When righthander Javier Vazquez was acquired from the Montreal Expos back in December of 2003, the deal was viewed as one that would put the Yankees over the top and back to their World Series winning ways.
At the time, they were coming off a disappointing loss to the Florida Marlins in the Fall Classic and [...]

Hours after the New York Yankees were hit with a luxury tax of $25.69 million, the World Series Champions raised their payroll for next season over $200 million. By acquiring right hand pitcher Javier Vasquez from the Atlanta Braves and seeing outfielder Melky Cabrera go to Atlanta, the Yankees opened up their options in the [...]

Bronx, NY – Where do we begin?  The 105th World Series that begins Wednesday evening in the Bronx between the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies has the makings of a classic. And it all starts with a classic pitching matchup on the mound of Philadelphia’s Cliff Lee and New York’s CC Sabathia.
“It’s just weird [...]

I was listening to an interview on WFAN last week as host Mike Francesa was talking to N.Y. Yankees superstar Mark Teixeira.  While talking about his home field, the first baseman actually urged listeners who hadn’t been there yet to make it a point to visit the new Yankee Stadium.  My first reaction/thoughts:  Easy for YOU to say, Mark, when you’re [...]

It seems like only yesterday that Phil Hughes, along with fellow right-hander Ian Kennedy were projected as can’t miss prospects by both baseball experts and those within the Yankees organization.  They were so revered that Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman refused to put them into any deal, including a swap that would have brought two-time [...]