Midnight Tweets (updates on Banuelos, Yank rotation)

By Steve S. On March 20, 2011 · 1 Comment · In General Musings

(A daily recapping of the news and notes via Twitter that may be of interest to Yankee fans and baseball fans in general)

RT @ Grandma (80) and grandson (16) rescued from fallen [...]

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TYA Trivia Open Thread For 3-20-11

By Steve S. On March 20, 2011 · 17 Comments · In Open Threads, Trivia

Yesterday’s Question: After today’s rough outing by Freddy Garcia and Wednesday’s 6 inning no-hit gem by Ivan Nova, it appears to be all but a given that the rookie Nova will break camp as part of the Yankee rotation. We all remember the right handed rookie rotation trio in 2008 of Joba Chamberlain, Phil Hughes [...]

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2011 Yankees Preview: Right Field

By Mike Jaggers-Radolf On March 20, 2011 · 5 Comments · In Player Analysis

wasn’t supposed to be this good, at least not as far as and the Chicago White Sox were concerned. Swisher broke into the majors with the Oakland Athletics, where he thrived in his first three seasons, posting wOBAs of .331, .368 and .361, respectively. In 2008, [...]

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Sunday Discussion

By Sean P. On March 20, 2011 · 7 Comments · In General Musings

Here are some things I’m thinking about lately.

1.  Is there anything the Yankees could do as an organization to make you completely stop rooting for them? I’ve had this conversation with fans about other teams, but never the Yankees. I know for instance that many fans would swear off the Knicks should Isaiah Thomas [...]

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Sunday Notes and Commentary

By Steve S. On March 20, 2011 · 2 Comments · In General Musings

 

-AJ Burnett was named the #2 starter, which makes Hughes the #3. If Ivan Nova’s new found slider is for real, he could out pitch both of them. Especially the first few months of the year when teams haven’t seen it yet. A slider raises Nova’s ceiling substantially. He can back door lefty [...]

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