We’re only two days away from the MLB trade deadline, and the divide between buyers and sellers has become very clear. A few weeks back, I went over my list of sellers at the deadline for both the National and American Leagues, and those teams are still in the same position. However, there’s one major […]

Last week, I wrote about Brian Cashman’s struggle to turn around the Steinbrenner endorsed big ticket player strategy of sacrificing the long term plan to obtain short term gains. This week, I’ll look at his rival Red Sox front office, led by Theo Epstein. There is a major contrast between the way these two organizations […]

The story of the New York Yankees over the last fifteen years or so has been quite remarkable. During their run of six World Series appearances and four Championships, the team was able to find success through a solid blueprint: develop talent from within the system like Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams […]

If you’ve been following our blog the last few weeks, you know that five obsessive collectors completed our Yankee Stadium Legacy collection (well over 6,000 cards, one for each game played at the old stadium), and got to meet Derek Jeter before a game as a reward for their hard work. Now, aside from these […]

This year’s FanFest gave me a whole new meaning to the popular musical title, “Meet Me in St. Louis”. I was fortunate enough to be in New York last season for the All-Star game that commemorated Yankee Stadium’s last year: an experience that is hard to beat. However, the city of St. Louis rose to […]

Despite my high hopes, the National League lost for the thirteenth season in a row last night, though it was a close and entertaining baseball game. Actually, it was remarkably normal, compared to last year’s extra innings epic. At the end of the day, I think the game’s result came down to three things: The […]

Admittedly, I got a little enthusiastic last week, posting my analysis of this year’s All-Star game before the starting lineups were posted. What can I say, it’s been many years since my National League won, and I’m thinking we may finally be able to do it this time around. And as I’m sure you’ve heard, […]