It’s often said that pitching wins championships. At the beginning of the season, most of the baseball pundits made statements along the lines that the top three teams in baseball may all be in the AL East. While I believe that is a complex proposition to evaluate, I think it is easier to discuss the [...]
We’re a month into the 2010 baseball season, and the Yankees are looking fairly solid. The team is sitting in second place in the AL East, behind the insanely hot Tampa Bay Rays, and all the signs are looking positive. Robinson Cano is the primary story so far. He’s really taken the next step towards [...]
Last night, before a now-meaningless game against the Kansas City Royals, the Yankees held an on-field ceremony, hosted by the voices of the Yankees, Michael Kay and John Sterling, complete with podium and former Yankee greats. The Yankees really do things with style – I can only imagine it inspires other players to want to [...]
I have published a series of posts in the past two weeks covering Derek Jeter’s approaching and passing of Lou Gehrig’s all-time Yankees hit record, and the media’s coverage of Jeter’s accomplishment, so much so that I needed to take a break and get back some perspective myself. Now, with the achievement more than a [...]
