Are we about to see the next great Boston collapse? It’s been a long time since the Red Sox and choke have been synonymous, but the Sox lead over Tampa Bay is just five games in the loss column after their loss to Tampa last night. They have six more games with Tampa the next [...]

After the 2008 season—a season where he pitched better than he had in years—Mike Mussina abruptly retired. Never mind that his ERA was the lowest it had been since 2001; likewise his WAR—the lowest since 2001. And never mind that Moose had won 20 games for the first time in career, putting him at 270 [...]

One of baseball’s stupidest tropes is the magic number for the Hall of Fame. 300 wins and your in the Hall of Fame. Don’t and you’re most likely not—especially of late. Nothing else gets taken into account. For instance, this week, on ESPN’s Mike and Mike radio show, they broached the subject of Jamie Moyer [...]

Bill James is at it again, this time stirring debate on a new way of evaluating pitchers in the Hall of Fame. The Bill James Gold Mine 2010 compares starting pitchers across history. I won’t get into the nuts and bolts of it, you can read it for yourself, but essentially its system that measures [...]

Earlier today I did the NYBD Mets “All Decade Team”, now it’s the Yankees turn. Only difference is, because of the DH, I named a utility player instead of two pinch hitters. This is based on the best individual season at each position. Starting Lineup C- Jorge Posada (2007) 20 HR, 90 RBI, .338 BA, [...]

- A-Rod has 75 RBI’s and 36 have either tied or given the Yankees the lead- courtesy of Sweeny Murti. – You can watch Carlos Beltran in Brooklyn on Twitter tonight. No, this isn’t just 145 character updates, but another broadcast of a minor league game on twitter. – Last night marked the eight year [...]

Yesterday, The day after Andy Pettitte came within seven outs of a perfect game, Jon Heyman and Adam the Bull debated his Hall of Fame chances on WFAN. Jon said yes, Adam said no, so time for Mike Silva to weigh in. Pitchers sometimes can be tricky when it comes to the Hall. I go [...]

The MVP debate just can’t die. The scribes in Minnesota heard yesterday about the controversy, first started by the NY Times Tyler Kepner on Friday, via their carrier pigeon. I am being facetious of course, but it’s ironic that it took so long to hear from one of the scribes in Joe Mauer’s hometown. Charley [...]

No one could argue that the Yankees needed an “ace” to anchor their rotation. Unlike the championship years, the Yankees didn’t have the depth of pitching in 2008 to sustain any kind of winning streak. Even this year’s group, which has been better, pales in comparison to Clemens, Cone, Wells, and a young Andy Pettitte. [...]

Earlier today I wrote about a criticism levied by a CNBC blogger regarding the Yankees Old Timers Day. Admittedly, there seemed to be a lack of juice in the stands for the event, but that could be more about the lazy Sunday afternoon start time than anything. As fun as it was to see Lee [...]

A source with close knowledge of the situation has informed us that the Yankees got some tremendous help with their negotiations with CC Sabathia from the wife of a former Yankee.   Apparently, Jana Mussina, wife of recently retired Yankees hurler Mike Mussina, contacted Sabathia’s wife, Amber, and had what was deemed, “A very reassuring conversation about what [...]

Mussina pitched at a consistent, high level during an offensive era. His entire career was spent in a league with the DH, in perhaps the most offensive division in baseball. The Red Sox, Blue Jays and Yankees all had runs of greatness during his career. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE

Ted Berg and Phil Allard joined Howard and I last night. We kicked off the conversation with Ted discussing Aaron Heilman and his demand to be a starter. I brought up the potential Heilman for Huston Street rumor which Ted said he would have done “yesterday”. We discussed if Heilman could be an option in [...]

Howard Megdal and I have another edition of our Sunday Hot Stove tonight at 7pm on NYBD Radio. During the first half hour Ted Berg of SNY will join us to talk about the latest happening’s with the Mets. We will discuss Aaron Heilman, possibility of Bobby Abreu, and if the catching position is something [...]

Phil Allard thinks so. I do as well. What do the fans of NY Baseball Digest radio think? Vote below or leave us a comment. This Sunday, Howard and I will discuss the topic and read your thoughts on the air. Want to know why I think he deserves to go? – He only has [...]