As Fonz would say, I was “wr…wro…wr…”…

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS, CONTINUED…

Upon second thought, I will acquiesce to the opinion that confidentiality agreements would not be a good thing. First and foremost, it would have to be cleared through a collective bargaining…

Goodbye to Ruth’s final surviving teammate…

LAST SURVIVING TEAMMATE OF BABE RUTH

Billy Werber, who had the distinction of being the last surviving teammate of Babe Ruth as well as the last player to play against Babe Ruth while he was with the Yankees, has passed away at…

The Unveiling of Big Teix…

With the Mark Teixeira signing officially out of the way, the Yankees began their off-season rummage search with the signings of Jason Johnson and Angel Berroa. I think I heard something about John Rodriguez too. Granted, Berroa was a previous ROY, but I really would not have known…

A quiet Sunday in Yankeeland…

All quiet on the Yankee front…

A Future of “Pleasantville” Yankees Books…

CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS

The word is that the Yankees want to incorporate confidentiality agreements into their player and management contracts to include a “non-disparagement clause” and prevent future books like The Yankee…

Dreams of Manny in the Bronx…

MANNY IN THE BRONX?

While the Los Angeles Times continues to report that no one is blinking in the Dodgers negotiations with Manny Ramirez and his agent, Scott Boras, the rumors (generated by the fans, not the organization) continue to persist about…

Huh? Pavano said what?…

Carl Pavano said what?

“When you’re down, you expect your organization to pick you up, not kick you when you’re down. I’ve had to pick myself up quite a few times the last four years.”

Latest Andy Pettitte inactivity…

According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, the Dodgers are more interested in Jon Garland, Braden Looper and Randy Wolf than they are in Andy Pettitte. With the Astros already saying that Andy most likely doesn’t fit within their budget, it would appear that all…

Oliver Perez, among other things…

The New York Post is running a story today that the Yankees should pursue Oliver Perez for the back end of the rotation should Andy Pettitte not re-sign with the team. While the stats support the argument and Perez is 10 years younger, I am not so sure that I’d want to…

Latest Yankee Happenings…

While I think that the agreement the Yankees reached with Xavier Nady (one year for $6.65 million) was reasonable under the circumstances, Melky Cabrera’s deal is a joke. When does a .249 season with 8 home runs and 37 RBI’s warrant more than tripling your income. The one year $1.4…

Ready for the Big Apple-Beantown Wars?…

WARREN SPAHN AWARD WINNER

CC Sabathia was in Oklahoma City last week to accept his second straight Warren Spahn Award as the top left-handed pitcher in baseball. While there, CC spoke with the Associated Press. I found one quote in…

Done deal…

ANDY’S BACK HOME

It was a long and tortureous process for the fans, but finally, the ink is dry on the one year deal between Andy Pettitte and the Yankees. Of course, there is a small part of me that wondered what it might have been like to have Ben Sheets in the rotation. But now…

Interesting blog idea…

I read on one blog today (by Steve Huffman) who floated the idea of the Yankees’ signing Trevor Hoffman to set up Mo Rivera. At first glance, it sounds ridiculous, and most likely would result in yet another unsuccessful attempt by a past-his-prime player to recapture past glory in the…

The Day After the Texan’s Return…

THE DAY AFTER THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM TEXAS

The Yankees designed pitcher Chase Wright, 26, for assignment today to make room on the 40-man roster for Andy Pettitte. Wright is best known for giving up consecutive home runs to Manny Ramirez…

Good moves by the BoSox…

As much as I hate to give credit to the Red Sox, I thought the signings of SP John Smoltz and OF Rocco Baldelli were excellent moves. Clearly, the Red Sox can now stack up a rotation that meets or exceeds anybody. There’s risk with both players, but the price offsets much of the risk…

On Second Thought…

Maybe Xavier Nady is the one who should go…

If he is the player in September rather than the one who showed up at the end of July, then perhaps we would be better served by trying to get a quality return under the old adage of trading high. If Nick Swisher has the power…

Red Sox Paranoia…

I haven’t decided if this blog is pro-Yankees or anti-Red Sox! Maybe a little of both? ;)

I came home tonight and was anxious to see what was airing on the MLB Network, and proceeded to relive the nightmares of the Red Sox eliminating a 3 games to none deficit to the…

Number 16 Back in Oakland…

In a way, it was a little bittersweet watching the Jason Giambi press conference. Much has been written about Jason’s failure to live up to expectations for his 7 year, $120 million contract with the Yankees. Granted, the steroids period was tough, but I remember how excited I was…

A Hall of Fame Kind of Day…

Granted, Rickey Henderson was the proverbial “no-brainer” (I hate that term actually), but I was glad that Jim Rice made it. I’ve heard all the arguments against him, but growing up, it was clear that he was in an elite class and a feared hitter. But, with Rice in, I think that…

Somewhere in Texas…

The reports are now coming out that Andy Pettitte has formally rejected the Yanks’ $10 million offer, but the possibility of his return to the team remains. I have felt all along that they need to build incentives into their base offer so that if Andy can achieve certain objectives, he can…

Freddy Garcia is not the answer…

The news is becoming more and more pessimistic of the Yankees’ chances to re-sign Andy Pettitte. Either way, I wish something would happen sooner rather than later. I saw speculation that the Yanks might have interest in Freddy Garcia. It’s hard to get excited about that…

A New Year’s Wish for Scott Proctor…

I sincerely hope that 2009 bodes well for Scott Proctor and that he is able to recapture some of his past success this year with the Florida Marlins. Good luck Scott…well, so long as the Marlins don’t make it to the World Series to face the Yankees!