Ike Davis started out his 2011 season as an MVP candidate. In just 36 games, he hit 7 homers, drove in 25 runs, and was hitting with a consistent .302 average. Then, an infield collision with David Wright and injury mis-management cost him the rest of the season.
You'll never see 'Nick Swisher' and 'introvert' in the same sentence. Swisher, who is entering his fourth season with the New York Yankees, is one of the most gregarious players in the major leagues, and definitely the 'loudest' Yankee.
PIcked 7th overall in the 2010 MLB Amateur Draft, Matt Harvey had already arrived in the Major League Clubhouse for Mets Spring Training. The UNC alum is in position to speed through the minor leagues after spending time with the Mets Advanced A and AA squads last year.
Before his re-assignment to minor league camp, Harvey spent his time picking the brain of all the pitchers with MLB experience, especially Miguel Batista. Harvey warmed up with Batista every day and learned how to 'finish' on his pitches from him.
As he begins his 4th season with the Mets, Daniel Murphy is re-adjusting to his new position at second base. His season ended there last season when the Braves' Jose Costanza collided with Murphy as he tried to turn a double play.
Slowly but surely the Yankees dynasty years has become a thing of the past. Once upon a time the Yankees won 4 Championships in 5 years and appeared in 6 World Series in 8 years between 1996 and 2003. They were the most revered team in sports and had a knack for getting it done in October. But the Yankees have only one World Series banner in the last 11 years and those dynasty years seem like a distant memory.
ESPN's Buster Olney talked with One on One about Hanley Ramirez, the Oakland A's, and much more. Listen below.
Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record with 61 homers in 1961. Kyle Kesses talked to Yankee legends and personnel about the importance of the record.
The joke around New York is that the baseball season ended last week, and it’s officially time for football. But these New Yorkers who refuse to look further west than the Meadowlands are missing quality postseason baseball played in the middle of the country by mid-market teams. The Brewers, Cardinals, Rangers and Tigers do not have the luxury of throwing money at any player who catches their eye; instead they pick and choose, often saying “no” to the prized free agents while building well-rounded teams that excel on the field. So now it’s time for the radical suggestion: maybe the Yankees should give this strategy a try.
The Yankees are in the Playoffs for the 16th time in 17 years and even the most critical fans have to view this years’ regular season as a great success. There were only four days the entire season, and none since May 20th, the Pinstripes did not rank as one of the top two teams in the American League East; all four days they sat in 3rd place.
Late September in the baseball year is usually the time for post season surges, when teams jockey for position and aim to win the division or wildcard. That’s probably the reason that Moneyball, the book, now movie starring Brad Pitt about the 2002 Oakland Athletics, is out this Friday. That year, under famed GM Billy Beane, the A’s won 103 games, collecting a late season stash of victories (including a 20-game winning streak) en route to sealing the A.L. west division title. How they got there is more impressive.
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