Keidel: Let's Give A-Rod A Chance To Tip His Cap And Redeem Himself
At the risk of public redundancy and personal duplicity, I say give Alex Rodriguez a chance. A chance to show his face. A chance to swat a single to win a game.
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At the risk of public redundancy and personal duplicity, I say give Alex Rodriguez a chance. A chance to show his face. A chance to swat a single to win a game.
Inside the Yankees fridge, there's a plethora of leftovers. The lobster isn't fresh. The filet mignon is long gone. But, this is it. Hal's done shopping.
Boomer's self-proclaimed BFF found himself pining for days gone by before reaching the 'bottom-line' and concluding that 'it's time to start acting like Americans'...
All-time saves leader and iconic Yankee Mariano Rivera showed up at Yankees camp on Wednesday. Mo will serve as a guest instructor in Tampa.
The man considered MLB's true home run king told Newsday earlier this week that he wants to see A-Rod come back strong after serving a yearlong suspension for PEDs.
Alex Rodriguez started his second day of workouts at the Yankees' minor league complex by hugging Chase Headley, the player signed to replace him at third base.
Is the city's baseball landscape about to shift? Curtis Granderson, who played for the Yankees from 2010-13 and is entering his second season with the Mets, certainly thinks so.
"He's learned nothing," an unnamed baseball exec told the New York Daily News. "He's the same old guy. He just did what he wanted to do."
Brian Cashman made a mistake on Monday, one that he might regret in a big way in a few years. Or Moncada might not pan out, and Cashman will look smart. But this was a risk worth taking.
Days after releasing a handwritten apology to fans, A-Rod may have created another reason to say he's sorry by not giving his bosses a heads up that he was en route to spring training.
Craig decided he wants the entire morning show staff checked, going on to predict that based on his escalated age, Boomer's level would be the lowest.
Those who care might take this as a good sign, assuming Rodriguez is just itching to get back out there, but word is Yanks brass aren't thinking in that manner.
Alex Rodriguez reported to the New York Yankees three days ahead of schedule. He spoke for 8 1/2 minutes about his season-long drug suspension.
The Yankees were among the teams with serious interest in Moncada, 19, who is set to become one of baseball's top infield prospects.
"It's absolutely good," Tanaka said through a translator. "I think the No. 1 thing is throwing it a little bit harder than last time."
Maier was a 12-year-old fan in the right-field stands on Oct. 9, 1996, when he reached over the outfield fence at Yankee Stadium and got his glove on Derek Jeter's eighth-inning drive.
A large man with a "bum knee," as the 305-pound lefty called it, can't help but run into trouble down the line. It is almost inevitable.
No matter how much the Yankees don't want Alex Rodriguez's return to baseball to be a distraction at spring training, this isn't their first rodeo. They know it will be and they are prepared for it.
New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka said Friday his elbow injury from last season is behind him and expects to pitch this year problem free.
The pitch clock won't get a call-up in 2015, but Major League Baseball is taking small steps to shorten games.
When healthy, the Yankees' top three of Tanaka, Pineda and Sabathia could be as good as any in baseball. The problem: they have to prove they're no longer damaged goods.
It'll be A-Rod, A-Rod, A-Rod all spring. And that, ironically, means good news for the pitchers and anyone else who doesn't wear No. 13.
Boomer and Craig got this party started discussing the sad state of the activities on the hardwood after Melo undergoes surgery before turning their collective attention to the Yankees.
Masahiro Tanaka threw 21 pitches in his first bullpen session of the year at the New York Yankees' minor league complex.
This isn't just about A-Rod or the public's contempt for him. This is a treatise on the fall of two empires -- A-Rod the man and brand, and the Yankees.
