Who can the Yankees call up if Mark Teixeira has to go on the DL?
Teixeira has a right hamstring strain, and won't get an MRI until Monday. Who should play first base if he has to go on the DL?Mark Teixeira left last night's game in the second inning, after straining...
View ArticleView from the other side: Questions for Yankee blogger Neil Keefe
I exchanged questions with Neil Keefe of Keefe to the City, but I'm slow posting his answers. My answers to his questions are here.What’s going on with CC Sabathia? Are Yankees’ fans resigned to the...
View ArticleThe Yankees place Mark Teixeira on the DL
Tex on the DL, Romine called up. The Yankees have officially placed Mark Teixeira on the DL. This coming after he left last night's game with a strained hamstring, and before he's even had an MRI....
View ArticleStreamer Report: Sunday's Streaming Pitcher Options
Ray highlights some starting pitcher options that you should consider streaming on Sunday. The Streamer Report provides you with daily startng pitcher streaming selections for owners who prefer to...
View ArticleYankees 0, Blue Jays 4: Pineda excellent in debut, Yankees waste it
Michael Pineda was good. The offense was not.Two years after being acquired, Michael Pineda finally took the mound in a Yankees' uniform in a regular season game. He did not disappoint. After two tough...
View ArticleGreat start for R.A. Dickey, Jays beat Yankees
Yankees 0 Blue Jays 4I loved that game.R.A. Dickey was great. If he could pitch like that every start....oh well, just enjoy this, it was great. 6.2 shutout innings, 5 hits, 1 walk and 6 strikeouts....
View ArticleCould a Johnson/Solarte platoon benefit the Yankees?
Kelly Johnson is the Yankees full-time third baseman. But could resting him against lefties be a sound strategy?When previously questioned about the possibility of Kelly Johnson getting a platoon...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 4/6/14
Last Time on Pinstripe AlleyCould a Johnson/Solarte platoon benefit the Yankees?Yankees 0, Blue Jays 4: Pineda excellent in debut, Yankees waste itThe Yankees place Mark Teixeira on the DLWho can the...
View ArticleMark Teixeira and the injury-prone Yankees
With their starting first baseman out already, injury concerns for the aging and expensive Yankees are likely mounting. Whether or not they should be is a different issue altogether.With first baseman...
View ArticleBaby Bomber Recap 4/5/14: Mason Williams gives Thunder a walk-off win
Recapping the Yankees' minor league affiliates' results from Saturday, April 5th.Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: Doubleheader postponed for rainNext: Doubleheader vs. Syracuse (weather...
View ArticleDaily Yankees Predictions 4/6/14: Sabathia hopes to salvage series and a...
CC Sabathia hope to salvage the series and the road trip. Also, Daily Yankees Prediction results and a question for the PSA community. I've said it before and I'll say it again...knuckleball pitchers...
View ArticleYankees' middle-of-the-order bats slumping in the (very) early going
Of course it's extremely early in the season, but the middle of the Yankees' order has underwhelmed thus far.After seeing the early portion of the Yankees' 2014 schedule, I got kind of excited. New...
View ArticleYankees 6, Blue Jays 4: Offense rebounds as Yankees take series in Toronto
CC was better, the offense was better, the Yankees won.CC Sabathia got his second start of the year and it went much better than the first. Sabathia didn't get off to the best start and his last inning...
View ArticleYankees looking to improve Tyler Austin's versatility in the infield
Tyler Austin is going to get playing time at first and third base in Double-A Trenton. Tyler Austin is finally headed from Tampa to Trenton to join the Double-A team. After missing much of last season,...
View ArticleBaby Bomber Recap 4/6/14: Gary Sanchez's grand slam leads Thunder in big inning
Recapping the Yankees' minor league affiliates' results from Sunday, April 6th.Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders:L 0-3, W 5-0 vs. Syracuse ChiefsGame 1:RF Ramon Flores 0-3, K3B Scott Sizemore...
View ArticleSeries Preview: Baltimore Orioles @ New York Yankees, 7-9 April 2014
After stopping their losing streak at four games thanks to an impressive outing by Chris Tillman, the O's head to New York to finish off their road trip with a three-game set against the Yankees.2-4...
View ArticleAn interview with Curtis Granderson
Grandy on his plate approach, Mets v. Yankees, Juan Lagares, the Citi Field outfield, and Old Man Strength. Hats everywhere. I was told five thousand. Spanking new caps are startlingly bright, and I...
View ArticleMeet the smoothest umpire in baseball
More like jumpire, right?Baseball players have lightning-fast reflexes, but they aren't the only ones on the field capable of athletic feats. Not while umpire Will Little is around, anyway:It all...
View ArticleFake Teams Game of the Week Preview: Red Sox @ Yankees
Our Game of the Week turns its attention to the Bronx this week. We provide a preview of the Red Sox and Yankees ahead of Sunday's tilt.Each Sunday night, Fake Teams hosts a Game of the Week - an...
View ArticleYankees 4, Orioles 2: Contributions all around in win over Orioles
It was an all-around solid effort in the Yankees' 4-2, home opening win over the Baltimore Orioles.Following a bit of an underwhelming 3-3 road trip against the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays,...
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