much luck at Tropicana Field of late. Of their last 10...
- 9/2 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees rally for three in seventh to slow down Orioles: The New York Yankees were staring a one-game lead in the American League East straight in the face after six and one half innings...
- 9/1 My Pinstripes: O's Give Yankees Christmas in August:
It wasn't Phelps' birthday, but he'll take it.
The Yankees were headed to another boring loss Saturday...
- 9/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Seventh Inning Heaven, Yankees Win 4-3: This felt like another one of those games. You know, the kind where the Yankees could not get anything going and the opposition’s...
- 9/1 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Pierzynski, Ortiz, Cardinals, Marlins: Here's a look at the latest edition of Full Count from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports..
A.J. Pierzynski is in a slump but all...
- 9/1 Yanks Go Yard: Time to Say Goodbye to Joba: Joba Chamberlain made his mark on the Yankees in spectacular fashion during the 2007 season. “Jobamania” was in full-force...
News -- August 2012
- 8/31 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 131 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: This just in… Besides cervelli, Dickerson, wade, warren and Nunez, expect LHP Justin Thomas here tomorrow as well—...
- 8/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 131: A Fistful of Dollars: Get three coffins ready. The next 16 games are the biggest of the year. Three teams are left contending for the AL East playoff...
- 8/31 Yankees Fans Unite: Random Thoughts and Musings: Since there are so many things going on with the Yankees, most of them bad obviously, I decided to give my thoughts on everything,...
- 8/30 Yanks Go Yard: Time for Concern: Sloppy Yankees lose 8-5 to Blue Jays: Baseball is a game of trends and right now the New York Yankees are trending in the wrong direction at the absolute worst time....
- 8/30 The Captain's Blog: To Bunt or Not to Bunt: The American League East was a crucible yesterday for arguments both for and against the bunt. In games between the Yankees and...
- 8/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Does Joe Mauer Make Sense For The Yankees?: Yesterday, the Twins put catcher Joe Mauer on revocable waivers. Now that the five time allstar has cleared, there is a possibility...
- 8/29 Through The Fence Baseball: Bombers Blast: The incredible shrinking Yankees lead: I’m just not seeing it. I’m not seeing the Yankees getting far into the postseason. In fact, the way they’ve been...
- 8/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES' CATCHER PROBLEM: Going into the season it looked
as though Russell Martin and Francisco Cervelli would be the Yankees’
two catchers, and...
- 8/29 Yanks Go Yard: Home Sweet Home: Hughes continues recent dominance at Yankee Stadium in 2-1 win: If the New York Yankees are fortunate enough to reach the playoffs this season, they are going to need a solid starter in the...
- 8/29 My Pinstripes: Hughes Steps Up, Soriano Bounces Back:
"Untuck, pass it on."
Tuesday evening didn't start off as a good one for the Yankees. Monday night Mark Teixeira had...
- 8/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Phil Hughes shuts down the Jays:
Phil Hughes continued his hot pitching as he beat the Blue Jays 2-1 at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night while holding to the Jays...
- 8/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Pitching comes through for Bombers in 2-1 victory:
The Yankees had their closer in the game and the Blue Jays down to their last strike at one point in last night's game, but...
- 8/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MIRROR IMAGES, BUT JAYS SHATTER YANKEES' NIGHT:
The New York Yankees were back in Yankee Stadium after a sub-par
road trip to face a familiar division foe, the Toronto...
- 8/28 Yanks Go Yard: Tucked In: Soriano blows save, Yanks bow to Jays in 11: Since he took over as the New York Yankees closer, Rafael Soriano has steadily gained more and more confidence and has provided...
- 8/28 Nolan Writin': Derek Holland And The One Bad Inning: Derek Holland has actually been surprisingly good lately. After a rough patch since returning from the disabled list, Holland...
- 8/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Hiroki Kuroda is having a Great Year But …..:
This is the counter argument to Chris Barca’s piece from Friday. Enjoy.
Hiroki Kuroda is having a career-best year...
- 8/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: The Red Sox get a reprieve, the Yankees have issues, and MLB’s horrible decision to expand the playoffs backfires are the...
- 8/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES SEARCH FOR RISP ANSWERS IN CLEVELAND:
The New York Yankees entered Saturday night fresh off a game that
felt like a big win. The Yankees had squeaked...
- 8/26 WahoosOnFirst: Brantley Powers Indians Past Yanks 3-1: Looking to end to end an nine game losing streak, the Indians went into last night’s game needing a dominant pitching...
- 8/26 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks can’t overcome Tribe’s three-run first: Hiroki Kuroda has been a pleasant surprise for the New York Yankees; unfortunately the offense has not always shown up during...
- 8/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe’s Past Haunts them Again, Drops Ninth Straight; Yankees 3, Indians 1: By Steve Eby With old friends like the Indians have, who needs enemies? Last Saturday, Bartolo Colon bested his old team by giving...
- 8/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees escape with win over Cleveland:
You don't play very many big games in late August against a sub-.500 opponent in the midst of total collapse, but Friday night's...
- 8/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT STARTS IN CLEVELAND WITH CC MONSTER:
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- 8/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 124 Lineup: Yankees @ White Sox: Lineup vs. White Sox Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Andruw Jones DH Curtis Granderson CF Russell...
- 8/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IT'S ALL WHITE SOX IS CHI-TOWN. YANKEES LOOK FLAT:
The New York Yankees entered the Tuesday night match-up against the
Chicago White Sox with a multitude of concerns. ...
- 8/22 Yanks Go Yard: Nova’s rocky road continues in Yanks 7-3 loss to ChiSox: New York Yankees starter Ivan Nova has lost it. More than it, really. He lost the game, lost his edge, lost his ability to hold...
- 8/21 Southside Showdown: Youk Can Put it on the Board: As Tuesday night’s game started, it looked a whole lot like the way Monday night’s game started. Derek Jeter took the very...
- 8/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Drop Another One To The White Sox, 7-3: So, does anyone else wish that Ivan Nova could have gone down to the Minors again this season to straighten himself out? Just...
- 8/21 Baseball News Source: Yankees Bullpen – Should There Be Concern For Biggest Strength?: For a team often surrounded by debate and critics, the bullpen was an unquestioned strength for the New York Yankees coming...
- 8/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RAUL IBANEZ: WE COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING MORE:
This
past off-season, upon the retirement of Jorge Posada, the Yankees were
left with a void to fill. No, I’m...
- 8/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 121: Put Beckett Out Of His Misery: The Rays continued their hot streak today by finishing up a four game sweep of the Angels, putting Tampa Bay just 4.5 games in...
- 8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19:
How often do you go to a wedding in Charlotte, NC and there has to be a television so that people are able the Boston Red Sox...
- 8/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE BLEEDING YANKEE BLUE NEWSSTAND XIII:
Here's the Sunday edition of the BYB Newsstand for your enjoyment. This blog has become incredibly po**** and we thank...
- 8/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: KURODA GRABBED THE TORCH & LEADS THE CHARGE:
Hiroki Kuroda continues to surprise me. I admit, when the Yankees signed him
during the off season, I wasn’t really convinced...
- 8/19 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 8/19:
How often do you go to a wedding in Charlotte, NC and there has to be a television so that people are able the Boston Red Sox...
- 8/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 120 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones RF Casey McGehee 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell...
- 8/18 Yanks Go Yard: Swisher leads homer-happy Yankees to 6-4 win over Red Sox: Nick Swisher continued his red-hot streak with two solo homers, one from each side of the plate, and the New York Yankees belted...
- 8/18 My Pinstripes: The Captain Adds to His Record Book:
With one swing in Friday night's game against the Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter added a couple of more achievements to...
- 8/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: (Solo) Shots For Everyone, Yanks Beat Red Sox 6-4: If someone had told you that one of tonight’s starters was going to give up four home runs, you would have guessed Phil...
- 8/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 119 Lineup: Red Sox vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones RF Casey McGehee 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell...
- 8/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees to send Romine, Adams to AFL:
Two Yankees minor leaguers who may be in the team’s future plans, catcher Austin Romine and second baseman David Adams,...
- 8/17 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks drop series finale to Rangers despite rally: Despite a five-run rally being wasted in the series finale with the Texas Rangers yesterday afternoon, the New York Yankees wake...
- 8/17 Nolan Writin': The Curious Case of the Dutch Oven: Today at Yankee Stadium was a microcosm of Derek Holland’s season and, perhaps to a larger degree, a perfect representation...
- 8/17 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York YankeesThe Advanced Scout tries not to vomit like Mr. Creosote and analyzes the New York Yankees...
- 8/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES WIN 3 OF 4 TO RANGERS. I'LL TAKE IT:
Today was one of those games that you knew was going to be a back and
forth. You could almost tell the way Ivan Nova was...
- 8/16 My Pinstripes: Pfen Pfail:
Just about everyone has had it happen to them at least once. Dress shirt on, pen in the pocket. The next thing you know...
- 8/16 Nolan Writin': Game 116: Beltre flashes leather, Rangers win in The Bronx: Through five innings, Rangers’ starter Derek Holland resembled the Derek Holland that shut down the Tigers on Saturday,...
- 8/16 Nolan Writin': Game 115: Rangers drop third straight: For the third game in a row, the Rangers’ bats failed to provide the serious “pop” that has come to be expected....
- 8/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 117 Lineup: Rangers vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Yankees: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher 1B Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira DH Eric Chavez 3B Raul Ibanez LF Russell...
- 8/15 Baseball Reality Tour: Prepping the Hot Stove: At this time of year, baseball fans of leading teams spend a few minutes now and then daydreaming of postseason possibilities....
- 8/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 116 Lineup: Rangers vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Rangers: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones LF Curtis Granderson CF Casey...
- 8/14 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ Trifecta: Swisher’s slam, Lowe’s relief aid Phelps’ first victory as starter: New York Yankees right fielder Nick Swisher blasted a go-ahead grand slam and Derek Lowe pitched four innings of relief for his...
- 8/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SWISHER & THE YANKEES GO BIG AGAINST TEXAS:
The Yankees put their hope and trust in youngster David Phelps tonight. Yankee fans probably felt that...
- 8/13 My Pinstripes: Good Evening Mr. Phelps:
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to shut down the Texas Rangers through five innings. If you or any member...
- 8/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Swisher And Lowe Help The Yankees Win In Grand Style Over Rangers: Earlier today, all I saw were tweets from people saying how they expected tonight’s game to be a high scoring affair with...
- 8/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 115 Lineup: Rangers vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Rangers: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher DH Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Eric Chavez 3B Curtis Granderson CF Russell...
- 8/13 Seedlings to Stars: Gary Sanchez – Catching Up To The Yankees: The current catching situation with the New York Yankees is great on the defensive end, but not so promising when analyzing Russell...
- 8/13 The Baseball Page: Second Guessing of Leyland Not Always Fair (or Accurate):
Russell Martin, a good baseball player having a bad year, almost poisoned...
- 8/11 The Captain's Blog: Opposite Field Attracting Home Runs for Yankees: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The Yankees have been no stranger to the long ball...
- 8/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Russell Martin’s ready for late peak?:
Russell Martin is hot in the month of August. In seven games this month, he is batting .308 with a .400 on-base percentage....
- 8/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: STEADY FREDDY & HOT YANKEE BATS SINK JAYS:
Good timely hitting, good pitching, and a lot of bad fielding by
the Blue Jays gave Yankee fans a fun night of baseball....
- 8/8 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 110 Lineup: Yankees @ Tigers: Lineup vs. Tigers: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Eric Chavez DH Curtis Granderson CF Russell...
- 8/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CLOSE DOESN'T CUT IT YANKS... TURN IT AROUND:
It was a tough night for the Yankees, having come so close to a dramatic
come-from-behind win, but it was just short of...
- 8/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ rally falls short in ninth as slide continues: Since the All-Star break the Yankees have been unable to put together a streak to remind everyone how good of a team they really...
- 8/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Martin Poised For A Rebound… Eventually: When there’s pitching, there’s no hitting, and when there’s hitting, there’s no pitching. This best summarizes...
- 8/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees Are Big Fat Teases, Drop Two In Row To The Tigers: Why must the Yankees do that to us? They make us think that somehow, they’ll be able to pull off an exciting ninth inning...
- 8/7 Baseball Musings: Holding Suzuki: The Yankees scored twice in the top of the ninth inning, but fall to the Tigers 6-5 Tuesday night. New York was getting to Jose...
- 8/7 Yanks Go Yard: Comparing Breaking Bad Characters To Yankees: If you don’t watch Breaking Bad, you’re doing something wrong (and probably won’t get this post). It is one...
- 8/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Granderson is Yankees new leadoff guy against righties:
Over the past couple of days Yankees fans have seen a lineup that featured Curtis Granderson and not Derek Jeter batting leadoff...
- 8/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES BITE IT IN DETROIT:
The Yankees faced a daunting task in the series opener against the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers came in red hot, having...
- 8/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Read: Freddy Garcia throws a unique splitter:
When the Yankees signed Freddy Garcia last season they did so knowing that he was past his prime and no longer had the good...
- 8/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 106 Lineup: Mariners vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Mariners: Curtis Granderson CF Derek Jeter SS Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Nick Swisher RF...
- 8/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Report Card: July: It’s that time of the month again where we decide which Yankees were at the top of their class and which Yankees just didn’t...
- 8/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Complete game by CC gives Yanks a 6-3 victory over Mariners: CC Sabathia gave the Yankees exactly what they needed–a complete game and the bullpen was able to get some rest after the...
- 8/4 Yanks Go Yard: Start to Finish: Sabathia’s complete game lifts Yankees: The New York Yankees ace and workhorse CC Sabathia once again showed why is worth every penny of his contract. Using a tidy 103...
- 8/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin catches CC Sabathia and the world doesn’t end:
Despite the fact that some people were hoping for controversy to spring up regarding who’s catching CC Sabathia, Russell...
- 8/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CC MONSTER DOMINATES; YANKEES WIN 6-3:
Entering tonight's match up with the Seattle Mariners,
several important story lines were working. The Mariners came...
- 8/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sabathia goes the distance as Yanks open weekend with a victory:
Before tonight's game I remarked that this would be a great time for C.C. Sabathia to start one of those strings of dominant...
- 8/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Sabathia Throws A Complete Game, Yankees Win 6-3: Since coming off the disabled list CC Sabathia has had one excellent start – his first game back against Toronto on July...
- 8/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 105 Lineup: Mariners vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Mariners: Curtis Granderson CF Derek Jeter SS Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Nick Swisher RF Eric...
- 8/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES NEED A LINEUP SHAKE UP!:
Let’s
face it, our Yankees offensive woes are real. Sure, they can win one once in a while, but they seem to be losing...
- 8/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees report card for July:
Man, what a weird month July was in Yankeeland. In the beginning of the month, we all reveled in the Bombers pounding the...
- 8/2 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks halt four-game skid in romp over O’s: For the second straight game the New York Yankees put up crooked numbers in the early innings against the Baltimore Orioles, this...
- 8/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Let’s Take A Minute And Reset The Landscape: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) July was a bit of an eventful month, huh? The Yankees ended it...
- 8/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Finally Win, Beat The Orioles 12-3: It had been so long since the Yankees had won a game, I had forgotten what it was like to write a positive recap. Oh, I’m...
- 8/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 104: McGehee’s Debut: Casey McGehee has made it to the Bronx wearing number 45. In the team’s current rut, the Yankees need something to change...
News -- July 2012
- 7/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LAST MINUTE TRADE OPTION FOR THE YANKEES: The Trade
Deadline clock is about to strike midnight, folks. There are only
several hours to go until the non-waiver trade...
- 7/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES ARE ONE RUN SHORT AGAIN. WTF?:
One of the nation's most respected news magazines reported in it's
most recent issue that the midwestern drought in our country...
- 7/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Late rally falls short as Yankees fall to O’s:
The Yankees entered the night with a lot of things going wrong for the, namely a mounting list of injuries and a recent spate...
- 7/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees Lose Another One-Run Game, 5-4 To The Orioles: Before I start the actual recap of this craptacular* game, here are a few of stats you can chew on for a while: The Yankees are...
- 7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/30:
Pedro! Pedro! Pedro! Certainly if the Boston Red Sox were playing at home last night instead of Yankee Stadium that would have...
- 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin restingNew York Yankees C Russell Martin is taking the day off Monday, July 30....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin is taking the day off Monday, July 30.
- 7/30 Baseball News Source: Taking Series from Yankees Gives Red Sox Hope For Turnaround: Though some baseball pundits and many Red Sox fans believe that this weekend’s results were irrelevant – feeling that...
- 7/30 The Baseball Page: Doubront, Ciriaco and Aceves lead Red Sox to 10-inning win over Yankees:
By Jeff Louderback
The Red Sox squandered a 2-0 lead, scored what would...
- 7/30 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Orioles | 7/30/12-8/1/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 7/30/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Freddy Garcia, RHP Last Start: 7.1 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 8 K,...
- 7/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKS LOSE SERIES TO BOSTON; CIRIACO IS A PEST:
It was a tough loss to the archrival Boston Red Sox, in spite
of the fact that Hiroki Kuroda pitched brilliantly. He pitched...
- 7/30 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ rally falls short for second straight game, lose to Red Sox 3-2: For the second straight day the New York Yankees were unable to overtake the Boston Red Sox after tying the score late in the...
- 7/30 BoSox Injection: Ciriaco The Hero Again In 3-2 Extra Inning Win: Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE Last night was absolutely a must-win game for the Red Sox. If they did not win...
- 7/30 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/30:
Pedro! Pedro! Pedro! Certainly if the Boston Red Sox were playing at home last night instead of Yankee Stadium that would have...
- 7/28 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees enjoy return home, blast Red Sox 10-3: After suffering through a long road trip, winning only two of seven games, the New York Yankees were happy to be back in the Bronx...
- 7/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES BATTER THE FADING SOX:
The Boston Red Sox finally arrived in the city of New York to play
the Yankees in the 2012 season. In...
- 7/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees pound Red Sox in series opening win:
Phil Hughes gave up three home runs in the game's first four innings, but the Yankees matched the Red Sox and then some every...
- 7/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Slam The Red Sox, Win Series Opener 10-3: I’m not sure what’s more amazing: Russell Martin hitting a home run or the Yankees and Red Sox playing a game that...
- 7/27 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York YankeesAfter stocking up on beer and scotch, The Advanced Scout analyzes the New York Yankees...
- 7/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Ichiro’s debut!: Ichiro makes his Yankee Stadium debut tonight against the Red Sox. Phil Hughes is on the bump for the Yanks and Aaron Cook (along...
- 7/27 Rays Colored Glasses: The History of the Rays as Sellers at the Trade Deadline Part 6: Things change for the Rays day by day in terms of what they’re gong to do at the 2012 MLB Trade Deadline. Are they on the...
- 7/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: Romine is in the best shape of his life:
It’s one of the biggest cliches in baseball right along with, ‘we just have to take it one day at a time,’...
- 7/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LATE GAME HEROICS BY NIX HELP YANKS WIN SERIES IN SEATTLE:
The New York Yankees entered this game against Seattle having lost their last six games when facing a rookie
starting...
- 7/26 Yanks Go Yard: Heading Home: Nix and bullpen aid Yankees’ comeback ending rough road trip: The New York Yankees finished off a seven-game road trip with only their second win away from the cozy confines of Yankee Stadium,...
- 7/26 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees end road trip on a high note:
It was a rough trip to the West Coast for the Yankees, beginning with a frustrating four game sweep in Oakland, but the Yankees...
- 7/26 My Pinstripes: Jayson Gets Big Hit Just in the Nix of Time:
Nix's game winner - courtesy of greenwichtime.com
The Yankees were this close to a miserable 1-6 West Coast swing against...
- 7/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Let’s Give A Call To The Bench: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) They haven’t gotten a whole lot of ink this season while the...
- 7/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Get the hell off the West Coast: The Yankees wrap up their final West Coast swing today by taking on the Mariners behind Ivan Nova. Lineups: NEW YORK: 1. Ichiro...
- 7/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Missing Jorge: As a Yankee fan it’s almost a requirement to honor the past and reminisce about former players who once wore the pinstripes....
- 7/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ICHIRO AND THE YANKEES BEAT THE MARINERS 4-1:
The story of the night, of course, was the Yankee debut of Ichiro Suzuki. The fact that his debut is taking place at the home...
- 7/24 Boys of Summer: The Oakland A's Swept the Yankees, Still Won't Make Playoffs: I'm not sure whether I was more surprised to see that the Yankees suffered a 4-game sweep by the Oakland A's this weekend or that...
- 7/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Pick Up Their First Win Of The West Coast Trip: Everyone can exhale and relax because the Yankees have finally won a game on this seven-game West Coast road trip. It certainly...
- 7/23 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: What Ichiro’s Trade to the Yankees Means to Fantasy Baseball: Update, Monday, July 23 at 9:58 EST: Ichiro will make his Yankees’ debut on Monday, against the Mariners in Seattle. Tonight’s...
- 7/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 96 Lineup: Yankees @ Mariners: Lineup vs. Mariners: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Andruw...
- 7/23 Yanks Go Yard: Sabermetric Outlook: Russell Martin: Poor Russell Martin. The New York Yankees catcher is having a downright awful season, and when players on the Yankees have downright...
- 7/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES WERE CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR:
It always stinks when the Yankees come real close, but can't finish it off to get the big win. But that's baseball,...
- 7/21 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ rally falls short for second straight night, lose to A’s 3-2: Over the last couple months when the New York Yankees mounted a comeback it was typically all the way back and they found a way...
- 7/21 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Recap: Yankees @ A’s Game 93: The A’s have struggled with the Yankees for years now but tonight made it two straight against the Bronx Bombers as they...
- 7/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees’ streak ends in loss to Oakland: The Yankees came out to Oakland fresh off of sweeping the Blue Jays and scoring three or more runs in 41 consecutive games. The...
- 7/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Drop Another One In Oakland, A’s Walk-Off For The Tenth Time: West coast trips are a pain in the rear end to begin with but staying up late to watch the Yankees lose on a walk-off hit in the...
- 7/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 93 Lineup: Yankees @ Athletics: Lineup vs. Athletics: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano DH Nick Swisher RF...
- 7/20 Yanks Go Yard: For the dogs: Yankees’ win streaks snapped by Athletics in 4-3 loss: The New York Yankees came into last night’s game against the Oakland A’s riding a three-game win streak and had previously...
- 7/19 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees’ bench allowing luxuries to Cashman, Girardi and starting squad: When the New York Yankees take the field on a given day, they send out a starting squad with a mix of older veterans, seasoned...
- 7/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 91 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Andruw Jones LF Jayson...
- 7/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Blue Jays | 7/16/12-7/18/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 7/16/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Phil Hughes, RHP Last Appearance: 5.1 IP, 3 ER, 10 H, 3...
- 7/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: BYB PRESENTS: YANKEE SHORTS #7:
10. America’s Team Welcomes our American Heroes
Eight Soldiers parti**** in the New York Solider ride will cycle...
- 7/17 Yanks Go Yard: Slammin’: Ibanez’s bases clearing homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays: The New York Yankees are linked to players each year around the trade deadline and yesterday talk of going after an outfielder...
- 7/17 My Pinstripes: Slam, Bam, Thank You Ma'am:
Raul, you're so cool. - photo courtesy of northjersey.com
When it comes to hitting home runs, you won't find two more prodigious...
- 7/16 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IBANEZ GOES BIG WITH GRAND SLAM IN THE BRONX:
It was another nail-biter
tonight! What looked like a game that could go into extra innings ended
in dramatic homerun...
- 7/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ibanez’s late slam powers Yanks to win over Jays:
Here's something for you to ponder before bed: if a Yankee delivers a clutch hit in the eighth inning with the bases loaded,...
- 7/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Slam Jays, Win 6-3: Can I make a confession? I was a little worried about this one. I know it’s mid-July and I know the Yankees have a big lead...
- 7/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 89 Lineup: Blue Jays vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Blue Jays: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF...
- 7/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: The Yankees and Angels put on a show, Red Sox soap opera continues, and more this week. A Great Show There’s nothing quite...
- 7/16 Yanks Go Yard: Can’t Win ‘Em All: Bombers fall to Halos despite four more homers: Usually when a team hits four home runs, they put themselves in a very good position to be victorious. The Yankees, the major...
- 7/15 My Pinstripes: Yankees Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory:
Cano's nap cost the Yankees dearly - courtesy of daylife.com
No, that's not really how the saying goes, but it's apropos...
- 7/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 88 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Angels: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 7/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JESUS MONTERO: THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY:
The Yankees catching situation
is drastically different now as opposed to one year ago. In 2011,
Russell Martin had a...
- 7/15 Yanks Go Yard: Picture Post: July 13 vs. Angels: This may not be as epic as my picture post from Pettitte’s Return, but what do you want from me? They’re still legit…GET...
- 7/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Teixeira & Martin bail out Kuroda as Yanks slip past Angels 6-5: The Yankees ended the first half of the season right with a win and they started the second half of the season with a win as well....
- 7/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHICH YANKEE WALK-UP SONGS WOULD YOU CHOOSE?:
So, you know I am addicted to my iPod. Over the years as a kid, I loved the mixed
tape. You kids who read...
- 7/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE KEY TO THE YANKEES 2ND HALF? HEALTH:
Pete Caldera of the Bergen Record, you know him... you love
him, had a great piece a few days ago about the Yankees and...
- 7/14 Call to the Pen: The New York Yankees are Back on Top: I admit it. When the Yankees got upset by the Tigers in last year’s ALDS, I really thought they might find themselves out...
- 7/14 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Angels Bullpen Falters in First Game After All-Star Break: The back-end of the Angel bullpen has been solid all year, especially Scott Downs. This time it didn’t work out. Downs gave...
- 7/14 Yanks Go Yard: Teixeira and Martin lead Yanks’ rally past Halos: In order for the New York Yankees to maintain their comfortable lead in the American League East, they are going to need contributions...
- 7/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 87 – The Chief’s bender: It is hoped that most of you got to watch yesterday's game on your local channel. Here in Maine, we had to watch it on the MLB...
- 7/14 My Pinstripes: 2 Bad Pitches Don't Spoil The Whole Game Girl:
Russell Martin strokes game winner - courtesy of Buffalo News
If you hadn't known better you would have sworn tonight's...
- 7/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HUGE YANKEE COMEBACK ON FRIDAY THE 13TH:
On Friday the 13th, the Yankees scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 8th inning and then were suddenly on their way to a come...
- 7/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Martin comes through to complete comeback as Yanks beat Halos:
For a moment it looked like the night would belong to Mark Teixeira after the Yankees' first baseman launched his second home...
- 7/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Comeback Kids Teixeira And Martin Lead The Yankees To Victory: Well, that was an exciting game. And thanks to some late inning heroics by the Yankees, the complexion of this recap changed dramatically....
- 7/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 86 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Angels Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 7/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Angels @ Yankees 7/13 – 7/15: Pitching Matchups Friday, 7/13/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda RHP Last Appearance: (ND) 5.2IP, 6ER, 10H,...
- 7/12 Yanks Go Yard: Which Yankees are fulfilling their contract values based on WAR?: It is no secret that the New York Yankees are able to spend more than just about every other team in Major League Baseball. In...
- 7/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman: I believe in Russell Martin:
Tired of Russell Martin‘s .179/.300/.348 first half line? Yankees fans are better off getting used to it because it...
- 7/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Cashman: Yankees set with Martin: One area the Yankees could help themselves out by upgrading this month is at catcher, with Russell Martin and Chris Stewart...
- 7/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Not looking to add catcher: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said the team is not looking to add a catcher even though C Russell Martin struggled...[+]
during the first half of the season.
- 7/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching the Future Part Two: The catching situation for the Yankees is bleak. Russell Martin? Struggling. Chris Stewart? Not good. Austin Romine? Injured....
- 7/10 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Martin, Phillies, Blue Jays, Papelbon: A few links from around the NL East and AL East, where the Yankees and Nationals reside in first place at the All-Star break ...
Yankees...
- 7/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: MLB has reached the halfway point and it’s time for that special break in the regular season. All-Star week is a time to reflect...
- 7/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Pictures of Russell Martin’s girlfriend Marikym Hervieux:
I have no idea if these two are still together, married, broken up, or whatever, but I didn’t read anything that said...
- 7/9 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees Second-Half Predictions: Earlier today, the Yanks Go Yard staff looked back at some of the biggest surprises and disappointments from the first half....
