Three Offseason Questions for Yankees - February 4, 2008 - The New York Sun

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N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Three Offseason Questions for Yankees
Published 2/4/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Three Offseason Questions for Yankees The Trial Balloon Farm Team: A Question of Temperament. 1. Is Steinbrenner going to make out the lineup card? ...Like any bureaucracy, a baseball team needs unity of command. The general manager and the manager have to have autonomy over certain decisions. When a meddlesome owner becomes convinced that despite his lack of any professional background in baseball operations he is qualified to make personnel decisions and negotiate trades, you end up with the Baltimore Orioles. Steinbrenner’s opinion on whether or not ...

Marchman: Yanks have issues to deal with
Published 2/4/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com: Pride of the Yankees
... , and we celebrate the Giants' victory last night, we're thankful that we're just a few weeks away from spring training games to get us through the February lull. The second month of the year is arguably one of the most boring, sports-wise, as both the NBA and NHL hit its season's doldrums. But that only leaves us more time to speculate and chat about Yankee business. For instance, Tim Marchman's piece is a great jumping off point. Today he considers three questions for the Yankees , all of which are relevant and important: 1. Is [Hank] Steinbrenner going to make out the ...

Marchman: Three Yankee questions
Published 2/4/2008 by Ben K. at River Avenue Blues
... Tim Marchman, baseball columnist for The New York Sun and one of the most underrated New York sportswriters, chimes in with his three off-season questions for the Yankees. He wonders: Is Steinbrenner going to make out the lineup card? Are the Yankees’ Big Three more results than 1995 Mets’ own overhyped Generation K? How many wins will it take to make the playoffs? Rehashing familiar territory, it’s an apt 800-word summary of the Yanks’ off-season and the questions they face in 2008. ...