by Cary Greene January 24, 2022 *** Winter is always a time when baseball writers have too much time on their hands. We often perform our day jobs and, when given a free minute, our thoughts drift away to the dog-days of summer, when baseball is in the air and pennant races begin to take shape. Right now is the time of year when most baseball fans get around to wondering just how far their favorite teams will go. They wonder what has to go right and contemplate what could als

By Cary Greene December 1, 2021 *** While sitting around the fireplace drinking Apple Cider, munching on Snyder’s Cheddar Pretzel bits and eating amazing Turkey sandwiches made from Thanksgiving dinner leftovers, I began to wonder. It all started with the first bite of the sandwich. Turkey, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Cheese, Bread (I call it a “Thanksgiving,” creative right? Maybe not the name, but the ingredients?) I wondered…,”Why didn’t the Yankees win a championship this

Ed Botti #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1626119381836_12065 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid { margin-right: -px; } #block-yui_3_17_2_1_1626119381836_12065 .sqs-gallery-block-grid .sqs-gallery-design-grid-slide .margin-wrapper { margin-right: px; margin-bottom: px; } Through 81 games of this 2021 season of high hopes and ambitions followed by letdowns and failures, the Yankees were 41-40. Hardly what any of us, not named Nostradamus, expected. No one projected a 61-20 f

A Look at the Yankees Organizational Philosophy Over the Years… and How They Got to Where They Are in 2021 By Chris O’Connor April 22, 2021 *** Before the 2012 season, New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner held a press conference with the media where he talked about taking over as owner in the aftermath of his father’s death in 2010. In the conference, he discussed his goal of getting under the luxury tax threshold by 2014, saying that teams “don’t need a $220 million payro