- 7/9 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8:
Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston...
- 7/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin gets early rest: New York Yankees C Russell Martin wasn't in the starting lineup Sunday, July 8, against the Boston Red Sox. Manager Joe Girardi...[+]
wanted Martin to begin his All-Star break early.
- 7/8 Yanks Go Yard: Yanks Go Yard Round Table Discussion: Most Surprising and Most Disappointing Yankees in First-half: In a new feature, the Yanks Go Yard staff will be posed a question and each will provide their answer(s) in a round table discussion....
- 7/8 Yanks Go Yard: Jekyll & Hyde: Yankees split twin-bill with Red Sox: The New York Yankees made the game look easy in the first part of a day-night double-header yesterday against the Boston Red Sox...
- 7/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 7/8:
Whether we want to believe it or not, recent callups Pedro Ciriaco and Mauro Gomez may have saved the season for the Boston...
- 7/7 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Paul, Ross, Tanner, Wells, Martin:
Let's check out some links as Saturday turns into Sunday..
Outfielder Xavier Paul has signed with the Reds and will report...
- 7/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES INJURY UPDATES: NUNEZ, JOBA, ROMINE:
Many have wondered about guys who were up with the Yankees and have either fallen to injury or were shipped down to the minors...
- 7/7 BoSox Injection: Bats Awaken; Pitching Slackens. Sox Lose 10-8 Slugfest to Yankees.: Knowing that I was going to dinner with my wife on Friday night and that I was covering the Sox/Yanks game, I’d fired up...
- 7/7 The Captain's Blog: Are Platoon Splits Making a Difference for Yankees’ Offense?: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Last night was the kind of game the Yankees have won...
- 7/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 82 Lineup: Yankees vs. Red Sox: Lineup vs. Red Sox Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 7/6 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Red Sox | 7/6/12-7/8/12: Pitching Matchups Friday, 7/6/12, 7:10pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Last Appearance: 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H,...
- 7/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Five Questions with the Enemy: An Interview with Matt Imbrogno of Yankee Analysts: Today, I’m releasing the third installment of my “Five Questions with the Enemy” series. Once again, my guest...
- 7/5 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Catching is a mess: Joe Girardi has made it clear that he prefers a defensive-first catcher. Offensive backstop Jorge Posada was switched to DH...
- 7/5 Yanks Go Yard: Girardi sticks by Martin; does he have a choice?: New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has all the confidence in the world in starting catcher Russell Martin. The organization...
- 7/5 Yanks Go Yard: Tropicana Quencher: Yankees end nine-game drought at Rays’ home park: The New York Yankees ended a nine-game Tropicana Field skid and a two-game losing streak against the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday...
- 7/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine returning in a couple of weeks:
Russell Martin is in the middle of a 0-for-27 skid that has his overall numbers down to a pathetic .178/.297/.347. The Yankees...
- 7/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: A more optimistic take on the Yankee farm: EJ’s post from earlier today highlights the disappointing nature of the Yankee farm in 2012, and for the most part, I agree....
- 7/4 My Pinstripes: Yanks Stop the Slop at the Trop:
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Tropicana Field, aka "The Trop" is a hideous excuse of a ballpark. It's a disgrace; arguably...
- 7/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 81: The Half Way Point: Happy Independence Day! We’re officially half way through the Yankees’ season after today’s game. The surprises...
- 7/4 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 81 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays: Lineup vs. Rays: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 7/4 Yanks Go Yard: Unwelcome Guests: Yankees lose ninth straight as visitors to Tropicana Field: The New York Yankees have collectively played some of the best defense in the majors this season, but last night turned in a...
- 7/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin tankingNew York Yankees C Russell Martin is hitless in his last 23 at-bats and is hitting .182....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin is hitless in his last 23 at-bats and is hitting .182.
- 7/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: I Hate Sean Rodriguez, Bizarro-Yankees Lose 7-4: Sean Rodriguez is one of the worst offensive players in baseball. You could describe his bat as atrocious, horrendous, appalling,...
- 7/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES ARE LOST IN ST. PETERSBURG:
Don't look now but the Yankees are on a 2 game losing streak. Sure, it's not the end of the world, but it was not a...
- 7/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 80 Lineup: Yankees @ Rays: Lineup vs. Rays: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Raul Ibanez DH Eric Chavez...
- 7/3 WasWatching: Is A-Rod Costing The Yankees Runs?: Know anything about RE24? Here’s some on it via Fangraphs: RE24 (runs above average by the 24 base/out states): RE24 is...
- 7/2 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Rays | 7/2/12-7/4/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 7/2/12, 7:10pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Freddy Garcia, RHP Last Appearance (has been in bullpen):...
News -- June 2012
- 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin in Saturday's lineup: Confirming previous reports, New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) is back in the starting lineup against the Chicago White...[+]
Sox Saturday, June 30.
- 6/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees don’t think Martin needs a DL stint:
For most of his short Yankee career, Chris Stewart has barely been noticable. He barely played and really only caught for...
- 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin appears in ninth inning: Updating a previous report, New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) entered the game Friday, June 29, against the Chicago White...[+]
Sox for defensive purposes. He expects to return to the starting lineup Saturday, June 30.
- 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin to return this weekend: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) thinks he can return to the lineup Saturday, June 30, and he plans to test his back by...[+]
swinging Friday, June 29. 'The last time he told me he felt good, he wasn't 100 percent,' said manager Joe Girardi. 'I'm hoping that him saying that he feels really good and maybe he'll do something so maybe (Saturday) or the next day (he'll start).'
- 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin getting better: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) said his back is starting to feel better but is not in the lineup because he thinks he...[+]
would be hurting the team if he is not 100 percent.
- 6/28 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. White Sox | 6/28/12-7/1/12: Pitching Matchups Thursday, 6/28/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Ivan Nova, RHP Last Start: 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 7 K, 3...
- 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin not expected to land on DLNew York Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn't think C Russell Martin (back) will land on the disabled list....[+]
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn't think C Russell Martin (back) will land on the disabled list.
- 6/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 74 Lineup: Indians vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Indians: Curtis Granderson CF Nick Swisher RF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira DH Raul Ibanez LF Eric...
- 6/27 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Report Card: June: Here’s a new monthly article I like to call the Yankees Report Card. Every month based on the Yankees performances (pitchers...
- 6/27 Yanks Go Yard: Hughes bounces back, Yankees “hold on” to beat Indians: Phil Hughes gave his detractors something to think about last night as he bounced back from a poor effort in his previous outing....
- 6/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin returnsNew York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) returned to the lineup Wednesday, June 27....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) returned to the lineup Wednesday, June 27.
- 6/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Grading the Yankees at about the halfway point:
Last month I misjudged the Yankees as a middle of the road team. Glad I was way off. Submitted for your approval, here is...
- 6/26 Yanks Go Yard: Time for the Yankees to recall Francisco Cervelli?: It’s been no surprise this season that Russell Martin has had a tough time at the plate. The back-up catcher Chris Stewart is...
- 6/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin was available in emergency situation: Updating a previous report, New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) was out again Monday, June 25, against the Cleveland Indians,...[+]
although he was available in an emergency situation. C Chris Stewart started again in his absence.
- 6/25 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees resume American League play as Indians invade the Bronx: The New York Yankees are finally done with Interleague Play and while they are the most successful team in the history of the...
- 6/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Thoughts on the final game of the Subway Series:
So, about that pitching duel… C.C. Sabathia wasn’t very sharp with his pitches, and R.A. Dickey wasn’t very sharp with...
- 6/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Truth About The Yankees’ Home Runs: The simple stupidity of the Yankees being criticized for relying on the home run ball speaks for itself. Are they supposed to...
- 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin still outNew York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) remains out of the lineup Monday, June 25....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) remains out of the lineup Monday, June 25.
- 6/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Travel Day: Chemistry, the start of what could be a busy trade season, some reality about ex Yankees, interleague mercifully over with and...
- 6/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Indians | 6/25/12-6/27/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 6/25/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Hiroki Kuroda, RHP Last Start: 7.0 IP, 4 ER, 6 H, 6 K,...
- 6/25 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees: The journey through the National League has drawn to a close, and now the Cleveland Indians get back to playing their league-mates....
- 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin expects to play Monday: New York Yankees SP Russell Martin (back) did not start Sunday, June 24, against the New York Mets, but he was available off the...[+]
bench. Martin is likely to return to the starting lineup Sunday, June 25, against the Cleveland Indians. 'I know that it's not severe; I know that,' Martin said. 'If I'm in the lineup, I'll be ready to play.'
- 6/24 Yanks Go Yard: In a Pinch: Chavez’s homer breaks tie, bullpen dominates as Yankees top Mets 4-3: Through six innings of play, it looked as though the New York Yankees were on the way to their fourth consecutive loss. Instead,...
- 6/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Turning points: Yankees comeback to beat Mets 4-3:
Ivan Nova had a solid game, but had to fight through poor defense and left trailing 3-0. The Yankees offense picked him up...
- 6/24 WasWatching: Russell Martin (And Brian Cashman) Will Be Reason Why The Yankees Don’t Win The Pennant In 2012: Did you know that the Yankees never had a pennant winning team where they had a catcher (with a minimum of 300 PA) bat less than...
- 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin leaves with stiff backNew York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) left the game Saturday, June 23, against the New York Mets due to a stiff back....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin (back) left the game Saturday, June 23, against the New York Mets due to a stiff back.
- 6/23 It's About the Money (Stupid): Ibanez ties it. Chavez wins it. Yanks beat Mets, 4-3:
Oh, those dreaded home runs. That is the only way the Yankees score they say. Those homers won a ballgame tonight over the...
- 6/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 70 Lineup: Yankees @ Mets: Lineup vs. Mets: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 6/23 Yankees Fans Unite: How the players are performing in 2012…so far: When the Yankees were playing horrible baseball in the month of May, you would have thought Brett Gardner‘s prediction of...
- 6/23 Yanks Go Yard: The Yankees are in perfect harmony this season: From what the past month has shown us, everything is clicking with the New York Yankees despite losing the series to the Atlanta...
- 6/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 69 Lineup: Yankees @ Mets: Lineup vs. Mets: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 6/22 The Captain's Blog: Examining the Yankees’ RISP Problem: The Yankees’ lack of productivity with runners in scoring position has been a reoccurring theme all season. Even amid the team’s...
- 6/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Mets Talking Big As Subway Series Continues: The Yankees certainly didn’t intimidate the Mets by sweeping them in the 1st round of the Subway Series. Both Mets closer Frank...
- 6/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I KNOW HOW TO FIX THE YANKEES: Hey y’all, miss me? Liars!
OK, so our boys are 14 games over .500 and sitting nicely in First place. But you know what I...
- 6/21 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Chris Reed the only prospect to represent Dodgers in Futures Game:
The 2012 Futures Game rosters were announced today and London-born (say wha?) Chris Reed will represent the Dodgers in Kansas...
- 6/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman: We want both Cano and Granderson here long term:
Because of stiffer luxury tax penalties in the new collective bargaining agreement, the Yankees are trying to reduce payroll...
- 6/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 67 Lineup: Braves vs. Yankees: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez LF Nick Swisher RF Eric Chavez...
- 6/19 Baseball Musings: The Cashman Speech: Brian Cashman talked to the Yankees players when they were at a low point, and they’ve turned it around since: Cashman met...
- 6/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES WIN 10 IN A ROW, BEAT THE BRAVES:
The best part about the Yankees winning streak is that I can sit here every night and post pictures of the past Yankee greats...
- 6/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees by the numbers: 36 Facts, Enigmas, Trends, and Whatnot:
4.50 Ivan Nova’s home ERA in his 146 innings in Yankee Stadium.
3.50 Ivan Nova’s road ERA, on the other hand, in 139...
- 6/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE CLICKING OF MY NEW YORK YANKEES: The fans never doubt their Yankees, we just want them to perform like they’re supposed to…like champions. The other night,...
- 6/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MARTIN & BURNETT EXCHANGE TEXTS: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 6/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi calls Martin a big reason for rotation turn around:
These days the Yankees starting rotation is looking good, but after April they were second to worst in the American League...
- 6/13 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE NOT-SO-GREAT CATCHER THAT BECAME A CATCHER: Jesus Montero caught his first no-hitter with the Seattle
Mariners this year, but why is no one talking about that? I mean, why...
- 6/13 Rising Apple: Jon Rauch Demoted From Mets Setup Role: After a string of unproductive outings, Terry Collins finally had the last straw as Jon Rauch gave up the game-winning home run...
- 6/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Frankie Cervelli should be promoted for the playoffs… now!:
Francisco Cervelli did not respond well to being demoted. He was not shy about being confused and distraught over the whole...
- 6/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Six run 8th propels Yanks to series win: This one most definitely had an annoyingly hopeless feel to it, didn’t it? From the get-go, it was readily apparent that...
- 6/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PIELESS IN THE BRONX:
After Russell Martin’s walk off win in the Bronx to sweep the Mets, I thought about things recently that annoyed...
- 6/11 Baseball Musings: No Runs Nova: Ivan Nova continued the resurgence of the Yankees pitching staff with seven shutout innings against the Braves Monday night. He...
- 6/11 FanSided: Yankees begin six-game road trip tonight versus Braves: The New York Yankees (34-25), fresh off a Subway Series sweep of the New York Mets, are now set to begin a six-game road trip...
- 6/11 Yanks Go Yard: Yankees-Braves Podcast Preview: The first round of the Subway Series turned out to be instant success for the New York Yankees. During their sweep, they blew...
- 6/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin hits two outNew York Yankees C Russell Martin hit two homers Sunday, June 10....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin hit two homers Sunday, June 10.
- 6/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Somewhat resurgent Russell: After an 0-3 performance during the May 2nd loss to the O’s, Russell Martin‘s batting line was a measly .150/.320/.267/.587....
- 6/10 High Heat Stats: “It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart.”: No one can better grasp the meaning of Bart Giamatti’s famous description of baseball than a Mets fan watching his team...
- 6/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SWEEPING THE METS IS PRETTY SWEET FOR YANKEELAND:
So the Yankees won today and not only that, they won the entire series against the New York Mets. Sure, I can could...
- 6/10 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 61: Loss to Yankees: Yankees 5 Bisons 4 For a while there, it looked like the Bisons might hang in there long enough to beat the mighty Yankees. In...
- 6/10 Baseball Musings: AL East Winners: The Red Sox lost a game in the standings to every AL East opponent on Sunday afternoon. The Mets got out to an early 3-0 lead...
- 6/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees sweep Mets on Martin’s walk-off homer:
The New York Yankees looked dead in the water for six and two-thirds innings in Sunday's final game with the New York Mets...
- 6/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin hits two homers, leading the Yankees to a sweep of the Mets: Through six innings it looked like the Yankees were going to get shut out in this one. The Bombers couldn’t manage anything...
- 6/8 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Ask Nash: Filling a Void Behind the Dish: Nash, My catcher situation is bleak, I had Victor Martinez as a keeper (sigh) and then picked up Salvador Perez, we all...
- 6/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Which Yankees deserve an All-Star game nod?:
In typical Yankees fashion, a flip of the calendar from one month to the other means a complete 180 degree turn in the team’s...
- 6/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: How they stack up: Hitters: Yesterday, I checked in on how the Yankees’ offense and pitching staff stack up against the rest of the AL, now let’s...
- 6/7 High Heat Stats: Thursday roundup (pocket edition): @Athletics 7, Rangers 1: The walks are starting to catch up with Yu Darvish. He walked 6 today, including 3 (plus a HBP) in a...
- 6/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THAT YANKEE LOSS WAS UNFORTUNATE:
The Yankees lost tonight with their top starter on the mound. CC Sabathia get's the loss and what are you going to do? ...
- 6/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Subway Series preview: Comparing the Mets and Yankees:
There has been random polarization and a trend of parity through the first two months of the 2012 season, especially in both...
- 6/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin is hitting .300 over the last 13 games:
Don’t look now, but Russell Martin is proving that he isn’t completely useless with the bat. Over the past 13...
- 6/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKS SHOULD LEARN FROM CERVELLI'S PASSION:
Say what you will about the Francisco Cervelli fist pump. Many call it silly and over the top. Some, like...
- 6/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES COME ALIVE!:
If you don't see the sheer genius of this album cover, you just aren't pop culture savvy. That being said, I won't...
- 6/5 FanSided: Game 55: Early Errors, Grand Slam Doom Rays in 7-0 Shutout Loss to NYY: While it ultimately was not the deciding factor in a 7-0 loss to the Yankees, it was indeed a precursor of things to come in this...
- 6/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pettitte brilliant, blanks Rays: Earlier today, I wrote about the good and the bad things that’ve entailed Andy Pettitte‘s comeback. Once the game...
- 6/5 Baseball Musings: Bases Loaded Trouble: James Shields came into Tuesday night’s game with a great record with runners in scoring position. The Yankees loaded the...
- 6/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Mechinical Issues Help Hughes Pitch One of the Best Games of His Career: The first complete game of the year for a Yankee pitcher goes to… Phil Hughes. After giving up 11 hits and 7 earned runs...
- 6/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine cleared to begin baseball activities:
Austin Romine was at the doorstep. After a late season promotion to Triple-A last season, he figured to start the year there...
- 6/4 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees dealing with confrontational umpires:
These umpires are getting out of control. First, Russell Martin has to deal with Laz Diaz, who refused to let him throw new...
- 6/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: NO ONE DOES THE YANKEES BETTER THAN PETE CALDERA:
(In Photo: Pete Caldera/The Bergen Record)
Writing a blog always seems to have this “rogue”
stigma attached...
- 6/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: No fines issued to Martin or Diaz:
In a bizarre scene earlier in the week, Yankees catcher Russell Martin called out home plate umpire Laz Diaz after the umpire...
- 6/2 FanSided: Yankees News and Notes: Martin, Gardner and Robertson: We'll be providing New York Yankees news and notes in a separate column from the game recaps going forward. Generally, the post...
- 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): No fines issued in Martin/Diaz dispute:
Sometimes MLB is completely beyond parody, and the fact that they've apparently decided that no one will be punished for the...
- 6/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yanks vs. Tigers 6/1: Yanks. Tigers. This time, it’s in Detroit. For a preview of the series, check out our pal Larry Koestler’s Series...
News -- May 2012
- 5/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DON'T MAKE MARTIN ANGRY...YOU WOULDN'T LIKE HIM ANGRY:
I usually don’t have a problem with the umpires. I know the job sucks and for the most part
they handle the job...
- 5/31 FanSided: Yankees in fortunate position after two months of underachieving: To say the New York Yankees are underachieving this season would be a major understatement.
After a 13-9 record in April, the...
- 5/31 Yanks Go Yard: BREAKING NEWS: MLB Umpires Are Petty Jerks: According to Marc Carig, Russell Martin had a few choice words for home plate umpire Laz Diaz following last night’s victory...
- 5/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): Austin Romine cleared to resume baseball activities:
It looks like Austin Romine could be back playing baseball sooner rather than later. He announced on Twitter that he has been...
- 5/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): MLB “looking into” Martin/Diaz spat: Via the YES Network, Major League Baseball is investigating the incident that purportedly took place between Yankees' catcher...
- 5/31 FanSided: A Look at The New York Yankees RISP Woes : If there's one theme we've seen throughout the first quarter of the season, it's that the New York Yankees cannot buy a run when...
- 5/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin calls out umpire Laz Diaz in a bizarre exchange:
In one of the more bizarre things that I’ve seen happen on the baseball field, home plate umpire Laz Diaz wouldn’t...
- 5/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Catching Conundrum: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) I know this is going to come as a complete shock, but the Yankees...
- 5/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S TIME FOR RUSSELL MARTIN TO EXPLODE:
Defensively right now, I love what I see from RussellMartin. The “Munson-like” catcher is who
I need behind...
- 5/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT WAS A FRUSTRATING NIGHT IN ANAHEIM, AGAIN:
I really dislike the Angels, I really do. They play on the west coast,
so their games start three hours later than normal,...
- 5/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): Will Russell Martin start hitting? Maybe not.:
With Mark Teixeira suddenly hitting the cover off of the ball, at least for now, the most glaring hole in the Yankees' lineup...
- 5/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi willing to live with Martin’s poor numbers:
At one point Russell Martin was one of the more promising young catchers in the game. Not only did he win a Gold Glove in...
- 5/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): A catching debate for the Yankees?:
We all loved Jorge Posada. One of the "Core Four" founding fathers with five rings upon his fingers was an icon in New York....
- 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin sitsNew York Yankees C Russell Martin (neck) sat out for the second straight day Sunday, May 27, with a stiff neck....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin (neck) sat out for the second straight day Sunday, May 27, with a stiff neck.
- 5/28 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: New York Yankees: The Yankees are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series:
Eligible For Free Agency (10)
Mariano Rivera - Though he's...
- 5/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Ranting about the struggling Russell Martin:
Is it just me, or is anyone else getting really sick of Russell Martin? I don’t know about you, but I’m extremely tired...
- 5/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Russell Martin dilemma:
Russell Martin personally left seven men on base in last night's game. His ungainly offensive performance was fortunately...
- 5/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees getting extra strikes: Last summer, a lot of great content about catcher defense was put out, led by this Mike Fast piece at BP. Catcher defense is...
- 5/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 44 Lineup: Royals vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Royals: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 5/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Grading the Yankees through 42 games:
Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the world of average baseball. Most of the Yankees are not the players we thought they...
- 5/22 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 43 Lineup: Royals vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Royals: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Raul Ibanez DH Nick Swisher RF Mark...
- 5/22 The Captain's Blog: Has Yankees’ RISP Failure Become a Pressing Issue?: Over the past nine games, the Yankees’ offense has turned R-I-S-P into a “four-letter word”. Following last night’s...
- 5/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Jump Starting the Offense Against Hochevar: Bad, the Yankee offense has been bad. Looking at the team’s offensive capabilities going back to the mid 90′s, there...
- 5/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: "HEY YANKEES...YOU'RE KILLING ME SMALLS!":
There's no other way of saying it. The New York Yankees have gaping holes and are exposed. It almost seems like every team...
- 5/22 NY Baseball Digest: Are the Yanks All That Good?: I always get a laugh at prognosticators in spring training. There seems to be “crushes” on teams where you get ridiculous...
- 5/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: FORGET THE MAY LOSSES...BELIEVE IN YOUR YANKEES!:
I’m seeing a lot of disappointment that’s turning into
anger. Sure the Yankees can’t seem to
win consistently...
- 5/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Set bats to “fail,” Scotty. Yanks shut out by Royals:
This is the part where I'm supposed to recap tonight's game and add a little bit of insight for your enjoyment but...that's...
- 5/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 42 Lineup: Royals vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Royals: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Raul Ibanez LF Nick Swisher RF Mark...
- 5/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Believe It Or Don’t—The Bad (American League): Yesterday I examined teams that were expected to do poorly, but haven’t and whether or not their performances are real. Today...
- 5/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES LINEUP DESERVES A SHAKE-UP: Generally, as a
Yankee fan, I’m pretty patient. When the team struggles on offense I
usually just blow it off knowing that...
- 5/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nova’s Slider Giveth and Taketh Away: When Ivan Nova began his brilliant second half last year, he surprised everyone by adding a new and efficient slider. He increased...
- 5/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: YANKEES LOSE AND ITS DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN:
(Nova delivers vs Reds today)
It was a warm and sunny day this afternoon in the Bronx where the Yankees took on...
- 5/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees vs. Reds | 5/18/12-5/20/12: Pitching Matchups Friday, 5/18/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: Andy Pettitte, LHP Last Start: 6.1 IP, 4 ER, 7 H, 2 K,...
- 5/19 The Captain's Blog: Examining an Age Old Question About the Yankees’ Offense: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The Yankees’ offense is old. There’s...
- 5/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees struggles continue with RISP:
I don’t know about you, but it’s very hard to watch the Yankees right now.
In April, I didn’t get too frustrated because,...
- 5/18 WasWatching: Without Them, You’d Have Passed Balls: Have the Yankees ever had a dynasty run without a home-grown All-Star caliber catcher? In any event, Russell Martin is trending...
- 5/16 Lasorda's Lair: Letting Go of Loney: Let me first start this off by saying that I like James Loney. Loney was a member of the young core of home-grown Dodgers which...
- 5/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankee beat: Martin, A-Rod, and a mock draft:
The Orioles actually have some pitchers and aren’t going to be the pushovers that we’ve all become accustomed...
- 5/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Is Granderson that bad a center fielder?:
The more I learn about this new world of player metrics and evaluation, the more confused I get. If someone once said that...
- 5/15 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Braves, Dempster, Rizzo, Astros: One scout told Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports that the work of the Braves’ hitting instructors and the performance of Kris Medlen...
- 5/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks win a wet, see-saw game 8-5: First things first both Ivan Nova and Clay Rapada left the game with various injuries. Raul Ibanez also got plunked and exited...
- 5/14 PaulLebowitz.com: Ichiro: Beautiful to Watch and Functionally Empty: If anything exemplified the 2012 version of Ichiro Suzuki, it was one play in particular during Saturday’s Mariners’ 6-2 loss...
- 5/14 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tenders Contributing With New Teams: Most non-tenders don’t come back to haunt their former clubs, but they definitely have the potential to do so. Valuable players...
- 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin working with hitting coach: New York Yankees C Russell Martin has gone to hitting coach Kevin Long looking for answers to his early-season slump, which has...[+]
Martin currently batting .179. We worked on getting my backside through and I felt a lot more comfortable, Martin said.
- 5/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HUGHES DOMINATES; YANKS BEAT MARINERS 6-2:
After just two inning today the New York Yankees scored four runs and gave Phil Hughes all the breathing room he needed. ...
- 5/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: GARDNER SETBACK & THE "HIT VIRUS" IS COMING:
Brett Gardner can’t be out with a setback, it’s just not possible, is it? Read Marc Carig of the Star Ledger HERE. Sure,...
- 5/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Sabathia’s Personal Catcher: “I choose my days to give Russell off. A lot of days, I’ll catch Stew against left handers as well, in a sense. Yeah, he’s...
- 5/10 YankeeAnalysts.com: Robertson blows save in 9th, Yanks fall 4-1 to Rays: This game story really only needs to talk about two innings. In the first, the Yankees got an RBI double from Robinson Cano...
- 5/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I'M THINKING ABOUT POSADA AGAIN...:
It’s still crazy to me to think that Jorge Posada is not on
the New York Yankees this season. I'm not mad...
- 5/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE FRUSTRATING YANKEE LOSSES CONTINUE:
The Yankees entered
this week playing seven games against teams they should handle in the
Baltimore Orioles and the...
- 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin has much-needed big game: New York Yankees C Russell Martin had three hits, including a solo home run, in four at-bats Saturday, May 5, against the Kansas...[+]
City Royals. Despite the big game, Martin is still batting just .206.
- 5/3 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MANY WONDER IF SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH MARTIN:
Since Russell Martin joined the Yankees for the 2011 season, he has had varied measures of success. If you recall,...
- 5/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES STUNK UP THE JOINT:
When the Yankees lose, I get **** That's it. The End. I really don't want to write anymore when I watch the Yankees...
- 5/2 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 24 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez RF Eric...
- 5/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Jake Arrieta: The Orioles send right handed pitcher Jake Arrieta to the mound tonight to face Ivan Nova and the Yankees. Arrieta was a 5th...
- 5/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks and their odd lineup fall to O’s: When the Yankees released their lineup this afternoon, I think the collective response was, “Huh?” It featured Russell...
- 5/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 23 Lineup: Orioles vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Yankees: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Andruw Jones RF Russell...
- 5/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Brian Matusz: Tonight, the Orioles send left handed pitcher Brian Matusz up against the Yankees’ Phil Hughes. There are plenty of similarities...
News -- April 2012
- 4/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S ALL YANKEES PITCHING IN BIG BRONX WIN:
Pitching wins ball games. You know how I know that? Because it was pitching that kept a red hot Baltimore Orioles to...
- 4/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Jason Hammel: Tonight, the Orioles will send right handed pitcher Jason Hammel to the mound in the Bronx. Originally drafted by the Rays in...
- 4/29 Feelin' Kinda Blue: The Dodgers' third-best hitter, A.J. Ellis, bats eighth:
A.J. Ellis
While Jon Weisman at Dodger Thoughts is (rightfully) starting the "A.J. Ellis All-Star campaign," I'm thinking...
