September 2010 Archive
The Heavy Lifting: Yankees Back on Top of MLB Power Rankings
September 8, 2010
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its award-winning baseball simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking possible of all 30 teams in baseball each Monday during the regular season. To come ...Derek Jeter: This Yankee Icon Is Not Finished, but Needs To Learn To Adjust
September 8, 2010
A recent article by John Harper of the New York Daily News quoted two former players saying that Derek Jeter will play hardball with the Yankees over his next contract. I ...A Look at Major League Baseball Down the Stretch
September 8, 2010
The 2010 MLB season has officially reached the stretch. As we peruse the standings we have a few new things of interest to note. First, the Philadelphia Phillies have reclaimed not only ...MLB Rumors: Yu Darvish and the Six Teams Vying for His Services This Winter
September 7, 2010
Yahoo Sports and ESPN are reporting that there are six teams that are taking looks at Japanese star Yu Darvish. It is not a 100% decision by Darvish to make ...The Experience Of The Core Four Will Prove Invaluable In Playoffs For Yankees
September 7, 2010
There has never been a more successful quartet of players than Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, and Jorge Posada who have won a combined 19 World Series together. What makes ...Right Name, Wrong Genes: The Top 50 Less Talented Relatives of Superstars
September 7, 2010
In a year in which Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter have struggled to live up to their own standards, Robinson Cano has become the star of the New York Yankees ...Surprise, Surprise. Another ESPN Writer Claims Derek Jeter Is ‘Done’
September 7, 2010
I guess none of us should be surprised that the Boston Red Sox hype machine/cheerleading squad out of Bristol has published yet another piece claiming that Derek Jeter is about ...New York Yankees: Can Greatness Still Be Expected of A-Rod in Playoffs?
September 7, 2010
Alex Rodriguez locked in on a Brian Matusz offering Monday and unleashed the instantly-recognizable swing that has always seemed too easy, too effortless, to do any real damage.But we know ...10 Things We Learned About Baseball in August
September 7, 2010
The dog days of August have come and gone, along with my 33rd birthday and my dad’s 60th birthday. The month of August was a very, very interesting one for ...Jayson Werth May Hire Scott Boras
September 7, 2010
Via Craig Calcaterra of Hardball Talk: On Friday, Jerry Crasnick tweeted that Jayson Werth has parted ways with agent Jeff Borris. Werth was cagey about it when asked over the ...