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(Editor's Note: This post was written by Scooter Blake, one of our newer writer's from before renovation.) With the trade deadline fast approaching, and in lieu of my (our) lingering disappointment about not getting Dan Haren or Cliff Lee, I want to quickly touch on the topic of a Mr. Adam Dunn for the Yankee fans out there. For those of you unfamiliar with the man that, in my circle, is commonly referred to as The Masher, let me enlighten you. He averages exactly 40 home runs and 98 RBI... Read Full Story

When we left off the Yankees were finishing up a dominant run over the league’s most elite teams out of the gates. They were competing with Tampa for first place, the Red Sox were bumbling around with underachieving players and you were reading all about it on Sox and Pinstripes. Now we’ve restarted. As part of our commitment, we are going to resume posting on the old site (.net not .com) and right here on Facebook. Once the new site is ready, we can all start anew. There will be Twitter... Read Full Story

Since Sox and Pinstripes debuted in 2007, we have chronicled the Red Sox and Yankees year-round. And what an exciting period it has been - for Red Sox and Yankees fans alike. Due to an unforeseen snafu that led our domain name to expire and get claimed by someone else, who is holding it hostage for thousands of dollars, we put the site on hold this season, until now. Welcome back to Sox and Pinstripes! We are in the midst of some design changes, and there will be a new URL in addition to... Read Full Story

When it's the start of the season and the schedule God's have created nine games against the toughest opponents in the entire league because of a U2 concert, you can and should expect a letdown. After all, the Yankees of the past decade were slow starters, generally older and more injury prone, and all the other teams seemed more focused in baseball's first  month. Welcome to 2010. It could be a long year for everybody else. I had my sights set on a 4-5 record and I would have been content... Read Full Story

Forbes released its annual MLB team worth numbers on Thursday and well, Yankees' haters may want to hide in a corner. The Yankees are worth 1.6 billion dollars, up 7% from last season. They made 441 million dollars in net revenues, thanks largely to a World Series championship, and a new ballpark, even after revenue sharing stadium financing. Here's the part where you might want to stop reading. The second most valuable team is the Boston Red Sox (up 4% total). At a whopping 870 million... Read Full Story

Umpires tend to be fat, slow, unappealing, and most of all, wrong, to the common observer. Generally, I appreciate what umpires do and I recognize their job is a lot harder than it looks and it's thankless in that it's a lose-lose situation. The way sports are designed, plays can be left up to interpretation and everybody makes mistakes, sometimes in bigger spots than others, so fans will always be upset. Not just some fans; all fans. I get that, and as a result, I don't often take it to... Read Full Story

We are three games into the season and I'm already floating on air and throwing sunshine laced with rainbows at everyone I see. Baseball is back and it has treated me to a focused Yankees' team in April. The feeling of April baseball for a Yankees' fan is something nobody understands. Granted, Royals, Pirates, Nationals and many other fan bases know what it feels like to watch teams play poorly often, to have its hopes up only to see failure in the end and have suffered through bad baseball... Read Full Story

Editor's Note: This is a post on Tuesday's game from Sox and Pinstripes newcomer Caleb Gebrewold. In the first two games, the Yankees dark spot seems to be the bullpen, besides Aceves, Joba, and of course, Rivera.  No need to worry, there is still plenty of depth in the minors waiting for the shot.  Today we saw production in all aspects offensively. As much as I miss Matsui, I think NJ's patience will help fit perfectly with the team in the two hole.  Cano is off to a great start to the... Read Full Story

If you figured the Yankees were going to walk into Fenway and come away with a series victory in early April, well, you expected something unexpected. If you thought either team would show anything other than its offensive attributes, well, you were wrong. This series is everything expected between the Yankees and the Red Sox in a season opening series. Josh Beckett gave up bombs and couldn't locate his curveball. The Yankees were ready for him and he was brutalized. CC Sabathia figured out... Read Full Story

Opening Night between the Red Sox and Yankees featured the usual fireworks that are showcased just about every time these two teams clash. Yet it was the bats, and not the arms, that determined the outcome. The Red Sox rallied from a 5-1 deficit to open the season with a 9-7 win over the Yankees. This despite an atrocious outing from Josh Beckett, who yesterday signed a four-year, $68 million contract extension. I read a comment where a guy said that he didn't know what was worse was worse... Read Full Story