August 2012 Archive
Baby Steps Not Working for New York Yankees Pitching Prospects
August 23, 2012
I'm old enough to remember the four-man rotation and a starting pitcher finishing 15 games or more a season.I remember when no one kept pitch counts and auxiliary scoreboards weren't ...NY Yankees’ Skipper Joe Girardi Shouts at Heckler
August 23, 2012
Joe Girardi would like it very much if you shut the hell up. SportsGrid spotted video provided by CSN Chicago of the Yankees' manager losing his cool while answering questions for ...New York Yankees: As Phil Hughes Goes, the Yankees Go
August 23, 2012
Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees have mirrored each other with striking consistency this season. In the month of April, the Yankees scuffled out of the gates the first few weeks, ...Why Mariano Rivera, Brian Wilson and Other MLB Closers Are Irrelevant
August 23, 2012
The Major League Baseball season to this point has demonstrated a very significant point about the modern game that no one seems to be getting: The role of closer doesn't ...ESPN’s Skip Bayless Should Face Punishment for Jeter PED Comments
August 23, 2012
It is sad. It is sad that because of Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon’s 50-game suspensions for use of PEDs, every MLB player with an uptick in performance in the ...Watch Yankees Manager Joe Girardi Lose His Cool with a Heckler
August 22, 2012
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is normally a mild-mannered guy, but lately the Bombers skipper has shown some instances where he can certainly lose his cool.The latest comes after ...New York Yankees: David Phelps Has a Chance to Earn His Stripes in 2012
August 22, 2012
With all the pitching the New York Yankees had signed this season, it didn't seem likely we'd see much of David Phelps, but the rookie has certainly gotten an opportunity ...New York Yankees: Both Andy Pettitte and Hiroki Kuroda Need to Be Back in 2013
August 22, 2012
No matter how the 2012 season ends, the New York Yankees face major questions surrounding their starting rotation.Phil Hughes will potentially be a free agent after the season and has ...Nick Swisher Deserves to Get Jayson Werth Money in Free Agency…Sort of
August 22, 2012
Current New York Yankee and impending free agent Nick Swisher has made it known that he wants to get paid like Washington Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth (via MLB Daily Dish).When ...How Nick Swisher Proved He Cares More About Money Than Being a Yankees Lifer
August 22, 2012
To the surprise of, well, nobody, it sounds like Nick Swisher will not be giving the New York Yankees a proverbial "hometown discount" this winter.Swisher, on the books for $10.25 ...