May 2012 Archive
New York Yankees: Updating Every Major Injury on Memorial Day 2012
May 28, 2012
The New York Yankees (26-21) are riding a five-game winning streak as of Memorial Day 2012.I'm updating each of the team's major injuries at this famous benchmark of the MLB ...Derek Jeter Shuns Time, Sets Sights on Cal Ripken Jr.
May 28, 2012
New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has written a storybook career many aspiring baseball players can only dream of. During his 18-year career, Jeter has treated the Big Apple to ...New York Yankees: Why Hiroki Kuroda Is Pitching Better Than His Record Shows
May 27, 2012
On Sunday, the Yankees were looking to complete a three-game sweep of the Oakland A's at O.co Coliseum.The Yankees were sending up Hiroki Kuroda on the mound, who at the ...New York Yankees: 7 Candidates for the MLB Hall of Fame
May 27, 2012
The 2012 New York Yankees are a difficult team to assess. They might win their 28th World Series. They might not even make the playoffs.There are five Yankees that are ...Yankees History: George Steinbrenner a Laughingstock When He Took over the Team
May 27, 2012
On June 22, 1988, the New York Yankees had completed a nine-game road trip in which they lost seven games. Mr. George Steinbrenner fired manager Billy Martin for the fifth ...New York Yankees: Maybe It Is Time for the Steinbrenners to Sell
May 26, 2012
Yankee fans probably know by now that the son of George shot down reports in the New York Daily News earlier this week that the Yankees were for sale.Managing partner Hal ...Tony Lazzeri’s Two Grand Slams Helped the New York Yankees “Slowly Pull Away”
May 26, 2012
It happened 56 years ago. On May 24, 1936, the New York Yankees were visiting the Philadelphia Athletics. The Athletics scored their only two runs in the first inning. It ...Bronx Bombs: Ten Years of Yankees Pitching Duds
May 26, 2012
Quacky curmudgeon Scrooge McDuck had a giant silo of gold coins to swim in. Eccentric pop icon Michael Jackson owned the Elephant Man’s dirty old bones. "Big Pants" MC ...New York Yankees: What If Betances and Banuelos Never Live Up to Expectations?
May 25, 2012
For a few years now, the top pitching prospects of the Yankees have been known as the "Killer B's."It started out as Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances and Andrew Brackman and ...Johnny Keane Saw the New York Yankees’ Demise During 1965 Spring Training
May 25, 2012
Johnny Keane knew that he had made a mistake. After resigning as the St. Louis Cardinals’ manager following their World Series win over the New York Yankees in 1964, Keane ...