Over his 18 year career Mike Mussina had some of the best "stuff" of any pitcher in the game. To bad he didn't pitch to the ability of his stuff because he was not a great pitcher.
In 2008, The New York Yankees failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 1993. Pitcher C.C. Sabathia is an ace and available on the free agent market. The Yankees need to lock him up when free agency begins because he is the ace they've lacked for years, and his signing would create an instant buzz in New York City's black community.
New York Yankees centerfielder Curtis Granderson speaks with Samori Benjamin after setting a career high in homeruns with a two homerun game against Anaheim on Wednesday night giving him 31 homeruns on the season in a 9-3 Yankees win. Granderson speaks with Samori about his sudden power surge this season, the difference in hitting in Detroit's spacious Comerica park compared to Yankee Stadium and the legacy of playing center field for the New York Yankees.
Inside the New York Yankees 2009 World Series winning locker room. Samori Benjamin speaks with Robinson Cano, Eric Hinske, A.J. Burnett, Jose Molina, Nick Swisher, Ramiro Pena, and Tony Pena.
Inside the 2009 New York Yankees American League Championship clinching clubhouse.. They going to the World Series!!!
On September 16th the Yankees continued their strong push towards the postseason as they bested the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4. Toronto manager Cito Gaston who is the only African-American manager to win a world series, who was also forced to sit out of baseball for over decade spoke with Samori Benjamin.
I challenge anyone to find a story in the New York media on the Granderson trade as interesting as this one!