Yankee Fan Central

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 0–> Democrats agreed to drop a controversial provision that would require non-union members to pay a “fair share” of expenses related to contract negotiations since they benefit from the agreements. Giving up this labor priority, however, prompted some lawmakers to look for ways to save other labor-friendly legislation in jeopardy because of [...]

In reading the blogs and listening to sports radio, it appears many Yankee fans are calling for Brian Cashman’s head over the Michael Pineda debacle, while others fail to find fault on the GM’s part. In this election season, everyone loves a good debate so I will refrain from offering my opinion on the Pineda [...]

Given the amount of catching prospects in the Yankees system – even with the trade of Jesus Montero to Seattle – Jeff Farnham has gone about his career as a farmhand mostly out of the spotlight. The 24-year-old , a native of Las Vegas drafted in the 27th round in 2009, is not mentioned with [...]

The Yankees believe the Mariners screwed them in the Pineda deal, or, at the very least, they suspect it and want everyone to know. I would be extremely surprised to see future trades between the teams with the same people on the phone. I’m going to quote a lot from one Espn article, because you’ll [...]

Blame it on bad luck. Call it a series of unfortunate coincidences. But is there something more at work that explains the Yankees‘ inability to develop and nurture young pitchers? And keep experienced pitchers like Carl Pavano and A.J. Burnett healthy and productive? Thankfully, CC Sabathia seems immune from the Yankees penchant for mismanaging pitchers. But [...]

Right now, the most promising young arm on the staff is Ivan Nova, who’s gotten off to a good start in 2012 after a strong 2011 season. He’s the type of pitcher Cashman would like to develop more of: He’s young, reliable, and, to this point in his career, mostly healthy. (It’s that third thing [...]

The Waiver Wire is here to offer up the choicest cuts of waiver wire goodness, paying attention to mixed, as well as AL- and NL-only leagues. Every league is different, and some players listed here may not be available if you play in a deep mixed league. However, we’ll try to address everyone’s needs, whether [...]

I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. Emperor Charles V But in which language does one speak to a machine, and what can be expected by way of response? The questions arise from the accelerating data-streams out of which weve learned to draw the breath of [...]

Word Order: The Internet as the Toy With a Tin Ear Cross-posted with TomDispatch.com I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse. — Emperor Charles V But in which language does one speak to a machine, and what can be expected by way of response? The questions [...]

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