Lost in Transactions recaps a defense and pitching-heavy week.

For those of you who haven’t seen this elsewhere, The MLB Network is kicking things off on January 1st with a rebroadcast of Don Larsen’s perfect game from the 1956 World Series. I was planning on watching that anyway, but this article contains two little details of which I wasn’t previously aware which make it […]

We’ve long known that the Bloomberg Administration bent over to deliver all manner of financial favors to the Yankees, but now the emails are out, and it’s pretty ugly: Mayor Bloomberg’s aides secretly pressured city tax assessors to inflate the value of land under the new Yankee Stadium so the team could qualify for nearly […]

In response to the Yankees’ reported interest in Manny Ramirez, Jason at IIATMS says “But three years? On THIS team? With this many 35 year olds who will need to have a day or two in the DH role? Good lord, no!!!!” Good point! Everyone knows that the Yankees are getting old, but it’s worth […]

Toon in every Wednesday!

I’m sure I’ve linked to a story like this at some point over the past year, but I’ll be damned if I can find it. Even if I have, it’s worth linking to again, because silliness never goes out of style: Leaving no merchandising stone unturned, Major League Baseball has authorized the use of team […]

Lost in Transactions covers a very busy week in Las Vegas.

On Dec. 11, 1959 the Yankees dealt Don Larsen, Hank Bauer and others to the Kansas City Athletics for three players, most notably Roger Maris. This was just one of the many trades between the two franchises during the period, which helped the Yankees dynasty continue and doomed the A’s to a series of second division finishes.

The Daily News has the Yankees trading Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for Mike Cameron: The Yankees have found their center fielder for 2009, as they are set to send Melky Cabrera to Milwaukee for veteran outfielder Mike Cameron on Thursday, according to two major league sources . . . Many believed Cabrera would be the […]

Jeez, you take two hours to write up a legal brief, and the whole world goes and gets itself in a hurry: CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned […]