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The Yankees celebrated their 27th World Championship this afternoon in their home opener. As usual, the team overdid it in an arrogant fashion when it came to the pomp and circumstances of this achievement. Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford handed out rings to the players. The team raised the World Championship flag. Michael Kay went overboard with the introductions. The national anthem took forever to end. This took as long as it ...

Typically, a new stadium attracts the unknown. People go there for the curiosity factor. Many baseball teams opened up new stadiums since the earlier 90s. We have seen plenty of more in the last few years. Last year, a couple of New York baseball teams opened up new playpens. On Monday, the Twins open up their brand new stadium. In a few years, the Marlins will play in their new stadium. Expect the ...

The Mets made it easy for anyone to savage them this offseason. They were not proactive in improving the team talentwise. With that said, they added quality baseball people in the organization. That’s something that should not be overlooked. They hired Chip Hale, Bob Melvin, Wally Backman, Dave Jauss, and Terry Collins to work with the players. The organization believes good coaching helps players get better. Hale was highly recommended from many people ...

Fans like Spring training for couple of reasons. For one thing, it's the start of a brand new season. Second of all, it piques their interest of watching the young prospects play. Teams take note of the latter. They hype their young players to get fans to watch these meaningless exhibition games. The Mets took in the act this Spring, talking about Ike Davis, Jennry Mejia, Fernando Martinez, and several others. They wanted ...

Hope springs eternal. That's the best way to put it when one talks about the 2010 Mets season. After a rough season last year where everything went wrong, it was imperative they started the new season on a positive note. Opening Day win was a must for this beleaguered Mets team. Mets fans boo their own players in home openers, and several guys heard it in the ceremonies including the trainers. The last ...

The Yankees scored the go-ahead run in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. Yankees pompous radio play-by-play announcer John Sterling boasted the team was on its way to win their fourth straight championship. It's hard to blame him. With Mariano Rivera pitching against the feeble part of the Diamondbacks order, Sterling would be a fool not to like his chances. Funny thing took place though. The Diamondbacks found a way to get some ...

After a disgraceful 1994 season, the Mets ran an ad about how things are going to be different in 1995. Then-Mets manager Dallas Green promised his team would play hard and do whatever it takes to win. Green felt compelled to do that, attempting to sell fans on the idea of a changed culture within the team. The Mets embarrassed themselves with off-the-field incidents, while adding to the mess ...

When Joba Chamberlain took the mound in his first major league appearance, he piqued everyone's interest. The Yankees hyped him up as a special pitcher. Chamberlain backed it up by pitching well in relief for the first few weeks of his callup in 2007. For good measure, he earned a standing ovation from the fans and respect from his teammates for throwing the ball at Kevin Youkilis’ head. Joe Torre ...