- 4/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Freddy stinks, Yankees’ comeback falls short, Tigers win 7-5:
The Yankees could have tapped C.C. Sabathia to start today's game after having a day off on Thursday, but instead manager...
- 4/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Max Scherzer: The Tigers will send right handed pitcher Max Scherzer to the mound for the rubber game of this matchup. The 27 year old was...
- 4/28 Yankees Fans Unite: What a wild one! Yanks win 7-6 on wild pitch in 9th inning: NEW YORK– As if things couldn’t get any worse for the Detroit Tigers (10-10). After not having Delmon Young for tonight’s...
- 4/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S THE FIRST YANKEE WALKOFF OF 2012: Friday night’s game was a wild one. It had big hits, big homers, poor
pitching, awful fielding, awful umpiring, but most importantly,...
- 4/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hughes Too Predictable With Two Strikes: In his four starts of the 2012 season, Phil Hughes‘ best offspeed pitch has been his changeup, yet with 89 two strike counts...
- 4/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHf/x Scouting Report: Justin Verlander: Over the last couple of games, the Yankees have hit an odd patch of offensive trouble, scoring only 3 runs between their last...
- 4/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Are these the last weeks of Phil Hughes as starting pitcher?: Last night, Phil Hughes didn’t make it out of the third inning. He got to two outs in the inning, but just couldn’t...
- 4/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman: I still make the Pineda trade 10 times out of 10:
Once the initial shock of the Michael Pineda/Jesus Montero wore off most fans understood the inherent risk involved, but liked...
- 4/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Some Interesting Early Season Trends: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The fun part about small sample sizes is the room for interpretation...
- 4/25 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 18 Lineup: Yankees @ Rangers: Lineup vs. Rangers: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 4/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Stewart will not be Sabathia’s personal catcher:
Last season it was Francisco Cervelli who caught most of CC Sabathia‘s start and so far this year Chris Stewart has...
- 4/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Scott Feldman: In the rubber game of this series, right handed pitcher Scott Feldman will take the mound on Wednesday night. After being selected...
- 4/24 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 17 Lineup: Yankees @ Rangers: Lineup vs Rangers: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez DH Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 4/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY KURODA PITCHED GOOD BUT DARVISH PITCHED BETTER:
Not alot of offense out of Yankeeland tonight, so expect a short post with a few nice highlights... then you get to go to...
- 4/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Grading the Yankees first 16 games:
After 16 games (roughly 10 percent of the season) gone, let’s take a look at the progress report for the 2012 Yankees. ...
- 4/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Darvish dominates, Yanks get shut out: After besting the red-hot Rangers 7-4 behind solid pitching from CC Sabathia, the Yankees looked to continue their success in...
- 4/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT WAS ALL YANKEES IN ARLINGTON: It was definitely a good ball game tonight, and the Yankees looked good...real good.
CC Sabathia took the mound and while...
- 4/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Series Preview: Yankees at Rangers | 4/23/12-4/25/12: Pitching Matchups Monday, 4/23/12, 7:05pm ET Pitching for the Yankees: C.C. Sabathia, LHP Last Start: 7.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 H, 7 K,...
- 4/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I HAVE THE YANKEE ROTATION FOR MAY: Yeah sure… I’m jumping the gun, nothing wrong with alittle speculation… me looking into my crystal ball after almost entire...
- 4/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Russell Martin Conundrum:
Quick one: Who has more wins above replacement from 2006 to 2011, Matt Kemp or Russell Martin? Before you make a quick pick,...
- 4/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Sherman: Yankees serious about $189 million and will not re-sign Swisher:
Joel Sherman of the NY Post has been on the Yankees beat longer than any other writer for any publication. This means that...
- 4/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Derek Holland: After “sweeping” the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees are on their way to face the Texas Rangers and Derek Holland. As...
- 4/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT WAS AN EPIC COMEBACK WIN AT FENWAY:
For about the first six innings the Yankees had zero life in this game.
None. They fell behind 9-0 through five innings...
- 4/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Derek Jeter’s charmed life:
After watching the New York Yankees dismantle the Red Sox' bullpen yesterday to the tune of two straight seven-run innings,...
- 4/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Daniel Bard: In this experiment, the Red Sox will send out 2011 setup man Daniel Bard to face the Yankees this evening. Despite a horrendous...
- 4/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 15 Lineup: Yankees @ Red Sox: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Derek Jeter DH Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw...
- 4/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi calls Martin’s struggles at the plate mechanical:
Russell Martin entered Friday’s game against the Red Sox with the lowest batting average on the Yankees and no extra...
- 4/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees celebrate Fenway anniversary with 5 homers:
It took the Yankees bats a little while to wake up, but yesterday’s five home run performance during the celebration...
- 4/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 1912: HIGHLANDERS TOP RED SOX 6-2:
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- 4/20 My Pinstripes: Happy Yankeeversary:
It was a big day in Boston on Friday afternoon, the Old Town Team was celebrating the
100th anniversary of Fenway Park....
- 4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 14: Yanks v. Sox: Fenway turns 100: The Yankees and Red Sox renew their rivalry for the first time today as Boston celebrates the centennial of its home ballpark....
- 4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Clay Buchholz: This afternoon the Yankees will make the trip to Fenway to celebrate 100 years of the historical stadium. The Red Sox will send...
- 4/19 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – New York Yankees:
The Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first game at Fenway Park with the opener of a three-game series against...
- 4/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): SNY SportsNite video: Girardi, MartinLatest installment featuring Joe Girardi, Russell Martin:
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- 4/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not planning extension talks with Martin:
As is their usual style, the Yankees don’t plan on discussing an extension with Russell Martin, who will be a free agent...
- 4/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Anthony Swarzak: The Yankees will face Twins right handed pitcher Anthony Swarzak tonight in the final game of the four game series. The 26 year...
- 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lannan, Martin, Nationals, Orioles: Giants closer Brian Wilson will undergo his second Tommy John surgery tomorrow. Over the weekend we heard that his season was...
- 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Make Or Break Year: James Loney: Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw are arguably the best player and the best pitcher in baseball, respectively, and both came up...
- 4/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Winning the Battle, Losing the War: In watching, religiously, the past couple of weeks of baseball one flaw in play has stood out: The Yankees are winning the battle...
- 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Top First-Time Arbitration Eligible Catchers For 2013: Carlos Santana and Jonathan Lucroy recently signed extensions, but some other catchers are on track for year to year raises...
- 4/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Gardner has perfect game as Yanks rout Twins 8-3: Coming into tonight’s game only 2 Yankees had good numbers off of Twins starter Francisco Liriano; Brett Gardner & Derek...
- 4/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Jason Marquis: The Twins will send out Jason Marquis for his first start of 2012 tonight against the Yankees. Marquis grew up a Yankee fan in...
- 4/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game eleven – Sabathia for seven?:
The New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins are set for Game 2 of their series tonight at Yankee Stadium III. Both teams will...
- 4/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi: So far Phelps has passed with flying colors:
One of the biggest pleasant surprises so far in this young 2012 season has to be the emergence of David Phelps.
It’s...
- 4/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Francisco Liriano: Tonight at 7:05 pm EST, Francisco Liriano will take the mound in the second game of the Yankees v. Twins series. If you asked...
- 4/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankee beat: Martin, Teixeira, & Jeter:
The Twins came in and took the first game of a four game series when Freddy Garcia just didn’t have it and the Yankees...
- 4/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 10 Lineup: Twins vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Twins: 1. Derek Jeter SS 2. Curtis Granderson CF 3. Alex Rodriguez 3B 4. Robinson Cano 2B 5. Mark Teixeira 1B 6....
- 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Russell Martin’s odd offensive start:
Russell Martin has had an odd start to his offensive season. The catcher has come to the plate 33 times (small sample size!)...
- 4/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Ten: An Old “Friend”: The Yankees enter their home series against the Twins tonight facing an old friend. Despite being with the Yankee organization...
- 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees’ offense impressive in 11-5 win:
The New York Yankees cranked out twelve hits and took seven walks to pile up eleven runs at the expense of the Angels. The...
- 4/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Carl Pavano: Tonight at 7:05, the Yankees will face an old “friend” in Carl Pavano. There isn’t much to say when introducing the right...
- 4/16 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Kemp, Payroll, Robinson: The 9-1 Dodgers will slow down eventually, but their hot start ensures they'll win 85 games as long as they play .500 baseball...
- 4/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 9 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Angels: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 4/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 8 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Angels: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw...
- 4/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: CJ Wilson: This afternoon, the Yankees will face off against the Ranger’s newest starting pitcher, C.J. Wilson. The left hander has a career...
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- 4/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 7 Lineup: Angels vs. Yankees: Lineup vs. Angels: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 4/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: PITCHF/x Scouting Report: Ervin Santana: This afternoon, the Yankees will face the 26 year old right handed Angel pitcher Ervin Santana. In 2003 (Johan Santana back then)...
- 4/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: MESSAGE TO KURODA: DON'T SHOW FEAR IN OPENER: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 4/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees last in AL in defensive efficiency:
Yes, the Yankees have only played six games and yes, this data was only culled from one site, Baseball-reference.com. But...
- 4/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Recap, Campos, Thomson: The Yankees beat the Orioles tonight 6-4 in extra innings with a struggling Sabathia on the mound and a depleted bullpen backing...
- 4/11 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 6 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 4/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game six: Sabathia and Yanks look for sweep: Two wins this week against the Orioles have done much to quiet some of the angst surrounding a Yankee team that started the season...
- 4/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY SHOWALTER WANTS TO TASTE SUCCESS AGAIN: You go to Camden Yards during any Yankees / Orioles Series and there are more Yankees fans in the park than Orioles fans. Buck...
- 4/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game 5 Recap: Yankees 5, Orioles 4: It looked for some time on Tuesday like the Yankees would have to wait another day for a chance to pick up their first series...
- 4/10 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 5 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Curtis Granderson CF Andruw...
- 4/10 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I MISS POSADA DURING TIMES LIKE THESE: Jorge Posada never liked to lose and during the Yankees ever so brief 3 game losing streak, I believe he would have never...
- 4/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Extension parade continues, should the Yankees claim a spot?:
With news that both Carlos Santana and Ian Kinsler have received contract extensions from Cleveland and Texas, respectively,...
- 4/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: After a bad spring Ivan Nova has great start for Yankees:
Before Michael Pineda landed himself on the DL, there was talk that Ivan Nova‘s spot in the Yankees rotation might be...
- 4/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Martin and Andino fight over sign stealing:
As Monday night’s Yankees game came to an end, Orioles infielder Robert Andino was clearly disturbed and had to be literally...
- 4/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees pickup their 1st win of the season:
It turns out the Orioles were exactly what the Yankees needed as they picked up their first win of the season behind a solid...
- 4/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: LOSSES NOW DON’T MATTER. JUST ASK THE ’98 YANKEES: “Adrenaline keeps me in the game. Adrenaline, you don’t ever feel the pain. Wilder than your wildest dreams.”–Gavin Rossdale...
- 4/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Nova carries Yankees to first victory of 2012: Spring Training is over. It's a mantra we keep repeating during the first week of the regular season, and one that Ivan Nova appears...
- 4/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Recap, Stoneburner, PANIC!: Tonight, the Yankees won 6-2 to the Orioles for their first win of the year. Ivan the Stopper This spring, no one was worse than...
- 4/9 Yankees Fans Unite: Game 4 Lineup: Yankees @ Orioles: Okay Yankees…maybe fourth times a charm?? Lineup vs. Orioles: Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez...
- 4/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game four: Chevy or Super Nova?:
Ivan Nova and Brian Matusz have had their spring outings scrutinized and debated. Both will have increased scrutiny as they...
- 4/7 Yankees Fans Unite: Francisco Cervelli: Behind the demotion: When the Yankees finished the final game of Spring Training vs. the Mets on Wednesday, it seemed that the Yankees had their roster...
- 4/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Recap, Nunez, Stewart: Opening day for the Yankees and Rays began with fireworks on both sides. The pitching matchup, CC Sabathia v. James Shields, should...
- 4/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Pregame notes: With less than two hours to go until the regular season opens for the Yankees, here are a few news bits to chew on while you wait:
Michael...
- 4/6 NY Baseball Digest: Molina Taking Double-A Demotion in Stride: TRENTON, N.J. – At age 30, the last place catcher Gustavo Molina figured he would be arranging his locker is in the clubhouse...
- 4/6 NY Baseball Digest: Yankees 2012: Raising the Bar Even Higher Than Normal: How good are the 2012 Yankees? On paper they appear to be a 100-win ball club and the favorite to win the American League pennant....
- 4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: A look at the Yankees defense in 2012:
Defense is a difficult area for statisticians to analyze because there are so many different ways to define value in a player’s...
- 4/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Romine could be on the DL for a couple of months:
With Russell Martin a year away from free agency and Jesus Montero recently traded, Austin Romine could potentially become...
- 4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 5 Most Important Yankees For 2012: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) A more appropriate title for this post might have been “The...
- 4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Brief musings on an odd trade: Yesterday, right after their game against the Mets, the Yankees traded minor league reliever George Kontos to the Giants for...
- 4/4 Crashburn Alley: 10 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2012 Phillies: Over at ESPN Sweet Spot, David Schoenfield came up with 100 reasons to get excited about baseball over the next seven months....
- 4/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Revisiting the Lineup: Back in October, I wrote an article on the possibilities for the 2012 lineup. I enjoy writing posts like that, but that one...
- 4/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Kuroda, Hughes get work in as Yankees sweep Marlins 5-2: The Yankees were able to get one final look of the Marlins ballpark before they head out after the game and in the midst of that,...
- 4/3 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 4/2/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Marlins: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson DH Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick Swisher RF Raul...
- 4/3 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: American League East: Ron Opher doesn't pull any punches as he previews each Major League Baseball division. Instead of giving us a bunch of "ifs,"...
- 4/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Possible roster permutations without Pineda and Cabral: With the injuries to Michael Pineda and Cesar Cabral, the Yankee roster is definitely going to take a new shape. Clay Rapada‘s...
News -- March 2012
- 3/31 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/30/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Phillies: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Eric Chavez 1B Russell Martin C Andruw...
- 3/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE PINEDA INJURY IS A BIGGER STORY THAN SPRING WIN: Just in case you’ve forgotten, the Yankees defeated the Phillies 13-9 at The Boss on Friday evening, but that clearly wasn’t...
- 3/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE STATE OF THE YANKEES ROTATION: Everyone's asking me how I think it's going to shakedown with the Yankees rotation. Since the beginning of Spring Training,...
- 3/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DOES A UNIFORM NUMBER REALLY MATTER?: Since 1929, the New York Yankees put numbers on the back of their players’ uniforms and they were the first team to regularly...
- 3/30 Fire Brand of the American League: Know Thy Enemy: New York Yankees: I’ll be honest. When we sent out the data call for standings predictions, I picked the Yankees to win the AL East. Honestly,...
- 3/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Kuroda, Nova pitch well as Yankees sweep split squad 5-3 vs. Phillies & 6-4 vs. Twins: Today was a bit of a somber day for the Yankees. After hearing news that Joba Chamberlain might not come back this season due...
- 3/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/23/12 Lineups: Lineup vs. Twins: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Russell Martin C Andruw Jones DH Eduardo...
- 3/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Hughes, Almonte, Pettitte: This afternoon’s game was started by future comeback player of the year Phil Hughes. In 5.0 innings of work, the righty...
- 3/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/20/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Pirates Curtis Granderson, CF Nick Swisher, RF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Andruw Jones,...
- 3/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/21/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Rays Russell Martin, C Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Raul Ibanez, DH Eduardo Nunez, SS Dewayne...
- 3/21 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/21/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Rays Russell Martin, C Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Raul Ibanez, DH Eduardo Nunez, SS Dewayne...
- 3/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES BEAT PIRATES 10-3: Alex Rodriguez had 2 hits and 3 RBIs and has been looking really good this spring.Andrew McCutchen hit a 2 run homer off of Michael...
- 3/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Swisher has brief return before suffering another injury:
The Yankees got some good news as Nick Swisher (left groin) returned to the lineup last night along with Russell Martin (calf)...
- 3/21 NY Baseball Digest: Andy Pettitte Stunts Yankee Pitching Prospect Growth, Again: Andy Pettitte returned to the New York Yankees spring training camp yesterday, this time for keeps. He will throw batting practice...
- 3/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY PETTITTE HAS A GREAT START: Dan Martin of the New York Post says Andy Pettitte felt good after his first bullpen session. Martin's piece is HERE."It went...
- 3/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Pineda, Garcia, Cuts: If you missed Michael Pineda‘s start tonight, he slightly improved his fastball. Jack Curry has him topping out at 94 on...
- 3/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Andy Pettitte’s happy with 1st bullpen session:
Andy Pettitte made his first appearance at spring trainging today as a member of the team and was happy with the bullpen session...
- 3/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Camp notes 3/20: Update: The Yankees also optioned David Phelps, D.J. Mitchell, George Kontos, and Brandon Laird to Triple-A.
17 days to...
- 3/20 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/20/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Pirates Curtis Granderson, CF Nick Swisher, RF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Andruw Jones,...
- 3/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: What Makes Him Valuable Part Two (Two Years Later): If you hop into the proverbial Wayback Machine with me, you’ll see I wrote this post a little over two years ago about the...
- 3/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees injury news: Nunez is back and the rest:
Eduardo Nunez has been out for about two weeks after getting hit on the hand with a pitch, but he took BP and infield practice,...
- 3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: The Good and Bad of Spring Training: During the last couple of weeks, the Yankees have done what the other 29 teams in the league have done; prepare for the regular...
- 3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Nova struggles as Yanks lose 6-3 to Orioles: If Joe Girardi’s competition for the rotation spots started already, then Ivan Nova certainly didn’t make his case...
- 3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/18/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Orioles Brett Gardner CF Eduardo Nunez SS Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Bill Hall 3B Justin Maxwell...
- 3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: Cano homers as Yankees beat Astros 6-3: Before the game, the Yankees had some great news. Eduardo Nunez returned after missing 2 weeks with a bruised hand, Nick Swisher‘s...
- 3/19 Yankees Fans Unite: The Good and Bad of Spring Training: During the last couple of weeks, the Yankees have done what the other 29 teams in the league have done; prepare for the regular...
- 3/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: DOES GRANDERSON HAVE A LONG TERM FUTURE WITH THE YANKEES?: Coming off last year’s season in which Curtis Granderson hit .262/.364/.552, 42 home runs (2nd in American League), driving...
- 3/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Nova struggles as Yanks lose 6-3 to Orioles: If Joe Girardi’s competition for the rotation spots started already, then Ivan Nova certainly didn’t make his case...
- 3/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/18/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Orioles Brett Gardner CF Eduardo Nunez SS Robinson Cano 2B Mark Teixeira 1B Raul Ibanez DH Bill Hall 3B Justin Maxwell...
- 3/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Cano homers as Yankees beat Astros 6-3: Before the game, the Yankees had some great news. Eduardo Nunez returned after missing 2 weeks with a bruised hand, Nick Swisher‘s...
- 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin has upper leg injury: Updating a previous report, New York Yankees C Russell Martin (leg) has tightness between his groin and his hamstring, something...[+]
he reported feeling in spring training once with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Martin indicated the injury is minor, and he and the team are just being cautious.
- 3/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: (Minor) Injuries Everywhere: In a development that gave Joe Girardi visions of the 2011 season, Derek Jeter was scratched from today’s lineup with an...
- 3/16 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/16/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Nationals: Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Andruw Jones, RF Raul Ibanez,...
- 3/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Derek Jeter added to the list of the walking wounded:
If you missed it, yesterday I ran through the list of injured Yankees in spring training. It nine long and I even missed...
- 3/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Three sit: New York Yankees SS Derek Jeter (calf), OF Nick Swisher (groin) and C Russell Martin (groin) will not play Friday, March 16. Jeter...[+]
has tightness in his left calf, Swisher has a sore groin and Martin has soreness in his left groin.
- 3/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE BILL HALL TRAIN'S ROLLING & PINEDA LOOKS GOOD: The Yankees won today and it had everything to do with the Bill Hall audition. Hall signed a minor league deal with the Yankees...
- 3/15 Baseball Musings: Wang’s Hammy: Chien-Ming Wang injured his hamstring in a collision with Russell Martin of the Yankees. Wang fielded a slow roller by Martin...
- 3/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Pineda & Wang duel as Yankees win 8-5 over Nationals: Sure Michael Pineda gave up 2 runs. What pitcher doesn’t give up 2 runs and makes mistakes. Besides of the 2 runs, Michael...
- 3/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/15/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Nationals: Brett Gardner, LF Russell Martin, C Andruw Jones, DH Chris Dickerson, RF Bill Hall, 3B Dewayne Wise, CF...
- 3/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Garcia pitches well, then leaves due to injury in Yankees 7-5 loss to Blue Jays: Freddy Garcia made his case as to why he should be in the starting rotation during a Yankees 7-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays....
- 3/14 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/14/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Blue Jays Derek Jeter, SS Curtis Granderson, CF Robinson Cano, 2B Alex Rodriguez, DH Mark Teixeira, 1B Raul Ibanez,...
- 3/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY A LOSS TO THE SOX THIS TIME OF YEAR AIN'T BAD: Of course it’s awesome whenever the Yanks beat the Red Sox whether it’s in March or October, but when they lose to them...
- 3/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/13:
After winning 5-3 yesterday on a walk-off home run over the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox head north to Tampa, FL for a...
- 3/13 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox Spring Training Delight - 3/13:
After winning 5-3 yesterday on a walk-off home run over the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox head north to Tampa, FL for a...
- 3/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training: 3/13/12 Lineup: Lineup vs. Red Sox: Brett Gardner, CF Russell Martin, C Alex Rodriguez, 3B Mark Teixeira, 1B Raul Ibanez, DH Andruw Jones,...
- 3/12 Yankees Fans Unite: Spring Training Notes: 3/11/12: Today was a CRAZY day for baseball! Yankees played 2 games at the same time which was pretty confusing to follow both games at...
- 3/12 Baseball Reality Tour: Fantasy Baseball: Catchers: At this time last year, I was readjusting to life in NYC after a three-week holiday in rural Bali. Two years ago, I wrote this...
- 3/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees plan to get to $189 million includes Cano and Granderson:
The Yankees have had a payroll around $206 million for years now so it doesn’t seem like a huge stretch for them to...
- 3/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: Martin wants to steal 20 again:
Everyone knows catchers don’t run well, but the Yankees actually have one of the better running catchers in the game....
- 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin fine after HBP: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (elbow) was hit on the side of the elbow in the Grapefruit League game Sunday, March 11, against...[+]
the Philadelphia Phillies, but he remained in the game.
- 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin off and running: New York Yankees C Russell Martin posted his fourth stolen base in five spring games in the Grapefruit League game against the...[+]
Philadelphia Phillies Sunday, March 11.
- 3/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin thinks he'll steal 20: New York Yankees C Russell Martin has stolen four bags early in spring training and is working on his technique as he wants to...[+]
steal 20 bases this year. A year removed from hip surgery, Martin used a workout regimen based on Mixed Martial Arts training in the offseason. He feels more flexible and stronger than ever.
- 3/10 Mets360.com: What the 2013 Mets might look like with $150 million payroll: I’ve wondered aloud, “What would it be like if the Mets resolved their financial issues by the end of the 2012 season?” ...
- 3/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Banuelos, Robertson, Teixeira: The Yankees faced the 1-5 Braves today and now made them 1-6, with a 3-0 victory. Freddy Garcia had a solid three innings to start...
- 3/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT’S ONLY SPRING, BUT FREDDY LOOKED GOOD: If you need to make a decision on the 5th starter in the Yankees rotation at this moment, it’s not Phil Hughes but instead Freddy...
- 3/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: The over/under game: It’s Friday, so let’s take it easy here. There’s less and less to write about every day and I’m a bit...
- 3/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Martin: Molina set the bar with 5-year $75 million deal:
The Yankees and Russell Martin briefly discussed a contract extension for the catcher who is set to be a free agent a year...
- 3/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Empire State Yankees, Sabathia, Chamberlain: Hiroki Kuroda had a shaky start for the Yankees this afternoon, though he retired the first three batters in a row, he proceeded...
- 3/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY HIROKI KURODA HAS TIME ON HIS SIDE:
Okay so our 10-million dollar pitcher, Hiroki Kuroda, did not have his best stuff today in his debut with the Yankees. ...
- 3/7 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers spring opener rekindles Katy Perry Syndrome: There’s an old adage that says if you love something, set it free, and if it’s meant to be it will come back to you. If that...
- 3/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Kuroda struggles as Yankees shut out by Rays: The Yankees dropped their third straight game this afternoon, getting blanked 4-0 by the Tampa Bay Rays. Hiroki Kuroda gave up...
- 3/7 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Duquette, Damon, Martin: Wei-Ying Chen, Hiroki Kuroda and Carlos Pena obtained the biggest free agent contracts handed out by AL East teams this offseason, not...
- 3/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): On Pineda’s (lack of) velocity: Ken Rosenthal touched off a small brush fire this morning when he relayed the account of "scouts" who were clocking Michael Pineda's...
- 3/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Accelerating The Learning Curve With $189 Million: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) With Hal and Cash making the magic number of $189 million official...
- 3/6 i70baseball.com: Quite a weekThe last few days have been game-changers for the St. Louis Cardinals and, really, all of baseball....
- 3/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES ROTATION CAN BE MIXED & MATCHED: I hate clichés but this is one I like and I agree with…”You can never have enough pitching,” and we finally have that....
- 3/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I LOVE WHEN GUYS LIKE KURODA PROVE ME WRONG: Guess who's impressing people at camp? Hiroki Kuroda. This comes from Adam Berry at MLB.com... read about it HERE. Look, you...
- 3/6 The Cardinal Nation Blog: The Molina contract: What the writers are saying: A scan of national and local sportswriters’ opinions on the Yadier Molina contract and its potential impact on other impending...
- 3/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): What does Pineda need out of his changeup?: What a difference two innings makes, huh? Yesterday Michael Pineda was too fat and didn't have enough pitches to be an American...
- 3/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Quote: Pineda feels comfortable with change:
As a Yankee fan it is almost cliche to hear about pitchers learning the changeup. Over the past two or three years we have...
- 3/6 My Pinstripes: Yankees Take Grapefruit Opener: There are some basic rules in Spring Training:1. Stay healthy. This rule far exceeds any other.2. Get your batting eye ready;...
- 3/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Spring Training Game 2: Nova, Killer B’s, Sanchez: It’s here, televised baseball. While it might not feel the same, it’s a milestone. Weather is changing, spring is...
- 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/26/12 - 3/3/12: It's time to take a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR..
Washington agreed to terms on a new $100MM, six-year contract...
- 3/1 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 fantasy baseball spring preview: VORP: Baseball season is fast approaching. We have roughly a month to absorb what happened last season, what players are on which teams...
- 3/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals To Extend Yadier Molina: THURSDAY: The deal is for five years and $75MM with no money deferred, Rosenthal tweets. It will be announced this afternoon.
WEDNESDAY:...
News -- February 2012
- 2/29 MLBTradeRumors: Napoli Expects To Test Free Agency: There was some talk that Mike Napoli’s breakout performance might earn him a long-term extension with the Rangers, but the...
- 2/29 MLBTradeRumors: D'Backs, Montero Shelve Extension Talks Until After Season:
Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers and catcher Miguel Montero announced today they'll shelve contract extension talks until after...
- 2/29 MLBTradeRumors: Cardinals To Extend Yadier Molina:
The Cardinals are in agreement on contract extension terms with catcher Yadier Molina, tweets Jon Heyman of CBS Sports. Heyman...
- 2/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: The rising price of catchers: In the last week we heard rumors that the Yankees were discussing a multi-year extension with Russell Martin, which would have...
- 2/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Swisher wants to remain a Yankee:
William touched on this this morning, but odds are this is Nick Swisher's last season as a Yankee. Though picking up his 2012...
- 2/28 The Captain's Blog: A Big Day for Catchers Underscores a Developing Trend in the Game: Yesterday, catchers stepped out from behind the plate and into the headlines. Early in the afternoon, word of Jason Varitek’s...
- 2/28 MLBTradeRumors: Latest On Russell Martin: The Yankees and Russell Martin have agreed to table extension talks until the season ends, agent Matt Colleran confirmed to Joel...
- 2/28 Roto Think Tank: 2012 CBS A.L.-Only Results: Catchers: In the hopes of getting you ready for your auctions, today marks the beginning of my position-by-position rundown of the results...
