Yankees

Nov 30, 2008

Mayor Michael Bloomberg is a serious Yankee fan. In fact, the Bloomberg administration wants a luxury suite – a free one – at the new stadium so badly that it appears willing to sell out city taxpayers...

Nov 28, 2008 | 1 comment

Overpaying for CC Sabathia seems like a bad idea until you realize the message the Yankees would be sending to their constituency.

Nov 26, 2008

While the Yankees focus their attention on CC Sabathia, another prospective lefty member of the 2009 rotation may be slipping out the back door.

Nov 26, 2008

The Yankees and everyone are waiting for CC Sabathia's next move. A Plan B for CC is a must, writes Jon Lane.

Nov 25, 2008

Alex Rodriguez is really becoming a pariah, of sorts, for the New York media. Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet, and he's already being dragged through the mud about his holiday plans. You see, he's...

Nov 25, 2008

When Nick Swisher was traded to the Yankees, he posted the following message on his official website: I can't thank the Chicago White Sox enough for their warm welcome from day one. I have the greatest...

Nov 25, 2008

If reading last night's news about Barry Bonds got you all nostalgic for Roger Clemens' legal nightmare, you're in luck: both the New York Times and New York Daily News have updates today on where things...

Nov 25, 2008

The Angels are reportedly cooling on Mark Teixeira and eying CC Sabathia which could leave the Yankees without a chair when the music stops.

Nov 24, 2008

The Yankees have made their affection for Sabathia clear, but the longer their offer hangs out there, the more it appears a relationship is not in the cards.

Nov 23, 2008

A few days ago, Mike Mussina told the Yankees about his plans to retire instead of coming back to play next year, and I want to make a couple of things clear about my point of view in relation to this...

Nov 22, 2008

The Bronx Bombers have been tied to about every free agent this offseason -- rightfully so, since, you know, they are going to sign everyone -- and obviously Blue Jays' right-hander A.J. Burnett was not...

Nov 21, 2008

When the news broke yesterday that Hal Steinbrenner would be succeeding his father at the top of the Yankee hierarchy, the move was praised. It wasn't so much about Hal, though he seemed quite competent,...

Nov 21, 2008

CC Sabathia will have a deadline to accept the New York Yankees' contract proposal.

Nov 21, 2008

The inevitable became formal on Thursday when Mike Mussina officially announced his retirement after 18 seasons.

Nov 21, 2008

MLB owners approved a power shift that saw George Steinbrenner hand over control of the Yankees to son Hal.

Nov 21, 2008 | 1 comment

The Yankees need CC, CC doesn't need the Yankees. Does Hal Steinbrenner know this?

Nov 21, 2008

Right now, everyone knows the numbers CC Sabathia has on his table. The Brewers have offered CC $100 million over four years. The Yankees have offered him $140 million over six. These offers are, of course,...

Nov 20, 2008

The Yankees made official today what baseball fans have come to realize over the last 18 months: George Steinbrenner is no longer running the show. Instead, he officially passed the baton to his son, Hal...

Nov 24, 2008 | 3 comments

His son Hal is now in charge, closing the debate about which Steinbrenner brother would take the reins.

Nov 20, 2008

New York Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina says he's retiring.

Nov 20, 2008

Any Yankee fans waiting for a quick resolution to CC Sabathia's contract offer should sit back, relax and wait while Sabathia does the same.

Nov 20, 2008

FOXSports.com reported Wednesday that Mike Mussina intends to retire and will make the move official this week.

Nov 20, 2008

A.J. Burnett is a hot commodity on the free agent market, but is the talented and injury-prone righty worth the risk?

Nov 20, 2008

The Moose has vamoosed. Mike Mussina told the Yankees today that he will retire rather than return for the 2009 season. It's not a shocker, the pitcher had been openly contemplating hanging up the spikes...