Posted by admin in LoHud on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments
Pinch hitting: River Avenue Blues
January is traditionally a slow month for baseball news. So for the second year in a row, we will showcase other blogs with a series of pinch hitters. First up are the guys from River Ave. Blues. Ben, Mike, and Joe started their blog in 2007 after years of going it alone. Since then they’ve built...
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Posted by admin in Pinstripe Alley on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments
How much for (Hanley) Ramirez?
As I sit here on New Year’s Eve, trying to get through Mamma Mia with my relatives, I thought I’d start a debate -   The Red Sox recently tried to trade for the Marlins’ Hanley Ramirez. Ironically, he was originally a top Boston prospect – he was eventually part of the package...
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Posted by admin in LoHud on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments
So long 2008, 2009 has to be better
I briefly considered writing some sort of sappy farewell to 2008 post. But 2008 was not much of a year to look back on for the Yankees. The team finished in third place after a disjointed, injury-filled season. We bid farewell to Yankee Stadium and Bobby Murcer, who millions regarded as a friend whether...
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Posted by admin in Newsday on 12 31st, 2008 | No Comments
So long to 2008
Well, this season did not go as any Yankees fans had hoped, with them missing the playoffs for the first time in a long time. The offseason has gone as well as almost any Yankees fan looking for a big splash could have hoped, though, with the additions of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Mark Teixeira. Despite...
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Posted by admin in LoHud on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
MLB Network starts up on Thursday
The MLB Network officially kicks off Thursday at 6 p.m. with its Hot Stove Live show. Then at 7 p.m., they will show Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series against Brooklyn. There will be commentary from Larsen and Yogi Berra. Just for kicks, here’s the box score and play-by-play...
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Posted by admin in Pinstripe Alley on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Bernie Hurt
Bernie Hurt I hope Bernie keeps playing for as long as it makes him happy. I don’t think he can “embarrass” himself or “tarnish” his legacy in any way- nobody holds Yogi’s 9 ABs as a Met against his place among the greatest catchers in history. And when a 40...
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Posted by admin in Newsday on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
Memorable nights at Yankee Stadium
There should be one last event at Yankee Stadium, the press conference announcing Mark Teixeira’s signing (likely next week), but here are a couple excellent stories that share special days at the Stadium. Speaking of which, my flight path into LaGuardia on my way back to New York after Christmas...
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Posted by admin in LoHud on 12 30th, 2008 | No Comments
There’s still a void in the rotation
The ideal situation for the Yankees would be to get at least 950 innings from their starting pitchers in 2009. The Rays (973.1), Red Sox (966.2), White Sox (998.1) and Angels (1,012) were around that number last season and made it into the playoffs. The Yankees got only 898.1 innings from their starters....
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Posted by admin in LoHud on 12 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Now the Series is in the bag … or trunk
A reader named Ken e-mailed last night. He’s in India on vacation and visited a temple where the house elephant was bestowing blessings for a price. So he had the pachyderm bless the Yankees. “In true Yankees tradition, I even overpaid for the blessing,” wrote Ken, who attached this...
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Posted by admin in LoHud on 12 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Bad news for Bernie Williams
As you probably know, Bernie Williams joined a winter ball team in Puerto Rico with the idea of playing himself into shape to compete in the World Baseball Classic. After a 1-for-7 start, I’ve been told Bernie suffered a serious quad injury. No word on whether his comeback his finished. But at...
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