Inspired by bobblehead, A.J. Burnett to unveil new delivery in Spring Training
“I was kicking back with a few cold ones and one of my pies just after the season ended, and I noticed one of Mo’s bobbleheads on the counter," he said. "I set it in motion, and it moved so fluidly -- just like Mo’s delivery -- and the gears started turning.”
Posada taking grounders, expects to start as ball boy along first base line
“I had spoken to Joe [Girardi] about my gunning the ball back to the pitcher and letting him relay to second on steal attempts – kind of a two-one-four putout – but he wasn’t crazy about the idea,” Posada said.
Some things Gerrit Cole’s annual salary is worth more than
We’ve done some highly detailed and deep research dives into what that annual salary is worth more than.
Chavez plunked in Wiffle ball, Spring Training in jeopardy
In the first reported injury of its kind at the Major League level, Yankees backup third baseman Eric Chavez may miss Spring Training due to bruised ribs suffered when he was hit by a pitch during a Wiffle ball game.
Montero refuses trade to Seattle, joins Peace Corps instead
“I really, really tried to look on the bright side,” Montero insisted. “I mean, Seattle’s not Kansas City, not Cleveland. Still, it didn’t help. Besides, you need a rocket launcher to get a ball out of Safeco. I had to follow my heart.”
Steinbrenner sends his team unused 2011 Yankees World Series tickets
Frustrated by the Yankees’ early playoff exits in 2010 and 2011, Hank Steinbrenner employed an unprecedented tactic to get his message across for the upcoming season, sending each player on the active roster a shipping crate full of tickets to the 2011 World Series, a game the Yankees’ players watched from their living rooms.
Yankees ‘passed the hat’ to ensure Burnett’s trade to the Pirates
No one in the Yankees’ clubhouse will speak openly about it, but a grassroots movement in Tampa helped make the trade of A. J. Burnett to the Pirates earlier this week a reality.