- 2/27 Through The Fence Baseball: Breaking down the 2012 Los Angeles Dodgers: This is the most exciting time of the year for baseball fans. MLB’s spring training is underway, and every team is undefeated....
- 2/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Read: Martin one of the best defensive catchers in baseball:
Max Marchi over at Baseball Prospectus took a look at catcher’s ability to improve performance in their pitchers and...
- 2/27 NY Baseball Digest: Was it Wise to Table the Martin Negotiations Until After the Season?: Our friends at NoMaas hit the nail on the head about how I feel about Russell Martin: Baseball Prospectus has published another...
- 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 2/19/12 - 2/25/12:
In case you missed it the first time around, here's a look back at the week that was here at MLBTR:
Brewers outfielder...
- 2/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: IMAGES OF YANKEELAND IN TAMPA: PART 1: We've waited all winter for Spring Training to see our boys getting ready for our Quest for 28. I've collected some of the...
- 2/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: SABATHIA ON PINEDA: "HE'S ELECTRIC!": You have to love Michael Pineda. He showed up to Spring Training 1 week early and Russell Martin says the kids got amazing stuff....
- 2/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees, Martin, table extension talks: Via ESPN New York's Andrew Marchand, the Yankees and catcher Russell Martin have put talks about a contract extension on hold...
- 2/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES & MARTIN STOPPED EXTENSION TALK: Just when you thought maybe the Yankees and Russell Martin were going to get together on a 3 year extension...suddenly...nothing.According...
- 2/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees and Martin call off extension talks:
The Yankees and Russell Martin re-kindled talks of a three-year contract extension this week, but have quickly abandoned those...
- 2/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Martin, Flores, Pineda: Extension talks between Russell Martin and the Yankees have ended, the sides were too far apart. They plan to continue discussions...
- 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Martin, Red Sox, Vizquel:
A few odds and ends to pass along from the AL East. For more news out of the division, be sure to check out this afternoon's...
- 2/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | End contract talks with Russell Martin: The New York Yankees have decided to table contract extension talks with C Russell Martin and his representatives Friday, Feb....[+]
24, as spring training begins. Both sides mutually agreed to hold off. New York was reportedly only ready to go three years and $20 million for Martin. He will likely look for $8-10 million per season on the open market next offseason.
- 2/24 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Montero, Wilson, Minor: It appears "likely" that MLB will expand the playoffs to include ten teams starting this season, ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports....
- 2/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEE NOTES MAKE THE WORLD GO 'ROUND: Spring is here, and here come the nuggets from camp that will quench your thirst until the first Spring Training game pitch is...
- 2/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumors: Yankees offered Martin 3-years, $20 million:
There has been talk this week of a possible three year extension between the Yankees and catcher Russell Martin, but while...
- 2/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin v. The Free Agent Market: The 2013 free agent market projects to be one of the richest in years. A team like the Yankees can find a plethora of young starting...
- 2/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching the Future: Yesterday afternoon at around 3, Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York let loose a flurry of tweets , letting us know that the Yankees...
- 2/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEES & RUSSELL MARTIN ARE TALKING EXTENSION: Andrew Marchand of ESPN says the Yankees want to try and nail down Russell Martin to a 3 year deal. Read about it HERE. Don't...
- 2/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Martin, Banuelos, Sanchez: According to Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York, who spoke with Russell Martin‘s agent, a three-year extension is being discussed....
- 2/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees and Martin dicussing 3-year deal:
Earlier this week, Yankees catcher Russell Martin revealed that the Yankees had approached him about a three-year extension...
- 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Rays, Rivera, Vizquel: Roy Oswalt probably won't be signing in Boston any time soon and the Yankees are discussing a multiyear deal with Russell Martin. Here...
- 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Martin Discussing Extension: The Yankees have suggested the possibility of re-working Russell Martin’s one-year contract into a three-year extension, agent...
- 2/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY AJ BURNETT IS AIRING OUT HIS DIRTY LAUNDRY: It’s been official for a few days now, but AJ Burnett is no longer on the Yankees. He’s with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and...
- 2/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Cashman managing Pineda expectations:
The topic of the day in camp yesterday was definitely Michael Pineda, the Yankees' biggest offseason acquisition. Buster Olney...
- 2/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Who’s Been Eating All The Cap’n Crunch?: One of the biggest narratives during the first few weeks of camp is what kind of shape the players are in. Last year, CC Sabathia...
- 2/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nightly Links: Chavez, Martin, Burnett: Eric Chavez was officially resigned tonight. The major league deal is worth $900,000, but in order to make room on the 25-man...
- 2/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Should the Yankees lock up Russell Martin?:
Writing at Fangraphs, Mike Axisa recommends that the Yankees lock up Russell Martin to a multi-year deal before he hits free...
- 2/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Michael Pineda Has a New Change Up?: Buster Olney, in a video piece for ESPN, stated that New York Yankees' pitching coach, Larry Rothschild, changed Michael Pineda's...
- 2/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees discussed a 3-year extension with Russell Martin:
At the end of last season, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman made it obvious that he is a fan of Russell Martin, calling...
- 2/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: AJ claims too much tinkering and Martin agrees:
How did the Yankees go from paying A.J. Burnett $82.5 million to paying $20 million just so he would go pitch for somebody...
- 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Discussed extension with Russell Martin: The New York Yankees discussed a three-year extension with C Russell Martin this winter, and the two sides could revisit talks...[+]
this season. Martin has trimmed weight this offseason, and he is now down to 205 pounds while working with a martial arts trainer in the offseason.
- 2/20 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Chavez, Rivera, Martin:
Yankees position players are due in Tampa on Friday, and new designated hitter Raul Ibanez will be among them. The latest...
- 2/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin’s surprising success: The Yankees picked up Russell Martin last year after the Dodgers failed to offer him a contract. Martin had put forward two consecutive...
- 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin sheds weight: New York Yankees C Russell Martin ended last season at 218 pounds and now weighs 205. He said he's going to be smarter about playing...[+]
through injuries this season.
- 2/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Austin Romine, Francisco Cervelli to battle for backup catcher spot: New York Yankees C Austin Romine and C Francisco Cervelli will enter spring camp in a battle to back up C Russell Martin for the...[+]
second job.
- 2/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Who Should Run The Yankees Post-Derek Jeter?: As we all know, Derek Jeter is the captain of the New York Yankees & he is known as the “clubhouse leader.” But...
- 2/17 MLB Dirt: 2012 Oakland A’s Top 16 Prospects: The Oakland A’s system is loaded with talent that is Big League ready this year and some upside plays in the low minors thanks...
- 2/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: How does this team stack up to 2009?: After a flurry of moves this past December left the Yankees rotation in much better shape than it was found, the roster on paper...
- 2/15 Yankees Fans Unite: Who Should Run The Yankees Post-Derek Jeter?: As we all know, Derek Jeter is the captain of the New York Yankees & he is known as the “clubhouse leader.” But...
- 2/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: PECOTA run scoring projections: We’re finally days away from Spring Training. Soon enough, the waiting will be over and we’ll be able to watch REAL...
- 2/13 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Why Did Colon Sour as Summer Turned to Fall?: One site I have long been a fan of is BrooksBaseball which has a lot of pitch f/x data, basically an encyclopedia of every MLB...
- 2/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Ranking AL East Infielders: In a series of articles this week we will be ranking the starting players in the AL East for every position. Today the infielders...
- 2/13 Yankees Fans Unite: Ranking AL East Infielders: In a series of articles this week we will be ranking the starting players in the AL East for every position. Today the infielders...
- 2/13 Yankees Fans Unite: What Should Be The Yankees Opening Day Lineup?: There is always one phrase that every baseball fan looks forward to that marks the beginning of a long competitive year; Opening...
- 2/12 Yankees Fans Unite: What Should Be The Yankees Opening Day Lineup?: There is always one phrase that every baseball fan looks forward to that marks the beginning of a long competitive year; Opening...
- 2/8 Yanks Go Yard: 2012 AL East Preview: Catchers: Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-US PRESSWIRE I know everyone is to the point in the offseason where they are going stir crazy...
- 2/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I'M RE-EVALUATING GARY SANCHEZ'S FUTURE: Oh here it comes, the inevitable “who gives a crap about that Jesus Montero fellow we just traded away, such and such prospect...
- 2/7 The Captain's Blog: Two Strikes and You’re Out?: Patience at the plate is about more than just drawing walks. It also incorporates a hitter’s ability to work himself into a...
- 2/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Backup Catcher:
What do you value as a backup catcher? He's going to catch about forty games and get roughly 135 plate appearances. Do you...
- 2/5 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Why Did Colon Sour as Summer Turned to Fall?: One site I have long been a fan of is BrooksBaseball which has a lot of pitch f/x data, basically an encyclopedia of every MLB...
- 2/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY RUSSELL MARTIN WILL "GO BIG" IN 2012: Most of the discussion surrounding the Yankees this off season has been about pitching, and rightfully so. Almost as soon...
- 2/4 The Captain's Blog: On Location: A Look at Which Yankees Use the Whole Field: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) Earlier in the week, Mark Teixeira raised some eyebrows...
- 2/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Unlucky Number 55: Last year, Russell Martin’s praise came from his impressive work behind the plate, somewhat of a rare sight for Yankee fans....
News -- January 2012
- 1/31 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY SABATHIA WILL LEAD US: CC Sabathia has support now...Thank God. It was the only thing I wanted this Christmas. OK, truth be told, I also wanted a Kindle...
- 1/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Fiddling with the 2014 roster and payroll: All offseason long, we’ve been talking and thinking about the looming $189M payroll target the Yankees are aiming...
- 1/31 MLBTradeRumors: Diamondbacks, Montero Avoid Arbitration: The Diamondbacks announced that they avoided arbitration with catcher Miguel Montero (Twitter link). The sides agreed to terms...
- 1/30 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/22/12 - 1/28/12: It's time to take a look back at the week that was..
The Tigers officially agreed to sign free agent first baseman Prince...
- 1/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Hiroki Kuroda has a full no trade clause:
The Yankees tried to trade for Hiroki Kuroda at the trade deadline last season, but he evoked his no trade clause and stayed...
- 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: 2012's Highest-Paid Arbitration Eligible Players: Arbitration eligible players may not get paid like free agents Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder, but the arbitration process...
- 1/26 MLB Dirt: 2012 Miami Marlins Top 16 Prospects: The Marlins are loaded with upside at the lower levels and should feature one of the most exciting Florida State League teams...
- 1/26 FanSided: State of Yankees Universe: Just as the President must take some time each year to address the nation on the State of the Union, so do baseball fans take...
- 1/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: How To Keep The Russell Martin Revival Tour Going: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) 2011 was an important year for Russell Martin. After two All Star-caliber...
- 1/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Revisiting Russell: Back in mid-December, I wrote a piece in which I crowd-sourced a possible Russell Martin contract extension. I think it’s...
- 1/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RUSSELL MARTIN STAYS IN BRONX:
Russell Martin agreed to a one-year contract with the New York Yankees to avoid salary arbitration the same day Jorge...
- 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Links: Red Sox, Jays, Rays, Rivera, Martin: Who would have guessed that two AL teams would hand out $200MM+ contracts this winter, and neither of them would reside in the...
- 1/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees agree to deal with Martin to avoid arbitration:
Update: Martin and the Yankees agreed to a deal worth $7.5 million with another possible $100K in incentives, Jon Heyman...
- 1/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees agree to terms with Martin:
Via David Waldstein, the Yankees have come to terms with starting catcher Russell Martin on a salary for 2012, avoiding arbitration....
- 1/24 NY Baseball Digest: Posada Was No Thurman Munson: Jorge Posada officially announced his retirement at Yankee Stadium. “Hopefully you won’t miss me that much,”...
- 1/24 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Avoid Arbitration With Russell Martin: 6:37pm: David Waldstein of The New York Times reports (on Twitter) that Martin received $7.5MM with $100K in performance bonuses....
- 1/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin financials: New York Yankees C Russell Martin will make $7.5 million as part of his one-year deal to avoid arbitration Tuesday, Jan. 24. Performance...[+]
bonuses are also included in his contract.
- 1/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Avoid arbitration with Russell Martin: The New York Yankees agreed to a one-year deal with C Russell Martin Tuesday, Jan. 24, to avoid arbitration. Financial terms of...[+]
the deal weren't released.
- 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: There was no shortage of news this week but MLBTR also delivered a great deal of original content and reporting..
The Nationals...
- 1/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees, Gardner, settle on contract terms:
This is yesterday's news, but the Yankees have settled on 2012 salary terms with Brett Gardner, avoiding arbitration in Gardner's...
- 1/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees avoid arbitration with Brett Gardner:
The Yankees will avoid going to arbitration with Brett Gardner as the two sides agreed to a one-year $2.8 million deal, according...
- 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees, Gardner Avoid Arbitration: The Yankees and Brett Gardner have avoided arbitration, agreeing to a one-year deal, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com tweets. The...
- 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Darvish, Montero, Pineda: Three years ago today, Russell Martin and the Dodgers avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year contract worth $3.9MM, a...
- 1/20 Lasorda's Lair: Should the Dodgers Bat A.J. Ellis at the Top of the Lineup?: Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis will get his chance to show us what he’s got over an entire season. The 30-year old backstop will...
- 1/20 The Cardinal Nation Blog: How much should the Cardinals offer Yadier Molina?: Readers can vote for their salary and number of years limits in their hypothetical offers for St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier...
- 1/18 Yankees Fans Unite: Pineda allows Yanks to spend on offense in future: By now, the Michael Pineda-Jesus Montero trade has been dissected from every angle. But lost in the aftermath of Friday’s...
- 1/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees avoid arbitration with 2, file for 3 others:
The Yankees have five arbitration eligible players and reached an agreement with two of them to avoid it, but exchanged figures...
- 1/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY TRADING MONTERO ALLOWS ROMINE TO SHINE: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 1/17 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Filing Numbers: Many players avoided arbitration today, but dozens of others exchanged figures with their teams in anti**** of hearings. Most...
- 1/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin, team not terribly far apart: The New York Yankees and C Russell Martin exchanged arbitration figures Tuesday, Jan. 17. The team filed at $7 million, while...[+]
the player is asking for $8.2 million.
- 1/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Potential Impact Of The Montero-Pineda Trade On The Rest Of The Roster: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The immediate impact of Friday night’s blockbuster moves by...
- 1/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THERE'S A NEW CORE FOUR ON THE WAY: Last Saturday the Core Four, or in this case the Key Three, took another hit when Jorge Posada decided to call it quits. Read...
- 1/14 The Biz of Baseball: Details For the 142 Players That Filed for Salary Arbitration in MLB for 2012:
As part of the long-tenured agreement between MLB and the MLBPA, last night 142 players eligible filed for salary arbitration....
- 1/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY YANKEE FANS WANTED GARZA...BEFORE THE SHOPPING SPREE: According to Bleeding Yankee Blue’s latest poll, ya’ll wanted to see Matt Garza in pinstripes, not free agent Edwin Jackson,...
- 1/13 Fragile Freddy's: Yankees/Mariners Trade Montero/Pineda: The story is just coming in now but according to Larry Stone of the Seattle Times the Mariners have traded young RHP Michael ...
- 1/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Yanks improve rotation: Pineda, Kuroda head to Bronx: It’s unofficial, but it looks like the Yankees got some of the pitching they so desperately needed. New York has reportedly...
- 1/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Combined WAR Projections: Way back on December 8th, I ran some WAR projections using ZiPS. Today, I’m going to the same, using the same simple WAR...
- 1/11 SoDo Mojo: Things We Know And Team Building: So apparently there is an all out war that has been declared on the Mariner ownership that has finally kicked off today. That’s...
- 1/9 Through The Fence Baseball: Is Posada retiring one year too late?: Buster Olney reported Sunday morning that Yankees catcher Jorge Posada would be retiring after 17 seasons of wearing pinstripes....
- 1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Position Analysis For The 2013 Free Agent Class:
Plenty has been written about the potential starting pitching depth of the 2013 free agent class, which could include Matt...
- 1/8 Tyler's Think Tank: Posada to Retire: During the late 1990s and first few years of the new millennium, the New York Yankees "Core Four" of Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada,...
- 1/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY JORGE'S END IS ONLY THE BEGINNING: Thinking about Jorge Posada and the report that he is planning on retiring in an official announcement within the next few weeks,...
- 1/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Introducing The Triple-R Game: The Infield: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) The calendar has turned, and with that we move further away from...
- 1/2 NY Baseball Digest: The Price for Matt Garza is Worth It: Although no clear favorite has emerged in acquiring Cubs RHP Matt Garza, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports the Yankees,...
News -- December 2011
- 12/30 Yankees Daily: Bichette and Williams among special Yankee Prospects: **** Friends. What great news it is to hear that the Yankees have one of the best minor league organizations in baseball. They’re...
- 12/30 Yankees Fans Unite: The Roster: Who Makes it?: Pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in a solid 51 days, but I’m looking ahead to when baseball really matters:...
- 12/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BURNETT'S THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD: I had another restless sleep last night. This time, instead of sugar plums dancing in my head or visions of a packed Times...
- 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligible Extension Candidates: From Matt Moore to Chris Carpenter, extensions for players not eligible for arbitration happen all the time. More commonly,...
- 12/26 Yankees Daily: Rumor: Rays may be interested in Jorge Posada: Tampa, Florida – The Tampa Bay Rays appear to have interest in signing free-agent catcher/designated hitter Jorge Posada,...
- 12/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY CASHMAN HAS A LONG TERM PLAN: As Yankee fans, we love it when our team makes a big splash in the free agent or trade market, but thus far this winter, Cashman...
- 12/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: POSADA & PETTITTE EXCHANGE TEXTS: ANDY: Poe, Merry Christmas amigo POSADA: y do u and DJ do that? You know I speak English ANDY: he told me to break ur chops...
- 12/21 MLBTradeRumors: The Mystery Team Position By Position: It's been a puzzling winter. Some have speculated that the big winners have been the Miami Marlins or the Los Angeles Angels of...
- 12/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: REPORT: RUSSELL MARTIN SIGNS 1 YEAR DEAL: News from 1010 Wins Sid Rosenberg suggests that Russell Martin is about to sign a 1 year deal with the Yankees,and he may get...
- 12/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Remarkably Early Run Scoring Projections: Good Monday morning, TYA readers! If you’re a Jets or Giants fan, I assume you’re still trying to wash the taste...
- 12/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Extending Russell Martin: Contract extensions are a rare thing in Yankee-land. Despite that, we heard a very vague rumor about the Yankees looking into...
- 12/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin targeted for long-term deal: The New York Yankees may consider C Russell Martin for a long-term deal before the 2012 season begins. Martin was tendered a 2012...[+]
contract on Monday, Dec. 12.
- 12/13 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Red Sox, Nakajima, Martin, Ortiz: Alex Rodriguez signed the largest contract in baseball history on this date four years ago, going back to the Yankees for $275MM...
- 12/13 Yankees Daily: Rumor: Yankees tendered contracts to all their unsigned Players: **** Most of the players that were tendered contracts will play an important role for the Yankees next year. NEW YORK —...
- 12/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees open to a Russell Martin contract extension:
The Yankees tendered a contract to Russell Martin yesterday keeping him in Pinstripes for at least one more year. However,...
- 12/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Stats to watch for 2012: Russell Martin: There were a few things about Russell Martin that were unsurprising last year. He turned in a solid walk rate of 10.5%, which...
- 12/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): No Non-Tenders for Yanks: The deadline to tender contracts to arbitration eligible players is tonight, meaning that anyone with enough service time to be...
- 12/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Read: the Yankees 2012 plans for Jesus Montero:
This is from last week, but with the Winter Meetings it got overlooked. Anyway, Erik Boland of Newsday spoke with Yankees...
- 12/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees will tender contracts to 6 players:
As expected, the Yankees will tender contracts to all six of their arbitration eligible players by tonight’s 11:00 p.m....
- 12/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Imagining a Nakajima inclusive roster: Last week at the Winter Meetings, the Yankees won the rights to Japanese infielder Hiroyuki Nakajima. We were a bit surprised...
- 12/12 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Non-Tender Monday: Tonight at 12am ET / 9pm PT represents the deadline for the Dodgers to tender contracts to arbitration-eligible players, and while...
- 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Haven't Made Offer To Hiroki Kuroda: 9:59am: While no offer has been made, the Yankees indeed "like Kuroda very much," according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network (Twitter...
- 12/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: More WAR projections: The other day, I ran through some pitcher projections. Yesterday, I stumbled across this simple WAR calculator from Wahoo’s...
- 12/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Report: Kuroda willing to move east:
Previously, when the possibility of acquiring former Dodgers' pitcher Hiroki Kuroda has presented itself, his desire to remain...
- 12/6 The Captain's Blog: Is There Enough Room for Big Papi in the Bronx?: For the last nine seasons, David Ortiz has been one of the most prolific hitters in baseball and the rock of the Boston Red Sox’...
- 12/4 NY Baseball Digest: The New Yankees Payroll World: The economy has official gone into the toilet. A report today via Joel Sherman indicates the Yankees are finally taking a hard...
News -- November 2011
- 11/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Will the Yankees sit on the sidelines this hot stove season?: This was never going to be a very exciting hot stove season for Yankee fans. The bombers need one thing, and one thing only: Starting...
- 11/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: What The Yankees Should Be Thankful For This Year: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) To some of us, it might seem like being a member of the New York...
- 11/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Should the Yankees extend Russell Martin ?:
If 2011 was the Year of the Bargain for the Yankees, Russell Martin may stand out as one of the best bargains at all. Plucked...
- 11/21 Through The Fence Baseball: The Yankees lineup will still be powerful in 2012: You can say what you want about the Yankees’ starting pitching, but New York’s lineup continues to be one of the best...
- 11/21 Roto Think Tank: 2011 A.L. Catchers: To my regular readers, welcome back to the 5th annual installment of my position-by-position, Rotisserie-style recap of the...
- 11/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Anybody Wanna Trade Brett Gardner? How About Russell Martin? Anybody?: Matt Imbrogno touched on this briefly yesterday, but there was one thing that Cash said the other day when speaking the media...
- 11/16 Tyler's Think Tank: LCS Lacks Star Power: The Rays were the first to get eliminated from October, and within a few days the Diamondbacks, Yankees, and Phillies all followed...
- 11/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: State of the Union: Cashman Speaks at the GM Meetings:
The G.M. meetings are underway Milwaukee this week and reporters met up with him and got a sort of state of the offseason...
- 11/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: More Cashman notes: Brian Cashman had things to say, so I’ll say things about the things he said. Cashman specifically named four big league...
- 11/12 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Dodgers lose Rod Barajas and Jamey Carroll: The Dodgers lost a pair of free agents in the last two days -- Rod Barajas and Jamey Carroll.Barajas signed a 1-year, $4 million...
- 11/10 Yankees Daily: Jorge Posada says that his days as a Yankees player are over: It looks like Jorge Posada sees the writing on the wall. I have a feeling that if another team wants him, he’ll play. He’ll...
- 11/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jorge Posada Admits His Yankees Career is Over:
Jorge Posada still hasn’t decided whether or not he’s going to retire or find another team to play for next season,...
- 11/5 Baseball Musings: My Favorite Martin: The Yankee Analysts note a big upside signing Russell Martin to a long-term contract: There’s a second angle to extending Martin....
- 11/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: This off season expect the unexpected: One thing I’ve learned over the past several seasons is not to make bold predictions about what the Yankees will do during...
- 11/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Too Many Catchers, So Little Space: (The following is being syndicated from An A-Blog for A-Rod) Now that Cano and Swish have had their options exercised, CC has...
- 11/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees May Sign Martin to Multi-Year Deal:
Via Dan Martin and George King of the NY Post:
The 28-year-old [Russell Martin] is arbitration-eligible and stands to get...
- 11/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: To the scrap heap!: A big part of the success of the 2011 Yankees is due to Brian Cashman, Billy Eppler, and the rest of the organization finding...
News -- October 2011
- 10/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Front Office Staying Put as Angels Hire Dipoto:
On Saturday the Angels announced that they hired Jerry Dipoto as their general manager. A move that ensured the Yankees front...
- 10/27 Yankees Fans Unite: You Be The Yankees GM: Who Would Stay & Who Would Go? (Yankees Outfield): Welcome to Part 2 of this 4 part “Interactive” article where we ask what YOU would do as the Yankees GM. In the last...
- 10/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY HIDEKI MATSUI? WHY NOT?: Hideki Matsui finished out his 1 year deal with the Oakland Athletics and as soon as the World Series is over, he will, like...
- 10/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2012 ZiPS Projections: Yankee Offense and Pitching: It’s been an annual tradition of mine to review the numbers from each major projection system every winter, and this year...
- 10/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees Willing to Trade Francisco Cervelli:
Via Joel Sherman of the NY Post:
The Pirates have prioritized finding a catcher this offseason, which could make them a...
- 10/25 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: New York Yankees: The Yankees' offseason is all about their search for starting pitching, though they'll look to add bench help and a second left-handed...
- 10/23 Yankees Fans Unite: Yankees Mailbag: Offseason Edition – 10/23/11: **** Yankees fans, and welcome to another edition of Yankees Mailbag, where you send in your questions via Twitter and I answered...
- 10/22 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Rich Harden’s HR%: What Is To Blame?: A few days ago I looked at Rich Harden‘s 2011 campaign and came to the conclusion that it in fact wasn’t as good as...
- 10/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: 2011: Season in Review: Russell Martin:
Back in 2008 Russell Martin was considered one of the best young catchers in baseball, but just two years later the Dodgers...
- 10/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES BATTING ORDER NEEDS TWEAKING: I’ve bit my tongue long enough, and I can’t be quiet any longer...Mr. Girardi, with all due respect, do not let Alex Rodriguez...
- 10/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES NEED RUSSELL MARTIN BACK: I remember the first words I said after I found out Russell Martin signed a contract to be the Yankee starting catcher:”What?...
- 10/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 season profile: Jorge Posada:
2011 could not have been fun for Jorge Posada. While Andy Pettitte rode off into the sunset, Derek Jeter celebrated his...
- 10/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: More awsome research on catcher defense: A little while back, Moshe wrote about some interesting research on catcher pitch framing, which highlighted the value of having...
- 10/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Catchers:
The Rays, Angels, Pirates, and Twins may seek help at catcher this winter, and none of the available players will be expensive...
- 10/17 Yankees Fans Unite: Grading 2011 and Looking Ahead: Infield Edition: After every season Brian Cashman brings of all his scouts and decision makers together to formulate a strategy for the off-season. ...
- 10/15 Yankees Daily: Where the 2011 Yankees Roster stands in 2012 – Catcher: Catcher Russell Martin hit .237 with 18 home runs and 65 RBI in 125 games in New York this season. He is under club control for...
- 10/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHAT THE YANKEES NEED TO DO FIRST: So, by now, we’ve all realized something very simple: we lost. We can whine, moan, and blame it all on Alex Rodriguez all we...
- 10/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Working hard for the money: What each Yankee hitter was paid, versus his worth: One of my favorite guilty pleasures in all of sports, never mind just baseball, is examining which players are overpaid, which...
- 10/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Thinking ahead to the 2012 lineup: Lineup construction is something that we’ll never tire of arguing over. We didn’t stop arguing about it even into...
- 10/12 Baseball Musings: Management Awards: The Internet Baseball Writers of Association of America (IBWAA) announced its management awards today: Los Angeles – The Internet...
- 10/12 Tyler's Think Tank: LCS Lacks Star Power: The Rays were the first to get eliminated from October, and within a few days the Diamondbacks, Yankees, and Phillies all followed...
- 10/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: A fond farewell to Jorge Posada: As weird as it is to imagine, there’s a very real possibility that Jorge Posada will no longer be an active member of the...
- 10/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: The best use of Montero is to trade him: This is something of a response to Mike’s piece on Monday, so if you haven’t read it already I encourage you to do...
- 10/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE 2012 YANKEES WILL LOOK DIFFERENT: PART 2: Let's take a look at the Yankee catchers... who will stay and who will go?Francisco Cervelli: .266, 4 HR, 22 RBI in 43 games....
- 10/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): 2011 season profile: Russell Martin:
Russell Martin's first experience with the Yankees was one of very poor timing. Signed just after Cliff Lee spurned the...
- 10/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Looking forward to the bench: This season, the Yankees benefited greatly from having a pretty well stocked bench. Eric Chavez played well in limited time...
