Thoughts of How and Why for Yanks
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It was the longest postseason series ever, 29 hours and 7 minutes of theater that shook the psyches of two of baseball&#39;s bedrock franchises.
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Maybe they should play the rest of their home games at the ballpark over at Coney Island, because their own place suddenly has become a House of Mirrors. The Yankees lose the World Series here. They get shut out in the Division Series opener here. They squander a 5-3 lead late in Game 2 against the Twins ...
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Minneapolis -- They were down by four runs. They were five outs from defeat. Hmmm. You think the Yankees were actually worried about losing?
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NEW YORK - No manager would publicly doubt his team&#39;s chances on the eve of a playoff series. So it was Joe Torre&#39;s job Monday to present the Yankees&#39; scenario for beating the Minnesota Twins in their American League Division Series.
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The Yankees went home last night wondering how it all went wrong. They had the Red Sox exactly where they wanted them on Sunday night. They had the Red Sox exactly where they wanted them last night. We all know what happened.
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The New York Yankees haven&#39;t given up improving their pitching rotation yet, and they appear to be making moves with a certain tall left-hander in Arizona in mind.
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The Big Unit is coming to the Yankees. After daylong negotiations at the highest level yesterday, the Yankees, Diamondbacks, and Dodgers agreed in principle to the blockbuster trade that will put Randy Johnson in pinstripes, according to the New York Daily News, who cited sources with knowledge of the situation.
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Uncertainty is causing a stir among those Yankees with rings. The absence of Bernie Williams has left some wondering, who is next to feel like a castoff?
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This is what happens when the Yankees don't win the World Series for four consecutive years. Losing breeds big eyes and bigger paychecks for other players.
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The Post&#39;s George King reports that Randy Johnson could ask the Yankees for a two-year, $32 million contract extension. The Daily News&#39; Peter Botte reports that Carlos Beltran&#39;s agent plans to meet with the Yankees tomorrow.
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Joe Torre's explanation for his team's recent turnaround -- looseness among the players.
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The Yankees don't seem to get it, so let's make one more attempt to explain their mistake or oversight with Jason Giambi.
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For whatever reason, or for many reasons, the Yankees are a team that has become incapable of challenging for a playoff spot. â¢
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NEW YORK -- Think David Ortiz would like to have some of those comments back? You know . . . when he said Derek Jeter was not his idea of MVP material?
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Curtis Granderson of the Detroit Tigers has written the words âDonât think. Have Funâ on his cap as a reminder to play baseball loosely and not scrutinize every situation.
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N between Scott Brosius and Alex Rodriguez, the hallowed Yankee pinstripes morphed into hollowed worry lines. These days, the pensive Yankees stir inside a clubhouse with the unsettled quiet of a waiting room.
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The lineup the New York Yankees put out against the Baltimore Orioles was so good that the player with the second-best average in the AL was batting ninth. Was it any wonder they scored 16 runs?