Bleacher Report - Articles by tim sweeney

Yankee Stadium: More Red Sox Memorabilia in the Concrete?

tim sweeney — Tue, 20 May 2008 00:40:49 -0400

It seems that another item was buried in the concrete at the new Yankee stadium.

At this point, you might be saying to yourself, "Oh good, a Yankees time capsule."

Alas,dear reader, it is not. Another red Sox trinket has been buried.

At this point, the stadium may be delayed until 2012, so as to go through every inch of concrete in search of anything saying "Boston" or "Red Sox".

I hope that a search of the concrete turns up some heart for the Yankees to use during this 2008 season. It has become a sad state of affairs when a jersey, program, or anything else, detracts from the business at hand: Yankee baseball.

You can call me the "broken record", as in every article I've posted I've talked about something being buried or Yankee pride. Here's hoping that Yankee pride wasn't buried along with that shirt.

New York Yankees in Tailspin after Loss to New York Mets

tim sweeney — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:26:24 -0400

The Yankees are in trouble, or so it appears from this perch.

I understand that May baseball is not August or September baseball. Losing eleven to two to the Mets in the subway series this weekend exposed the Yankees as a team in need of heart.

The problems with the pitching are evident. But what surprised me was the lack of offensive power. I found it well, offensive. The bats were mute Sunday night while a national television audience looked on.

Injuries should not be the excuse used to explain the lack of heart this team exhibits. Both Joe's, Girardi and Torre, have babysitted this bunch for too long. It's time to do what needs to be done to get this bunch to play Yankee baseball.

This can be done by getting rid of the "we'll get em' next time" attitude. A fire needs to be lit under this bunch, and now, so the Yankees don't finish in last place in 2008.

New York Baseball: Is The Pitching Worse than the Yankee Curse?

tim sweeney — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:43:45 -0400

Here we are in another baseball season, and the Yankees seem to be in a tailspin. In the spirit of full disclosure, I feel that I must tell you that I am a Yankees fan.

I just don't know what's going on with this team. Hank Steinbrenner's mouth must be the same size as his shoe, because that's where his foot seems to be!

This reminds me of the days when George was the center of the Yankee Universe, and the team was known more for what was said off the diamond than what was going on between the lines.

The shirt buried at the new stadium became such a tedious thing. Yankee fans never bought into any of that curse nonsense! We should have laughed that off, and got on to the business of watching the most storied franchise in all of sports.

The holes in the Yankee's rotation should be the topic. Hughes, Kennedy, and Chamberlin, while all good, are young, and seem to be getting hit hard like a boxer with his hands down. Andy Pettite is not the pitcher that departed for Houston some years ago. Pettite still may come out of his funk and pitch the Yankees to some wins. Mike Mussina is a good anchor for the staff, but he can't carry the whole load.

And if the game I saw on Apr. 17th at Yankee Stadium is an indication, he'll have a tough time going six or seven innings, and he'll tire quickly.

As this season goes on, I hope less time is devoted to buried Red-Sox shirts and curses, and more time is spent by Hank steinbrenner building up this proud team.