- 10/9 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY REAL MEN CRY: Jorge Posada has been a great New York Yankee and that means something... he's never let down the true fan base and while this...
- 10/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: Internal Roster Decisions the Yankees Have Coming Up:
The first order of business for the Yankees this offseason is to re-sign Brian Cashman or find his replacement. Considering...
- 10/7 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES WILL RISE AGAIN: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 10/7 BomberBanter.com: ALDS Post Mortem: RISP FailThe Yankees just couldn't get the big hit......
- 10/7 Yankees Daily: Yankees’ Season ended because of their hitting Inconsistency: The Yankees lost last night by a score of 3-2. That’s not exactly a game where the pitchers had no control. After Ivan Nova...
- 10/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Who is to Blame for Yankees Postseason Failure?:
In two games of a five game series the Yankees scored nine and 10 runs. Those should be easy wins. That means they needed...
- 10/7 MLBTradeRumors: GM Candidate: Logan White: MLBTR’s list of general manager candidates introduced 20 people who were identified by their peers as potential Major League...
- 10/6 Baseball Musings: Will We See CC?: Alex Rodriguez leads off the fourth with a walk. As he does so, CC Sabathia warms up in the bullpen. Does this mean CC won’t...
- 10/6 My Pinstripes: Nova Ready To Shine?: I had faith, albeit blind faith, in A.J. Burnett going into Tuesday's make or break Game 4 of the ALDS. Down two games to one,...
- 10/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: RUSSELL MARTIN: REVIEWING OUR PROJECTIONS: We've reviewed our projections on the Yankees pitching and now we will review the rest of the players. If you remember, we wrote...
- 10/5 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE YANKEES ARE ALIVE!: The Yankees had their backs against the wall and no one was hitting Burnett was to pitch...and all day today, it was the only...
- 10/5 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Playoffs: Recap Tuesday October 4th: Wednesday October 5, 2011 MLB reports: While three teams on Tuesday could have moved on to the next series, only one team did....
- 10/5 Yankees Daily: Granderson and Burnett help Yankees smash Tigers 10-1: DETROIT (AP) — Curtis Granderson made two spectacular catches against his former team and A.J. Burnett came through when the...
- 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Relentless Yankees force decisive Game 5 in the Bronx following 10-1 blowout of Tigers: In perhaps the most unanti**** turn of events in a year full of them, with the Yankees’ season on the line A.J. Burnett...
- 10/5 Baseball Musings: Yankees Force a Game Five: The Yankees defeat the Tigers 10-1, evening their AL division series at two games apiece. That sends the series back to New York...
- 10/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I'M IN AN EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 10/4 Baseball Musings: Singles Club: The Yankees get three consecutive singles to start the eighth inning, loading the bases. That bring Jesus Montero to the plate...
- 10/4 Baseball Musings: Jeter Comes Through: With Jorge Posada on second and Russell Martin on first, Derek Jeter drives a ball to deep centerfield for a double. Both runners...
- 10/4 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Tigers Playoff Game Thread 4: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick...
- 10/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES FELL SHORT: The Yankees started off aggressive in the Motor City. Not knowing what to expect from CC Sabathia tonight, we needed to strike...
- 10/3 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Tigers Playoffs Game Thread 3: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick...
- 10/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Playoff Game Thread: Monday, October 3, 2011: If there is one thing I don’t like about the Baseball playoffs it is how quickly the media narrative whip lashes around...
- 10/3 Baseball Musings: Brett Belts: Justin Verlander hits a wall in the top of the seventh. With two out, he walked Jorge Posada then hit Russell Martin. Brett Gardner...
- 10/3 mlbreports.com : How to Value and Manage Catchers on Your MLB Fantasy Team: Monday October 3, 2011 Peter Stein (Fantasy Baseball Analyst – MLB reports): The catching position is one that...
- 10/3 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Bullpen at Disadvantage for Game Three: After the completion of Game One on Saturday, the Detroit Tigers were facing a daunting task. They were offering up right hander...
- 10/3 MLBTradeRumors: Explaining Non-Tenders:
Russell Martin, Alfredo Aceves and Joel Peralta were all non-tendered last offseason. One year later, we’re well on...
- 10/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: ONE GAME AT A TIME: (Photo: AP)The Yankee Stadium crowd was hushed today by Max Scherzer, doing his best Cy Young impersonation. Look, Scherzer is...
- 10/2 My Pinstripes: Scherzer Keeps Yankees Offense Below Their Max: It was an ugly day in the Bronx Sunday afternoon and I'm not talking about the two hard downpours of rain that took place during...
- 10/2 Baseball Musings: Wild in the Fifth: Max Scherzer gets Nick Swisher looking leading off the fifth, but then walks Jorge Posada and hits Russell Martin. The Yankees...
- 10/2 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Season Reviews Start Tomorrow: I can’t believe I’m saying this, but tomorrow, we’re starting Year Five of the annual season reviews. This has...
- 10/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees win Game 1 of ALDS for third year in a row; pound Tigers 9-3: Game 1 of the 2011 ALDS resumed Saturday night following Friday night’s postponement after 1.5 innings, and it looked like...
- 10/2 Baseball Musings: AL Roundup: The Rangers bats came to life in the fourth inning Saturday night. After not scoring for 12 innings against the Rays in the series,...
- 10/2 B-R Blog: Cano’s slam off Alburquerque a reminder that the playoffs are a whole new season: [And that's why superstitious folks hate to carry a long streak into the postseason....] If you've been to this blog a few times,...
- 10/1 Bleeding Yankee Blue: CANO RIDES THE SUPERNOVA: The Yankees lead the ALDS 1-0. I liked typing that.(Photo: Getty)"Nova's doing great." That's my 9 year old. Sometimes the most...
News -- September 2011
- 9/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: 2011 ALDS: BYB YANKEES NOTES: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 9/30 It's About the Money (Stupid): ALDS Game 1 Lineups (and Game Thread): New York Yankees
1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Curtis Granderson CF
3. Robinson Cano 2B
4. Alex Rodriguez 3B
5. Mark Teixeira...
- 9/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees – Tigers ALDS 2011 Series – Scouting the match ups: Game matchup Starting Pitching: Justin Verlander vs. C.C. Sabathia Justin Verlander: He finished the season going 24-5 with a...
- 9/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees Roster for the Division Series: I’m finishing a scouting report for the game. Pitchers Luis Ayala A.J. Burnett Freddy Garcia Phil Hughes Boone Logan Ivan...
- 9/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Announce 2011 ALDS Roster:
Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced the 2011 American League Division roster today. No real surprises, the biggest names...
- 9/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Story of a Season: Russell Martin: When the Yankees announced they were signing Russell Martin after he was non-tendered by the Dodgers, I was thinking one thing:...
- 9/29 Baseball Musings: ALDS Preview Tigers Versus Yankees: The Detroit Tigers take on the New York Yankees starting Friday night in The Bronx. The Yankees finished 97-65, first in the AL...
- 9/29 Yankees Fans Unite: WAR stats for 2011 Yankees: 2011 Yankees WAR Age WAR Acquired Mark Teixeira# 31 2.2 Free Agency Nick Swisher# 30 3.3 Traded Alex Rodriguez 35 2.7 Free...
- 9/29 Bleeding Yankee Blue: HEY RUSSELL...WHAT'S COMEDY?: I really wanted to write something clever off the heals of Russell Martin cracking a joke to the umpire Paul Schrieber 2 night’s...
- 9/29 NY Baseball Digest: Accolades, Prognostications and Hype, Oh My!: It was pre-ordained. It was a team that was predicted by so-called baseball experts to be one of the greatest in baseball history....
- 9/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Final Comparison to Positional Averages: These numbers are accurate as of the start of yesterday’s game because I wrote this last night (as I type, Jesus Montero...
- 9/28 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY VETERANS & YOUTH A GOOD MIX FOR BRONX BACKSTOP: (Photo: Getty)It won’t be an easy decision for Joe Girardi, but with Francisco Cervelli season to be over, read HERE, the Yankees...
- 9/28 B-R Blog: Wild Card Recap for Tuesday 9/27/11: 4 teams, 2 spots, 1 day: -- Red Sox 8, Orioles 7 / Rays 5, Yankees 3 -- Phillies 7, Braves 1 / Cardinals 13, Astros 6 In the woolliest of wild-card...
- 9/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES WILL LOSE ALDS WITHOUT MOMENTUM: The Yankees lost tonight and yes, they are Eastern division champs, but don't we want to win? We need momentum and we need to...
- 9/27 Yankees Daily: Yankees lose to Rays 5-3 as Red Sox and Rays remained tied in WC: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist homered Tuesday night, helping the surging Tampa Bay Rays continue...
- 9/27 Baseball Musings: Triple Play: The Rays turned a triple play against the Yankees in the sixth inning. With the bases loaded, Russell Martin grounded to Evan...
- 9/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JORGE POSADA: WHY IT AIN'T OVER YET: Poe has not had the best season, with age comes decline. But I have never given up on my Yankee hero. I hear it all the time...
- 9/27 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays game 161 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Eduardo Nunez SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez 3B Mark Teixeira 1B Nick...
- 9/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I KNOW THE YANKEES 2011 ALDS ROSTER: It comes down to who contributed and who didn’t this season. There were some newbie’s who came up in September who provided...
- 9/27 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin Gets Tossed for Making a Joke:
Via Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger:
“I asked him if he had stretched before the game,” Russell Martin explained....
- 9/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Projected vs. Actual: Infielder edition: The season is essentially over and there won’t be many changes to the stats of these hitters over the next two games (if...
- 9/27 B-R Blog: Race recap for Monday 9/26/11: The art of fiction is on life support: -- Orioles 6, Red Sox 3: It's a 2-game season for Boston and Tampa. (Unless....) Chris Davis drove in the tying run in the 5th...
- 9/26 Baseball Reality Tour: Landing Spots for Juan Carlos Oviedo: When Leo Nuñez was placed on the Restricted List for a personal reason late last week, people expected it was a family emergency...
- 9/26 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays Game 160 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Robinson Cano 2B Alex Rodriguez DH Jorge Posada 1B Eric...
- 9/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: A Look at the Yankees Potential Playoff Roster:
The Yankees have the luxury of being able to carry 40 players on their active roster for the entire month of September, but...
- 9/26 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY CANO KNOWS MVP: ESPN did an interview with Robinson Cano and asked him about the MVP award. Sure, he could have sat there and named names and...
- 9/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: 2011 ALDS Preview, Part 1 | The 2011 Yankee offense, top to bottom: There may be a few more games left, but the 2011 season for the New York Yankees is over, and it has been a stunning, unexpected...
- 9/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks can’t complete sweep; fall to Sox in extras 7-4: So finally winning a series at home against the Red Sox for the first time in 2011 was quite enjoyable, although the spoiled part...
- 9/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY JESUS MAKES THE YANKEES BETTER: (Photo: Getty)Ian Begley of ESPN has a nugget about how Joe Girardi stated that Russell Martin would be the main catcher, catching...
- 9/25 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Red Sox game 158 -2011: Starting Lineups Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury CF Carl Crawford LF Dustin Pedroia 2B David Ortiz DH Adrian Gonzalez 1B Conor...
- 9/25 SOX & Dawgs: Morning Red Sox Delight - 9/25:
After losing yesterday and seeing their lead in the AL Wild Card race get even smaller, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage their...
- 9/25 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/25:
Some would say that Jon Lester stunk as bad as a certain rest stop leaving New York as you get on the New Jersey Turnpike on...
- 9/25 PaulLebowitz.com: The Polar Opposites Of Genius/Idiot: So now Theo Epstein’s no longer a genius? Jack Zduriencik’s not a truly amazin’ exec? Billy Beane—forever...
- 9/25 My Pinstripes: The Captain and The Kid Rock The Sox: With their off-season signings, their returning players, and all the hype that surrounded the Boston Red Sox during spring training,...
- 9/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES WILL BURY THE SOX: The beast is unleashed and it's about to get good for the Yankees. As they approach their final week the regular season, momentum...
- 9/24 Yankees Daily: Montero and Jeter help Yankees romp over Red Sox 9-1: NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter capped a six-run second inning with a three-run homer, rookie Jesus Montero had four RBIs in finishing...
- 9/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Girardi: Russell Martin Doesn’t Need a Backup:
Once the playoffs start Russell Martin doesn’t need a backup catcher, at least that’s what his manager Joe Girardi...
- 9/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Girardi says Martin can start every playoff game: I've seen a few people touting this quote from Girardi as indicating that the Yankees may not carry a true backup catcher on the...
- 9/24 Baseball Musings: Jesus Feeds the Masses: Jesus Montero hits a one-out single with the bases loaded and one out in the second, and the Yankees lead the Red Sox 1-0. That’s...
- 9/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: JETER & MARTIN EXCHANGE TEXTS: (Photo: Getty) Jeter: So,you hate the Red Sox? **** bro, lol Martin: ha ha, I knew u woULd break my balls Jeter: no I love...
- 9/24 NY Baseball Digest: Using Piazza Negotiations on Reyes, Feigned Interest, Balanced Managerial Style: Jose Reyes said the predictable words that you would hear from any free agent this time of the year. He told everyone how he loves...
- 9/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Joe Girardi: Manager of the Year: (Graphic courtesy of Tyler Wilkinson) What makes a great manager? Is it a keen mind that grasps and applies strategy well? A...
- 9/23 Baseball Analytics: Moore Mows Down Yankees: Matt Moore didn't face a full-strength Yankees lineup last night, as the AL East division champs gave regulars Brett Gardner,...
- 9/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY RUSSELL MARTIN HAS BALLS: (Photo: Getty)Russell Martin has been a pleasant surprise, has he not? The guy started strong and while his bat cooled off during...
- 9/23 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Postseason Roster, Citi Field Dimensions, Bad Sign for Warthen, Francona’s Last Stand: Ken Davidoff broke down the Yankees postseason roster at Newsday and he believes it could come down to Joe Girardi keeping...
- 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Dodgers Notes: Barajas, Kuroda, Rivera: Clayton Kershaw leads the league in ERA, strikeouts and wins. Matt Kemp leads the league in RBI and isn't far off in home runs...
- 9/22 Yankees Daily: Rays rough up Yankees 15-8 as the long game tortured Yankee Fans: NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Moore struck out 11 in five innings of his first major league start and the Tampa Bay Rays unloaded...
- 9/22 B-R Blog: Matt Moore fans 11 Yanks in his first start: Thursday night in the Bronx, 22-year-old Matt Moore, Tampa's latest pitching phenom, struck out 11 over 5 scoreless innings...
- 9/22 PaulLebowitz.com: Putting The Red In Red Sox: Given the unquantifiable nature of intangibles, you can’t account for pride, desperation and anger as meaning anything....
- 9/22 Baseball Musings: Old School Martin: Russell Martin wants to spoil the Red Sox playoff run for one reason: “Because I hate the Red Sox,” Martin said. Martin...
- 9/22 MLBTradeRumors: Boston’s Starting Pitching Options: Boston’s late-season slide isn’t so shocking when you consider that Red Sox pitchers have allowed 6.5 runs per game this month....
- 9/22 NY Baseball Digest: 2011 Yanks Season is the Most Fun Since ’96: Join me for a little time travel, if you will. It’s Spring Training 2011, and the entire world is in love with the Boston Red...
- 9/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BYB YANKEE NEWS IS GOOD FOR YOU: A few notes about some of the Yankees that are such brief updates, I wanted to just let you know about them and didn’t want...
- 9/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 153: Rays 0, Yankees 5:
With the Red Sox and Rays locked in a tense battle for the American League Wild Card, the Yankees had a chance to cut their...
- 9/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Starting to put the season in perspective: Maybe this is a post better saved for when the season actually ends, but I think a lot of these things are worth noting right...
- 9/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Predicting The Postseason Roster, Take 2: With the Yankees inching ever closer to clinching a playoff spot, the attention of fans will soon turn to the makeup of the postseason...
- 9/19 Yankees Daily: Mariano Rivera is the All Times Saves Leader with 602 as Yanks beat Twins: Other good reads… Rivera sets new saves record – Ian Begley/ESPN Save No. 602 cements Mo as No. 1 - Wallace Matthews/ESPN...
- 9/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Mariano Rivera is the All-Time Saves Leader:
As if he needed another notch on his Hall of Fame worthy belt, Mariano Rivera set a new record today when he picked up the...
- 9/19 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT AT YANKEE CATCHER: (Photo: Getty)The Yankees have many questions in numerous positions including starting pitcher, shortstop, 3rd basemen, and...
- 9/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Looking back on all the things I was wrong about: As a blogger, I have to spill a lot of internet ink almost every day. Most of the time I write, I’m writing in retrospect;...
- 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 9/11/11 - 9/17/11:
We're just weeks away from the postseason, but there's still hot stove news flying around left and right, so let's look back...
- 9/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 151 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner CF Eduardo Nunez 2B Robinson Cano DH Alex Rodriguez 3B Nick Swisher RF Eric Chavez...
- 9/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MO'S SIMPLY THE BEST: (Photo: AP)If I told you it was the most satisfying win in 2011 for me personally, would you believe me? Well, it was. This game...
- 9/17 Yankees Daily: Mariano Rivera ties the Major League saves Record with 601: TORONTO (AP) — Mariano Rivera tied the major league saves record, earning the 601st of his career and matching Trevor Hoffman...
- 9/16 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 149 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Eric Chavez...
- 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Martin Expresses Interest In Staying With Yankees: A month ago, Ben Nicholson-Smith identified Russell Martin as a non-tendered player who was contributing with a new team. If...
- 9/15 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY BYB YANKEE NOTES ARE AWESOME: Lots of Yankee name dropping and lots of information coming out of Yankeeland, take a look:Mariano Rivera: The New York Times...
- 9/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee bats make like it’s 2010; go silent against mediocre lefthanded junkballer in yet another extra-inning loss: I thought we were done with this. One of the banes of the 2010 Yankees’ existence — the lefthanded slop artist —...
- 9/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MO'S SAVE TAKES THE SPOTLIGHT: The world talked about Mariano Rivera today. 600 Saves is a big deal and with the Red Sox losing today, all of Yankeeland is...
- 9/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Mariners game 148 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jesus...
- 9/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MARIANO'S HISTORY IN THE MAKING: "They are family away from your family. It was great seeing them all come to the mound." - Mariano RiveraThe good thing about...
- 9/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees win 3-2 over Mariners as Mariano records 600th Save: SEATTLE (AP) — Mariano Rivera earned his 600th save, moving within one of Trevor Hoffman‘s major league record, by closing...
- 9/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Mariners Game 147 -2011: Starting Lineups YANKEES (89-57) Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Jesus Montero DH Andruw Jones...
- 9/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Mo picks up 600th career save as Burnett spins first quality start since June 29: A shaky A.J. Burnett managed to settle down and turn in what ended up being one of his better performances of the season, going...
- 9/13 NY Baseball Digest: Romine Could Play Role on Playoff Roster: Austin Romine collected his first big league hit last night, but he may play an even more important role come October as the Yankees...
- 9/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday September 13, 2011: After four brutal losses, two wins in a row normally wouldn’t seem like much, except when the win that officially makes...
- 9/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Austin Romine Makes Major League Debut:
Sorry for the lack of updates over the past two days, but we are back in the swing of things today. Perhaps the biggest news...
- 9/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY SAVE 602 SHOULD BE RIVERA TO POSADA: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...
- 9/12 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: September 12, 2001: Chris Parmelee $19. Other bids: $6, $1.The bid is too high and Parmelee isn't that good. But this is the time of year when...
- 9/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 145: Yankees 6, Angels 5:
Rain, extra innings and a lack of off-days seemed to have gotten the better of the Yankees, as they had slid into a four-game...
- 9/12 NY Baseball Digest: Morning Digest: Mets and MLB Drop the Ball on First Responder Tribute: There was no Mike Piazza to homer off Steve Karsay last night. Even if there were, I doubt yesterday’s Mets- Cubs game could...
- 9/11 Boston Globe: Gonzalez on the Red Sox: 'We're not playing good baseball. That has to change': By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Adrian Gonzalez, usually the calm, cool and collected voice of reason...
- 9/11 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY POSADA SHOWED YOUTH IN YANKEES LOSS: I've been longing for the day it would happen again and last night, it happened. Jorge Posada was able to gear up again, squat...
- 9/11 YankeeAnalysts.com: Slumbering bats no match for brilliant Haren in first complete-game shutout against Yankees this season: What do you get when you mix several players simultaneously slumping, with injuries to what feels like half the lineup, combined...
- 9/10 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Angels game 144 -2011: Game time! Time to beat the Angels! Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson...
- 9/10 My Pinstripes: You Can't Predict Baseball, But You Can Predict John Sterling: Seriously...whoever buys the radio rights next year, Sterling needs to go. You can find a minimum 2-3 **** ups per game now (as...
- 9/10 Baseball Musings: Posada Catches: Russell Martin took a ball off his hand in the bottom of the second, and Martin could not throw when he came out to warm up CC...
- 9/9 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Angels game 143 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 9/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees vs. Angels, 9/9/2011 (10:05PM EST on YES): Friday night! Late night baseball (if you’re on the east coast that is). Let’s do it. Today’s lineup (compliments...
- 9/8 mlbreports.com : MLB Expansion or Realignment: Should Canada get Another Baseball Team?: Thursday September 8, 2011 April Whitzman (Blue Jays Writer- MLB reports): Should Canada get another Major League Team?...
- 9/8 Fragile Freddy's: Game 142 Recap: This kids is why I am concerned. The Boston Red Sox again lost a very winnable game last night and right now are struggling...
- 9/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Loose to Orioles In Rain After 11 Innings:
The Yankees lost a tough one on Wednesday as the Orioles beat them in the 11th inning on a Mark Reynolds RBI-single off that...
- 9/7 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Orioles game 141 -2011: Starting Lineups Baltimore Orioles 1. Matt Angle CF 2. Robert Andino SS 3. Nick Markakis DH 4. Mark Reynolds 1B 5. Nolan Reimold...
- 9/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Have An…Interesting Lineup Today:
With all of the rain that fell last night the Yankees game didn’t end until about 2:00 a.m. That gave players time to...
- 9/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 141 | Yankees vs. Orioles | Wednesday, September 7, 2011: No idea if this one will actually start on time at 1:05pm ET, but here’s your lineup (c/o BaseballPress.com) and game thread...
- 9/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Prospect validation: On Thursday, we were excited because it was Jesus Jueves. He didn’t get any hits that night, but Jesus Montero didn’t...
- 9/5 Yankees Daily: Jesus Montero hits his 1st & 2nd career Home Runs as Yankees win over Orioles 11-10: NEW YORK (AP) — Jesus Montero broke a fifth-inning tie with his first major league home run, then hit a two-run drive in...
- 9/2 Yankees Daily: Ivan Nova wins his 15th as Yankees beat the Jays 3-2: NEW YORK (AP) — Ivan Nova won his 11th straight decision with some help from a rangy outfield and Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking...
- 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2:
It's not too often that we talk about a meltdown from the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox. And it's definitely a rare occasion...
- 9/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S THE PERFECT YANKEE WIN: Several factors tonight in a big Yankee win in Fenway. One of the players of the game for me has got to be Mariano Rivera. He...
- 9/2 Yankees Daily: Martin’s 2-run double in Seventh lifts Yankees over Red Sox 4-2: BOSTON (AP) — Mariano Rivera struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded for the final out and Russell Martin hit a go-ahead...
- 9/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Finally Win Series Against Boston:
The Yankees offense tried as hard as they could to not score runs, but they finally broke through with a three-run 7th that...
- 9/2 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/2:
It's not too often that we talk about a meltdown from the bullpen of the Boston Red Sox. And it's definitely a rare occasion...
- 9/2 My Pinstripes: Red Sox Get Martinized:
The prospects for the Yankees winning 2 of 3 in Boston were not good, considering that A.J. Burnett, he of the 13.86 ERA in...
- 9/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees-Red Sox postmortem: The Yankees and Red Sox have now played 15 games this season, and last night’s win improved the Bombers to 4-11 in those...
- 9/2 B-R Blog: Andruw Jones sees 36 pitches in 4 plate appearances: Yeah, those Red Sox-Yankees games take a long time and involve a lot of pitches. Last night, Andruw Jones received 36 pitches...
- 9/2 B-R Blog: “And down the stretch they come!” – Games of Thursday 9/1/2011: -- St. Louis completed a 3-game sweep in Milwaukee. Albert Pujols went 4 for 4 with 2 HRs, including his 12th career grand slam...
- 9/2 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Mariners, Dunn, Giants: On this date in 2006, September call-up Kevin Kouzmanoff hit his first career home run for the Indians. It wasn't just his first...
- 9/1 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees battle back to beat Sox 4-2; win first series against Boston since May 2010: In perhaps the least expected turn of events in recent Yankee history, A.J. Burnett managed to turn in a respectable performance...
- 9/1 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Red Sox Game 135 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 9/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jesus Montero In Yankees Starting Lineup Tonight:
The Yankees lineup has been posted and guess who is DH’ing and hitting seventh tonight? That’s right, their long...
News -- August 2011
- 8/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 134 | Yankees at Red Sox | Wednesday, August 31, 2011: The Yankees look to secure their first series win against Boston in 2011 — which would also be their first against the Red...
- 8/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: Catching notes: Cervelli’s scuffle and JESUS JUEVES!: There’s big news in the land of Yankee catchers. Let’s start with the small stuff… So, Francisco Cervelli hit...
- 8/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees To Call Up Jesus Montero Tomorrow:
Tomorrow is September 1 which means that major league rosters expand from 25 players to 40 and one player whom is definitely...
- 8/31 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin Accused of Tipping Pitches:
It was just last week when I wrote an article that praised Russell Martin‘s defensive ability, but yesterday Kevin...
- 8/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Arb eligibles: Anyone worth extending?: MLBTR has its list of arbitration eligible Yankees up and the list looks like this, and I’ve included their 2011 salaries:...
- 8/29 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Orioles game 132 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge...
- 8/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: First Look At The Potential Postseason Roster: With September rapidly approaching and the Yankees having a large lead in the wild card chase, a major theme over the next few...
- 8/29 Yankees Daily: Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are day-to-day: According to the NY Post, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez are day to day. Derek Jeter suffered a contusion to his knee in the first...
- 8/29 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Eligibles: New York Yankees: We've looked at the Orioles and Red Sox so far; now let's look at the Yankees players who will be arbitration eligible after the...
- 8/28 Baseball Musings: Thoughts on Ethier: Jon Weisman at Dodger Thoughts sees a pattern in the Andre Ethier kerfuffle: If the injured baseball player doesn’t feel...
- 8/28 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Orioles game 131 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 8/28 NY Baseball Digest: Randy Levineing Up the Price, Burnett’s Velocity Issue, Are Yanks Being Insensitive, The Value of 300 Saves: John Keri wrote a piece on the Cubs future “road map for success.” over at Grantland. When discussing Cubs President Crane...
- 8/27 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY RUSSELL MARTIN IS A GAMER:
What else do you expect from a guy like Russell Martin? He is craving the next contest against the Red Sox. Every Yankees...
- 8/26 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Orioles Game 129 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 8/26 Baseball Analytics: A Grand Night in the Bronx: Eat your heart out, Murderers' Row. Robinson Cano, Russell Martin and Curtis Granderson each hit a grand slam in last night's...
- 8/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2011 “Should Hit” Yankees: Yesterday at FanGraphs, Bradley Woodrum posted an article about predicting performance for batters. Go to the post for the particulars...
- 8/26 B-R Blog: Random recap for Thursday 8/25: Light schedule today. Let's see how long we can ignore the White Elephant in the Stadium.... -- Pop quiz: For 2010-11 combined,...
- 8/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY GOD MUST BE A YANKEE FAN: (Photo: Getty)
When the Yankees finally took the field today after an 89 minute rain delay, I just had a bad feeling. Not sure...
- 8/25 My Pinstripes: Hurricane Martin Slams A's:
The Oakland A's had already won the first two games of a three game series with the Yankees and had lambasted Phil Hughes to...
- 8/25 Yankees Daily: Martin and Yankees win in grand style over A’s 22-9: NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees became the first team in major league history to hit three grand slams in a game, with...
- 8/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Hit Record 3 Grand Slams In One Game:
The Yankees fell behind 7-1 early after Phil Hughes couldn’t keep it together, but they stormed back to win 22-9 behind...
