Aybar to Wynegar, Pujols to Smalley: The '13 Angels are the '83 Yankees
For a lost generation of Yankee fans, 1983 was Season Two in the 14-Year Barf - the hellish stretch of Tartabulls and Barfields that came between Thurman/Reggie and Bernie/Jeet. It was Iron Man II... the second Bush term... the marriage between Renee Zellweger and Kenny Chesney... except it lasted 161 games, instead of two weeks. I know what you're thinking: Shirley, you jest...
Top 9 ESPN 30 for 30’s
9. The Band that Wouldn’t Die (October 13, 2009)
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As one of ESPN’s first aired documentaries in the series, this film showed the quality and potential of these stories told in documentary form. It profiled the history of the marching band associated with the former Baltimore Colts and the present Baltimore Ravens. It told the story of the franchise’s move to...
Yankees: Unfortunately we haven’t bought anything thus far
Have you heard this one?
Yankees Green…
A man and his wife are walking down a busy city street when they see a giant billboard that reads: 16 Billion and counting….
“National Deficit?” asks the wife.
Her husband replied, “No dummy it is the New York Yankees payroll.”
Ok maybe not that specific joke, but certainly its theme.
My guess is you have heard something like it...
Who Knew? Mets 2-0 Yankees 0-2 scary ain’t it ?
I am realist enough to know that the Mets are not going to win 162 games and the Yankees are not going to lose 162 games. But losing two in a row to your hated rivals can’t sit well this early with the Yankees who really need to get off to a good start injuries not withstanding. Could you imagine if George Steinbrenner was still alive now and this happened …a press relaease would...
Are the days of the Free spending Yankees over ?
There was a time when if the Yankees needed a slugger after getting swept in 4 games to the Cincinnati Reds, George Steinbrenner would write a check and get Reggie Jackson, need a relief pitcher? no problem sign Rich Goose Goosage, need a another slugger to pair with Jackson …sign Dave Winfield. Yes the days when the Yankees would field an allstar team and George would buy any...
Spring Training: Baseball Heaven
Sun, warm weather, and baseball. Every year in Florida and Arizona, MLB teams open up Spring Training camps in minor league stadiums and practice facilities. It brings the big leagues to communities that would otherwise never really see MLB action. The players are separated from the fans by a simple chain link fence, like a set of neighbors in the backyard. I have been lucky enough...
Column: Even LBJ knows who's the real king - Messi
(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist No team copes with as much day-to-day drama as Barcelona. Think of the Yankees during owner George Steinbrenner's salad days in New York, then multiply all that tabloid attention worldwide.
No matter how many games Barca wins, or titles it holds, each loss requires a full autopsy. Every run of bad play is turned upside...
Marchand: The Boss Almost Traded Mo
From Andrew Marchand:Before Mariano Rivera ever became the closer, Derek Jeter's potential saved him from becoming an ex-Yankee.
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“It was close,” Yankees GM Brian Cashman said.
Rivera had pitched well in the 1995 playoffs, but the Yankees came in with big expectations. Jeter, slated to be the rookie starting shortstop, had an uneven spring training and George...
Top 10: Influential Buckeyes from the Pro Ranks
Top 10: Influential Buckeyes from the Pro Ranks
Throughout the years, there have been plenty of Buckeyes soar past the confines of I-270 that encircles Columbus and prove to be truly essential in the annuls of the professional ranks. The question is, who are the most influential? In order to answer that question, we must delve into the top ten Buckeyes who have done the most in the...
The Yankees shouldn't make a trade to replace Granderson
Whether the rumors are all media inspired or not, the New York Yankees may be willing to trade for an outfielder to replace the injured Curtis Granderson. Granderson was hit by a pitch by Toronto's J.A. Happ in his first at-bat of the spring. It's one of those things that happens in every sport. Injuries happen in meaningless games. But to dwell on that fact and...
The Guy With No Dog In The Fight Is Always Entertained
Growing up in Cincinnati meant that I was going to be a Bengals fan and a Reds fan. But for pro basketball, a sport I love deeply, I was basically a fan with no team. As a kid, I followed a pretty solid formula. Root against the Bulls. And it wasn’t even that I disliked Jordan so much, I just inherently rooted for the underdog every time, which was never Jordan by the time I...
Report: Hal Steinbrenner ‘Freaked Out’ by Yankees Fans Concerned About ‘Cheapness,’ Plans to Spend More on Team
There was once a man named George Steinbrenner, whose love for bluster and domination was matched only by his love for spending.
Jeffrey Loria this man was not, but he picked his placement well, for Steinbrenner chose to spend recklessly in the one city where he could, with the one fan base that would spend just as recklessly to come and watch players on whom he had spent recklessly...
Jeter Poses For Another Picture Day
Spring is in the air T…
Derek Jeter #2 of the New York Yankees poses for a portrait at George Steinbrenner Stadium in Tampa. The Captain has been at this for a very long time. I’m sure Jeets is glad that irritant A-Rod won’t be around this season.-TO
Derek Jeter the Prom Date?
