ALCS
Official: Pettitte’s One-Year Deal To Return To Yankees Finalized
Andy Pettitte and the Yankees have agreed a one-year deal worth $12 million.
Will Derek Jeter Be Ready For Opening Day? ‘I Think He’ll Find A Way,’ Says Girardi
“I think there’s a little bit of a question (if he’ll be ready for Opening Day), but I think he’ll find a way,” Girardi said on Thursday. “That’s who he is.”
Yankees Exercise $15 Million Options For Robinson Cano, Curtis Granderson
The New York Yankees have exercised their $15 million contract options for second baseman Robinson Cano and outfielder Curtis Granderson for next season. They also exercised their option for reliever David Aardsma.
Report: Girardi Spared A-Rod Embarrassment
Joe Girardi reportedly phoned the Yankees’ PA announcer to spare A-Rod the embarrassment of his name being announced when was pinch hit for in ALCS Game 1.
Girardi Expects A-Rod To Be Yankees’ ‘Everyday Third Baseman’ In 2013
While the Yankees will have plenty of decisions to make this offseason, the one that will garner the most headlines and create the biggest stir is what — or what not — to do with A-Rod.
Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman Mum On His Offseason Plan
How will Cashman address his aging team? Will he attempt to go younger or will he stick with his older guns? Will he attempt to deal the virtually untradeable A-Rod? Will he re-sign Nick Swisher? As usual, the longtime GM didn’t disclose his plans.
Despite Dreadful Postseason Slump, Cashman Still Believes In Curtis Granderson
“To get 43 home runs from a center fielder isn’t easy,” general manager Brian Cashman said. “And I don’t think one series erases that.”
The Definition Of Insanity? Yankees Likely Not Planning Major Overhaul
WFAN’s Jon Heyman and Sweeny Murti have learned the Bombers’ front office appears to have no intention of making wholesale changes. In fact, it looks like they are about to offer some of the postseason culprits a lifeboat.
Schmidt: Alex Rodriguez Was Cursed The Second He Signed His Mega-Contract
So many people say to me that I came along in baseball 20 years too early. They say, ‘Imagine what you’d make if you played today.’ My answer is simple and has two parts: I’d be Alex Rodriguez, and I’m glad I’m not.
Girardi Defends Postseason Decisions, Maintains That A-Rod Benching Was Baseball-Related
“(Rodriguez’s benching) had nothing to do with anything but what I felt was our best opportunity that day,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “I just think he was one of our guys that was struggling, like a lot of our other guys.”
Carmelo Anthony On Alex Rodriguez’s Benching: ‘I Can’t Imagine That’
“I can’t imagine that,” Anthony said in regard to A-Rod’s situation. “I can’t imagine that. I just feel bad for A-Rod, man. I don’t like to see nobody go through that. It’s tough.”
Hartnett: Untradeable A-Rod Won’t Be Going Anywhere
Rodriguez’s contract is an albatross that the Yankees are going to be forced to live with. The Bombers made their bed with A-Rod, and now they’re going to have to lie in it.
Unnamed Yankees Player Says Team ‘Spooked’ By Boos In Bronx
Blame it on the boos? According to one anonymous player, the unhappy home vibes may have contributed to New York being swept out of the ALCS.
Big Decisions Ahead For Old, Flawed Yankees; Pettitte To Mull Return
The ALCS revealed serious cracks in the foundation, showing a team full of aging All-Stars at the plate, in the field and on the mound that suddenly seems a long, long way from championship caliber.
Sweeny: A Dose Of Reality After Yankees’ Season Ends In Whimper
The Yankees. The Celtics. The Lakers. The Canadiens. The Steelers. The Packers. Go on and on. Every sports dynasty loses. It happens.
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