Today’s Yankees game against the Braves has been rained out, so this is a perfect time to take an updated look at the position battles this spring. The pitching continues to be a big focus as Joba Chamberlain has struggled in his two appearances so far. Nick Johnson has come back from a brief[...]
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March 12th, 2010 - 2:37 am § by Double G Sports § in New York Yankees
Yankees Position Battles Update (3/11/10)
March 10th, 2010 - 7:08 pm § by swkeane § in Baltimore Orioles, General Baseball, New York Mets, Podcasts
THIS CALL TO THE BULLPEN TODAY AT 5PM ET ON BLOGTALK RADIO
Join me today at 5PM ET for THIS CALL TO THE BULLPEN on BLOGTALK RADIO. My guests will be Anthony Amobi and James Baker of Oriole Post and Michael Baron of Metsblog and Mets Photos. [...]
March 7th, 2010 - 7:02 pm § by Double G Sports § in Baltimore Orioles, Fantasy Baseball, General Baseball, New York Yankees
Guest Bloggers debate Joba vs Hughes
The battle for the 5th starting spot on the Yankees is up for grabs this spring. While in all reality there are about five players in contention, many believe it will come down to either Joba Chamberlain or Phil Hughes, with the “loser” moving to the bullpen. I asked a couple friends of[...]
March 6th, 2010 - 7:32 pm § by The Man with the Golden Arm § in Toronto Blue Jays
One And Done?
Gustavo burst out onto the major league scene as a 24 year old, relative unknown in 2005. His 34 starts were tied for the third most in the AL and he went 13 – 9 in 203 innings. He finished 5th in Rookie Of The Year voting, receiving 10% of the total vote and 2% [...][...]
My Broke-Ass Ouija Board Says…The Yankees Eat It!
Wishful thinking, right? The Yankees, of course, when they’re clicking, are the best team in the game, as they proved by posting the best record in baseball during the 2009 regular season, then winning the World Series. The thing about the ‘09 Yanks though…they were really, re[...]
March 5th, 2010 - 1:22 pm § by Double G Sports § in New York Yankees
Yankees Position Battles (Updated 3/4/10)
As most of you know by now, the defending World Series champions have some roster questions to sort out this spring. Every couple days I will provide updates on those battles and see who has the edge at the given time. I may throw a few extra names into the battles for comparison sake. To see the [[...]
March 4th, 2010 - 3:50 pm § by swkeane § in General Baseball, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Podcasts
PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL TONIGHT AT 9PM ET ON BLOGTALK RADIO
Join us tonight at 9PM ET for PRO BASEBALL CENTRAL. Our guest will be Pulitzer Prize winner, Michael D’Antonio author of the book FOREVER BLUE: The True Story of Walter O’Malley, Baseball’s Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles (published by Riverhead Books/Pe[...]
March 4th, 2010 - 4:27 am § by Cardinal70 § in BBA News, New York Yankees
Get To Know The BBA: It’s About The Money
At the end of the award voting, I decided that since the Baseball Bloggers Alliance had come along so quickly, it might be nice to get an idea of who was actually in the group. To that end, I’m working through the roster and asking ten questions of each member. The first five [...][...]
March 3rd, 2010 - 2:21 pm § by swkeane § in Boston Red Sox, General Baseball, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Podcasts
THIS CALL TO THE BULLPEN TODAY AT 5PM ET ON BLOGTALK RADIO
Join me today at 5PM ET for THIS CALL TO THE BULLPEN. My guest will be Bill Baer of the Phillies website Crashburn Alley and Baseball Prospectus and Randy Booth of the Red Sox website OVER THE MONSTER. If you can’t listen live then enjoy the podcast right here on [...][...]
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:51 pm § by Double G Sports § in New York Yankees
Yankees Begin Playing Games. Well, sort of.
Tomorrow the Yankees will take the field for their first spring training game of the year. Today however, they begin playing some games. It has become a tradition for the Yankees under Manager Joe Girardi. Last season during spring training, Girardi gathered his team together at a local pool hall f[...]
