It seems like it has only been hours since many of us sports fans read about the New York Yankees offering prized pitcher C.C. Sabathia that huge contract. Just when you thought the Yanks were done, they go ahead and seal the deal on ace A.J. Burnett. The right-hander and the Yankees have agreed to […]
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Friday, the New York Yankees tendered an offer to all-star pitcher CC Sabathia. The offer is expected to be somewhere in the ballpark of 6 years and slightly more cash than Mets’ pitcher Johan Santana’s mega $137.5 million deal. If Sabathia’s offer is indeed more money than Santana’s, CC will be the highest paid pitcher […]
In effort to beef up their defense, the New York Yankees acquired center fielder-first baseman Nick Swisher on Thursday through a trade with the Chicago White Sox. For Swisher, the Yankees traded away infielder Wilson Betemit and minor league pitchers Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez. Also arriving in the Bronx with Swisher is minor league […]
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This Sunday my beloved Yankees play their final game at the old Yankee Stadium. I have been a diehard Yankee fan my whole life and have been to the stadium countless times. Yet never was I more excited to attend a game then this Sunday’s home finale against the Orioles. I knew it was going […]
You heard it here first. I had the privilege of watching Xavier play live at the AAU Championships in Orlando, FL back in July and the pleasure of speaking with him briefly after one of his games. The AAU Athletes First team member told me, at the time, that he was between Kansas, UCLA, Memphis, […]
With the All-Star game approaching and the end of the first half of baseball nearing, the hype between the Yanks, Sox and now the Rays, is just starting. The Yankees have consistently made the playoff for 13 seasons…will this be the year they do not? The Yanks are also the highest paid MLB team for […]
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Overrated Or Over Hated?
In a June issue of Sports Illustrated, MLB athletes were asked, “Whom would you pick to build a team around?” The results showed Alex Rodriguez ranked first and Derek Jeter second. In another issue printed a week later, SI surveyed 495 Major League Baseball players asking them, “Who was the most overrated baseball player? Surprisingly, Derek Jeter was on […]
The Florida Marlins and the New York Yankees won last night. Both teams got a tally in the win column, but the Marlins’ win cost a lot less than the Yankees’ win. In fact, the entire payroll of this year’s Marlins teams comes out to less than what A-Rod will make for playing third base. […]
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Book Review: Change Up
When it comes down to it, there is no sport that I enjoy or know more about than baseball. A large reason for that is that I grew up with a father who was and continues to be a passionate New York Yankees fan (you have to remember that the Florida Marlins were not around […]
Since the beginning of the Steinbrenner era, the Yankees have been notorious for purchasing high-priced and sometimes overvalued free-agents. George Steinbrenner’s willingness to spend an exorbitant amount of money on his team has made Sports Agents eager to have their clients signed by the New York Yankees (for recent story, see: Johnny Damon). But when […]