Author Archives: Lucas Weick

The Yankees Need To Call Up Ivan Nova, Now!

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Lucas Weick

After witnessing yet another poor start by Javier Vazquez on Monday, I believe that it is about time to call upon the services of 23 year old Ivan Nova. As you may, or may not know Vazquez is going through a stretch of dead arm right now, which is severely limiting his velocity on pitches, topping ...

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Tigers Vs. Yankees: A Must Win For New York

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Lucas Weick

The Yankees open up a four game series against the Detroit Tigers tonight, a series that the Yankees desperately need to win. Coming off of a 3-3 road trip, where they came from behind to beat Cliff Lee and the AL West leading Rangers on Wednesday, and yet got shut out 1-0 by the lowly Kansas ...

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A-Rod’s Big Night Puts Him Right Back Into The MVP Race

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lucas Weick

With three home runs and five RBI in Saturday night's game against the Royals, A-Rod has put himself right into the middle of the American League MVP race this year. A-Rod smacked his first home run of the night in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, giving the Yanks a 2-1 lead, it was also ...

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Graig Nettles: The Forgotten Yankee Captain

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Lucas Weick

When the Yankees acquired Graig Nettles in a trade with the Cleveland Indians, they had no idea of how good a player they were getting. Coming in at 6'0" 180 lbs, Nettles was hardly a player you would expect to have nearly 400 career home runs. Nevertheless, by the time he retired he held the record ...

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Yankees Offense and Pitching Could Use Some Help From The Farm

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Lucas Weick

The Yankees had to overcome a five run deficit last night to beat the Texas Rangers after Javier Vazquez's poor start, a start he shouldn't have even made. Javy's pitches topped out at about 85 mph last night, which is not good enough to get major league hitters out, let alone the heavy hitting Texas Rangers. Apparently ...

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Yankees and Rangers Position Themselves For Playoffs, Possible ALCS Matchup?

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Lucas Weick

Cliff Lee, Lance Berkman, Jorge Cantu, Austin Kearns, Bengie Molina, Kerry Wood, Cristian Guzman. All players that are now wearing either a Texas Rangers Jersey or Yankee pinstripes now, as the smell of October baseball grows stronger with each passing day. The perennial American League juggernaut Yankees was active as usual this year ...

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See Ya Lee: Yankees Should Turn Attention To Roy Oswalt Now

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Lucas Weick

With Cliff Lee off the trade market, the Yankees should now look at adding the next best pitcher available, Roy Oswalt. The Yankees looked like they were ready to land Lee today, some even called the deal imminent, but trade talks between the Yankees and Mariners fell apart after Seattle questioned David Adams health ...

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Slump Busters: Teixeira and A-Rod Heating Up For The New York Yankees

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Lucas Weick

It has been a sub par year for several Yankees in 2010 so far, but two major weapons for the Bronx Bombers are starting to return to form. Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira have had a fantastic past couple of weeks and are showing glimpses of their former selves. A-Rod had been driving in runs, but ...

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“This One’s For You Boss.” George Steinbrenner, A Man All About Winning

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Lucas Weick

From his head scratching organizational moves to a main character on Seinfeld, George Steinbrenner is a man who will do whatever it takes to win it all. Since taking over the Yankees in 1973, the team has won 11 pennants and seven World Series titles.  That might not seem like much, but Steinbrenner ...

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Trade Options for the New York Yankees as July 31st Draws Near

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Lucas Weick

The Yankees, Red Sox , and Rays have nearly come to a stand still in the fight for the AL East crown, and likely the best record in baseball. So who is going to come out ahead? Well, it is likely that the team that makes the best acquisitions is going to end up on top, ...

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