 The Yankees’ previously quiet offseason has begun to thunder like a 4 train rumbling into the station. The acquisition of pitchers Michael Pineda and Hiroki Kuroda has provided the Yankees with an embarrassment of riches in the pitching rotation. The situation is more of a puzzle than a problem, as the Yankees will need to [...]...
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 Really??! Don’t expect Fernando Martinez to make it back to the Mets either. He may have arthritis and may never live up to the hype but waive him for Scott Freakin Hairston? One thing I hated was that the way the Mets would never bring players up to fill backup roles. Like Nick Evans who [...]...
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 Nick Evans never had a chance. Every time he gets a shot, the Mets sign Sheffield, Hairston, Harris, etc. At first he looked like he would be a slap hitter but I think he has truly turned that around and will become an Aubrey Huff, Ty Wigginton type player who plays all corner positions and [...]...
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 The New York Mets should be looking for a centerfielder. Are they? Angel Pagan is past his usefulness and they should have traded him last year. But no, they had to try and ride it out. My thought was to trade him on the high because he has never been a steady player and is always injured (like people say about Reyes [...]...
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 So far we have the Brewers and Marlins checking in on Jose Reyes while nothing from the Mets side. Supposedly they did reach out to the agents but they did not get a response. This makes no sense if Reyes wants to be in New York and the Mets want him back. Sandy Alderson supposedly [...]...
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 2011 is in the history books for the New York Yankees. Now, in the arduous journey that is the off-season, there are many tasks to be completed. First up: make sure that CC Sabathia returns in his extra large pinstripes next season. The 31-year-old hefty lefty has the opportunity to opt out of the remaining [...]...
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 I’ll be the first to say it: it was tough getting up this morning. I think a lot of people at my job were actually surprised I didn’t commit suicide last night. But the most difficult thing about last night’s game was not the fact that the Yankees lost and were eliminated from the remainder [...]...
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 Offensive failure is becoming a trend with the New York Yankees in the playoffs. It brings up the argument, when are the big names not enough? When do you decide it’s better to build a team of baseball players rather than All-Star names and wanna be superstars? One year after being beaten in the ALCS, [...]...
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 The American League Division Series is back in the Bronx tonight for Game 5. Wait, you mean Detroit closer Jose Valverde was wrong? He ran his mouth a little too soon? Yep, you got it! A.J. Burnett stood up tall in Game 4 in Detroit and helped the Yankees even up the series at two [...]...
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 If the American League Division Series is to return to New York, Yankees starter A.J. Burnett and a few of the big name players are going to need to step up their game. While the pitchers have not been dominant by any means, the Yankees star-studded lineup has not done much to help the cause and lack fight in [...]...
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