By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Look, the idea of a pitcher having a ‘personal catcher’ is not a new one. It is not a revolutionary concept. It is also not going away because, quite frankly, for some pitchers, it works. Andy Pettitte, whose #46 was retired in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park in…
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NEW YORK YANKEES: With Houston…We Have a Problem
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY- The New York Yankees, with well-documented (through recent years) starting pitching needs, did not get themselves a starting pitcher at the 2019 trade deadline. The Houston Astros, already having a better team pitching staff than the Yankees, did. In fact, the Astros traded for: SP Aaron Sanchez…
NEW YORK YANKEES: Trade Deadline Evaluation
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and www.Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY- The Yankees have the 27th ranked team pitching statistics since the All Star Break. Sure, the injury bug has bitten four of their starting pitchers- the earliest is expected to return on August 7- seven days away: Jonathan Loaisiga: Expected to be out until at least August…
New York Yankees: Terrible in Toronto-Too Early to Press Panic Button on Dellin Betances?
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan and Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.- The Yankees are set to open their 2018 campaign at Yankee Stadium MONDAY (4/2), but they are returning home after an opening-series loss against divisional opponent Toronto Blue Jays. Most alarming is the giant uncertainty surrounding the ability of relief pitcher Dellin Betances, who was exposed,…
New York Yankees Exclusive: Final Out of Game 6 (1996 World Series)- What You Didn’t Know
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan – Facebook.com/CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, N.J. – Had the final ball in play of Game 6 of the 1996 World Series been on the ground instead of in the air, the outcome may have been very different. Down by one run in the top of the ninth inning and facing a 3-2 count…
It Almost Happened: A 1996 Ticker Tape Parade Without Jimmy Leyritz & Derek Jeter
By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) BERGEN COUNTY, NJ- Rewind 20 years to the year 1996: The #1 song in the United States of America was “Macarena” by Los Del Rio Denim jackets were paired with denim jeans of all different hues. The highest grossing movie was Sleepers starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffmann, and Brad…
My Exclusive, Candid Interview with Doc Gooden
Dwight “Doc” Gooden – A Tragic Hero of Gotham City. By Danielle McCartan (@CoachMcCartan) YANKEE STADIUM, NY- Hundreds of fans, clutching sentimental memorabilia anxiously awaited Dwight Gooden’s arrival to suite 7, the “Mantle Suite”, at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, August 6, 2016. The private, VIP event, organized by Mint Pros and J.Irwin Productions, featured many other Yankees…
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