August 2011 Archive
Jesus Montero Finally Called Up for Yankees, What Kind of Impact Will He Have?
August 31, 2011
The long wait is over.Tomorrow, we will finally see if it's all hype, or if he is for real.Jesus Montero, the top catching prospect in the Yankees minor league system ...Jesus Montero Called Up: 6 Reasons He Will Make the Postseason Roster and Thrive
August 31, 2011
Jesus Montero is on his way to the New York Yankees, according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Montero, 21, has been big-league ready for months now, but ...MLB: If Ford Hadn’t Started Game 6, the Yankees Might Have Won the 1960 WS
August 31, 2011
Casey Stengel was excoriated by the “experts” for not starting Whitey Ford in the opening game of the 1960 World Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Surprisingly, the experts were right. ...Jesus Montero: Meeting Expectations Is Impossible for the Yankees Prospect
August 31, 2011
Jesus is coming.Not Jesus Quintana, arguably the best dressed bowler of all time—though Ernie McCracken might have something to say about that.No, Jesus Montero, the seemingly forever-hyped Yankees prospect with ...Yankees vs. Red Sox: Thoughts on the Francisco Cervelli Incident
August 31, 2011
Francisco Cervelli has way more energy than I do. If I had one ounce of the energy Cervelli has I would not have waited as long as I have waited ...New York Yankees: 5 Things They Must Do to Beat the Boston Red Sox
August 31, 2011
It's that time of year again. The time when the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry reaches its peak.The Red Sox have beaten the Yankees in 10 of 13 games this year. ...5 Potential September Call-Ups for the Yankees
August 31, 2011
It's that time of year again in Major League Baseball. Rosters expand from 25 men to 40 on September 1, and with that comes numerous September call-ups as teams who ...MLB: Why Mickey Mantle Almost Gave Up Switch-Hitting in 1960
August 31, 2011
Mickey Mantle's pursuit of greatness was hampered greatly by his leg injuries, but it was a shoulder injury that might have been more significant in hamstringing his career. It was ...50 Biggest “Hotheads” in MLB History
August 31, 2011
There have been many baseball players and managers that have made a name for themselves not because of their abilities, but rather because of the fact that they tend to ...MLB: Art Ditmar Saved Whitey Ford in 1958 but No One Saved Ditmar in 1960
August 30, 2011
New York Yankees fired manager Casey Stengel after the Yankees lost the 1960 World Series to the Pittsburgh Pirates. One of the major reasons the Yankees lost was because Stengel ...Yankee Tickets
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