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Via Ben Goessling -
You might want to hold onto those pitching staff projections just a little longer. According to a source familiar with the situation, the Nationals are one of the teams that’s “way ahead of the pack” in pursuit of free-agent pitcher Chien-Ming Wang.
The ...
MLB
Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Chien-Ming Wang
Via mlb.com -
As much as his million-dollar smile and his impressive combination of speed and power, new Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson is known for his active involvement in the community.
So it was no surprise when Commissioner Bud Selig said he “can think of no better MLB ...
MLB
Curtis Granderson
New York Yankees
Bud Selig
Via George King -
When Brian Cashman looks at Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Joe Girardi, the Yankees’ GM paints his shortstop, closer and manager with the same brush.
And with spring training opening next week in Tampa, Cashman has no plans to stray from his plan of not negotiating with ...
MLB
Brian Cashman
Derek Jeter
New York Yankees
Joe Girardi
During the summer of 2006 , Lee Sinins was very kind to supply me with the birth dates of everyone to play for the Yankees to date. And, putting it into a spreadsheet allowed for lots of sorting fun.
And, now, Lee has provided me with an updated file. Click here to access it. So, what Yankee ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Dioner Navarro
Here Come the (Spring Training) Citrines! Can you spot Terence Aloysius ‘Slip’ Mahoney and Horace Debussy ‘Sach’ Jones Jr.?
Well, actually, it’s Citrons…but some call them Citrines. And, in the end, it’s all just dried up bits added to the good ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Kei Igawa
With a H/T to MLBTradeRumors Jon “Yoda” Heyman tweets :
sign marcus thames, si.com has learned.
I’ve always liked Thames and, for this price (reportedly $900k), it sounds like a good deal to me. I could envision Thames and Gardner splitting time in left, with Gardner ...
MLB
New York Yankees
First off, I just want to say that I am honored to become a contributer here at Was Watching. When Steve asked me to join his site, I immediately jumped on board. The idea of sharing my thoughts with hundreds, maybe thousands of Yankee fans is more than enticing. At the least, it allows me to ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Minnesota Twins
The Yankees took Phil Hughes with the 23rd overall pick in the 2004 June Amateur Draft, And, the Tampa Rays took Wade Davis with the 75th overall pick in the same draft. How were both of these pitchers handled since then?
At 18, Wade Davis made 18 starts in short-season Rookie Ball in 2004. ...
MLB
Wade Davis
Philip Hughes
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Rays
What? It’s impossible , you say?
Really? You think so? Even if I told you it was going to happen in 2018?
Think about this for a minute. If I would have come to you in October 1986 and said “See Darryl Strawberry, 24, and Wade Boggs, 28, in this World Series? Well, in 1995, ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Jose Reyes
Dustin Pedroia
Darryl Strawberry
Wade Boggs
Sure, now that Leno, Letterman, and Oprah are almost back to having sleep-overs again, we need some discord somewhere else in the universe, no? Via the Daily News -
And it isn’t just werewolves and vampires who apparently don’t get along — it seems that some teammates also ...
MLB
Derek Jeter
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees
First, A-Rod carries the Yankees through the 2009 baseball post-season. And, then, three months later, the Aints come out from their brown paper bags and take Supe-44. ( Great call , by the way, Cash… not .)
Oh, my stars and garters, what’s next? Is Trinidad and Tobago going to ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Alex Rodriguez
Hey, enjoy the game today!
For fun, here’s a clip of Joba Chamberlain at last year’s Super Bowl. Good job by Joba remembering that Sarah Spain’s eyes are up there in this one.
MLB
Joba Chamberlain
New York Yankees
So, I’m watching a little of the game yesterday between Mexico and the Dominican Republic. It’s a big game in the Series – see this snip from the game recap at MLB.com for more on that:
[Juan] Francisco went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three RBIs in Escogido’s 7-2 ...
MLB
New York Yankees
I just started reading an advance copy of “ Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend ” (by James S. Hirsch) on Friday. (The book is scheduled to be released this coming Tuesday.) It’s going to take me a while to get through it – after all, it’s close to 600 pages worth of ...
MLB
Willie Mays
New York Yankees
A former Yankees top prospect is in the news – again . Via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review with a h/t to BBTF -
His birth certificate and passport say outfielder Jose Tabata was born Aug. 12, 1988, in Anzoategui, Venezuela. Yet, during a recent radio interview, general manager Neal Huntington ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Jose Tabata
Neal Huntington
Bill Madden looks at the Yankees moves to pick up Curtis Granderson, Nick Johnson, and Javy Vazquez while letting Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui, Melky Cabrera and Arodys Vizcaino go. Some snips:
We start with the Yankees and a grand remodeling of the 2009 world champions by Brian Cashman that ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Brian Cashman
Curtis Granderson
Johnny Damon
Hideki Matsui
Long before the pink hats became an issue for many at ballparks, there was the matter of the pink cowl…of course. I mentioned this to my son, the Kindergartener, today, and he didn’t believe me. But, thanks to the power of YouTube, I had my evidence! Great watching on a snowbound ...
MLB
New York Yankees
Hello, Was Watching followers. I thought I would just pop in to say hello before I got into the real Yankee posting. You may have previously found me posting under the name Jeteupthemiddle at various Yankee message boards and blogs since 2003.
I also used to run the blog, Almost Perfect , ...