- 8/25 The Captain's Blog: Grand Finale: Yanks Avoid Series Sweep with Historic Offensive Outburst: For the first four innings of today’s matinee between the Yankees and Athletics, Oakland seemed well on its way toward sweeping...
- 8/25 Baseball Musings: If You’re Going to Blow a Big Lead, Blow it Big: The Athletics led the Yankees 7-1 after three innings, but lost to New York 22-9. Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson and Russell...
- 8/25 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Yankees Game 130: 3:48PM EDT: Whoever is doing the Yankees’ color commentary today (it isn’t Ken Singleton – but the other guy)...
- 8/24 NY Baseball Digest: Martin Yanks MVP, Best Mgr Job in NYY History, **** Twittergate, Golden Age of Philadelphia Sports: Yesterday, I talked about Curtis Granderson being my favorite for the AL MVP. But if you read Jeff Bradley’s column...
- 8/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankee comeback falls a few feet short in 6-5 loss to A’s: That the Yankees were even within a run of tying a game they really had no business winning was pretty impressive, though they’d...
- 8/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES JUST MISSED PIE: (Photo: Getty)
You never want your team to have to dig themselves out of a hole and that is exactly what happened. Once again...
- 8/23 Yankees Daily: Yankees lose to A’s 6-5 as Comeback falls short in Ninth: NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Allen hit two tape-measure homers, Eric Sogard connected for one that barely cleared the wall and the...
- 8/23 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Kershaw, Barajas Lead the Way in 13-2 Rout: The fun part about a 13-2 win, aside from the obvious, is that there’s generally an inordinate amount of statistical information...
- 8/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: 8/23: Yanks vs. A’s in the Bronx: Bartolo Colon gets the ball against the Oakland A’s tonight. See Larry’s series preview for more in case you missed...
- 8/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: How well-rounded are the 2011 Yankees compared to previous Yankee teams?: This past Sunday RAB’s Stephen Rhoads took a look at the 2011 Yankee team offense’s place in baseball’s Expansion...
- 8/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 125: Yankees 3, Twins 0:
The Yankees had plenty of opportunities to take an early lead, but had to wait until the later innings to get on the scoreboard....
- 8/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nova leads Yanks to 3-0 win and series victory over Twins: Ivan Nova bounced back from his s**** against the Royals last Tuesday as well as any0ne could’ve hoped for, hurling seven...
- 8/21 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 125 -2011 (A-Rod is back in lineup): Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter DH Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 8/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): I guess it was time for some controversy:
So not only was A.J. Burnett not very good on the mound last night, he also hurled some potty words in the direction of manager...
- 8/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Joe Girardi Is Smarter Than You: The A.J. Burnett “controversy” as to whom he was talking to when he cussed while walking off the mound during a pitching...
- 8/20 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 124 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 8/20 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY PHIL HUGHES IS ON A MISSION: If someone would have told me that Phil Hughes would pitch the way he pitched tonight, I would have told you that you were crazy....
- 8/20 My Pinstripes: Twins Have Their Phil Of Yankees:
The Minnesota Twins have been perennial contenders in the AL Central for more than a decade, but this year has been a complete...
- 8/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks continue to overpower Twins as Hughes authors longest outing of season: We’ll start with Phil Hughes, who held the Twins to a mere two hits over 7 2/3 innings — his longest outing of the...
- 8/19 Yankees Daily: Phil Hughes and Russell Martin pace Yankees past Twins 8-1: MINNEAPOLIS — Phil Hughes allowed just two hits in 7 2/3 innings and Russell Martin hit two home runs to lead the New York...
- 8/19 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 123 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 8/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 123 | Yankees at Twins | Friday, August 19, 2011: As of the initial drafting of this game thread the lineup hadn’t been posted yet, but with Alex Rodriguez not yet activated...
- 8/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees top Twins 8-4: So I missed part of this one, in which the Yankees beat the Twins in the opener of this weekend’s four-game set 8-4, but...
- 8/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: How the Yankees’ and Red Sox’ hitters have fared against each other in 2011: I realize this post seems highly out of place now that we’re two weeks away from when the Yanks and Sox last played and...
- 8/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 121: Yankees 4, Royals 5:
The Yankees entered Wednesday’s game looking for a sweep and had plenty of opportunities early in the game to run up the score. ...
- 8/17 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Royals Game 121 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 8/17 My Pinstripes: Yankees Batter Royals:
Rookie Ivan Nova picked up his 12th win last night against the Kansas City Royals, but it was thanks in large part to the pounding...
- 8/17 Yankees Daily: Jeter and Cano help Yankees and Nova beat Royals 9-7: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Robinson Cano hit a three-run homer into the Kauffman Stadium fountains, Russell Martin and Derek Jeter...
- 8/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Mailbag: What is up with Jacoby Ellsbury’s power?: TYA reader Shai recently sent us this question via Twitter: “Can I make a request for an article on Jacoby Ellsbury‘s...
- 8/16 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Royals Game 120 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 8/16 My Pinstripes: The Burnett Rollercoaster Continues:
The A.J. Burnett debate continues - despite a shaky 5.2 IP outing, the Yankees erratic right-hander won his first game in the...
- 8/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday August 16, 2011: Once again the Yankees have an 8pm Eastern start against the Kansas City Royals. Ivan Nova looks to continue his recent string...
- 8/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees vs. the five major pitch types: The following charts take a look back through the last five seasons to see how the Yankee offense has fared against the five major...
- 8/16 MLBTradeRumors: Jorge Posada Talks Future With Yankees:
Jorge Posada isn’t sure about much when it comes to his future in the Major Leagues but he knows he wants to keep playing....
- 8/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 119: Yankees 7, Royals 4:
With the Red Sox off on Monday, the Yankees started their road trip looking to get back into first place in the AL East. The...
- 8/15 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Royals Game 119 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 8/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Posada and the DH in 2012: To say that 2011 has been a roller coaster for Jorge Posada would be an understatement and an overstatement a the same time. He...
- 8/14 Baseball Press: Prospect Press: Jesus Montero, New York Yankees:
When will Montero take big league swings in the Bronx? (Icon SMI)From young minor league prospects to rookie big-league talent,...
- 8/10 Yankees Daily: Nova and Granderson help Yankees beat Angels 9-3: NEW YORK (AP) — Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer off Garrett Richards before the rookie got his first major league out...
- 8/9 Yankees Daily: Abreu homers off Rivera in 9th as Angels beat Yankees 6-4: NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Abreu hit his second homer of the game, a two-out, two-run shot off Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning,...
- 8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees do everything possible to make fans’ heads explode, lose 6-4: It’s rare for Mariano Rivera to pitch badly in two consecutive appearances. It’s rarer still for him to give up a...
- 8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread: Tuesday, August 9, 2011: Thank god for baseball. Could you imagine if this were football and Yankee fans would have to stew over Sunday’s awful...
- 8/9 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Are In Good Hands With Russell Martin Behind the Plate: Jesus Montero has been a heated debate here (sort of like Joba Chamberlain in his heyday), because results on the field haven’t...
- 8/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Thoughts on Posada: Back on July 21, I wrote a post about what the Yankees could do if Jorge Posada completely tanked. Well, it appears that he has....
- 8/9 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tenders Contributing With New Teams: Every winter teams non-tender players when they would rather risk losing them to another team than go through the potentially...
- 8/9 B-R Blog: 5+ Batters With WAR >=4 On Same Team: How many teams, since 1901, had 5 or more batters with a WAR of 4 or better on the same roster? Here is the list - Rk Year Tm...
- 8/8 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT AIN'T OVER TILL IT'S OVER: Everything was set up in this one. Get a lead in the middle innings, hand the ball off to Rafael Soriano, David Robertson, and...
- 8/8 Yankees Daily: Red Sox rally against Yankees in Ninth and win 3-2 in the Tenth: BOSTON (AP) — Josh Red**** rounded first and took a right turn toward right field. The Red Sox rookie has been around long to...
- 8/8 Fragile Freddy's: Weekend Recap: OK, so it’s rewrite time here at Freddy’s after the Sox’ dramatic comeback on Sunday night. The good news for me is...
- 8/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Red Sox walk-off in the 10th, win 3-2: Just as Saturday’s game favored the Yankees on paper, Sunday’s game favored the Red Sox on paper. Boston was putting...
- 8/7 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Red Sox Game 113 -2011: Starting lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 8/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY SABATHIA NEEDS TO SOLVE THE BOSTON PUZZLE: (Photo: Reuters)CC Sabathia didn't look like he was in control the entire outing today and you could almost tell it wasn't his...
- 8/5 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Red Sox Game 111 -2011 The Battle for first place: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 8/5 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/5:
After 11 straight games against the AL Central, the Boston Red Sox return to their roots in the AL East with first place line....
- 8/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees vs. Sox, 8/5/2011 (7:10PM EST on YES): I hope you’ve all allocated a good chunk of your time this weekend for sports viewing. The next few days should deliver...
- 8/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Thinking about the future: Yesterday, I profiled the Yankees’ success (luck?) in their “scrap heap” pick ups and how they’ve performed....
- 8/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES WIN WAS SWEEP: (Photo: Getty)Don't look now, but the Yankees and Red Sox are tied for first place and they're about the play each other. Good...
- 8/4 Yankees Daily: Ivan Nova strikes out 10 as Yankees win seventh in a row: CHICAGO (AP) — Ivan Nova struck out a career-high 10 and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday night,...
- 8/4 Yankees Daily: Yankees at White Sox Game 110 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 8/4 Feelin' Kinda Blue: Gorman 'Griff' Erickson, the Dodgers' best catching prospect: When Ned Colletti foolishly and inexplicably traded Trayvon Robinson on Sunday, one of the statements he made was the Dodgers...
- 8/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Ivan Nova strikes out ten as the Yankees sweep the White Sox; Boston loses, falling into a tie for first place: It’s hard to pick up a four game sweep in baseball. It’s harder still to do it on the road. But that’s exactly...
- 8/4 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT WAS SHORT BUT AN IMPORTANT YANKEE WIN: (Photo: Reuters)The Yankees are on a hot streak right now, and I love it. Although this game was a rain shortened six and a...
- 8/4 Yankees Daily: Brian Cashman mulls calling up Jesus Montero: I don’t believe Jesus Montero is ready and he’s definitely not ready to catch. The only thing he would do would take...
- 8/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hughes authors best start of season as Yanks win fifth straight: With his rotation spot possibly in jeopardy, Phil Hughes reminded everyone why it’s foolish to give up on talented young...
- 8/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY CASHMAN BELIEVES IN HIS YANKEES: Yes, so the Yankees may not have made any huge moves this Trade Deadline, but I will tell you one important thing and you need...
- 8/2 Yankees Daily: Yankees at White Sox Game 108 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Andruw...
- 8/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday August 2, 2011: At the moment tonight’s game is in a rain delay. According to YES the powers that be will next assess whether or not the...
- 8/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees hitters vs. position averages: Last night, right as the Yankees were putting up a two spot on the White Sox in the first inning, friend of the author Mike Rogers...
- 8/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Analysts’ July 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up: Please click on the following links for TYA’s previous monthly wrap-ups: June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 The Yankees had another...
- 8/1 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees To Call Up Jesus Montero Soon:
Via John Nalbone of the Newark Times:
According to sources close to organization, Trenton catcher Austin Romine, then...
- 8/1 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: The Aftermath of the Trayvon Robinson Trade: A day after the unexpected Trayvon Robinson trade with Boston & Seattle, the dust has started to settle, but the shock is...
News -- July 2011
- 7/31 Yankees Daily: Brett Gardner’s triple lifts Yankees past Orioles 4-2: By RICK FREEMAN AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Gardner hit a bases-loaded triple and the New York Yankees beat the...
- 7/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Dodgers Shock Baseball by Trading Trayvon Robinson For Organizational Depth: I… am… speechless. About 30 seconds after the deadline passed, I tried to hit publish on a post titled “Trade...
- 7/30 Yankees Daily: Yankees set franchise Record in 17-3 win over Orioles in DH: NEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano, Nick Swisher and the New York Yankees broke loose for 12 runs in the first inning Saturday night,...
- 7/30 Baseball Musings: Dirty Dozen: The Yankees score 12 runs in the bottom of the first to lead the Orioles 12-0. Zach Britton stuck out lead-off man Derek Jeter,...
- 7/30 Yankees Daily: Nick Swisher leads Yankees over Orioles 8-3 in DH opener: By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Swisher had three hits, including a two-run homer, and the New...
- 7/30 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY I HATE LOSING TO SHOWALTER: AJ Burnett did a great job tonight and for some strange reason, Twitter is blowing up suggesting that AJ sucks and the offense...
- 7/30 My Pinstripes: Burnett, Bats Come Up Short: If I were a conspiracy theorist, I would think that the Yankees' hitters got together before each of A.J. Burnett's starts and...
- 7/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Orioles vs. Yankees, 7/29/2011 (7:05PM EST on YES): The Bombers will conclude this month with a series against the beleaguered Baltimore Orioles. As Larry noted in his series preview,...
- 7/29 Through The Fence Baseball: These aren’t the Yanks of my youth, Part 2: Yes. The New York Yankees have been a consistent championship-caliber team every year since 1996. But just because you have the...
- 7/26 Dropped Strike Three: Dropped Strike Three's AL All-Star Picks!: With the All-Star Game just a few short weeks away and voting wrapping up in about 10 days, let the roster controversy begin!...
- 7/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: My Philosophy on this Trade Deadline: With less than a week to go before the trade deadline, there has been little buzz about the Yankees aggressively perusing a trade....
- 7/26 Yankees Daily: Yankees crush Mariners 10-3 as Jeter and Teixeira star: By HOWIE RUMBERG AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira each homered and drove in three runs, Freddy...
- 7/26 Through The Fence Baseball: The Bronx Breeze: Yankees at the trade deadline: The famous July 31 trade deadline is looming. I’ve come to the conclusion that the Yankees should not jump the gun this season....
- 7/25 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Mariners Game 100 -2011: Starting Lineups Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki RF Brendan Ryan SS Dustin Ackley 2B Miguel Olivo C Adam Kennedy 3B Mike Carp DH...
- 7/25 Bleeding Yankee Blue: PETTITTE: THE YANKEE WOMAN'S FANTASY: Last night, I had a dream. It wasn’t just a good dream; it was a fantastic dream. The kind of dream that happens to you...
- 7/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Following up on Russell Martin: Earlier this season, I took a look at Russell Martin‘s numbers, when he was off to such a hot start with the bat. Back in...
- 7/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees enjoy extended batting practice; win 7-5: After yesterday’s frustrating loss, the Yankees returned with a vengeance this afternoon. Even though the A’s scored...
- 7/24 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES WINNING STREAK STARTS NOW: 25 saves in 15 consecutive seasons. That Mariano Rivera, the King of the Closers and I tell you what, it was tough to get there...
- 7/24 Yankees Daily: Bartolo Colon and Mariano Rivera help Yankees hold off A’s 7-5: NEW YORK (AP) — Bartolo Colon pitched seven effective innings to end a three-start losing streak and Curtis Granderson connected...
- 7/24 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics game 99 -2011: Starting Lineups Oakland Athletics Jemile Weeks 2B Coco Crisp CF Hideki Matsui DH Josh Willingham LF David DeJesus RF Conor Jackson...
- 7/23 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MATSUI MADE THIS YANKEE LOSS STING: (Photo: New York Times)I really wanted this win. I wanted it so the Yankees could be up 2 to zip in this series and I wanted...
- 7/23 Yankees Daily: Yankees vs. Athletics game 98 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano DH Nick...
- 7/23 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Yankees Game 100: 1:59PM EDT: There is no way that typical jump across the body throw from Jeter we’ve grown accustomed to seeing beat DeJesus…...
- 7/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Athletics vs. Yankees, 7/22/2011 (7:05PM EST on MY9): Hurray for Fridays, the Yankees not being in Canada or Tampa any longer, non-artifical surfaces in general, upcoming weaker...
- 7/21 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays game 96 – 2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner CF Derek Jeter SS Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge Posada...
- 7/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Yankees at Rays | Thursday, July 21, 2011: Here’s your lineup for the festivities. Brett Gardner CF Derek Jeter SS Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher...
- 7/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Grandy, Nuney, Freddy help Yanks top Rays 4-0: First Bartolo Colon. Then Freddy Garcia. Less than a week after putting together back-to-back mediocre starts against the Blue...
- 7/20 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays game 95 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Russell...
- 7/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: 7/20: Yankees vs. Rays: Good evening, Yankee fans! Hope you all had a good day and are settling in for the night to watch the Bombers take on David Price...
- 7/19 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays game 94 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge...
- 7/19 My Pinstripes: Yankees Walk To Win: Mark Teixeira snared the last out from the stands.A.J. Burnett was going through one of those frustrating nights last night that...
- 7/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees battle back after early deficit, beat Tampa Bay 5-4 in rare late come-from-behind victory: After his offense took a quick 1-0 lead against Tampa Bay in the top of the 1st, A.J. Burnett promptly gave it all back and then...
- 7/19 Baseball Musings: Not in the Boxscore: I suspect there are few plays that make a difference in games that don’t show up in the box score. Monday night, however,...
- 7/18 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY THE YANKEES WON: ART OF PATIENCE: (Photo: Getty)The Yankees won tonight and they clawed back against a very tough Tampa Bay Rays team to do it. To me, the comeback...
- 7/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees rally to take down Rays in Ninth: By FRED GOODALL AP Baseball Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Russell Martin drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in...
- 7/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Rays game 93 -2011: New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge Posada DH Russell...
- 7/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees vs. Rays, 7/18/2011 (7:10PM EST on YES): Hurray for no more Canada! Instead, the Yankees will be switching artificial surfaces as the team heads to the Trop for another...
- 7/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hughes notches first quality start since September 26 as Yanks beat Jays 7-2: So, Phil Hughes. The Yankee righthander aut**** his best outing of the season by far, throwing six innings of two-run ball, scattering...
- 7/17 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY HUGHES WAS HUGHES FOR YANKEES: (Photo: New York Times)I'm not going to lie to you, I was nervous. What I didn't want to see was Phil Hughes implode and more...
- 7/17 Yankees Daily: Phil Hughes gets first win as Yankees beat Blue Jays 7-2: TORONTO (AP) — Phil Hughes pitched six effective innings to earn his first win of the season and the New York Yankees beat the...
- 7/17 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 92 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira DH Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge...
- 7/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Soriano could begin rehab stint on Tuesday; Girardi and Martin blame themselves for sign stealing: A couple of notes from George King. First, Rafael Soriano is scheduled to throw another batting practice session today, and if...
- 7/15 Yankees Daily: Blue Jays pounce on Yankees again 7-1: TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Morrow won his fourth straight decision, Yunel Escobar had three hits and the Toronto Blue Jays again...
- 7/15 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 90 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Jorge...
- 7/15 Through The Fence Baseball: The Heat Index: These hot prospects could get a call-up: Prospects. Everybody loves talking about prospects. When they will be called up and how they will perform are fun predictions...
- 7/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees vs. Blue Jays, 7/15/2011 (7:07PM EST on MY9): The Yanks are back in action tonight against the pesky Blue Jays. They’ll be looking to pick themselves up after yesterday’s...
- 7/15 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Catcher Accuses Blue Jays of Sign Stealing:
Via Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com:
[Russell Martin] said that the Blue Jays were essentially stealing signs from the get-go,...
- 7/14 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY COLON'S MESS BECAME YANKEES NIGHTMARE: (Photo: New York Times)Well... I've been talking about "when" or "if" a lot. What I mean by that is, "when" or "if" Colon and/or...
- 7/14 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Blue Jays game 89 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher RF Russell...
- 7/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees 2011 Midterm Report Card:
Before the second half officially gets underway, I thought I would take the time to go over the Yankees report cards. This...
- 7/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Splitting the difference, part 2: The 2011 Yankees’ batting splits vs. the 2006-2010 teams, tOPS+ edition: On Monday afternoon we looked at how the Yankee teams of the last six seasons performed compared to the league in a select group...
- 7/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Getting acquainted with the future: Baseball America’s ability to rank prospects and to do it with surprising accuracy is reason enough to pay attention to...
- 7/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti: The good, the bad or the ugly?: Los Angeles Dodgers fans from Eureka to El Cajon are complaining on message boards about the dismal product on the field this...
- 7/12 MLBTradeRumors: The Least Likely All-Stars:
Of this year's 84 All-Stars, six were drafted first overall in their class. These guys were destined to make All-Star teams,...
- 7/12 BomberBanter.com: Somebody wake up Joe Girardi!: AJ Burnett is not necessarily the best pitcher to ever grace a mound with his presence. Sure, you'll hear tales of his filthy...
- 7/12 The Process Report: Daily Process: Rays Drop Series, First Half Ends: Entering this game, CC Sabathia had 2.90 earned run average and 2.57 FIP, while James Shields had a 2.47 earned run average and...
- 7/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: D-Rob and CC Named All-Stars, CC Not Going:
The Yankees initially had six All-Stars (Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson, Alex Rodriguez, Robinson Cano, Russell Martin,...
- 7/12 My Pinstripes: CC Tops: CC, how do I love thee,Let me count the wins,Thirteen at the All-Star break!CC Sabathia knew he had to be at his best on Sunday...
- 7/6 Through The Fence Baseball: How deserving are the Yankees All-Stars?: The All-Star results were announced this past weekend, and the Yankees had four starters voted in by the fans and two named by...
- 7/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks Tally Six All Stars Despite Notable Snubs: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Despite garnering six All Star selections, three Yankees were con****...
- 7/4 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Tally Six All Stars Despite Notable Snubs: Despite garnering six All Star selections, three Yankees were con**** by their absence from the team. Both Mark Teixeira and CC...
- 7/4 For Baseball Junkies: 2011 All Star Selections & Reaction: The official lineups, reserves, and pitchers were named yesterday for the 2011 All Star Game. As most fans tend to do, we'll second...
- 7/4 mlbreports.com : Final Rosters are Announced: 2011 MLB All-Star Game Vote Totals and Time for the Final Vote: Monday, July 4, 2011 MLB reports: The day has finally arrived. After weeks of voting in stadiums and on-line, the...
- 7/3 The Writer's Journey: Reds All-Stars announced: I pushed hard for Joey Votto and Jay Bruce, and also cast my votes for Brandon Phillips and the rest of the Reds on the ballots....
- 7/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees beat Mets 5-1, extending win streak to six games; Joe Girardi decides to pitch entire team: The Yankees ended this game in the top of the 1st inning. Mets’ pitcher Jonathon Niese allowed three consecutive hits to...
News -- June 2011
- 6/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees pummel Brewers 5-2; prepare brooms: Since getting swept by Boston earlier this month, NY has come back with a vengeance and the National League has had to deal with...
- 6/30 Yankees Daily: Buena **** de Burnett: Yanquis 5, Cerveceros 2: NUEVA YORK (AP) — A.J. Burnett laboró en forma destacada hasta el octavo episodio, Russell Martin conectó un jonrón de...
- 6/29 Yankees Daily: Burnett and Martin help Yankees surge past Brewers: NEW YORK (AP) — A.J. Burnett pitched neatly into the eighth inning, Russell Martin hit a three-run homer and the New York...
- 6/29 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees win 4th straight, set to get even better:
The Yankees downed the Brewers once again tonight, taking the second game of a three game series 5-2 from the Brew Crew. Russell...
- 6/29 Baseball Musings: Catching On: Current Yankees catcher Russell Martin and catcher turned designated hitter Jorge Posada each went deep Wednesday night as the...
- 6/29 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/28:
With the American League All-Star team voting winding down on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. EST, Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby...
- 6/28 Yankees Daily: Teixeira helps the Yankees drub the Brewers 12-2: NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira homered and had four RBIs, Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run second inning...
- 6/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday June 28, 2011: It’s Zack Greinke mania here in Yankee land with the former Kansas City Royals Ace back in the Bronx for the first time...
- 6/28 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/28:
With the American League All-Star team voting winding down on Thursday at 11:59 p.m. EST, Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby...
- 6/25 Yankees Daily: Jiménez se controla y domina: Rockies 4, Yanquis 2: NUEVA YORK (AP) — Jason Giambi bateó el viernes un largo cuadrangular contra su anterior equipo y el dominicano Ubaldo...
- 6/25 Yankees Daily: Burnett and Yankees lose to the Giambino and Rockies: By HOWIE RUMBERG, AP Sports Writer – 5 mins ago NEW YORK – A.J. Burnett became the first Yankees pitcher to strike out four...
- 6/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Inside Jorge’s June turnaround (with bits on Swish and Grandy, too!): June has been kind to Jorge Posada. At the end of April, he had a .267 wOBA. In May, he hit to the tune of a .293 wOBA. Thus far...
- 6/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Bored Montero Was Benched 2 Games for Lack of Energy:
Yankees top prospect Jesus Montero was benched for two games earlier this season for what the organization called a lack...
- 6/23 Fire Brand of the American League: All Star Voting Update:
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It’s time for another All-Star voting...
- 6/23 DC is for Baseball: Latest AL and NL Vote Totals: 2011 MLB All-Star Game: Thursday, June 23, 2011 MLB reports: With the MLB All-Star Game less than three weeks, the race to finalize the lineups...
- 6/23 NY Baseball Digest: Longest Game, Gardner’s Due, Montero Scouting Report, Subjective: Even though the Yankees played a day/night doubleheader, and it took the Mets 13 innings to win their ballgame, it still pales...
- 6/23 My Pinstripes: The Heisey Effect: The Heisenberg Effect states that the "very act of becoming a player changes the game being played". Of course this is in scientific...
- 6/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cueto brilliant in 10-2 Reds victory; Gordon unable to Aaron Small himself out of disappointing start: In a game the Reds sorely needed to win to avoid being swept at home, Johnny Cueto came up huge, hurling seven innings of two-hit,...
- 6/22 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Reds Game 73 -2011 Game Two of DH: Jeff Marquez has a sore right shoulder and will will not be on the team. He will be evaluated by Dr. Ahmad tomorrow. He’s been...
- 6/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Maybe that Montero plan will happen after all: Over at the Pinstriped Bible, Steve Goldman wondered about Russell Martin and his hot start that has since diffused (H/T to friend...
- 6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees Struggling On The Basepaths: One issue that seems to have plagued the Yankees in 2011 is a penchant for making outs on the bases. It seems like every couple...
- 6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday June 21, 2011: Rain Out: Unfortunately, tonight’s game has been postponed due to rain. The two teams are scheduled to play a day-night double header...
- 6/21 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: This Has Been a Long Time Coming For the McCourts: Earlier today, Tony Jackson of ESPNLA penned an open letter to Frank McCourt, asking him to sell the team and leave town, both...
- 6/21 Yankees Daily: Who Will Represent Oakland in the All-Star Game?: This is a weird team to try and find an All-Star on. Injuries and a horrible offense have plagued this team all year. The highest...
- 6/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 71: Yankees 5, Reds 3:
The Yankees started a three game set against the Reds in Cincinnati Monday night, both teams got to the opposing pitchers early,...
- 6/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Monday June 20th, 2011: Larry’s series preview covers everything you’ll need to know about the Reds as the Yankees head into tonight’s...
- 6/20 Call to the Pen: Should the Rays take a look at Jesus Montero?: If you have read my previous post “Catching Problems May Cause Changes“, it seems obvious that the Rays could have...
- 6/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Swish’s bomb saves day as Yanks beat Cubs 10-4; take series: For the third game in a row the Yankees didn’t tee off on a Cubs starter that they should have, but fortunately it wouldn’t...
- 6/20 Stealing First Base: Nick Swisher helps Yankees rout Cubs 10-4: By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO – Nick Swisher is laughing again, and he had plenty of reasons for his big smile Sunday...
- 6/18 Stealing First Base: Granderson and Nunez help Yankees past Cubs: By JAY COHEN, AP Sports Writer CHICAGO – Curtis Granderson hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the sixth inning and Brett Gardner...
- 6/18 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Cubs game 69 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Brett Gardner LF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
- 6/17 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Cubs Game 68 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Nick Swisher RF Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 6/17 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman Wants Montero to Play Everyday:
Via Brian Heyman of the Journal News:
Cashman was brutally honest as usual when it came to the backup catcher situation....
- 6/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cashman Speaks: Brian Cashman spoke on a few different things yesterday, so I thought I’d weight in. First up from LoHud (H/T RAB): On...
