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Articles by Daniel Federico
New York Rangers Expectations Remain Unfazed Despite Turnover, Change
As the dog days of summer transition to the fall season, New York Rangers fans are counting down to Opening Night. And when the Blueshirts take the Madison Square Garden ice for the first time on October 5, there will be a different look to the franchise — and that’s not taking into account the new Adidas jerseys each team will wear this season.
New York Knicks News Mix, 9/28/17: Carmelo Anthony Believed Rockets Deal Was Done
Carmelo Anthony always planned to go to the Houston Rockets. For months he dug in his heels hoping the New York Knicks could work something out. There was even a point this summer when he thought he’d be going there. Frank Isola of The New York Daily News reports that Anthony told Sirius XM Radio he once thought a “deal was done with Houston”. Anthony thought it would go through in early July.
New York Rangers Cut Seven Players Including Lias Andersson
The New York Rangers announced some tough roster decisions via their official Twitter account on Thursday. The Rangers cut seven players today. Ryan Graves, Vin Lettieri, and Neal Pionk were all assigned to Hartford (AHL). Matt Puemple will be placed on waivers today and Bobby Farnham was released from his Professional Tryout contract. First-round pick Lias Andersson was sent back to Frolunda of the Swedish Hockey League.
Baby Bombers Lead the Way to Unexpected, Thrilling Yankees Regular Season
Twenty-seventeen was expected to be a year of rebuilding an empire. But remember: these are the New York Yankees we’re talking about. Like all teams, the Bronx has seen its fair share of ups and downs, from the first day of Spring, through the dog days of Summer, all the way through fall baseball. But in the end, the Yankees have already clinched a playoff berth with a week of games left to go, and their 87-69 record is the fourth-best in the American League.
Could Unorthodox Pitching Scheme Lead The New York Yankees To WC Win?
The New York Yankees have already clinched a postseason berth and while they are not eliminated from division play, all signs are pointing to a Wild Card game appearance. Who will start for New York in that contest? Right now it seems like it’s going to be 23-year-old Luis Severino — an apparent no-brainer. With 221 strikeouts in 2017, Severino is in sole possession of fifth place on the Yankees’ single-season strikeouts list, trailing David Cone in fourth-place by just one.
New York Yankees Must Let Ronald Torreyes Go For His Own Good
Everyone is so focused on what is going on during the season. Why don’t we look a little further ahead as to what might happen during the offseason for the New York Yankees? The Yankees have created a bulky lineup of home run hitters and strong defenders. With names like Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez, and Greg Bird, the Yankees are set for the future. But where does that leave the other guys? The Yankees have Didi Gregorius inked and would be silly to let him go.
New York Yankees Further Clog Middle Infield Depth With International Free Agent Signing
The New York Yankees are largely considered one of the top organizations that utilize the international free agent market. That trend has continued this summer. After making a number of transactions throughout July, the Yankees inked who many believe is the best hitter in the class: middle infielder Ronny Rojas. The Dominican native — who MLB Pipeline considers the 11th-best international prospect — turned just 16 on August 23.
New York Yankees: Regular Season MVP's For Top Four Minor League Affiliates
There has been a lot of winning by the New York Yankees organization this season — and not all of it has been in the Bronx. 2017 has been a special year for the franchise’s minor league affiliates, too. The Pulaski Yankees (rookie ball) finished their season in second place while the Staten Island Yankees (short season) were an impressive 17 games over .500 in the New York-Penn League.
Major League Baseball Announces 2018 New York Yankees' Schedule
While many New York Yankees‘ fans are focused on the postseason race, the 2018 season isn’t too far away. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball released the 2018 schedule to the public. New York will open the season on Thursday, March 29, at the Rogers Centre in a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Their home opener at Yankee Stadium will take place on Monday, April 2 against the Tampa Bay Rays.
New York Yankees Unsung Hero Gene Michael Dies At 79
The New York Yankees community received some unfortunate news on Thursday morning, as Gene Michael passed away at the age of 79. Michael’s career in pinstripes started as a player. After spending his first two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Dodgers, respectively, “Stick” suited up for the Yankees from 1968 until 1974. Over that span, the middle infielder compiled a triple slash of .233/.296/.289 in 789 games.
Barstool Ready To Unleash "Operation Clown Face" At Gillette Stadium
New England Patriots fans will never forgive NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. And Dave Portnoy isn’t a regular Pats fan. Before the NFL begins its season in Foxboro with a Thursday Night matchup of the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs, the founder of Barstool plans on handing out 70,000 towels to fans. Said towel is a picture of Goodell with a clown face.
