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Yankees need Pineda, Banuelos for strong rotation
When it comes to projecting positives from the Yankees farm system, we have learned to be cautious. It was not long ago that future rotations were going to be built around Joba Chamberlain, Phil...
View ArticleA-Rod’s reported emails with Yanks pres got pretty weird
Alex Rodriguez invoked The Boss’ name in asking the Yankees to leave him alone. According to emails obtained by New York magazine, the beleaguered Yankees third baseman told team president Randy...
View Article20 things in New York sports to look forward to in 2014
1. The New York-New Jersey Super Bowl Nearly 47 years ago, the NFL forever changed with the first Super Bowl, and since then a rotation of warm-weather cities and domes have held the honor of hosting...
View ArticleLundqvist has pinstripes on his mind … and mask
Henrik Lundqvist has attended Yankees games in The Bronx from time to time. But he will really honor the Bronx Bombers later this month as part of the NHL Stadium Series. The Rangers goaltender will...
View ArticleHall vote, A-Rod, Tanaka make for a busy January
First, let’s catch up on Pop Quiz questions: 1. From Andy Romanic of Freeport: In the 1942 film “Pride of the Yankees,” three Yankees played themselves. Two were Hall of Famers: Bill Dickey and Babe...
View ArticleMasahiro Tanaka in the U.S. to meet with Yankees, others
Masahiro Tanaka has arrived in the United States and is expected to meet with multiple MLB teams — including the Yankees — over the next few days, according to a source. Tanaka, the coveted Japanese...
View ArticleYankees cut Vernon Wells to clear roster space
While the Yankees wait to learn Alex Rodriguez’s fate and whether they can lure Masahiro Tanaka to The Bronx, they made a roster move Friday, designating Vernon Wells for assignment after one...
View ArticleA-Rod’s loss may mean the end of his career
Alex Rodriguez’s camp has vowed to press on in its legal fight, to get to federal court to go after Bud Selig, the Yankees, Yankees doctors, perhaps the union and maybe others. But in the immediate...
View ArticleA couple of wins, but one big loss
Alex Rodriguez’s camp has vowed to press on in its legal fight, to get to federal court to go after Bud Selig, the Yankees, Yankees doctors, perhaps the union and maybe others. But in the immediate...
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Yankees, Gardner avoid arbitration
Brett Gardner and the Yankees agreed on a one-year, $5.6-million contract Friday, avoiding arbitration. If the speedy outfielder has his way, it’s only the latest step in a career-full of deals with...
View ArticlePirates’ posting suggestion now threatens Yankees’ $189M goal
By 5 p.m. Friday, we’ll learn where Masahiro Tanaka will take his talents in 2014, then we can fully sort out the winners and losers of this sweepstakes. Already, though, we have a big winner. And it...
View ArticleWhy Yankees’ pursuit of Tanaka may not pay off like it did with CC
A similarity exists between the Yankees’ current pursuit of Masahiro Tanaka and their successful recruitment of CC Sabathia. The Yankees failed to make the playoffs in 2008, in part because they had...
View ArticleTanaka will thrive in NY spotlight, ex-teammates say
When Casey McGehee watched Masahiro Tanaka throw 160 pitches in Game 6 of last year’s Japan Series and then ask for the ball again during the decisive Game 7 the next day, the former Yankee was...
View ArticleYankees are more captivating now, but not clearly better
It has become a universal truth in the professional sports world, but it still applies most of all to the Yankees: They aren’t just a ballclub. They’re also a TV show. With that in mind, with the...
View ArticleTanaka explains why he signed with ‘world-famous’ Yankees
Masahiro Tanaka hasn’t put on a pinstriped uniform yet, but it sounds as if he understands the expectations of pitching in The Bronx. Asked Thursday in Tokyo what his goal was in joining the Yankees,...
View ArticleTorre going into Hall of Fame as Yankee; Maddux’s cap blank
Joe Torre will go into Cooperstown wearing a Yankees hat. The Hall of Fame made the announcement Thursday. “When I became the manager of the New York Yankees, it was an opportunity to realize my...
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Gomes on Yankees: ‘We still have the belt’
Richard Sherman fever is spreading — all the way to Boston. A day after the Bombers spent $155 million on Japanese hurler Masahiro Tanaka, an outspoken member of the champion Red Sox did some trash...
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Gomes on Yankees: ‘We still have the belt’
Richard Sherman fever is spreading — all the way to Boston. A day after the Bombers spent $155 million on Japanese hurler Masahiro Tanaka, an outspoken member of the champion Red Sox did some trash...
View ArticleRed Sox CEO: Money can’t buy Yankees a title
Count Red Sox owner Larry Lucchino among those not shocked about the Yankees opening their wallet this offseason. “It’s like ‘Back to the Future,’ is my sense,” Lucchino said, according to ESPN...
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