- 6/16 My Pinstripes: Gardners Bake Pies Too: Brett Gardner started the day as he did yesterday, sitting on the bench watching Andruw Jones play in left field against a left-handed...
- 6/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Rangers vs Yankees, 6/16/2011 (1:05PM EST on YES): The Bombers look to continue to their offensive onslaught during today’s matinee matchup against the Texas Rangers. Since...
- 6/15 Stealing First Base: Mark sends a Tex as Yankees rout Rangers 12-4: By HOWIE RUMBERG, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Mark Teixeira hit two-run homers from each side of the plate and Curtis Granderson...
- 6/15 Fire Brand of the American League: All-Star Voting Update:
The latest All-Star tallies are in! Not surprisingly the Yankees hold down five of the coveted slots, while two members...
- 6/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: The 2011 Yankees compared to their preseason projections and how ZiPS sees them performing going forward: I’d been meaning to do this post for a while, and I thought it’d be interesting to take a look at how the Yankee starting...
- 6/15 It's About the Money (Stupid): Put Martin on the DL already!: Russell Martin is out of the lineup again tonight, and yes, Francisco Cervelli is starting again. This makes it 7 of the last...
- 6/15 Stealing First Base: Yankees terrorize the Rangers with Home Runs and win 12-4: By HOWIE RUMBERG, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Curtis Granderson homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Nunez — filling in...
- 6/14 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/14:
When the updated AL All-Star voting totals came out last week, we found one member of the Boston Red Sox in David Ortiz in...
- 6/14 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/14:
When the updated AL All-Star voting totals came out last week, we found one member of the Boston Red Sox in David Ortiz in...
- 6/14 The Captain's Blog: Is Jorge Posada a Viable Candidate for Backup Catcher (and Has He Been All Along)?: During an interview on WFAN, Yankees’ General Manager Brian Cashman implied rather directly that the extent to which Jorge...
- 6/14 The Captain's Blog: Filling the Yankees’ Holes Behind the Plate and Atop the Lineup: Over the past week, a spate of injuries has left the New York Yankees roster in a state of disarray. As a result, the burden has...
- 6/14 Through The Fence Baseball: The Bronx Breeze: It’s Jesus Montero time: The third best prospect in baseball, according to Baseball America, was almost headed to Seattle last year for Cliff Lee in what...
- 6/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Sherman: Yankees leaning toward putting Jeter on DL: Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees are "leaning toward" putting Derek Jeter on the disabled list with a strained calf. Even though...
- 6/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Russell Martin Out Again with Back Problems:
Yankees catcher Russell Martin was once against scratched from last night’s game with back stiffness that has now caused...
- 6/14 My Pinstripes: Jeter and Yankees Endure Painful Loss: When you leave seven men on base in the first three innings you can't expect to win a baseball game. Even if it's against a team...
- 6/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Martin and Montero: Russell Martin sat with a back injury last night. If Martin cannot catch back-to-back days and his back hasn’t responded...
- 6/13 Stealing First Base: Yankees lose to Indians 1-0 as Derek Jeter limps off Field: By Ben Walker, AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK – Derek Jeter limped off the field with a sore right calf four innings after getting...
- 6/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Russell Martin scratched from lineup: Word just broke via the beat writing crew that Russell Martin has been scratched from the lineup tonight due to back stiffness....
- 6/13 PaulLebowitz.com: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly: Some players aren’t playing up to their career expectations. They could be doing better; they could be doing worse. Is it...
- 6/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Offense explodes, Yankees remain hot against teams other than Red Sox:
The Yankees offense broke out in a big way today, plating a total of nine runs, none of which came via the longball. All of...
- 6/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks get revenge on Tomlin; pound out season-high 18 hits in 9-1 drubbing of Indians: After being embarrassed by Josh Tomlin in his Major League debut last July, the Yankees turned the tables Sunday afternoon, pounding...
- 6/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Colon, Sanit to DL, Martin back in lineup: It's official, Bartolo Colon has been placed on the 15-day DL by the Yankees. The pitcher indicated that he hoped to be back...
- 6/12 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens Week 11 – Gee, Niese and Karstens, oh my!: Pitchers Philip Humber, Chicago White Sox (SP, RP) owned in 38% of Yahoo! Leagues. In his last 5 starts over 36 nnings the former...
- 6/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: On Framing Pitches: Max Marchi of THT posted a fantastic bit of research this week that could go a long way towards quantifying one of the more difficult...
- 6/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Dear Alex Avila: What I said about you — I take it all back: I was not an Alex Avila fan last year. Okay, okay. That’s not exactly accurate. I was a hater. I could be heard yelling “nepotism”...
- 6/11 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: It’s Time To Give A.J. Ellis a Chance: I hardly need to link you to all of the posts I wrote over the winter saying that a catching duo of Rod Barajas and Dioner Navarro...
- 6/11 It's About the Money (Stupid): Saturday observations: Last night's game was fun, huh? Sure it was a little hairier than it needed to be at the end and the Yankees' slugging first baseman...
- 6/11 Stealing First Base: Yankees beat Indians 11-7 as Girardi clashes with opposing Manager: By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Alex Rodriguez hit a colossal home run, Curtis Granderson also connected and...
- 6/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Friday afternoon notes: Some (mostly) depressing stuff to end your work week.
It's official, Joba Chamberlain will have Tommy John surgery. The Yankees...
- 6/10 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Yankees Need to Call Up Montero…NOW:
This isn’t an overreaction to the Yankees being swept by the Red Sox, as bad as that was it was just three games after...
- 6/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin’s MRI Comes Back Negative:
Russell Martin, who missed last night’s game after his back tightened up, went for an MRI today and the results came...
- 6/9 My Pinstripes: Joba Is Latin For Done: Okay, not really, but it appears Joba Chamberlain's 2011 season is finished and his future is in doubt. The Yankees announced...
- 6/8 BomberBanter.com: Yankees May 2011 Wrap UpMay was a bit of a roller coaster ride for the Yankees....
- 6/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/8:
Normally when the Boston Red Sox give Jon Lester an early lead, we don't have to worry too much especially given his career...
- 6/8 Bronx Baseball Daily: All-Star Voting: Yankees Have 6 in Lead, Teixeira in Danger:
The latest round of All-Star voting updates were posted to the web and the Yankees still have their six players, Curtis Granderson,...
- 6/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Hip Hip, no more?: Earlier today, I had a chance to read an interesting (albeit depressing) article by ESPN’s Ian O’Conner (insider...
- 6/8 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 6/8:
Normally when the Boston Red Sox give Jon Lester an early lead, we don't have to worry too much especially given his career...
- 6/7 My Pinstripes: Bing Bang Boom Boston: Jonathan Papelbon blew an out number three-strike three fastball past a swinging Alex Rodriguez with a man aboard and two out...
- 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/7:
When the American All-Star Game voting totals came out for the first time last week, there were no members of the Boston Red...
- 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/7:
After a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox look to regain a share of first place in the AL East in the first of a three-game...
- 6/7 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 58 -2011: Starting Lineups Boston Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury CF Dustin Pedroia 2B Adrian Gonzalez 1B Kevin Youkilis 3B David Ortiz DH Carl...
- 6/7 Baseball Musings: Teixeira Kneed: With the Red Sox leading 3-0 in the bottom of the first, Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira gets hit with a 90 MPH pitch from...
- 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/7:
When the American All-Star Game voting totals came out for the first time last week, there were no members of the Boston Red...
- 6/7 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/7:
After a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox look to regain a share of first place in the AL East in the first of a three-game...
- 6/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Red Sox III: What happens when the two best teams in the American League stop being polite, and start getting real?: The Yankees and Red Sox kick off tonight’s three-game set at Yankee Stadium with two of the best records in the American...
- 6/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees beat Angels, guarantee winning road trip:
A good win for the Bombers last night, though the bats were a little bit quiet again. All the same, anytime C.C. Sabathia...
- 6/4 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Angels Game 56 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 6/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Nova pitches just well enough to stay in rotation:
Manager Joe Girardi insisted yesterday that Ivan Nova wouldn't be pitching for his starting rotation spot Friday night in...
- 6/4 My Pinstripes: Failure in the Halos House of Horrors: All those good feelings built up by the sweep of the Oakland A's and a four game winning streak were nearly completely wiped out...
- 6/4 Stealing First Base: Yankees lose to Angels after Weaver’s strong Showing: ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jered Weaver tied for the AL lead with his seventh victory — 39 days after getting his sixth one — and...
- 6/3 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Angels Game 55 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 6/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Notes: Yankees Dominate All-Star Voting, A-Rod Hasn’t Fed His Cousin To A Woodchipper: Two stories that I just wanted to mention briefly: Yankees Have 6 Players Leading All-Star Voting At Their Respective Positions...
- 6/2 Bronx Baseball Daily: 6 Yankees Lead in All-Star Voting:
If some players on the Yankees are overrated it’s probably because they are so po**** in the first place. That po****...
- 6/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 54: Yankees 4, Athletics 2:
New York entered Wednesday afternoon’s game with brooms on their mind, as they tried to sweep the Oakland A’s on the road. ...
- 6/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: Platoon DH situation arising: It’s pretty clear that Joe Girardi is employing a platoon DH situation with Andruw Jones and Jorge Posada. As we all know,...
- 6/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Analysts’ May 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up: For the April 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up, please click here. By now we’re all aware of the rather erratic month the Yankees experienced...
- 6/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Sweep-n-Sweep: This past weekend the A’s swept the Orioles in a three game set, this afternoon the Yankees returned the favor to Oakland...
- 6/1 Baseball Moves: The Mid-Summer Po**** Contest (AL Only): Well voting is underway for the Mid-Summer Po**** Contest, a.k.a. the MLB All-Star game. And from the looks of the numbers,...
- 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/1:
The American League voting totals are out for the 2011 MLB All-Star Game being held in Phoenix, AZ in July and it looks to be...
- 6/1 SOX & Dawgs: AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/1:
The American League voting totals are out for the 2011 MLB All-Star Game being held in Phoenix, AZ in July and it looks to be...
- 6/1 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Colon, Reyes, Beltran, Wright: Six Yankees lead All-Star balloting at their respective positions in the early going: Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Alex Rodriguez,...
- 6/1 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 54 -2011: A.J. Burnett, RHP 5-3, 3.99 ERA Burnett ran out of steam after needing 97 pitches to grind through five innings against the Mariners...
- 6/1 NY Baseball Digest: Cashman’s Winter Continues to Fare Well: Yankees fans wanted Cliff Lee, but Brian Cashman gave them a bargain bin that included Russell Martin, Bartolo Colon, Freddy Garcia,...
- 6/1 Mastersball.com: From the Clubhouse( 5/30): No Semi Colon Here: To be fair, Bartolo Colon is the kind of pitcher who does give the Oakland Athletics fits most of the time.
Picking spots, changing...
News -- May 2011
- 5/31 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Athletics Game 53 -2011: Freddy Garcia RHP 3-4, 3.26 ERA Garcia looks to string together back-to-back wins after defeating the Blue Jays with 6 1/3 innings...
- 5/31 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday May 31st, 2011: The Yankees look to take their second straight game against the A’s tonight, and look to extend their overall win streak...
- 5/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin returns: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (toe) is back in the starting lineup Tuesday, May 31. Also, C Jorge Posada is not starting,...[+]
with OF Andruw Jones serving as the designated hitter.
- 5/31 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Who’s Going to Lose Their Job When Marcus Thames Returns?: Over the weekend, the Dodgers got some good news as far as the continued recovery of their legions of injured, as both Vicente...
- 5/30 Stealing First Base: Colon pitches shutout as Yankees beat Athletics 5-0: By JOSH DUBOW, AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly...
- 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin stratched from lineupNew York Yankees C Russell Martin (toe) has been scratched from the starting lineup Monday, May 30, because of a sore toe....[+]
New York Yankees C Russell Martin (toe) has been scratched from the starting lineup Monday, May 30, because of a sore toe.
- 5/30 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Athletics I: A 16-3 record over the last two seasons says the Yanks can stomp all over your mound as much as they please: Hope you’re all enjoying the Memorial Day holiday! Though you may be off from work, the Yankees are not, as they continue...
- 5/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin sits: New York Yankees C Russell Martin (toe) was out of the lineup Sunday, May 29, due to a sore toe he fouled a pitch off of the previous...[+]
day.
- 5/28 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Mariners game 50 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 5/28 MLB Fantasy Recon: Buy Low and Sell High @ Sons of Roto: Don't rush to let go of BerkmanAndrew over at Sons of Roto offers a solid buy and sell piece to dissect this Saturday morning,...
- 5/28 MLB Fantasy Recon: Catching Options from the Wire @ Hot Fantasy Picks: Psst! Pick me up.Ryan Courtney over at Hot Fantasy Picks has been a busy guy; in his latest offering he examines a few waiver...
- 5/27 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Mariners game 49 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 5/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 49 | Yankees vs. Mariners | Friday, May 27, 2011: Did you know the Yankees are only 1-5 in Friday games thus far in 2011? Obviously that’s incredibly random and will eventually...
- 5/27 My Pinstripes: Kings, Princes, and Other Road Obstacles: The Yankees open a tough, nine game road trip tonight in pitcher friendly Safeco Field in Seattle. While most people point at...
- 5/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Ranking Yankees Relative To Their Peers: Joe Pawlikowski of RAB made an excellent point yesterday that impacts how we might evaluate a player’s statistics in 2011:...
- 5/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Mariners I: Pitching, pitching and more pitching: Oh, to be the Seattle Mariners. With a rotation fronted by the best pitcher in the American League, Felix Hernandez, Seattle’s...
- 5/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Russell Martin: Beast!: After Wednesday’s victory over the Blue Jays, Alex Rodriguez is batting .287/.360/.503 with nine home runs. The once washed-up,...
- 5/26 YankeeAnalysts.com: Fangraphs Baserunning Stat And The Yankees: Fangraphs released a new baserunning statistic earlier this week. I’ll let MGL explain: Base running linear weights or base...
- 5/25 Roto Think Tank: Buy or Sell Low (?) A.L. Edition: Today I'll look at four players in the American League whose slow starts are quickly morphing into bad seasons and offer...
- 5/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees win third straight series; beat Toronto 7-3: For the first time in seemingly forever, the Yankees actually jumped all over a Lefty-They’ve-Never-Seen-Before™ in the...
- 5/25 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 48: Blue Jays 3, Yankees 7:
On Tuesday, the Yankees waited for the late innings to score most of their runs, but on Wednesday they scored early and often. ...
- 5/25 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 48 -2011: Starting Lineups BLUE JAYS (24-24) Yunel Escobar SS Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Juan Rivera 1B Jose Molina C Aaron Hill...
- 5/25 Bronx Baseball Daily: Mark Teixeira’s Turn for Pie in Yankees Win:
The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 5-4 in walkoff fashion at Yankee Stadium last night after Mark Teixeira drove in Curtis Granderson...
- 5/25 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks fashion dramatic late-inning comeback, beat Blue Jays 5-4 in second walk-off win of season: If, after being stifled by Ricky Romero for seemingly the 80,000th time, you felt like the game was probably over for the Yankees...
- 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin belts ninth HR: New York Yankees C Russell Martin went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs Tuesday, May 24, against the Toronto Blue Jays. Martin...[+]
is an Ontario native.
- 5/24 Stealing First Base: Yankees’ Teixeira pies the Blue Jays in the 9th inning: By HOWIE RUMBERG, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Curtis Granderson had a tying RBI single in the ninth inning then stole second...
- 5/24 Stealing First Base: Teixeira logra el triunfo en la 9na: Yanquis 5, Azulejos 4: NUEVA YORK (AP) – Curtis Granderson bateó el martes un sencillo impulsor que empató la pizarra en la novena entrada, luego...
- 5/24 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 47: Blue Jays 4, Yankees 5:
With a slim lead in the AL East, the Yankees looked to rebound over their loss on Monday. It looked like one bad inning was...
- 5/24 My Pinstripes: Yankees Steal One In 9th: Tonight's Yankees-Toronto Blue Jays game looked like most other Yankees games these days. Fall behind, stay behind, lose. Maybe...
- 5/24 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 47 -2011: Starting Lineups Toronto Blue Jays Yunel Escobar SS Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Juan Rivera 1B J.P. Arencibia C Aaron...
- 5/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread (and Soriano news) | Game 47 | Yankees vs. Blue Jays | Tuesday, May 24, 2011: Late this afternoon, word came that Rafael Soriano was shut down with more elbow soreness (h/t RAB via Jerome Preisler) with no...
- 5/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Blue Jays thump Yanks 7-3: Bartolo Colon got through the first five innings relatively unscathed (save a first-inning solo Jose Baustista, which happens)...
- 5/24 Bay City Ball: What’s wrong with Buster Posey?: Absolutely nothing. Here’s why… The average batting line in the National League in 2010 was .255/.320/.399 (average/on-base...
- 5/23 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Blue Jays Game 46 -2011: Toronto Blue Jays Rajai Davis CF Corey Patterson LF Jose Bautista RF Yunel Escobar SS Juan Rivera 1B Aaron Hill 2B Eric Thames...
- 5/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview: Yankees vs. Blue Jays III: Don’t pitch to Jose Bautista: It’s no secret that Jose Bautista has, in seemingly record time, become the most feared hitter in baseball. What Bautista...
- 5/22 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Need Swisher to Return to Form: The Yankees offense isn’t struggling, but it’s clearly not in peak form. Many apologists, in the form of team centric...
- 5/21 Stealing First Base: Yankees reign thunder on Mets 7-3 on the last day of life: By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Mark Teixeira homered for the third straight game, Alex Rodriguez also connected...
- 5/21 Stealing First Base: Yankees reign thunder on Mets 7-3 on the last day of life: By MIKE FITZPATRICK, AP Sports Writer NEW YORK – Mark Teixeira homered for the third straight game, Alex Rodriguez also connected...
- 5/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees too-many-home-run Mets to death in 7-3 win: For those of you not on Twitter, one of the more po**** memes of the 2011 season has been the ongoing ridiculing of the mainstream...
- 5/21 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Mets Game 44 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Mets Jose Reyes – SS Dan Murphy – 1B Carlos Beltran – RF Jason Bay – LF Fernando Martinez –...
- 5/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees snap three game win streak; lose 2-1 to hapless Mets.: I’m not going to spend a whole lot of time with tonight’s recap. Frankly, there isn’t a much to say at this point. The Yanks...
- 5/20 Stealing First Base: Yankees vs. Mets Game 43 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Mets Jose Reyes SS Dan Murphy 1B Carlos Beltran RF Jason Bay LF Fernando Martinez DH Justin Turner 3B...
- 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Top Interleague Acquisitions For 2011: Another round of interleague play begins tonight, so let’s take a look at some players who switched leagues last winter and...
- 5/20 Stealing First Base: Jorge Posada will only catch in emergencies: You know, if you read this two years ago, you probably thought you were reading a mistake. It would of been huge news. How times...
- 5/20 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: When Adding a Designated Hitter Isn’t All That Helpful: Tonight, interleague play starts yet again, and if you’re not over the moon about the prospect of the Diamondbacks renewing...
- 5/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: **** Expected to be Available against Mets:
Via Bryan Hoch of MLB.com:
Doctors said that a CT scan showed a slight concussion, although the Yankees did not have immediate...
- 5/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Offense Comes Alive in 13-2 Win Over Orioles:
The Yankees scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back as CC Sabathia shut the Orioles’ bats down and...
- 5/19 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 42: Yankees 13, Orioles 2:
After a lengthy (and slightly crazy) victory on Wednesday night, the Yankees looked to sweep the short series against Baltimore...
- 5/19 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Orioles Game 42 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira DH Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 5/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jorge Posada Starting at 1st Base for Yankees Tonight:
When looking at today’s lineup there was one big surprise, Jorge Posada is the starting first baseman and Mark Teixeira...
- 5/19 MLBTradeRumors: Non-Tenders Contributing With New Teams: Every winter teams non-tender players when they would rather risk losing them to another team than go through the potentially...
- 5/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread and Series Preview | Yankees vs. Orioles III: I can’t stand the rain: The Yanks and O’s meet for the third time this season, though the teams have only been able to play four of the six games...
- 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin resting: New York Yankees C Russell Martin is taking the day off Wednesday, May 18, and C Francisco Cervelli is behind the dish. Also,...[+]
OF Brett Gardner is being replaced by OF Andruw Jones.
- 5/18 Stealing First Base: Yankees at Rays Game 40 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Russell...
- 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: New York Yankees: The Yankees are next in our 2012 Contract Issues series. Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season:
Eligible For Free...
- 5/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): The IIATMS morning update: 5/18/2011: Well, the Yankees lost again last night and this is getting a little...what's that...they won? They won? They won! Oh hallelujah...
- 5/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: TYA Game Thread, Tuesday May 17th, 2011: There’s little point sugar coating this stretch of awful play from the Yankees, but I do believe in emphasizing the positive....
- 5/17 It's About the Money (Stupid): A Rational Guide to the Slump (Glass Half Full Edition): The Yankees are officially in a “slump”, defined as a patch where the team plays a lot worse than expected, loses a ton of...
- 5/17 Through The Fence Baseball: The Bombers’ Blast: Yankees keep losing: It has been a bad week in Yankeeland. First these brutal Bombers dropped a series against Kansas City at the Stadium, including...
- 5/17 YankeeAnalysts.com: An opening for you know who?: Lost in the uproar over the details surrounding Jorge Posada‘s absence from Saturday’s game is one over looked, important...
- 5/16 The Process Report: Daily Process: Bullpen Holds Steady as Rays Beat Yankees: Whether the Rays can hang with the Yankees over the long haul will be answered in the months to come, but wins like tonight are...
- 5/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 39: Yankees 5, Rays 6:
The Yankees hit the road, after a disappointing sweep by the Red Sox in the Bronx. New York headed to Florida to face off...
- 5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks lose six straight for first time since 2007: For the second game in a row the Yankees were able to tag an elite American League lefthanded starter to jump out to an early...
- 5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: More Frustration!: Hey, remember last week when the Yankees lost to the Royals and the game was really frustrating? That was the entire series against...
- 5/16 NY Baseball Digest: Jeter Now About Legacy Not Captaincy: “If I thought he did something wrong, I’d be the first to tell him,”- Derek Jeter on Jorge Posada. The Jorge...
- 5/16 Red Sox Beacon: Suh-Weep: You can’t draw much of anything from a three game series. In terms of predictive value, it may as well not exist. Even so,...
- 5/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: Panic! in the Boogie Down: The Current State of the Yankees:
On May 16th, the 2009 NY Yankees had a record of 19-17. The 2011 NY Yankees on May 16th are 20-18. The point? Well, that it’s...
- 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/14:
The Boston Red Sox continue their quest to .500 tonight after winning last night's game in game two of a three-game set against...
- 5/16 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/14:
The last time that Clay Buchholz took the mound for the Boston Red Sox, rain interrupted his start. But instead of being done...
- 5/16 YankeeAnalysts.com: Exploring Beltran: What’s going to happen if Jorge Posada continues to struggle? Throw away the mental stuff from this weekend for a second...
- 5/16 The Process Report: The Process Versus Yankees Hitters: A first place showdown in May… Batter Bats LHOPS RHOPS Derek Jeter Right .900 .734 Curtis Granderson Left .614 .890 Mark Teixeira...
- 5/16 Baseball Happenings: Weekend Recap: What a difference a few days make. The Red Sox picked up a much needed series sweep and return home with a chance to get...
- 5/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 38: Red Sox 7, Yankees 5:
After the craziness that was Saturday, the Yankees looked to put everything behind them, both on and off the field. The Yankees...
- 5/15 Baseball Musings: Home Run Location: ESPN did a nice job of highlighting the changes in Curtis Granderson‘s stance this season as he hit his 13th home run of...
- 5/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Posada removes himself from lineup: Joe Girardi changed the lineup prior to today's game, moving Brett Gardner and Russell Martin and dropping Nick Swisher and...
- 5/14 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 5/14:
The Boston Red Sox continue their quest to .500 tonight after winning last night's game in game two of a three-game set against...
- 5/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Drop Series Opener to Red Sox:
The Yankees went toe-to-toe with the Red Sox for six innings last night, but fell behind and eventually lost when the Red...
- 5/14 NY Baseball Digest: Yanks Problems Will Correct With Time: Recently, I opined about how the Yankees could average six runs a game. My position since spring training has been the Yankees...
- 5/14 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 5/14:
The last time that Clay Buchholz took the mound for the Boston Red Sox, rain interrupted his start. But instead of being done...
- 5/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Offensive malaise continues as Yanks drop third straight: For the second straight game the Yankees were kept hitless for the first three innings, setting the tone for a masterful start...
- 5/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): What about Gardner’s feelings?:
In case you hadn't noticed, Brett Gardner has been on a tear lately (when he isn't laying down bunts anyway), hitting .414/.541/.483...
- 5/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 35 | Yankees vs. Royals | Thursday, May 12, 2011: Here’s your game thread, and below is the probable lineup the Yankees will trot out against the righty Sean O’Sullivan,...
- 5/12 The Captain's Blog: Anatomy of a Slump: Too Many Goats and Not Enough Heroes: When the Yankees left Baltimore on Easter Sunday, the team was riding a three-game winning streak into what was shaping up to...
- 5/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Robinson Cano could enter lineup: Updating a previous report, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said 2B Robinson Cano (head) could be penciled into the lineup...[+]
Thursday, May 12, if he passes a neurological test before the game. SS Eduardo Nunez will play shortstop and SS Derek Jeter will serve as the designated hitter. C Francisco Cervelli is giving C Russell Martin the day off.
- 5/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): The bunting is officially out of control:
By now, readers of this site are pretty familiar with my feelings about Joe Girardis' fondness for bunting. For the most part,...
- 5/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: A Frustrating Loss: Image Credit Every once in a while, a game like last night rolls around. I’m sure you’ve already read our game recap,...
- 5/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 34: Royals 4, Yankees 3 (11 innings):
In a game where the Yankees should have cruised to victory, they continually failed to convert their many opportunities into...
- 5/11 Fire Brand of the American League: Red Sox Look to Molina?:
According to the Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports, the Red Sox have made contact with the Bengie Molina camp.
“While the Red Sox...
- 5/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Trane’s Ballad:
Once a doctor, perusing my chart, told me, “In my experience, middle names indicate imminent marital strife. Are your parents...
- 5/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Should the Yankees Promote Montero; Replace Posada?:
A couple of days ago, Brien, Mark, and I were having a discussion on Twitter.* Brien started out the debate by asking a simple...
- 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin gets day off: New York Yankees C Russell Martin was out of the lineup Sunday, May 8, against the Texas Rangers. It was a scheduled day off by...[+]
manager Joe Girardi, who put C Francisco Cervelli into the lineup.
- 5/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 31: Yankees 12, Rangers 5:
The Yankees ended a disappointing road trip Sunday afternoon, but they did it with a bang. While things looked bad early,...
- 5/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Bronx Bombers ride the rally rollercoaster; lose 7-5: As you may have guessed from the title, the Yanks showcased some serious moxie during last night’s bout only to ultimately...
- 5/8 Baseball Happenings: Sunday Notes: First things first, congratulations to Justin Verlander on becoming the 28th pitcher to hurl more than one no hitter in his career. ...
- 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agents Already Worth Their 2011 Salary: This morning we looked at the top free agents in terms of ERA+ and OPS+, but that's a simplistic view of things. Teams are always...
- 5/7 My Pinstripes: Nova Grounds Rangers To A Halt: There isn't a day that goes by this season where I don't think, "Boy, we sure could use Andy Pettitte out there." Confession-...
- 5/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: Top 25 Prospect Update from MLB Dirt: Temper your expectationsEric Hosmer was the big name this week with the call up. The 21 year old destroyed AAA pitching...
- 5/7 MLBTradeRumors: Top Free Agent Hitters By OPS+: The 2011 MLB season is a little more than a month complete, so let's take a quick look and see which free agent positions players...
- 5/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees recall joys of winning; 4-1 over Rangers: After “enjoying” the cold spacious confines of Comerica, the Yanks were definitely in need of a win. Fortunately,...
- 5/7 Caught Looking: About last night: Friday, May 6 notes: No power outage Can you name the batter who leads the Yankees in home runs this year? It’s not A-Rod, it’s not Teixeira...
- 5/6 obsessivegiantscompulsive: Your 2011 Giants are 15-16: Catching D-Rox: I think part of my ennui is that the drive from wanting to see the Giants win it all has finally been satisfied last year when...