New York Yankees Win First Series In Camden Since 2013 (Highlights)
In crushing fashion, the New York Yankees were able to take their three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles — their first series win at Camden Yards in four years. The New York Yankees entered this week’s three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards without a series win at the park since Sept. 2013. Thanks to a potent performance by the offense, they were able to snap the 11-series losing streak in Baltimore by a score of 9-1.
4 September Call-Ups Who Can Impact The New York Yankees
Playoffs? We’re talking about…playoffs? Yes, Denny Green, the New York Yankees are actually SERIOUSLY discussing playoffs. With September making its appearance at the end of the week, the talk of the town has been on who will come up when the rosters expand. While we can expect to see the usuals like Clint Frazier and Giovanny Gallegos, there are some other faces who we will see that will make a big difference in the final month of the season. Who are those players, exactly?
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz 8/30/17: Brian Cashman Scouting Japanese Stud
Known as the “Japanese Babe Ruth,” 23-year-old Shohei Otani has been on MLB radars for years. According to a report from Christian Red and Peter Botte of the New York Daily News, Cashman is on his way to Japan to see if he’s as good as the hype suggests. With the Nippon Ham Fighters in 2016, Otani posted a .322/.416/.588 slash line with 22 home runs and 67 RBI. Those stats are impressive.
Top Names In New York Yankees Farm System Highlight AFL Roster
The New York Yankees announced their participants in the Arizona Fall League this October, continuing a yearly tradition of sending some of their top prospects out west for fall ball. This year’s crop of Baby Bombers that will suit up for the Scottsdale Scorpions are Estevan Florial, Justus Sheffield, Dillon Tate, Thairo Estrada, Kyle Holder and Chris Gittens. They’ll be following the steps of one-time highly touted teens that have taken the Yankees by storm.
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Freicer Perez Has The Tools To Be New York Yankees' Next Top Prospect
When the New York Yankees included prospect James Kaprielian in their Sonny Gray deadline deal, there was no longer a sure-fire pitching prospect in the organization. Justus Sheffield has the pedigree as he was one of two top prospects — along with Clint Frazier — acquired for Andrew Miller last July. Chance Adams and his terrific 2017 campaign have catapulted him up prospect boards.
The Stars Aren't Aligned For Starlin Castro's New York Yankees Return
The stage was set for Starlin Castro to do something incredible in a tie game against the Rochester Red Wings. Drive in the go-ahead run? Hit a three-run bomb in front of a listless Triple-A crowd of over 9,000? Any of those would guarantee him a first-class flight to Detroit to join the New York Yankees and their offensive juggernaut of a squad. And yet he did something fairly common for the All-Star second baseman.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz 8/21/17: Greg Bird Rehab Update, Mitchell Sent Down
In Monday, August 21, 2017’s edition of New York Yankees Bronx Bomber Buzz, we take a look at a roster move involving Bryan Mitchell as well as an update regarding Greg Bird‘s current rehab assignment. First off, the Yankees have optioned right-hander Bryan Mitchell to Triple-A following Sunday’s loss in anticipation of Masahiro Tanaka returning from the disabled list on Tuesday.
New York Rangers: Is Ondrej Pavelec the Right Man to Backup Henrik Lundqvist?
Many people were quite surprised when the New York Rangers signed Ondrej Pavelec as the backup goalie to Henrik Lundqvist. Even more of a shock was the contract he signed, which was a $1.3 million contract. This for a goalie that only played eight games in the NHL last season for the Winnipeg Jets. Pavelec was 4-4 with 3.55 goals-against before being sent down to the AHL. Pavelec was the second round draft pick, 41st overall by Atlanta in the 2005 NHL Draft.
Derek Jeter Looking to New York Yankees Past For Miami's Future
It was only a matter of time before New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter went to his old organization to find help for his new one. And it looks like the new Miami Marlins Minority Owner and CEO has focused on his first target. According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Jeter is looking to bring Gary Denbo — the Yankees Vice President of Player Development — down to South Beach.
New York Yankees: Lack of Playing Time is Stunting Tyler Wade's Growth
When New York Yankees starting second baseman Starlin Castro went down with a hamstring injury on June 26, the negatives were clear. The organization was losing one of their best hitters, as Castro was sporting a .313 average, an OPS of .835 and a team-high 92 hits, eventually resulting in his fourth All-Star nod. But not all was bad. Because of said injury, the Yankees were able to continue their highly-anticipated youth movement.
New York Yankees Bomber Buzz, 8/15/17: 3 Milestones, 1 Night
The New York Yankees own New York once again! After taking Game 1 of the Subway Series, the Yankees also gained a game on the Boston Red Sox. A successful evening, no doubt! During the game, Aaron Hicks, Aaron Judge and Gary Sanchez all homered to aid in the victory. Little did we know that they all reached a major milestone on the same night. What are the odds that these three players would reach the same milestone on the same night? I don’t know the answer to that, but it seems quite unlikely.
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