If Nick Swisher is moved, we riot.
I’m aware this could all be nothing, but I’m just serving notice now. No one has RAWKED the Bronx this hard since… EVER.  Also, the Swish is my blog’s go-to source of entertainment. Don’t even think about it, Cashman.

The Big Lie: The Yankees Bought Their Championship
One of the most prominent go-to complaints about  the New York Yankees is that they “buy their championships,” including this most recent one. It’s a convenient thing to believe. They have a high payroll, and they are seen as the hegemon of the baseball landscape. However, just because it is convenient doesn’t always mean it is right. The WSJ’s Andrew Zimbalist does a good job deconstructing this big lie. He points out both the obvious (that the Yankees play by the rules MLB has laid down and 20 different teams ha

Another thing I won’t miss about Steve Phillips not being on tWWL any more…
Whenever the Red Sox would make a move, he’d do one of two things, or both: 1)Ride their front office’s collective jock, and, 2)Start running his mouth about how it puts pressure on the Yankees. Now the Yankees are the champs and Phillips is in rehab for going hoggin’. Tough break, bro. Tagged: Steve Phillips

See, this is why people hate us.
I have grown to tolerate Mike Francesa. Perhaps it is I’m so used to hearing him bloviate about the Yankees and other teams and sports. Well, actually it’s probably more likely that I only have to see/hear him when I’m visiting my folks back in New York, so he’s not much of an issue for me. That latter point is important. Being a NYC transplant, I’m blissfully aware of how people in other locales view us: As self-important a-holes. While I wear some

Veterans Day Linkage
I haven’t dropped some links on your heads for a while. Since I have a mandatory day off (thanks Gub’ment!,)  I feel like sharing some mandatory early Hot Stove links with you. River Ave Blues drops some knowledge as to how to survive Hot Stove Season. (I don’t know, Brian Cashman may control at least some GM’s.) Notes on the some of the Yankees moves…from MLB Trade Rumors… this is their time to