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2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings For May 21

New York Yankees Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for May 21, 2012. 1. Dodgers—Won 9 of 11, f...

3 days ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for May 14

New York Yankees Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for May 14, 2012. 1. Rangers—Fir...

1 week ago by Rich McVey Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: May 10

New York Yankees Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and a Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Forget about the curve ball, Ricky. Give him the heater!...

2 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Fantasy, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals

Baseball By The Numbers: Weak AL Central, Position Players Pitching and Mo Rivera

New York Yankees 0-8 Boston’s Adrian Gonzalez suffered through an 0-fer day against Baltimore in the Red Sox’ 9-6 loss in 17 innings. The first baseman struck out in the 17th representing the tying run agains...

2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Chris Davis, Mariano Rivera, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

Mariano Rivera Vows to Come Back

New York Yankees Mariano Rivera vows that he will come back next season, telling reporters last week, “I am coming back,” and to “write it down in big letters.” So…MARIANO RIVERA IS COMING BACK NEXT SEASO...

2 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for May 7

New York Yankees Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for...

2 weeks ago by Braden Gall Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, MLB, MLB Power Rankings

Is this the end of Mariano Rivera?

New York Yankees Getting carted off of the field before the game even starts. That’s not how anyone wants to end their career, but that could be the case for Mariano Rivera. Rivera, the New York Yankees’ su...

2 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 30

New York Yankees Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for April 30, 2012. 1. Dodgers—Sweep of...

3 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings for April 23

New York Yankees Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings for April 23, 2012. 1. Rangers—Josh Hamilton early MV...

4 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers, MLB, MLB Power Rankings

Fantasy Baseball Weekend Rundown: April 19

New York Yankees Stay tuned each week to Athlon Sports for a 2012 Fantasy Baseball Weekend Waiver Wire every Monday and the Weekend Rundown every Thursday. Ailing Outfielders It’s been a tough week for outf...

New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox Still Avoiding the Cellar

New York Yankees Regardless what the standings look like now, with the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox teetering near the bottom of the AL East, they are not likely to end the season there. The Baltimore Or...

5 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Babe Ruth, Carl Yastrzemski, Jim Longborg, Lou Gehrig, Sad Sam Jones, Urban Shocker, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees

AL East Predictions

New York Yankees AL East 1. New York 2. Tampa Bay (wild card) 3. Boston 4. Toronto 5. Baltimore It’s official. The Tampa Bay Rays are consistently competing with the rich boys up north. Make no mist...

7 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, David Price, Matt Moore, Robinson Cano, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Toronto Blue Jays

New York Yankees 2012 Preview

New York Yankees New York Yankees The Yankees fell short of the World Series for the seventh time in eight seasons, but this remains a formidable team. A deep lineup returns, and so does ace lefty CC Sabathia, ...

10 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, AL East, American League, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Mark Teixeira, Michael Pineda, Robinson Cano, New York Yankees

Nine Top Offseason Stories Heading into the 2012 MLB Season

New York Yankees --By Patrick Snow (@AthlonSnowman) Since the St. Louis Cardinals won their 11th World Series in late October, the baseball world has witnessed many major moves and risky contracts — and that ...

12 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, MLB Offseason, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Ryan Braun, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

Mariano Rivera to Retire?

New York Yankees Yesterday everyone was asking, “When will Mariano Rivera arrive?” Today the question has become, “When will Mariano Rivera leave?” Apparently, the iconic Panamanian closer whose entranc...

13 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: MLB, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees

New York Yankees Mt. Rushmore

New York Yankees MLB Mt. Rushmores by Charlie Miller We believe that all MLB teams should have their own Mt. Rushmores. Who are the four individuals that have risen above all others for each organization? T...

15 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Babe Ruth, Bambino, Derek Jeter, Iron Horse, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, Mariano Rivera, Mickey Mantle, Sultan of Swat, Yogi Berra, New York Yankees, Mt. Rushmore

Baseball's Pitching Changes: The AL Arms Race

New York Yankees — by Mark Ross Pitchers are scheduled to report to spring training in less than a month, and if Major League Baseball’s offseason is any indication, a lot of teams’ postseason hopes will ...

17 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, AL Central, AL East, AL West, American League, C.J. Wilson, Hiroki Kuroda, Justin Verlander, Michael Pineda, Yu Darvish, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

Athlon Sports' 2011 AL Cy Young

New York Yankees With the World Series in the rear-view mirror and the hot stove just beginning to heat up, it's time to hand out some awards to this year's best performers on the diamond. The Baseball Writers' Ass...

Athlon Sports' 2011 AL Rookie of the Year

28 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, American League, Eric Hosmer, Ivan Nova, Jeremy Hellickson, Mark Trumbo, Michael Pineda, Anaheim Angels, Kansas City Royals, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay Rays, Rookie of the Year

Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers: An AL East-less ALCS

New York Yankees The AL East, with three 90-win teams, looked like the power division in baseball for most of the season. The Boston Red Sox had a ton of expectations after the free agent signings of Adrian Gonzale...

32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, American League, Adrian Gonzalez, Carl Crawford, Jose Valverde, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers

New York Yankees Turn Focus to Next Season

New York Yankees — by Mark Ross In 2009, the New York Yankees won their 27th World Series title, far and away the most of any major league baseball franchise. They have returned to the postseason the past two...

Yankees-Tigers All Set for Game 5

New York Yankees by Charlie Miller It’s not every series that the final deciding game is a rematch between two relievers from Game 1. But that is what this series has been about. Two teams, the Detroit Tigers...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Doug Fister, Ivan Nova, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, ALDS Game 5

MLB Playoffs: Four Must-see Games Today

New York Yankees by Charlie Miller Today is a day that Major League Baseball had in mind when it expanded the playoffs for what was to be 1994, but due to the strike, actually began in 1995. Four playoff games,...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, A.J. Burnett, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Rick Porcello, Victor Martinez, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, ALDS, Elimination game

Tigers-Yankees Series Rests on Game 3 Aces

New York Yankees After the unusual situation created by the Game 1 washout, the Tigers and Yankees left New York tied at one game apiece and without a day off between Games 2 and 3. Aces Justin Verlander of Detroit...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, American League, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Justin Verlander, Mark Teixeira, Max Scherzer, Robinson Cano, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, ALDS Game 3

ALDS Preview: Tigers No Match for Yankees

New York Yankees Detroit Tigers v. New York Yankees The torch is being passed once again in New York. Aging stars Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Jorge Posada are passing along the great pinstripe tradition to Ro...

33 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, American League, Derek Jeter, Justin Verlander, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees

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