Palladino: Fear Not, Yankees Fans — Slimmer Sabathia Will Be OK
The Bombers have some legitimate issues. But at least CC might have eliminated one of them through controlled weight loss. Whether the velocity increases, that's another story.
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The Bombers have some legitimate issues. But at least CC might have eliminated one of them through controlled weight loss. Whether the velocity increases, that's another story.
The way the Mets are positioned right now, a 90-win season would not only give cause for a century-long extension for Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins, but the erection of a healing shrine.
John Feinstein joined his partner Andrew Bogusch to discuss his latest behind-the-scenes look at the sport we love.
"Obviously, I understand that some of the people are just going to look at the numbers of the game that I'm pitching in, but I'm not really too focused and worried about that," Tanaka said Wednesday through an interpreter.
The Hall of Fame shortstop is leading a campaign to collect 100,000 signatures within 30 days under the We the People petitioning program, which would trigger a review by the Obama administration.
An exclusive excerpt from John Feinstein's book, "Where Nobody Knows Your Name," which chronicles the lives of those trying to reach Major League Baseball.
"As I look back now, everything would have been better off had he said something," Mets manager Terry Collins said Monday.
"The page has been turned," Clark said Monday after holding the union's annual spring-training meeting with Yankees players.
Major League Baseball and its players have banned most home-plate collisions but left open an exception if the catcher has the ball and is blocking the runner's direct path to home plate.
Jeter ran up the dugout steps and into the outfield to warm up Thursday. This was the first of his many lasts this year: the opening practice of his final spring training with the Yankees.
Yankees captain Derek Jeter is saying goodbye to baseball and hello -- again, apparently -- to Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Hannah Davis.
A lawyer for MLB, Matthew Menchel, confirmed Wednesday the league dropped its case against Biogenesis of America, its owner Anthony Bosch and several other individuals.
When you get ready to call a show to foolishly rip a future Hall of Fame shortstop, make sure you say right at the top if you root for or hate the Yankees. This way, we'll know if you're an idiot or a jealous idiot.
The team said the store manager decides on which jerseys he thinks will be the best sellers, and they said Alex Rodriguez's model had not been available there for several years.
The 21-year-old threw 40 pitches, showing team owners, coaches and executives what they can expect from his fastball, curve and changeup once he gets the call to the big leagues.
The outfielder hit .296 last season with 24 home runs and 84 RBIs, reaching the World Series for the first time. Now he's on a team that expects to be in the World Series every year.
Cano is no longer a Yankee, yet we're still talking about his giddy-up -- or lack thereof -- to first base. "If somebody told me I was a dog, I'd have to fix that," Yankees hitting coach Kevin Long told the Daily News.
The Mets have had to do more with less since Sandy Alderson took over as general manager in October 2010. And now COO Jeff Wilpon is ready to see results.
"There's not one guy that has to carry this team, but absolutely I expect to hit in the middle of the order, hit 30 home runs and drive in 100 runs," said the first baseman, who was limited to 15 games last season.
While some Yankees fans engaged themselves in some minor hand-wringing over Masahiro Tanaka's middle-distance running capabilities, just as many Mets fans wondered why on earth Ike Davis is still on the roster.
The Yankees' first baseman said he views the team's down year in 2013 as an aberration. In his mind, an offseason spending spree transformed his team.
Jim Fregosi, a former All-Star who won more than 1,000 games as a manager for four teams, died Friday after an apparent stroke. He was 71.
Many fans will feel sad because watching Derek Jeter has been a part of their childhood and adulthood. But we should realize it's an opportunity to celebrate having seen one of the greatest players in baseball history.
They owned October year after year. Derek Jeter and his baseball brothers — the gang that grew up champions. One by one, they walked away from the game until Jeter was the last man standing in pinstripes.
"I think our world has adjusted to that. ... Whoever the best players are in that clubhouse, get them in there," the Yankees manager said Tuesday.
