The Yankees looked good in their first game of spring training as the defending champs beat the Pirates by a score of 6-3. Its nice to see the guys back on the field and the Yankees showed some good pitching on Wednesday. The bats came alive late in the game and one pleasant surprise was Nick Johnson who started a Yankee rally late and helped them get the win.
Spring Training games are never about who wins or loses but it is always nice to get that first W as the season officially begins.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Saturday, February 7, 2009
A-Rod Leaves a Big Stain on The Yankee Legacy With His Latest Contreversy
This is the article I wrote on Bleacher Report about the Alex Rodriguez steroid controversy:
Another dark day in the history of the Yankees, the greatest franchise in the history of team sports. Since October of 2003, the Yankee ship has been sinking into the dark waters of the Hudson River. After losing the World Series in 2003 to the Marlins, it seemed like a great run in the Bronx was finally over. On February 15, 2004, the Rangers traded Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for second baseman Alfonso Soriano and it seemed like the Yankees were bound to make another run at the title in 2004.
Them, a new face showed up in town. The greatest talent to ever take the baseball field, and he went by the name of Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod was the best all around player in the game and he made the move from shortstop to third base just to fit the Yankee need in hope for a championship ring.
However, the Yankee ship kept on sinking as they suffered the worst postseason collapse in the history of baseball losing four in a row to the Red Sox after leading 3-0 in the ALCS.
The Yankee ship kept on sinking as they lost in the first round of the playoffs in 2005 to the Angels, in 2006 to the Tigers and in 2007 to the Indians. Joe Torre was fired after the 2007 season and it was officially the end of an era in the Bronx.
2008 was another painful year and the Yankees did not make the playoffs for the first time in over a decade.
This offseason seemed to be perfect as the Yankees picked up three of the best free agents on the market in Marx Teixeira, C.C Sabathia, and A.J Burnett. Yankee fans had their hopes up once again and all focus was on a championship.
The positive thoughts were terminated by Joe Torre’s book which came out just a few days ago and in it laid several criticisms of the game’s best player, Alex Rodriguez. Torre said that A-Rod was referred to as “A-Fraud” when he was struggling and he had a hard time connecting with the players in the Yankee clubhouse. This was the second of two controversies for Alex Rodriguez this offseason with the first being his scandal with Madonna.
Today however, the Yankee ship hit rock bottom as Alex Rodriguez got back on the national spectrum with yet another bothersome outrage. Sports Illustrated released a report earlier this morning that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two different steroids in 2003. The seemingly perfect Yankee offseason suffered a major hit today and this might be the start of the biggest controversy in major league history.
Yes, it is going to be bigger than the Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens controversies. After all, this is A-Rod we are talking about, the most talented player to ever play the game of baseball. Everyone associated with baseball wanted this guy to break the record currently held by Barry Bonds. He was the "clean" guy who kept the integrity of the game alive as long as he was on the field. However, countless numbers of controversies have haunted this guy over the last few seasons. Spring trainings have been the outlet for the Alex Rodriguez soap opera.
Rodriguez will eventually break the all time home run record if his pace is not slowed down by injuries or a lack of emotional capacity for his latest saga. He was notified about this positive test following 2003 and was also notified about the report that would magnify his stature to a whole new level. A-Rod however, chose not to do anything and it is apparent that he is unable to deny these allegations because even in his mind, they are true.
All Yankee fans can do is hope that this will not affect the team in any way and that the now blemished offseason will be enough to lead them back to the promised land in the new Yankee Stadium, a place that has yet to be inhabited by the Yankee soap opera.
Here is another ESPN video:
Courtesy of ESPN
Another dark day in the history of the Yankees, the greatest franchise in the history of team sports. Since October of 2003, the Yankee ship has been sinking into the dark waters of the Hudson River. After losing the World Series in 2003 to the Marlins, it seemed like a great run in the Bronx was finally over. On February 15, 2004, the Rangers traded Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for second baseman Alfonso Soriano and it seemed like the Yankees were bound to make another run at the title in 2004.
Them, a new face showed up in town. The greatest talent to ever take the baseball field, and he went by the name of Alex Rodriguez. A-Rod was the best all around player in the game and he made the move from shortstop to third base just to fit the Yankee need in hope for a championship ring.
However, the Yankee ship kept on sinking as they suffered the worst postseason collapse in the history of baseball losing four in a row to the Red Sox after leading 3-0 in the ALCS.
