Ichiro Is First Ballot Material
Over 2,600 hits. A .322 lifetime batting average. More than 3,400 total bases. 450+ steals. 1,200+ runs scored. Over 600 RBI and over 100 home runs for a non-power player. Ichiro Suzuki is not a...
View ArticleGrandy Man Can't
Curtis Granderson was injured on the first pitch of Spring Training, with a broken forearm. And now, after sitting for weeks, is out again, this time getting hit by a pitch on his left hand in the...
View ArticleMets Win Round 1
Timely hitting. Solid relief pitching. if the piece ended right there you might be thinking I was talking about the surprising Yankees. But shocking I am not. This would sum up the Mets Monday night as...
View ArticleThe Ichiro Factor
There is no doubt that this isn't 2001-2010 anymore. Ichiro Suzuki is not the 200-hit season Ichiro. But he can still really help the Yankees, not so much as an every day player who is dominant, but...
View ArticleRays-Yankees Series Preview
The Yankees and Rays meet for four games in the Bronx Thursday-Sunday highlighted by Old Timers Day in Game 4. Tampa Bay comes off losing three of four to Boston. New York comes off a series split...
View ArticleTexas Two Step
It was a rubber-match game and anything can happen in rubber-match games. Hell, anything can happen in baseball, right John Sterling? Including a very good pitching performance. Or, a very good...
View ArticleYankees-Orioles Series Preview
The Yankees and Orioles will play three at one of baseball's best ballparks, Camden Yards, over the weekend. New York comes off a series loss in which it lost two of three to Texas. Baltimore comes...
View ArticleIs Ichiro A First Ballot Hall Of Famer [POLL]
Ichiro Suzuki is the #1 Japanese pioneer in Major League Baseball history. And yes, those 2,700-plus hits and .320 batting average and over 1,200 runs scored look pretty darn good too. Almost 500...
View ArticleMr. 4000
The great Ichiro Suzuki, one day to be enshrined in Cooperstown, has reached 4,000 professional hits between his Japan and United States Major League Baseball careers. Continue reading…
View ArticleYankees Notes: Extending Gardner is a Smart Move
The Yankees had a busy weekend, signing injured reliever Andrew Bailey and more notably, reaching an extension with outfielder Brett Gardner. The extension for Gardner is reported to be at four years...
View ArticleEllsbury Gives Early Lead, Yanks Hold Off Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the New York Yankees took a huge lead, then held off the Minnesota Twins 9-7 Sunday. Down 9-0 in the fourth inning, the...
View ArticleWhy Ichiro Suzuki Is The Greatest Hitter of All Time
The future Hall of Famer retired earlier this week Continue reading…
View ArticleIchiro Trade: Does It Put The Yankees Over The Top?
Late yesterday afternoon, the Seattle Mariners traded outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to the Yankees for a couple of minor league players. Ichiro is clearly a player who can help the Yankees become less...
View ArticleIchiro Joins Up, Alex Rodriguez Goes Down — New York Yankees Midweek Report
Ichiro Suzuki, a future Hall of Famer, bowed to the fans and said good-bye to the only city he has ever known since coming over from the Far East. The catch? He didn’t even have to...
View ArticleIchiro Suzuki Makes Sweet Behind-The-Back Catch [VIDEO]
Ichiro Suzuki hit the 100th home run of his career and first as a New York Yankee on Monday night. Ichiro also flashed some leather recently by making a behind-the-back catch look routine. Continue...
View ArticleYankee Stadium Tailgate Wipeout [VIDEO]
Check out this video of a Yankee fan falling on his backside during a wild tailgate party. Continue reading…
View ArticleYankees Defeat Blue Jays 4-2 In Doubleheader Opener
Tuesday night was supposed to be a grand return of Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte, but Mother Nature had other plans, forcing last night's game to be rescheduled for this afternoon. Despite the change...
View ArticleCone's Chopstick Comment
New York Yankees broadcaster David Cone used an interesting description for Ichiro Suzuki on Tuesday night. Continue reading…
View ArticleDo You Wish the Yankees Had Nick Swisher?
Ichiro Suzuki is hitting .111 as of April 8. Brennan Boesch is hitting .200 as of the same date. The two have a combined four hits on the season. But does that mean the Yankees should have overpaid...
View ArticleYanks Get One Back From Rays
The Yankees topped Tampa Bay in game two of a three-game series 4-2. What seemed like a potential Rays sweep after game one and Matt Moore's dominating performance while CC Sabathia struggled could...
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