August 2012 Archive
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte Passes First Test with Ankle, Anxious to Return
August 29, 2012
On Tuesday, the Yankees got great news in Andy Pettitte's quest to return to the team.The 40-year-old threw off flat ground at Yankee Stadium, throwing three sets of 20 pitches, ...New York Yankees: Twins Put Joe Mauer on Waivers, Should Bombers Be Interested?
August 29, 2012
****UPDATE (5:20 p.m.): Joe Mauer cleared waivers on Wednesday, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. The Twins can trade Mauer to any team before Friday's deadline, but he has ...How Lack of Joe Mauer Interest Would Prove These Aren’t Your Father’s Yankees
August 29, 2012
There was a time not too long ago when it was widely assumed that Joe Mauer would end up playing for either the New York Yankees or the Boston Red ...Yankees Trade Speculation: Why Jeremy Guthrie Is the Perfect Waiver Target
August 29, 2012
Over the next three weeks, the New York Yankees will face a schedule largely made up of American League East opponents. With a slim lead in the standings and division ...New York Yankees: 4 Reasons the Bombers Are Due for a Playoff Run
August 29, 2012
After storming through their first-half schedule and attaining the best record in baseball, the latter portion of the New York Yankees 2012 campaign has been a grind, to say the ...New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman Should Have Steered Clear of Steroid Talk
August 29, 2012
If there is a sore spot among New York Yankees fans as it relates to the glory years at the end of the 20th century, it is that so many ...Yankees Free Agents: 3 Reasons NY Should Bring Back Ichiro, Kuroda in 2013
August 29, 2012
With just over a month left in the season, Brian Cashman and the Yankees' front office are surely beginning to consider whether to re-sign the handful of free agents on ...New York Yankees: Are the Bombers Looking to Dump Alex Rodriguez’s Contract?
August 28, 2012
Last week, we saw one of the biggest and more shocking blockbuster deals in recent baseball history made between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox.Boston sent Adrian Gonzalez, ...Who Is Really the New York Yankees’ 2012 MVP?
August 28, 2012
Unless Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout cool down significantly in the final month of the 2012 season, we're probably not going to see a member of the New York Yankees ...How Mark Teixeira’s Injury Has Thrown the AL East Entirely Up for Grabs
August 28, 2012
It won't be long now before the New York Yankees implement a new rule: Effective immediately, all players must wear bubble wrap under their pinstripes.It's been that kind of a ...