- 5/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 29: Yankees 3, Tigers 6:
With Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez getting days off, New York was searching for a series split on Wednesday afternoon. ...
- 5/5 Boys of Summer: How Are the Yankees Doing It??: As I write this, the Yankees are beating the Tigers in Detroit, 2-1 in the 5th inning. A.J. Burnett has continued to pitch...
- 5/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Joe Girardi: “My players are Little Leaguers”:
That's not exactly what the Yankees' manager said yesterday, but it's not that far off either:
It was a difficult conversation...
- 5/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Time to tinker with the lineup?: While it doesn’t make much of a difference at the end of the year, playing around with the lineup is something we always...
- 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin resting: New York Yankees C Russell Martin is taking the day off Wednesday, May 4, with C Francisco Cervelli starting behind the plate....[+]
- 5/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 27: Yankees 2, Tigers 4:
After kicking off their roadtrip with a victory, the Yankees tried to keep their win streak alive on Tuesday night. Unfortunately,...
- 5/3 BomberBanter.com: Yankees Win Tied Game Before Extras: I have to admit, I was about ready to throw in the towel on last night's game once it was tied up at 3. It's pretty hard to win...
- 5/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Game 27 | New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers | Tuesday, May 3, 2011: Here’s your game thread, and below is tonight’s lineup, c/o LoHud: Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira...
- 5/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Stop. The. Bunting!:
Joe Girardi loves the bunt. I've pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I'm going to have to live with that to some...
- 5/2 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 26: Yankees 5, Tigers 3:
Curtis Granderson made his first start in Detroit, since the Tigers traded him to the Yankees before last season. It wasn’t...
- 5/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankee Analysts’ April 2011 Monthly Wrap-Up: In keeping with the tradition I started on Yankeeist last season, I’m pleased to present The Yankee Analysts’ first-ever...
- 5/2 NY Baseball Digest: The Seven Types of John Sterling: John Sterling, whether you love or hate his shtick, always seems to get a reaction. New York Magazine did a profile on the “Seven...
- 5/2 YankeeAnalysts.com: April MVP/CY: It’s time to play baseball writers, everyone! Get your democracy on and vote for the April Yankees MVP and Cy Young Award...
- 5/2 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: April's Fantasy Baseball All-Stars: My Waiver Saviors articles have always been about finding players available in a high percentage of leagues (I use ESPN and Yahoo!...
- 5/1 Baseball Musings: Back to the Long Ball: After winning a game without hitting a home run, the Yankees returned to the power game Sunday afternoon as four of their runs...
- 5/1 MLBTradeRumors: Cafardo's Latest: Ortiz, Red Sox, Martin, Angels: In today's column for the Boston Globe, Nick Cafardo wonders what the future holds for David Ortiz after his contract expires...
- 5/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quote of the Day:
Larry Koestler on Derek Jeter (from Friday night):
The Yankees had a huge opportunity in the eighth inning, loading the ...
- 5/1 The Writer's Journey: Votto receives another award: Joey Votto was named the 2010 Tip O’Neill Award winner by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The president and vice president...
News -- April 2011
- 4/29 COSFBA: Did You Know?: April 29th, 2011: If you weren't already aware, know this. I am a box score guy. I love the simplicity of the story it tells with numbers. I'm also...
- 4/29 The Captain's Blog: After “Losing the Off Season”, Yanks Are Winning the WAR in April: (In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeAnalysts.) Over the winter,...
- 4/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: After “Losing the Off Season”, Yanks Are Winning the WAR in April: (The following is being syndicated from The Captain’s Blog). Over the winter, much was made about how Theo Epstein and the Boston...
- 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin off to fantastic start: New York Yankees C Russell Martin has had a terrific April, as he leads all catchers in home runs, slugging percentage and OPS....[+]
- 4/29 My Pinstripes: FullCountPitch | April Free Agents: Booms and Busts: With the first month of the season ending, it’s time to take the temperature on the best and worst free agent signings of this...
- 4/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: There’s no such thing as too many catchers: The Yankees minor league depth at catcher has been well documented. Jesus Montero is knocking loudly on the door to the Bronx....
- 4/29 YankeeAnalysts.com: CC Sabathia and the Yankee bats pound the White Sox 12-3: After torturing fans with three consecutive low-scoring, dull games, the Yankee bats came alive against Chicago Thursday night,...
- 4/29 My Pinstripes: Holy Bat Attack, Yankeeman: "Can I get a Hallelujah?"Something really weird happened at Yankee Stadium tonight. There were singles and doubles and triples...
- 4/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 22: White Sox 3, Yankees 12:
After a couple nights of low-scoring games, the Yankees’ offense finally broke through Thursday night, in a game that had...
- 4/28 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread: Yankees v. White Sox: The Yankees look to salvage a split of their 4 game series with the White Sox tonight, with CC Sabathia throwing the first pitch...
- 4/27 Through The Fence Baseball: The backstop: Fantasy catcher options: Traditionally, the catcher position has been a black hole for fantasy owners. Try to find a player who has routinely hit 20 HRs...
- 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Lineup notes: New York Yankees OF Brett Gardner is out of the lineup Wednesday, April 27, while OF Andruw Jones is starting. Cs Russell Martin...[+]
and Jorge Posada are penciled back in and OF Curtis Granderson is batting ninth.
- 4/27 MLBTradeRumors: Arbitration Records: Catchers: Yesterday we looked at the arbitration records for starting pitchers. Today let's check out the records for catchers who went...
- 4/27 It's About the Money (Stupid): Should Montero replace Posada?:
Yesterday, E.J. **** of TYA caused something of a stir with this post:
Jorge Posada is hitting .145/.243/.435 this season....
- 4/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Pitiful offense, Rafael Soriano and Brent Lillibridge team up to beat Yankees: There was not a lot to like about this one. For the second night in a row the Yankees managed only a handful of hits against...
- 4/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin, Jorge Posada sitting: New York Yankees C Russell Martin and C Jorge Posada are getting the day off Tuesday, April 26. C Gustavo Molina is starting behind...[+]
the plate, while 3B Eric Chavez will man third base and 3B Alex Rodriguez will serve as the designated hitter.
- 4/25 BomberBanter.com: Yankees Take Another Rain Shortened Season: I know it’s April and this is when it’s supposed to rain, but I’m starting to lose my cool. The Yankees are...
- 4/25 Cut Four: One is the Loney-est Number: Four short years ago the Los Angeles Dodgers were stocked with young players ready to make their mark in the big leagues. Russell...
- 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Manager defends Josh Rupe: Baltimore Orioles RP Josh Rupe hit New York Yankees C Russell Martin square in the back with a pitch in the ninth inning of a...[+]
lopsided game Saturday, April 23, but he claims it wasn't intentional, reports Roch Kubatko, of MASNSports.com. 'We asked him after the game,' manager Buck Showalter said. 'He said, 'I know what it looked like I was trying to go in.' It did not look good. I didn't like it at all. But I choose to believe my pitcher and I've known Josh for a long time. I think he'd be very straight with me.'
- 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin swats pair of HRs: New York Yankees C Russell Martin went 2-for-5 with a pair of home runs, four RBIs and three runs scored Saturday, April 23, against...[+]
the Baltimore Orioles, reports Mark Feinsand, of the New York Daily News. Martin was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning, which he felt was intentional.
- 4/24 YankeeAnalysts.com: Should the Yankees Trade Austin Romine?: Russell Martin‘s strong start to the 2011 season has given Yankee fans some confidence in the short-term security of the...
- 4/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Tried to Trade for Russell Martin Past 3 Years:
Via Andrew Marchand of ESPN New York:
Cashman said that Russ Martin is “Thuman-like.” The Yankees...
- 4/24 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Slam Their Way to CC’s First Win:
CC Sabathia was on top of his game and so was the Yankees offense as they slugged five homers, including two from Russell...
- 4/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Figueroa, Mock, Martin, Mets: Links for Saturday night, after Jose Bautista extended his on-base streak to ten consecutive plate appearances...
The Brewers...
- 4/23 Baseball Musings: Russell Rakes: Russell Martin just hit his second home run in Saturday night’s Yankees/Orioles game. That gives him six dingers on the...
- 4/23 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees’ Francisco Cervelli Could Return Next Week:
Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News:
Girardi indicated that it’s possible Francisco Cervelli will...
- 4/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Game Thread | Yankees v. Orioles | April 22, 2011 (Update: Rained out): Update: Game is rained out. The Yankees look to continue winning series tonight in Baltimore, sending CC Sabathia to the hill...
- 4/22 It's About the Money (Stupid): Friday fun facts & figures:
Happy Friday to all and a Good Friday to those celebrating. Absent of breaking news and game review discussions, here's a...
- 4/22 YankeeAnalysts.com: Fun with small samples: It’s late April, so we’re getting to the point where the stats we see in the batters’ graphics every night will...
- 4/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: Cashman’s Offseason Additions Paying Early Dividends: Brian Cashman’s offseason was widely viewed as disappointing by Yankees fans and baseball pundits alike. The club missed...
- 4/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: When Will Montero Arrive?: Jesus Montero is raking in AAA right now. After another 3-5 night, he’s now up to .423/.423/.558 on the year, with 1 home run...
- 4/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Cashman’s Plan B:
Of all the criticisms I’ve heard about Brian Cashman, one of my favorites (and by favorites I mean that...
- 4/21 NY Baseball Digest: Value Signings Key to Strong Early Start: Who says the Yankees “struck out” on the free agent market? Despite losing out on Cliff Lee, the under the radar signings...
- 4/21 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 16: Yankees 6, Blue Jays 2:
Looking to split a short series against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees sent Bartolo Colon to the mound. It was his first...
- 4/21 My Pinstripes: Colon A Winner..Period: Bartolo Colon stepped out on a Major League mound in the 1st inning tonight for the first time since July 24, 2009 and though...
- 4/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Brian Cashman has always liked Russell Martin: New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has been trying to acquire C Russell Martin from the Los Angeles Dodgers for the...[+]
past three seasons because he compares him to Thurman Munson, according to ESPNNewYork.com's Andrew Marchand.
- 4/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Rivera blows first save of the season, Yankees lose in the 10th: I need to be careful when I boast. In yesterday´s open thread I pointed out Mariano Rivera´s incredible start to the season....
- 4/20 Bronx Baseball Daily: Mariano Rivera Might Be Human/Probably Not, Yankees Lose:
It looked like the Yankees had the win when they handed the ball over to Mariano Rivera in the 9th inning with a 5-3 lead,...
- 4/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 15: Yankees 5, Blue Jays 6:
The Yankees headed north of the border this week, kicking off a series against the Toronto Blue Jays. A.J. Burnett did what...
- 4/19 Bronx Baseball Daily: Francisco Cervelli To Begin Rehab This Weekend:
Via Chad Jennings of the Journal News:
Francisco Cervelli caught yesterday and he’ll DH today and tomorrow....
- 4/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Have the Yankees been Getting Lucky with their Home Runs?: EJ’s breakdown of the Yankee offense so far shows us pretty much what we would have expected: the Yankees are crushing home...
- 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Should They Have Been Non-Tendered?: On November 2nd of last year I listed 85 non-tender candidates, most of whom were indeed cut loose. Almost five months have...
- 4/19 YankeeAnalysts.com: Martin the Masher: Russell Martin is off to one **** of a start. He’s slugging .600 and has a wOBA of .412. He’s knocked four balls into...
- 4/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Crede, D'Backs: Links for Monday night, as recently promoted Dodgers prospect Jerry Sands doubles in his first MLB at bat...
As Joel Sherman...
- 4/18 BomberBanter.com: Freddy Garcia And Bats Combine to take Games 2 and 3 From Rangers: Another home stand over, another series victory.
After Friday night's rough outing from Ivan Nova, the Yankees got 6 shut out...
- 4/18 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Take 2 of 3 Against Texas:
The Yankees slugged three homers en route to a victory, but a bullpen hiccup kept starter CC Sabathia from getting his first...
- 4/18 The Captain's Blog: Going, Going Ogando: Yankees Touch Up Rangers Righty for Three Long Balls, but Win Game on Chavez’ RBI Single: No Alex Rodriguez? No problem (at least for one game). Despite being without their red hot slugger, the Yankees lineup didn’t...
- 4/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks battle back, top Texas 6-5 in see-saw contest in the Bronx: In a game that saw four collective blown leads, the Yankees outlasted the Rangers 6-5 (in an ESPN Sunday Night Marathon Heartbreaker,...
- 4/18 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 14: Rangers 5, Yankees 6:
The Yankees entered Sunday night looking to take a series from the Texas Rangers, having split the first two games. Rangers...
- 4/17 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Notes: Millwood, Hughes, Martin: In the interest of equal time, here are some noteworthy items on the Yankees..
Kevin Millwood had a strong showing...
- 4/16 It's About the Money (Stupid): The Farm Report 4/16/11: With just a little over a week of action in the Minor Leagues, plenty has already happened. Some of the Yankees’ biggest prospects...
- 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Five keys to a Yankees postseason: The Yanks entered 2011 in an unfamiliar position: underdogs. All off-season, the media focused on the Red Sox additions of Carl...
- 4/16 Through The Fence Baseball: Yankees bats light up the Bronx, Tillman: In a three-game series, reduced to two due to a rainout, for first place, the New York Yankees took game one Wednesday by a score...
- 4/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin out: New York Yankees C Gustavo Molina is starting in place of C Russell Martin Saturday, April 16, according to Sam Borden of The...[+]
Journal News.
- 4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: GIDP madness!: I probably need to start giving the Rangers’ pitchers some credit. I didn’t believe in C.J. Wilson or Colby Lewis...
- 4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 12 | Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees | Friday, April 15, 2011: The Yankees and Rangers kick off the first of three tonight at 7:10pm. In case you missed it, here’s TYA’s series...
- 4/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Bunt that Wasn’t: During the ninth inning of last night’s walk off win against the Orioles, the Yankees had a chance to win the game. It wasn’t...
- 4/15 Through The Fence Baseball: Yankees bats light up the Bronx, Tillman: In a three-game series, reduced to two due to a rainout, for first place, the New York Yankees took game one Wednesday by a score...
- 4/15 The Captain's Blog: Yankees Salvage Another Poor Outing from Hughes with a Serving of Pie: When Phil Hughes walked off the mound to a smattering of boos in the fifth inning, a walk off victory for the Yankees didn’t...
- 4/14 MLB Fantasy Recon: Free Agent Speedsters from COSFBA: Martin offers power and speedPicking up steals on your fantasy team isn't always as easy as finding players with the talent to...
- 4/14 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Come from Behind to Beat Orioles in Extra Innings:
Phil Hughes started for the Yankees today and still didn’t have it, but they kept chipping away at...
- 4/14 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 11: Orioles 5, Yankees 6:
The Yankees looked for the short series win on Thursday night, as New York squared off with Baltimore. It was another frustrating...
- 4/14 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Yankees v. Orioles | April 14, 2011: After last night’s victory, the Yankees look to sweep the abbreviated series with the O’s tonight at the Stadium. First...
- 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin likely to sit a game this weekend: New York Yankees C Russell Martin likely will sit either Friday, April 15, or Saturday, April 16, because it will be the first...[+]
time this season that the team will have a night game followed by a day game, reports Tom Singer, of MLB.com.
- 4/14 Through The Fence Baseball: Five keys to a Yankees postseason: The Yanks entered 2011 in an unfamiliar position: underdogs. All off-season, the media focused on the Red Sox additions of Carl...
- 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin colors his fingernails: New York Yankees C Russell Martin said Wednesday, April 13, that he gets his fingernails professionally done, helping to make...[+]
his signs more visible to pitchers, reports Wallace Matthews, of ESPNNewYork.com. Martin had bright orange fingernails with a streak of white down the middle. 'On my off day, I went for a manicure,' Martin said. 'I used to use White-Out, but I was afraid they might blend in with the uniform pants so I decided to go orange. Now they don't have an excuse if they miss a sign.'
- 4/14 My Pinstripes: Burnett Gets Homestand Off On Right Foot: The weather wasn't as miserable as it was Tuesday night, but the Yankees and Orioles had to slog through some sloppy surroundings...
- 4/13 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 10: Orioles 4, Yankees 7:
After a day off and a day rained out, the Yankees looked more than ready to be back on the diamond Wednesday evening. New...
- 4/13 The Captain's Blog: Catching Up with the Yankees’ Universe After a Trip to Another World: In a baseball sense, Peru is on another planet. Despite my best efforts to propagate the faith on a trip two years ago, baseball...
- 4/13 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 10 | Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees | Wednesday, April 13, 2011: Alright lunchbox, let’s try this again. After last night’s washout, the first-place O’s are at the Stadium tonight...
- 4/13 COSFBA: Where Can I Find: Stolen Bases: I know it's just a couple weeks into the season but now is the time to evaluate your roster to see if you may have overlooked...
- 4/12 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 10 | Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees | Tuesday, April 12, 2011: The first-place O’s are at the Stadium tonight for the first of three, as Chris Tillman squares off against A.J. Burnett....
- 4/12 Bronx Baseball Daily: Jesus Montero Off to Hot Start in Triple-A:
When Francisco Cervelli fouled that ball off his foot landing himself on the DL for at least a month, the backup catching...
- 4/11 Baseball Reality Tour: Replacing Ryan Zimmerman: Often times, we'll hear fantasy pundits opine as to whom look to as a replacement for a recently injured player. We do it a lot...
- 4/11 BomberBanter.com: Yankees pitching and or bats falter against Red Sox: Ah the stench from the first series lost of the year. Can you smell it? You can smell it. What can you say about pitching like...
- 4/11 PaulLebowitz.com: The Back Of The Bubblegum Card Tells Much: The Red Sox are going to finish ahead of the Yankees in the standings this year. That doesn’t preclude the Yankees from...
- 4/10 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Nine: Primetime:
Last year, the Yankees and Red Sox opened the baseball season on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. This year we had to wait until...
- 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/10:
With the exception of Jon Lester's second start of the season, starting pitching has the been the devil of the Boston Red Sox....
- 4/10 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 4/10:
With the exception of Jon Lester's second start of the season, starting pitching has the been the devil of the Boston Red Sox....
- 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: New York Notes: Martin, Beltran, Silva: Let's check out the latest updates out of New York, as the Yankees and Mets prepare for their rubber matches against the Red Sox...
- 4/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Martin’s two blasts pace home run barrage as Yanks dump Sox 9-4: What looked to be yet another classic Fenway Park lead-exchanging back-and-forth turned into a no-doubter thanks to the bottom...
- 4/9 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 8: Yankees 9, Red Sox 4:
While the Red Sox took the victory on Friday afternoon, their first of the young season, the Yankees bounced back Saturday....
- 4/9 My Pinstripes: Canadian Clubs Red Sox: A lot of people were disappointed when the Yankees announced they had signed veteran catcher Russell Martin this past off-season....
- 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Russell Martin homers twice Saturday: New York Yankees C Russell Martin went 2-for-4 with a pair of home runs and four RBIs Saturday, April 9, against the Boston Red...[+]
Sox, according to The Associated Press.
- 4/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Overcome Bad Start by Nova with 4 Home Runs:
The Yankees didn’t get a good start by Ivan Nova at Fenway today, but it didn’t matter as their...
- 4/9 Baseball Musings: Good Day for Catchers: The Phillies started Brian Schneider at catcher, but Carlos Ruiz finished the game against Atlanta. The combined to go three for...
- 4/9 Bronx Baseball Daily: Super Nova Ready for 1st Big Test Against the Red Sox:
Ivan Nova got a shot at the Red Sox last season, but it was out of the bullpen and not at a time when his...
- 4/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Davis, Diamondbacks, Wallace: Links for Saturday, as the Dodgers and Padres prepare to resume yesterday's game after it was suspended due to rain with the score...
- 4/9 MLB Fantasy Recon: Keeper, Sleeper, or Bust from the Bleacher GM - Rios, Choo: Right place at the right timeJeff Furtah over at the Bleacher GM brings us reviews of some surprising starts. Telling us...
- 4/8 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - Week 1 Mixed Leagues:
J.P. Arencebia provides power from the catcher spot. (Getty)Each week, Baseball Press will be providing some "under the radar"...
- 4/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: Can you actually shorten the game?: Just before Russell Martin struck out in the bottom of the 7th in Monday night’s game, Michael Kay said that it would be...
- 4/8 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Seven: Rivalry Renewed:
The Yankees and Red Sox will meet for the first time of 2011 this afternoon in the Fenway opener, amidst an atmosphere that...
- 4/8 MLB Fantasy Recon: 10 Lists of 10 from TMR - Team Names: Davis traditional starts slowJust wanted to run through a couple of notes from Matthew Berry's "10 Lists of 10." A few noteworthy...
- 4/7 Baseball Moves: Upside down and Topsy Turvey: Here we are exactly one week into the 2011 baseball season and it seems that the baseball gods like to play games of their own....
- 4/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 6: Twins 3, Yankees 4:
After an unexpected day off, due to the rain in the Bronx on Wednesday night, the Twins and Yankees were back to business Thursday...
- 4/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Burnett strong as Yanks hang on to 4-3 victory; series win: A.J. Burnett gave the Yankees exactly what they needed on Thursday afternoon — 6 innings of two-run ball — and Joba...
- 4/7 MLB Fantasy Recon: Waiver Wire Fliers from COSFBA Morrison, Martin, & More: Logan Morrison should be on your teamDaniel Aubain over at COSFBA brings us some familiar names and some new names with Waiver...
- 4/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: A.J. Burnett Pitches Yankees to 4-3 Victory Over Twins:
The Yankees got a well pitched game from A.J. Burnett and their closer combo as they beat the Twins 4-3 at...
- 4/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Six: Let’s Try This Again:
After having last night's game postponed due to rain, the Yankees and Twins will take to the Yankee Stadium field this afternoon...
- 4/7 Baseball Reality Tour: And with that, Volstad is Dropped: Public out of respect announcement: this is a relatively boring and self-centered fantasy baseball "my team is so, blah, blah,...
- 4/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Playing the “What If” game with the top lineup spots: So far, the Yankees have generally hit the ball well. They’ve knocked a ton of homers out of the park and have done a good...
- 4/6 COSFBA: Waiver Saviors: April 6th, 2011: Waiver Saviors will be a semi-regular feature on COSFBA looking for players available in a majority of leagues (ESPN and/or Yahoo!)...
- 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League Signings
Ted Lilly, SP: three years, $33MM.
Juan...
- 4/5 BomberBanter.com: Tigers at Yankees April 2 & 3, 2011: The Yankees opened the 2011 season by welcoming the Tigers to the Bronx. Well, it wasn’t exactly a warm welcome for the...
- 4/5 BomberBanter.com: Yankees Pitching Takes Down Twins: You can’t draw it up much better. Sure, it’d be nice if your starter went nine innings every time out – seven...
- 4/4 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: First Game Thoughts: Well, what did we learn from the first game of the season?
That’s right, absolutely nothing. I still think the Detroit Tigers...
- 4/4 AnotherBoringSportsBlog: Game 2, No surprise here: Once again the Detroit Tigers play a game with no real surprises.
Brad Penny doesn’t look like a number two starter, but that’s...
- 4/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Series Preview | Yankees vs. Twins I: Gardenhire’s revenge: Admittedly it feels a bit goofy to subtitle a series preview for the second series of the season “Gardenhire’s revenge,”...
- 4/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees and Age:
Ever since the Yankees started winning and spending big, people have argued that the Yankees’ age, usually high because...
- 4/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Tigers out slug Yankees 10-7, giving Bombers first loss of the season: The Yankees lost an ugly one 10-7 to the Tigers on Sunday. Hitting was the order of the day. The two teams had a combined seven...
- 4/3 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Get 3 Homers to Beat Tigers 10-6:
The Yankees wasted no time chasing Tigers starter Brad Penny from the game as they scored nine runs in the first five innings...
- 4/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Mark Teixeira, Russell Martin homer Saturday: New York Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira and C Russell Martin each clubbed three-run homers Saturday, April 2, in a 10-6 win over the...[+]
Detroit Tigers, according to The Associated Press.
- 4/3 Baseball Moves: Waiver Mavens, Official Week 1 Edition: Well with the odd scheduling the MLB presented to us, I present the official first week’s Waiver Mavens… Enjoy! -MG...
- 4/3 The Captain's Blog: Yanks Power Up as AJ Bears Down: A.J. Burnett battled in his 2011 season debut, and not just against the Tigers’ lineup. The right hander also had to overcome...
- 4/3 Motor City Bengals: Penny S**** Tigers Drop To 0-2: To be frank, this is nothing entirely unexpected. To start the season on the road against the Yankees is, in all likelihood, to...
- 4/3 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 2: Tigers 6, Yankees 10:
The Yankees opened the season with a strong win against Detroit and then had a day off before taking the field in the Bronx...
- 4/3 My Pinstripes: Burnett Good Enough: A.J. Burnett was in the middle of an inning he had experienced many times last season. Pitching with a 6-1 lead, Burnett was...
- 4/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 2 | Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees | Saturday, April 2, 2011: Here are you probable starting lineups (CAIRO-projected triple slashes): Yankees 1 LF Brett Gardner – .270/.358/.372 2 SS Derek...
- 4/3 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yanks thump Penny, Tigers in 10-6 victory: After an awful 2010 followed by an improved spring training in which Yankee fans were cautiously optimistic about new pitching...
- 4/1 Baseball Moves: Don’t be an April fool: Year after year fantasy baseball forums explode with people jumping the gun and wondering if they should drop or trade a perennial...
- 4/1 It's About the Money (Stupid): Brett Gardner, Bunting Machine?:
For a while now we've been hearing that Brett Gardner has wanted to improve his bunting skills. The Yankees' resident speedster...
News -- March 2011
- 3/31 Motor City Bengals: Tigers Done-in by Old Friend, Drop Opener to Yankees: Detroit 3, New York 6 (box) Curtis Granderson was a fan favorite in his days in the Old English D. With his go-ahead solo home...
- 3/31 My Pinstripes: This Is Granderson Land: Right up until yesterday the Yankees worried that Curtis Granderson might miss the start of the season due to the oblique he...
- 3/31 Through The Fence Baseball: 2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East – New York Yankees: NY Yankees 1B Mark Teixeira New York Yankees (2010 record: 95-67) The Yankees entered the off-season expecting to sign LHP Cliff...
- 3/31 Baseball Musings: Unexpected Steal: Russell Martin just stole third. The throw got there in plenty of time, but it was low and Inge had to smother it. Mark Teixeira...
- 3/31 The Sporting Hippeaux: Fantastic Thoughts: Hippeaux 2011 "Sleeper" Team: As you may have noticed, things have been a little busy in the land of Hippeaux. I apologize for the fact that, at the time...
- 3/31 It's About the Money (Stupid): The second annual IIATMS roundtable:
WELCOME TO OPENING DAY!!!!
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Well, we made it. Opening Day is here. Winter is (mostly) behind us and it's time to play ball....
- 3/30 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: No, Andre Ethier Isn’t Getting Non-tendered: I was hoping to avoid this story, because it’s too dumb for words, but over the last 24 hours it’s quickly becoming...
- 3/30 Baseball Daily Digest: BDD 2011 Division Previews: NL West: Welcome as we continue our BDD 2011 Division Previews with the National League West, home of the World Series Champion San Francisco...
- 3/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees Cut Jesus Montero, 6 Others, & Sell 1 to Japan:
The Yankees top minor league prospect, Jesus Montero, has not made the major league roster and will start...
- 3/28 It's About the Money (Stupid): Yankees Make Cuts Final Roster Takes Shape:
The Yankees announceda major round of cuts today, and also officially signed Eric Chavez and added him to the 25 man roster,...
- 3/28 Bronx Baseball Daily: The Good (and Not So Good) from Spring Training:
Spring training is mercifully reaching its conclusion.
Maybe it’s just me, but Yankees camp felt...
- 3/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: New York Yankees: The Yankees are next in our Offseason In Review series.
Major League Signings
Derek Jeter, SS: three years, $51MM.
Rafael...
- 3/27 COSFBA: 2011 Draft Results: Catchers Targeted: This season, I parti**** in five fantasy baseball leagues of varying types of formats but, for the most part, the players I targeted...
- 3/27 YankeeAnalysts.com: Predicting The 2011 Opening Day Roster, Take 2: Joe Girardi is expected to finalize the Opening Day roster tomorrow, so I thought today would be a good time to predict what his...
- 3/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Russell Martin Not Impressing with his Defense:
Via Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports:
Scouts are growing increasingly critical of Russell Martin’s defense