Is it Too Soon for the Yankees to Panic?
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/24/2009 — The Yankees have been playing sub-par baseball lately, and while they have plenty of time to bounce back, there are three other teams in the AL East posing some serious threats. First and foremost, the Red Sox are now five games ahead in the standings, and while that’s certainly not an ...

YANKS Try to Get Something Started
yankees.gearupforsports.com 6/26/2009 — Well it looks as if the Yankees may have finally found their bats…again. The past two nights have been a sincere joy to watch (sans Pettitte last night), and I feel that the confidence may be building like the over zealous arrogance of first place Red Sox fans. It has seemed like a ...

This Week in Yankees History (6/14-6/20)
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 6/14/2009 — This Week in Yankees History June 14th - June 20th June 14th 1925 - Former Yankees 1B Fenton “Muscles” Mole (1949) was born. He appeared in 10 games for the Yankees during the 1949 AL season, hitting just .189. 1928 - Former Yankees minor league INF Herb Plews was born. The Yankees ...

2009 Draft Recap
riveraveblues.com 6/22/2009 — After three long days and 1,521 selections, the 2009 MLB Draft finally came to an end ten days ago. Unlike previous years when the Yankees shot for the moon and took a player who fell because of exorbitant bonus demands with their first pick, this ...

Interested in writing about the Yankees? You came to the right place
soxandpinstripes.com 6/13/2009 — When I started blogging, I was unemployed, newly relocated with no friends, a college student and most importantly, as I am still today, a major, major Yankees fan. I started my "career" correcting Yankees fans saying stupid things on Mark Feinsand's blog, then eventually graduated to becoming ...

A Wild Week for the Yankees
yanksgoyard.com 6/15/2009 — It was an eventful six days for the New York Yankees in what amounted to baseball’s version of Rivalry Week. New York went up to Boston and lost all three, each defeat more heartbreaking than the last. The Yanks came back home to face their cross-town rivals and won a game they shouldn’t ...

Should the Yankees sign international free agent Gary Sanchez?
soxandpinstripes.com 6/19/2009 — If some of you don't already know, the international free agent period is when scouts sign players that will be at least 16 years of age by July 2nd. It's a chance for teams to improve their farm system with international players, mainly coming from the Dominican Republic and to a lesser extent ...

What Will The Yankees Look Like in 2014?
soxandpinstripes.com 6/29/2009 — I thought this would be an interesting topic to talk about. What will the Yankees look like in 2014? I picked 5 years from now because I think its not too soon, and also not too faraway. I've thought about this topic for a while since the Yankees are extremely trigger happy when it comes to ...

Breaking down the Yanks with runners in scoring position
riveraveblues.com 6/27/2009 — A topic which seemingly never fades from our collective conscience is the Yankees hitting with runners in scoring position. It’s an aspect of the game which seemed to plague the team throughout 2008, and we’ve seen them falter in those ...

Notes From Game 69
nyyankeesrumors.com 6/22/2009 — Well, the Yankees are officially slumping. It must be a June swoon; after all, it has rained in 17 of the 21 days in June here in the New York area. And like the weather, the Yankees have been awful. The way I look at it, this season can be divided up into three sections: The first 32 ...

Yanks' Sabathia hurt, leaves start early — FOXSports.com News for MLB 6/22/2009
New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia left the game against the Florida Marlins in the second inning with an apparent injury. A team trainer went out to look at Sabathia while he was warming up for the inning. He gave up a one-out double to Cody Ross, ...

YANKS PROTEST LINEUP SNAFU — NY Post: Sports 6/22/2009
> MIAMI -- Yesterday's loss to the Marlins might not be official yet. Because the Marlins had two players listed in the leadoff spot in the lineup card and on the field for one pitch of the eighth inning, Joe Girardi filed a protest two ...

NL East Power Rankings — Bleacher Report - MLB 6/22/2009
Last week I established a rule for the NL East Power Rankings. Lose two of three to Baltimore and you automatically drop one spot in the rankings. Now what kind of credibility would I have if I did not follow that rule once again this week?  ...

Marlins hold off Yankees as Sabathia leaves early with injury — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 6/22/2009
Hanley Ramirez and Cody Ross homered, and the Florida Marlins held off a late rally to beat the struggling New York Yankees 6-5 ...

Hughes adapting to new role in 'pen — Major League Baseball News 6/22/2009
For the Yankees, perhaps the brightest spot in this weekend's series loss to the Marlins was Phil Hughes, who impressed manager Joe Girardi with a perfect inning of relief Saturday.