Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Yankees forfeit season after losing first two games

"It was actually an easier decision than you might think," GM Brian Cashman said Sunday. "Because we lost both games of the first 1/81st portion of the season, we can't come back and become a successful playoff team come October. I mean, if this team doesn't win every single game of every season, then there is no reason to think we can be good."

A-Rod dusted by Pettitte after monster home run in batting practice

“He hit it well, so good for him,” Pettitte recalled. “Then he pulled an Ortiz, so I gave him a closer look at the next pitch.”

Trampoline sues Joba Chamberlain for jumping on it

"I've told Joba this countless times since he got me at Dick's Sporting Goods two years ago," said the trampoline outside the courthouse. "I've been telling him that his 300 lb.+ frame is just too big for me to handle comfortably."

Joba questioned after empty boxes found in Rafael Soriano’s home

The Yankees hope it’s much ado about nothing. Rafael Soriano isn’t so sure.

Yankees ‘passed the hat’ to ensure Burnett’s trade to the Pirates

No one in the Yankees’ clubhouse will speak openly about it, but a grassroots movement in Tampa helped make the trade of A. J. Burnett to the Pirates earlier this week a reality.

Inspired by Jeter, Kane reveals slumpbuster goody bag

Kane revealed that his trip to Yankees shortstop's hometown inspired him to follow in Jeter's footsteps. He's now sending his one-night stands gift bags filled with team memorabilia.

Steinbrenner sends his team unused 2011 Yankees World Series tickets

Frustrated by the Yankees’ early playoff exits in 2010 and 2011, Hank Steinbrenner employed an unprecedented tactic to get his message across for the upcoming season, sending each player on the active roster a shipping crate full of tickets to the 2011 World Series, a game the Yankees’ players watched from their living rooms.