The Yankee ship kept on sinking as they lost in the first round of the playoffs in 2005 to the Angels, in 2006 to the Tigers and in 2007 to the Indians. Joe Torre was fired after the 2007 season and it was officially the end of an era in the Bronx.
2008 was another painful year and the Yankees did not make the playoffs for the first time in over a decade.
This offseason seemed to be perfect as the Yankees picked up three of the best free agents on the market in Marx Teixeira, C.C Sabathia, and A.J Burnett. Yankee fans had their hopes up once again and all focus was on a championship.
The positive thoughts were terminated by Joe Torre’s book which came out just a few days ago and in it laid several criticisms of the game’s best player, Alex Rodriguez. Torre said that A-Rod was referred to as “A-Fraud” when he was struggling and he had a hard time connecting with the players in the Yankee clubhouse. This was the second of two controversies for Alex Rodriguez this offseason with the first being his scandal with Madonna.
Today however, the Yankee ship hit rock bottom as Alex Rodriguez got back on the national spectrum with yet another bothersome outrage. Sports Illustrated released a report earlier this morning that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two different steroids in 2003. The seemingly perfect Yankee offseason suffered a major hit today and this might be the start of the biggest controversy in major league history.
Yes, it is going to be bigger than the Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens controversies. After all, this is A-Rod we are talking about, the most talented player to ever play the game of baseball. Everyone associated with baseball wanted this guy to break the record currently held by Barry Bonds. He was the "clean" guy who kept the integrity of the game alive as long as he was on the field. However, countless numbers of controversies have haunted this guy over the last few seasons. Spring trainings have been the outlet for the Alex Rodriguez soap opera.
Rodriguez will eventually break the all time home run record if his pace is not slowed down by injuries or a lack of emotional capacity for his latest saga. He was notified about this positive test following 2003 and was also notified about the report that would magnify his stature to a whole new level. A-Rod however, chose not to do anything and it is apparent that he is unable to deny these allegations because even in his mind, they are true.
All Yankee fans can do is hope that this will not affect the team in any way and that the now blemished offseason will be enough to lead them back to the promised land in the new Yankee Stadium, a place that has yet to be inhabited by the Yankee soap opera.
Here is another ESPN video:
Courtesy of ESPN
A-Rod Busted for Steroids
Sports Illustrated released a report earlier this morning that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003. The seemingly perfect Yankee offseason suffered a major hit today and this might be the start of the biggest controversy in major league history. Yes, it is going to be bigger than the Barry Bonds or Roger Clemens controversies. After all, this is A-Rod we are talking about, the most talented player to ever play the game of baseball. Everyone associated with baseball wanted this guy to break the record currently held by Barry Bonds. He was the "clean" guy who kept the integrity of the game alive as long as he was on the field. However, countless numbers of controversies have haunted this guy over the last few season. Spring trainings have been the outlet for the Alex Rodriguez soap opera and the saga was reaching a new high with Joe Torre's latest release. All Yankee fans can do is hope that this will not effect the team in any way and that the now blemished offseason will be enough to lead them back to the promised land in the new Yankee Stadium, a place that has yet to be inhabited by the Yankee soap opera.
Courtesy of ESPN
Courtesy of ESPN
Friday, November 7, 2008
Podcast: The Tomer Talmy Show
This is the latest episode of The Tomer Talmy Show from November 1st:
http://www.youcastr.com/casts/archive/yankeetomer-the-tomer-talmy-show-the-tomer-talmy-show-11108
http://www.youcastr.com/casts/archive/yankeetomer-the-tomer-talmy-show-the-tomer-talmy-show-11108
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Podcast: Inside the Yankees #12
Here is the link for the latest episode of the Inside the Yankees podcast. In this episode I previewed about the Yankees offseason.
http://www.mevio.com/shows/?sId=18559&mId=5527143
http://www.mevio.com/shows/?sId=18559&mId=5527143
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Offseason Preview: Yankees
Although they won close to 90 games this past season, the Yankees played a brand of baseball that was very different from years past. Because of the recent failure in the playoffs and the october-less season under Joe Girardi, many fans are calling for a big offseason. Although I agree on the fact that giving up young players for aging veterans is not always the way to go, the Yankees need to improve vastly to contend after moving across the street in the Bronx. This season marked an end to an era in the old Yankee Stadium and next year will be a new begining, with what I think will be, a new team. Here is the offseason that I propose for the Yankees. These moves will be very costly but will put the Yankees in great position going into next season.
