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Quick thoughts on Tuesday's games ... Ahh, just a few short days ago the New York Yankees were 1-4 and the butt of jokes across baseball land. Now they've won three in a row after beating the Cleveland Indians 14-1. Andy Pettitte allowed just...

2012 in review Record: 95-67 (95-67 Pythagorean) 804 runs scored (2nd in AL) 668 runs allowed (4th in AL) Big Offseason Moves Re-signed free agents Hiroki Kuroda, Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera and Ichiro Suzuki. Signed free agents Kevin Youkil...

This will be the year. How long have we been saying this about the New York Yankees? This will be the year. Too old, too many bloated contracts, not enough young talent coming up through the minors and now ownership that -- horror of horrors! -- s...

In a couple of weeks the clouds will burst, thunder will crackle and explode and children will run for cover. That's right, the annual Jack Morris Hall of Fame debate will commence. Morris will almost assuredly get in this year. He received 66.7 p...

With help from the blog network writers, here are reasons each team can win the World Series. St. Louis Cardinals 1. A potent, balanced lineup. The Cardinals had the best on-base percentage in baseball, including four starters -- Matt Holliday, J...

The New York Yankees led the AL East by 10 games in mid-July and it appeared they would cruise to the division title. It hasn't been easy, of course; from July 19 through Sept. 11, the Yankees went 22-28. For nearly one-third of the schedule the Yank...

On July 18, the New York Yankees blanked the Toronto Blue Jays 6-0 in a rain-shortened game. Hiroki Kuroda pitched the seven-inning shutout, Mark Teixeira homered and the Yankees ripped 12 hits off Ricky Romero. The Yankees were cruising, having won ...

You have to love August baseball. This is when the grind of the long season settles in, when depth becomes even more important, when pitchers have to pitch through fatigue and soreness and maybe a little pain. It's when we find out if the pretenders ...

First base: Don't look now ... With CC Sabathia and Andy Pettitte on the DL, the Yankees need Phil Hughes to step it up and pitch deeper into games to help save the bullpen workload. On Sunday, he went eight innings for the second straight game in th...

Andy Pettitte is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a fractured fibula and CC Sabathia will miss a couple starts with a pulled groin. What's the impact on the Yankees? For now, Freddy Garcia and rookie Adam Warren will step into the rotation. ...

"Show us some respect," yell Baltimore Orioles fans. Or maybe they're politely demanding. But I've seen the complaints in the Power Rankings comments, read the emails sent to "Baseball Today," been asked the question in my chats: Why doesn't anyone b...

First base: Braun bashes. I was actually thinking about Ryan Braun this afternoon. With Prince Fielder departed for greener pastures, you heard a lot of stuff in the offseason like "Braun won't get anything to hit" or "he'll get pitched around." Afte...

I can't wait for the season to get going. You can't wait. Last October was the best we've had in years, and the offseason only fueled our baseball fever. Spring training is mercifully over. Let the games begin. Here are 100 reasons I'm pumped for the...

Well, this season just got even more interesting with the announcement that Andy Pettitte will be returning to the New York Yankees. The cynic would suggest that maybe the New York Yankees are worried about Michael Pineda's velocity. The reality i...

Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com reports that the Yankees have no interest in Wandy Rodriguez, even though the Astros left-hander reportedly cleared waivers. The Yankees, of course, have plenty of starting options. Once Freddy Garcia returns fro...

At his peak, Johnny Bench was lethal at throwing out attempting basestealers, more than 40 percent every season from 1968 to 1978, twice peaking at 57 percent. Even more amazing is that since few guys even attempted to steal on Bench, that means only...