Category Archives: Editorial

Yankees scrapping austerity budget

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Greg Corcoran
HANK STEINBRENNER MAKES IT RAIN

A month ago I discussed the possibility that the Yankees would abandon the austerity budget plan and continue to spend more than $189 million in 2014. Turns out the Yankees are in fact no longer serious about that goal. Per Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, no one within the organization ever really felt this was possible. ...

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Sweet Swingin’ Cervelli: How Francisco Cervelli is keying the new-look Yankees offense

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Raimundo Ortiz
New York Yankees

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 nothingness. The team has been competitive, is still hitting home runs, and could actually use better pitching believe it or not. The names have changed, and the ages have surged even further upward, ...

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Top 5 Excuses the Yankees can’t use to explain losing to the Rays

Posted on April 26, 2013 by Mark Panuthos
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So, if you've read my previous column, you may be of the mind that I like top 5 lists – and that would be true. I could even write a column, listing the Top 5 Reasons I Like Top 5 Reasons lists, but Mr. Abruzzese probably wouldn't publish it in BBD as it has much more to ...

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Across the AL: Despite Losing Streak, Success Inevitable for Oakland A’s, Reddick

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
josh reddick

The Oakland Athletics, after getting swept by the Rays in their previous three-game series, were certainly looking for a win when they visited Fenway on Monday.  They did not get it, however, as they lost to the Red Sox, 9-6.  Through their first 16 games, the A’s were 12-4 and outscored their opponents, 96-63.  The ...

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The Five Most Memorable Yankees-Rays Games

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Mark Panuthos
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Rays-fans are an interesting species within the baseball world.  His hate for the Yankees is so great that he will pay premium prices to see them, then not show up at the “Trop” for the rest of the season. When the Yankees defeat his beloved Rays, its because of the Yankees' huge payroll. When the ...

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Brian Cashman is smart not to take credit for Yankees strong start, and other notes

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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The Yankees had some big holes in the lineup going into the season and most weren't afraid to point them out. There was the drop-off behind the plate, in right field, and forget about plugging any hole with Vernon Wells as he was done and that was a horrible trade. Almost a month later and the ...

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Chien-Ming Wang looking for one last shot with the Yankees

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Finn
Chien-Ming Wang

It happened in Houston when he was rounding third. He knew it. Third base coach Bobby Meacham knew it. There was a "pop"--an athlete's nightmare sound--and a stutter-step, and before the 2008 Yankees could celebrate their widening sixth-inning lead over the Astros, their ace was coming up limping across home plate. From the beginning of 2006 until ...

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Is it time to start getting excited for a Michael Pineda return? Plus notes

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
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There has been a lot of injury updates recently, some good and some bad, but they've mostly been focused on the Yankees bats -- Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson, and even occasionally Alex Rodriguez. One of the bigger names on the DL that is quietly working his way back is Michael Pineda, who is recovering ...

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Gloves Matter Too: Brett Gardner’s Subtle Value To The Yankees.

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Raimundo Ortiz
brett-gardner

The Yankees are two games over .500, and hitting home runs, despite the absence of several major stars. By now the tale is a familiar one; boo-hoo the Yankees are missing several bats that represented 200 of their 245 total home runs last season. “Deal with it,” fans of other ball clubs probably yelled. Well, they ...

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Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain could be in their final season in Pinstripes

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Rob Abruzzese
*Feb 19 - 00:05*

Phil Hughes rebounded from a couple of bad starts earlier in the season when he probably wasn't quite ready to pitch and looked great last night as he held the Diamondbacks to just two runs over seven innings. Joba Chamberlain also looked solid, pumping in 95 mph fastballs and was even able to locate them well ...

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