Whoops! When Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter named Jim Johnson as the team’s closer, we made light of it, saying basically “who the hell cares?” Boy, was OTR wrong…again (happens all the time, we’re used to it around here). While it may not last forever, right now Johnson is smoking hot. He closed out the [...]
I can’t think of much worse news for the New York Yankees. On Thursday night, closer Mariano Rivera was in the outfield during batting practice before their game. That’s all well and great until he collapsed in a heap holding his knee and had to be carted off the field. The end result? A torn [...]
Good news, Yankees fans! Remember how excited you were when you sent Jesus Montero and others to the Seattle Mariners for Michael Pineda? Yeah, unless you run into him in a bar or restaurant, you won’t be seeing him for quite a while. Pineda developed arm issues and the diagnosis is pretty bad. According to [...]
Everyone thought that the New York Yankees pulled off something of a coup this offseason when they traded for a promising pitcher named Michael Pineda from the Seattle Mariners. Pineda was white hot for the Mariners for most of last season before tailing off towards the end. Still, the Yankees acquired the 23-year old in [...]
Do you remember when Joba Chamberlain first came up and starting pitching well? Remember when he was about to have his first start and ESPN would break into all sorts of programs that he was warming up or took a piss in the dugout bathroom? Yeah, that was a long time ago. Now, not many [...]
In 1991, pitcher Brien Taylor was the first-overall pick of the New York Yankees. He had showed some promise in Double-A at one point, but never was able reach his full potential because of a poor life decision. He got into a fight and injured his pitching shoulder, and was never able to pitch the [...]
The New York Yankees are famous for making big splashes in free agency and adding the big names. But they’ve made some smaller moves this offseason and that may end up helping them more. After all, how many more superstars can you have? According to Bryan Hoch on Twitter, the Yanks have signed RHP David [...]
The New York Yankees have finally agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Pirates on a deal for A.J. Burnett, the overpriced pitcher who the Bucs could really use. The Yanks are eating a ton of the money but it’s better than having to decide whether or not to send Burnett out to the mound every [...]
Here go the New York Yankees again, making their huge splashes in free agency. Who is it this time? Clemens? Kevin Brown? A-Rod? Nope, they’ve signed heavyweights Russell Branyan and Bill Hall to minor league contracts. Both will get invites to spring training. Hall will make $600,000 if he makes the club and there are [...]
The New York Yankees have been a bit quiet this offseason. That is, until now. It seems to have started yesterday, and now the news just keeps on coming. It was reported on Friday that the Yankees had agreed to a trade with the Seattle Mariners. They would be sending catcher Jesus Montero and right [...]
To the surprise of absolutely no one, the New York Yankees would reportedly be okay parting ways with an old, overpaid pitcher who has a nasty contract they can’t seem to get rid of. Yes, according to the New York Post, the Yankees are shopping A.J. Burnett at the Winter Meetings. Teams have told the [...]
We aren’t exactly sure we get what goes through people’s heads some times. Especially when athletes pop off when playing other teams. Remember when Gary Sheffield ran his mouth after the New York Yankees took a 3-0 ALCS lead on the Boston Red Sox? How did that turn out? This time, it’s Detroit Tigers closer [...]
During this past offseason, it was thought that the Boston Red Sox destroyed the New York Yankees in terms of adding huge pieces. The Red Sox landed Adrian Gonzalez and also signed Carl Crawford to a seven-year, $142 million contract. The Yankees missed out, because they wanted Crawford too. Or did they? According to GM [...]
No one thought too much about it when the New York Yankees included Ian Kennedy in a deal to get Curtis Granderson a couple years ago. But, Kennedy has been phenomenal this year for the Arizona Diamondbacks and it’s tough for the Yanks to bitch because Granderson has been amazing too. He’s actually leading all [...]
A.J. Burnett is enjoying life in the third year of a five-year deal with the New York Yankees worth $82.5 million at the time. We know Yankees fans that hated the move at the time, and they are looking quite smart right now. Burnett gave up nine runs in five innings of work last night [...]
You can say whatever you want about New York Yankees 3B Alex Rodriguez, but you can’t say he’s boring. Whether he’s seen with random broads in hotels, making fake “I got it calls” while running the bases, using steroids or trying to slap the ball out of an opponent’s hand on the base paths, there [...]
In 2008, J.C. Romero was an integral part of a deadly Philadelphia Phillies bullpen that helped them win a World Series. Then a funny thing happened when he got busted for PED’s….he stunk. So the Phillies finally cut him this season and he was picked up by the Washington Nationals. Once they saw him play [...]
New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is having quite a year, so when he left Saturday’s game against the Yankees, it cause quite a scare. Reyes felt tightness in his hamstring and now the team is awaiting an MRI. And they aren’t taking any chances. “Until I know he’s clean, he’s not playing,” manager Terry [...]
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter hit a bit of a bump in the road to 3,000 hits when he injured his calf. Manager Joe Girardi knows it’s probably going to take a week of missed time, but he doesn’t want to miss a second week for no reason. “Jeter will see Dr Ahmad at [...]
This won’t come as any surprise to anyone who has followed the New York Yankees this season. Phil Hughes, a guy who has shown flashes of brilliance at times, has been put on the disabled list due to a dead arm. Hughes has been awful this season, with his fastball topping out in the mid [...]
According to the Newark Star-Ledger on Twitter, the New York Yankees have finally solved the puzzle of who will be their fifth starter this year (for now anyway). And Yankees fans will be thrilled to know that his name is Freddie Garcia. “Garcia 5 starter, Colon bullpen, Feliciano dl possibility,” @Ledger_Yankees tweets. Yes, Colon is [...]
Despite what many of their fans say, the New York Yankees could really use more starting pitching. For a team with World Series aspirations, having four out of the five starting spots filled with question marks is a tenuous situation at best. And the Yankees seem to be aware of this. They have been linked [...]
There has been talk for a while that the Minnesota Twins would move Francisco Liriano. Specifically, we kept hearing the New York Yankees name come up. But, it died for a while so we didn’t think much of it. Then, I’m sitting here playing video poker online, when I click over and see that the [...]
CC Sabathia is the only sure thing in the entire New York Yankees rotation. With question marks like Phil Hughes and A.J. Burnett likely rounding out the top three spots, the Yankees can ill afford to lose Sabathia. But, that might be exactly what happens. A source tells the NY Daily News that after this [...]
As we all know by now, New York Yankees legend Andy Pettitte has officially retired from baseball after 16 seasons. He is quite possibly the most underrated pitcher in all of baseball in that time. During his retirement press conference, however, he wouldn’t completely rule out pitching again. “I will not pitch this season, I [...]
