http://www.nycurve.com A Tribute to the Greatest Team in Sports History Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:04:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en And here we are. The last game at the historic Yankee Stadium has just begun and emotions of all sorts are swirling all around the stadium as well as in the hearts and minds of Yankee and baseball fans across the world. It is a day that we have been ... http://www.nycurve.com/yankee-stadium-the-legacy I haven't posted in a while, partly because of me announcing earlier that I would not be able to update daily anymore and partly because the past 10-or-so days have just been depressing for me as a Yankee fan. The playoffs are still within reach, but something better start clicking ... http://www.nycurve.com/yanks-season-update Ian Kennedy has been sent down to the minors after another abysmal performance in the bigs. The Yankees used the option they had when they called him up, which will send the young pitcher to Triple-A Scranton-Wilkes Barre. He is being told to focus more on improving his pitches than ... http://www.nycurve.com/kennedy-sent-down-to-minors This post is part of the MLB Draft 2008 get-to-know the draftees series. Samuel Mende, a shortstop from Clearwater Central Catholic High School in Florida was selected in the 40th round by the Yankees, as the 1220th overall picked. Mende, who turned 18 in January is a 6’1, 166lbs. right-handed middle ... http://www.nycurve.com/2008-draftees-samuel-mende-matthew-summers Ian Kennedy is one of the top prospects in baseball right now. He has played extraordinarily throughout his career at all levels. All levels except one. In his "second chance" in the bigs, Kennedy failed miserably, lasting under three innings. The Angels' batters were all over him and he wasn't ... http://www.nycurve.com/the-kennedy-conundrum It has been quite a road for the Yanks thus far this season, with a plethora of big happenings, both good and bad. The team continues to fight on in the death match with the Red Sox and Rays, but the injury bug just won't go away. Combine that with ... http://www.nycurve.com/whats-next-for-the-yankees Brett Favre has been traded to the Jets! I know its not baseball-related news, but it is huge and it does have to do with New York sports (plus, I'm a Jets fan.) This move really improves the team at the biggest question and if Favre plays anything like he ... http://www.nycurve.com/favres-a-jet As many of you may have noticed, this blog hasn't been posted on for about 10 days and I would like to apologize for that. I have just been really busy and was out of town for a while, leaving me no time to write. Rodney hasn't been writing either ... http://www.nycurve.com/this-blog-is-not-dead Just like always, the Yankees aren't willing to settle for less than a championship this year. Thank god we have management that always wants to win. With the trade deadline approaching, Cashman's crew was busy once more despite some suggestions not too long ago that it was time to call ... http://www.nycurve.com/yankees-acquire-xavier-nady-and-damaso-marte This post is part of the MLB Draft 2008 get-to-know the draftees series. Erik Lovett, a first baseman and outfielder from Mount Olive College was selected by the New York Yankees in the 2008 MLB draft. Lovett, who will turn 23 in August is a 6’1, 220lbs. lefthander. As a junior, Erik ... http://www.nycurve.com/mlb-draftees-erik-lovett-nikolas-turley