Derek Jeter’s 22 Year Old Girlfriend
Lonn Trost, Hal Steinbrenner show the Yankees' real priority: Smashing StubHub
I can't remember a spring training when I was this cynical about the Yankees' prospects for the season. World Series or bust? Really? More like $189M or bust.That's what happens when you have a disastrous offseason like this one. I mean, really -- what Brian Cashman moves, exactly, excited you this winter? Signing the injury-ridden ex-Boston Red Sox Kevin Youkilis for...
Rebuilding the Mets, A Historical Perspective
In 1980, Baseball in New York featured a Yankee team that was a legitimate contender. Having won it all in 1978, they looked pretty solid. The overbearing and uncompromising Yankee owner George Steinbrenner was determined to establish his Yankees as perennial contenders by sheer force of will. The Mets on the other hand were awful and ended up losing 95 games. It’s almost hard...
Brian Cashman will pay a whopping $1M a year to ex-wife
Brian Cashman has been a little stingy this offseason when it comes to the New York Yankees payroll and salary cap, but apparently had to channel his inner George Steinbrenner when it came to settling with his ex-wife.
The Yankees general manager will fork over a whopping $1 million a year in alimony and child support to his now ex-wife, Mary Bresnan, under the divorce settlement...
From intern to GM, Cashman deserves respect
When Brian Cashman began his internship with the Yankees in 1987, he saw then GM Woody Woodward buckle under The Boss. Nicknamed The Pharmacist because of his trove of stress-relieving medication, Woodward resigned after one year. Being the General Manager for the Yankees under George Steinbrenner was just as good as an internship it seemed like.
Cashman was almost 20 then, and was...
New York Yankees: Shallow Hal
Finally, Yankee Universe gets confirmation that team owner Hal Steinbrenner is alive.
Scenes from the Yankee Parade 2009 (Photo credit: ChrisGampat)
Hal discussed the current state of the Yankees with New York Post’s Ken Davidoff down in Arizona at the annual MLB owners meetings last week.
Everyone under the sun knows that Hal is a “numbers” guy and has made it clear that he...
Hal Steinbrenner says Yankees will spend more if team isn't 'championship-caliber'
Hal Steinbrenner has made it clear that the New York Yankees are steadfast in getting the team's payroll under $189 million by the 2014 season — even if it means not re-signing valuable Yankees players and passing on desirable high-profile free agents.
Much to the chagrin of longtime Bronx Bomber fans, Hal and his brother Hank are committed to showing everyone these ain...
Yankees Hot Stove: Hamilton wanted to be wanted
Before Josh Hamilton signed with the Angels, rumors were running rampant on the internet that his agent had asked to meet with the New York Yankees but that GM Brian Cashman declined after ownership said no way. But Newsday reported that Cashman had his people do some background checks on the slugger.
So it came as no surprise when listening to Boomer and Carman on CBS last week...
Where Have You Gone, George Steinbrenner
While I have a few spotty memories from 1998, I started consistently watching baseball during the 1999 season. It was a good time to be a Yankee fan, as the team about to win its second consecutive World Series and third in the last four seasons. I have truly been spoiled throughout my time as a Yankee fan, as the only “down” year the team had was in 2008, when they missed out...
Youk Yelps Yep
On the day the Redsocks traded Kevin Youkilis to the Whitesocks, a voice inside me knew he'd someday be a Yankee. I didn't think it would happen this fast, but it was a certainty: Before Youk's career ended, we would get him. BTW, it's the same knee-buckling sense of predestination that I have about Big Papi: He'll wear pinstripes someday. It's as if the ghost...
Excuse me Hal what are you doing to the New York Yankees
George Steinbrenner(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The New York Yankeeshot stove has felt more like an icebox this off-season, and every one wants to know why.
As this winter has been full of mix messages, causing a wave of emotions amongst Yankee fans with some sad, others angry and the rest remain in complete denial.
While other MLB ball clubs are getting stronger, faster and younger...
Yankees Check in on Josh Hamilton
Not Cashman? Are the Yankees brass pulling another Rafael Soriano type move here?
There was also an article by Joel Sherman in today's New York Post where he says that George Steinbrenner and the old Yankees brass would never pass up on the chance of getting Josh Hamilton in Pinstripes, which is very true. It will be interesting to see how this whole thing plays out.
Fifty shades of grey: Andy will stay a Yankee, but let us never forget the sad era when we showed him the door
Shout whatever obscenity you wish at the Yankee swish-hitters who two months ago embarrassed God and us - and not in that order. But at least we haven't yet plummeted to the toxic point where nobody wants to play in NYC. Because, folks, we once held that poisoned perch: Never forget the Greg Maddux era.Proof of our continued status: Andy Pettitte is back for another year, making...
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