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Part 20 in a series analyzing the New York Yankees. There are some who look at Gary Sanchez and borrow from Peggy Lee’s hit song in 1969, “Is That All There Is”? Others, mesmerized by the catcher’s right-handed power, believe there is more to come from a bat that at times resembles Manny Ramirez’s. And …
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Read any good books during quarantine? I reached deep in my bookshelf and grabbed “The Fielding Bible: Volume III,” by John Dewan and Ben Jedlovec of Baseball Info Solutions. On page 63, I found this: “The most important defensive impact a catcher can have, that we’ve found we can measure, involves the ability to prevent …
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Alex Rodriguez’s bid to become an MLB owner may be over for now, but the former slugger sure is acting like one. And that might make some baseball players livid. Rodriguez, who recently flirted with buying the Mets, implored players on Friday to cave into the owners’ demands and accept a 50 percent split of …
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Bob Watson and Joe Torre were teammates on the 1973 NL All-Star team and Watson played for Torre for three years in Atlanta. But it was in The Bronx where the two made history, with Watson as the general manager when Torre and the Yankees won the World Series in 1996. “All of a sudden …
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Former Yankees player and general manager Bob Watson died at the age of 74 in his Houston home on Thursday night after a long battle with kidney disease, according to the Astros. Watson was the Yankees general manager from 1995-1998, a tenure which included leading the Bombers to a World Series title in 1996, their …
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During a fundraising Zoom session on Thursday, Brian Cashman was asked if he believed owners and players will agree on compensation and if there will be a season this year. “I don’t represent the players or the Players Association. There are a lot of hurdles everyone is trying to navigate and certainly finding common ground …
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Brian Cashman called Aaron Judge’s rib fracture a “very unique injury” and one that is “extremely challenging to diagnose,” which helps explain why it took the Yankees so long to determine exactly what was wrong with the right fielder when he experienced pain throughout the spring. The rib fracture, the Yankees general manager said Thursday, …
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A major league season is a lie detector test. You can fake a week, a month, perhaps even a few months. But 162 games reveal a club, exposes if it has both depth of players and character. A 7-9 NFL team can become 9-7 with a few bounces of a weirdly shaped ball going one …
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As sports slowly return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, some aspects of networks’ presentation will look the same, while others could see a fundamental shift. A historic show like ESPN’s “College GameDay” in the fall already is being forced to consider whether it will have the atmosphere of students and fans, who have fueled …
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So this is how he does it? CC Sabathia’s trainer Dave Paladino posted Instagram videos of his workouts in an empty gym showing the process behind a photo of a slimmed-down and buff Sabathia going viral. The retired Yankees southpaw looks like a different person, having dropped significant weight and adding muscle. At one point …
Part 20 in a series analyzing the New York Yankees. There are some who look at Gary Sanchez and borrow from Peggy Lee’s hit song in 1969, “Is That All There Is”? Others, mesmerized by the catcher’s right-handed power, believe there is more to come from a bat that at times resembles Manny Ramirez’s. And …