C-Posada 1B-Giambi 2B-Cano SS-Jeter 3B-A-Rod RF-Nady CF-Cameron LF-Ramirez DH-Damon
I think the Yankees should bring in Mike Cameron because he is not too costly but efficient. Manny Ramirez has to be signed at any cost. He is a vveteran rigty hitter witha ton of power and the Yankees lacked that for most of 2008. People forget the offensive problems early in the season and the Yankees lacked offensive production throughout 2008. Manny Ramirez has to be part of this team even with his age and expensive price tag.
Rotation
1.Sabathia 2.Wang 3.Pettitte 4.Mussina/Perez 5.Hughes
I think the Yankees have ot bring in C.C Sabathia at any cost. After making a mistae on Johan Santana last season, the Yankees can not miss out on this opportunity to get a premire starter at the top of the rotation. Since the golden age of Roger Clemens at the top of the rotation, the Yankees have laced a premire starter. Sabathia is a can’t miss and the Yankees have to pursue him. Assuming Mussina retires I think the Yankees should consider bringing in Oliver Perez. He has experience in New York and if eh could become more consistent he will be a top 15 mlb pitcher. In my opinion Pettitte will come back for one more season in the new stadium.
Bullpen CL-Rivera SU-Chamberlain MR-Cordero MR-Bruney MR-Veras MR-Ramirez
I think the Yankees should bring in Chad Cordero as a middle reliever. He is available through free agency and has shown some sparks of greatness in Washington. He will not cost a lot of money and is not that great of a risk.
C-Posada 1B-Giambi 2B-Cano SS-Jeter 3B-A-Rod RF-Nady CF-Cameron LF-Ramirez DH-Damon
I think the Yankees should bring in Mike Cameron because he is not too costly but efficient. Manny Ramirez has to be signed at any cost. He is a vveteran rigty hitter witha ton of power and the Yankees lacked that for most of 2008. People forget the offensive problems early in the season and the Yankees lacked offensive production throughout 2008. Manny Ramirez has to be part of this team even with his age and expensive price tag.
Rotation
1.Sabathia 2.Wang 3.Pettitte 4.Mussina/Perez 5.Hughes
I think the Yankees have ot bring in C.C Sabathia at any cost. After making a mistae on Johan Santana last season, the Yankees can not miss out on this opportunity to get a premire starter at the top of the rotation. Since the golden age of Roger Clemens at the top of the rotation, the Yankees have laced a premire starter. Sabathia is a can’t miss and the Yankees have to pursue him. Assuming Mussina retires I think the Yankees should consider bringing in Oliver Perez. He has experience in New York and if eh could become more consistent he will be a top 15 mlb pitcher. In my opinion Pettitte will come back for one more season in the new stadium.
Bullpen CL-Rivera SU-Chamberlain MR-Cordero MR-Bruney MR-Veras MR-Ramirez
I think the Yankees should bring in Chad Cordero as a middle reliever. He is available through free agency and has shown some sparks of greatness in Washington. He will not cost a lot of money and is not that great of a risk.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Yankees Win Thriller in Minesota
The Yankees pulled out a huge victory last night as they beat the Twins by a final score of 9-6 in the 12th inning. The Yankees had the lead in the late innings and Mike Mussina gave them another solid outing but Mariano Rivera blew his first save of the season, allowing a three-run home run to Delmon Young in the ninth. Alex Rodriguez gave the Yankees the lead with a solo shot to center field in the 12th. Xavier Nady added another bomb to help the Yankees win. Jose Veras was great out of the bullpen and the struggles appear to be over for him. The Yankees will play another game today as they take on the Twins in the rubber game at 1:05.
A-Rod watches his game-winning home run fly over the seat in center.
Other Notes:
-The Red Sox won a thrilling game at Fenway 19-16. The Red Sox were up 10-0 at the end of the first but came back late to win it. The Red Sox have a 5 game lead on the Yankees in the Wild Card but the Yankees did gain a game on the Rays who lost last night in Oakland.
-Be sure to check our Inside The Yankees podcast for more information on the Yankees and opinions about the current road trip.
A-Rod watches his game-winning home run fly over the seat in center.
Other Notes:
-The Red Sox won a thrilling game at Fenway 19-16. The Red Sox were up 10-0 at the end of the first but came back late to win it. The Red Sox have a 5 game lead on the Yankees in the Wild Card but the Yankees did gain a game on the Rays who lost last night in Oakland.
-Be sure to check our Inside The Yankees podcast for more information on the Yankees and opinions about the current road trip.
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