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Smaller Crowds at Yankee Stadium Could Have Big Impact on Future Plans

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Business and Finance, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankee Stadium, Yankees on April 25, 2013 | 11 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) “Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.” – Yogi Berra The turnstiles at Yankee Stadium have not been spinning as often this season. Through the first nine home games of the year, the average crowd in the Bronx has been 38,432, which compared to the same point […]

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Robinson Cano Teams With Jay-Z, but What Is Hal Steinbrenner’s State of Mind?

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, CBA, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankees, tagged on April 3, 2013 | 2 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Everyone has been reading the tea leaves since Robinson Cano replaced baseball super agent Scot Boras with an agency fronted by music mogul Jay-Z. Most have interpreted the move to mean Cano desperately wants to the remain in the Bronx, so much so that ditching Boras indicates […]

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2013 Yankees Shaping Up As Team Turnover; Scorecards Needed for Opening Day

Posted in Baseball, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on March 25, 2013 | 3 Comments »

And the first one now. Will later be last. For the times they are a-changin’”. – Bob Dylan, lyrics from The Times They Are A-Changin’ Get your scorecards! That eager sales pitch is one of the hallmarks of Opening Day, but this season, the familiar refrain is quickly becoming prerequisite advice for Yankee fans headed […]

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All’s Not Well for Yankees as Team Looks to Angel in the Outfield

Posted in Baseball, Brian Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on March 24, 2013 | 5 Comments »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees are paying the price for a thrifty off season. Because of the team’s decision to cut costs instead of maintain depth, the Bronx Bombers have been forced to scrape the bottom of the barrel to supplement a roster ravaged by injuries and free agent departures. As a result of […]

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Pop Goes the Season; Teixeira’s Wrist Injury Leaves Yankees Limp

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Brian Cashman, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Roster Analysis, Spring Training, Yankees on March 6, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Mark Teixeira heard a pop in his wrist. Now, the Yankees have to hope the air hasn’t been let out of their season. Even before Teixeira was diagnosed with a strained tendon that will sideline him for 8-10 weeks, the Yankees’ Opening Day lineup figured to be one of their weakest in recent history. That […]

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Making Sense, and Cents, of an Extension for Robinson Cano

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, CBA, Free Agents, Hal Steinbrenner, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 9, 2013 | 3 Comments »

Should the Yankees try to sign Robinson Cano to an extension before the season? Following comments from Hal Steinbrenner that alluded to preliminary negotiations with the All Star second baseman, that question has been foremost on the minds of the team’s legion of fans. The best answer is the Yankees should have re-signed Cano last […]

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Yankees Need to Renegotiate Position on Contract Extensions

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, CBA, Free Agents, Hal Steinbrenner, Hot Stove, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on January 19, 2013 | 1 Comment »

(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) The Yankees don’t do contract extensions. That policy is the consumer equivalent of buying airfare the day before you travel. It’s going to cost more when you book the flight, but you get to avoid an early commitment. When money is no object, the resultant flexibility is […]

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