Leitch: Where Does Teixeira Fit Into the Yankees’ Fantastically Overpaid Four?
Team fans are rejoicing. But what about fans of baseball in general?
Posted 12/16/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Once Again, Hal Steinbrenner Tops Hank
Hal's on a list of the most influential people in sports business, and Hank's not.
Posted 12/11/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Melky Trade Held Up by Yanks’ Insistence on Acquiring CC’s Buds?
Is it too early to speculate whether Sabathia would opt out of his contract in three years if he's unhappy?
Posted 12/10/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Spendthrift Yanks Sign Sabathia for a Worryingly Long Seven Years
The Yankees needed to pull out all the stops to get Sabathia, and apparently they have. This is what new stadiums and cable channels are for.
Posted 11/24/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Donnie Walsh’s Trades So Good They May Even Benefit the Yankees
Would CC Sabathia sign with the Yankees, knowing that his pal LeBron could very well sign with the Knicks?
Posted 11/20/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Hal Steinbrenner Triumphs Over Brother Hank!
Prince Hal wins! The cool and calculating younger son seizes control of the Yankees from his blustering brother Hank!
Posted 11/17/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Yankees Pick Up Nick Swisher, Who Is Horrible
His performance last season would normally get him marched out of town, preferably trailed by pitchforks and torches.
Posted 11/13/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Can Somebody Get Carl Pavano a Dictionary?
We're not sure he knows what the word 'exhausting' means.
Posted 10/14/08 in Daily Intel
Developing
New York Sports Teams Abandon Home Turf in Time of Need
For guys who get ticker-tape parades down Wall Street, the owners of the city's major sports franchises sure don't seem to mind leaving the city in the lurch.
Posted 10/02/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
This Would Be a Good Time to Lower Your Expectations for the Mets and Yankees
Brian Cashman doesn't want you to get your hopes up, and Omar Minaya wants you to pin yours to Luis Castillo.
Posted 10/01/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: Mike Mussina, a Stand-Up Guy Likely Retiring Just Short of Great
Nothing the Mets did Sunday, or perhaps all season, will be remembered as fondly as Mussina's twentieth win.
Posted 09/17/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Leitch: What Went Wrong With the Yankees
This is the first time the Yankees have not made the postseason since 1994 — when there was no postseason. What went wrong? If you’re looking for places to assign blame, here are five candidates.
Posted 09/04/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Impersonating a Yankee Isn’t Very Lucrative, Apparently
Looking like Joba Chamberlain won’t get as far as you might think.
Posted 09/02/08 in Daily Intel
The Sports Section
Yankees to Blame for Sluggish Economy, Too
The city stands to earn $26 million if the Yankees make the playoffs. Which they almost certainly won’t.
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