Archive for October, 2009
The Top 10 Latino Yankees in League Championship »
Joe Girardi is fully enjoying his first appearance in League Championship Series as the New York Yankees manager. Hopefully he would love that his joyous ride continues all the way to the Fall Classic. However, first of all they have to beat the red hot Los Angeles Angels. As a manager, Girardi is counting on each of his squad members in [...]
Mr. “Any Month But” October »
It's safe to say that there is a lot of pressure on Alex Rodriguez going into the ALCS. As the highest paid player in the league on the team with the highest payroll, there will be very lofty expectations for him and the New York Yankees going into their series against the Los Angeles Angels. Although he's been painted as a notorious choke [...]
Yankees-Angels: What To Look For In ALCS Game One »
The Yankees had little trouble topping the over-matched Twins in the ALDS, but things get serious starting tonight in the Bronx. The Angels have eliminated New York from postseason play twice this decade, and now they're the only thing standing in the way of a Bombers trip to the World Series. River & Sunset takes a closer look at what to [...]
Joe Niekro Foundation Throws Its Pitch To Arizona Fall »
A little girl's unconditional love for her father is a heartwarming story that I can hear over and over again without tiring of it. More so, I feel absolutely within the boundaries of creative license to share the story on more than one occasion. This past August, I told of Natalie Niekro and her love and admiration for her Daddy, the late, great [...]
Why the L.A. Angels Could Present a Mismatch for the »
It took five long years for the mighty Yankees to get back to the ALCS, but the celebration did not last long, as the Yankees started to prepare for the war with their haunted rivals out west. In 2008, for the first time since 1995, the Yankees were not playing baseball in October. In the final season of the most historic ballpark in baseball, the [...]
Why Mariano Rivera Is Better Than All the Other »
There were four Divisional Series matchups last week, and all four included a major comeback by the team which eventually won the series. The New York Yankees Alex Rodriguez greeted Joe Nathan with a two-run homer to tie Game Two against the Minnesota Twins, and the Yankees greeted Nathan again in the clinching Game Three with a couple hits to [...]
American League Championship Series Preview and »
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. New York Yankees Best-of-seven series Game One: Friday, Oct. 16 7:57 ET. John Lackey vs. CC Sabathia Game Two: Saturday, Oct. 17 7:57 ET. Joe Saunders vs. AJ Burnett Game Three: Monday, Oct. 19 4:13 ET. Andy Pettitte vs. Jered Weaver Game Four: Tuesday, Oct. 20 7:57 ET. TBD vs. Scott Kazmir Game Five*: Thursday, [...]
The New York Week That Was (10/16/09) »
Now that the Great Balloon Hoax of Aught-Nine is over, we can concentrate on sports again (C.C. Sabathia’s uniform is so big and baggy, it could probably be filled with helium and flown across the country, too). This past week in New York sports, the Yankees swept the Twins and now have to take on those pesky, team-of-destiny Angels. The [...]
A CHAPTER FROM THE YANKEES BIOGRAPHY: A STORY OF JOES »
With the playoffs in full swing, the possibilities begin to become realities. Manager Joe Torre’s Dodgers, focus is now on the NLCS as the team swept the Cardinals in three games to proceed onward. Across the country another team with a chief named Joe accomplished the same. Joe Girardi’s Yankees followed L.A.’s lead tonight in [...]
Are the 2009 New York Yankees better than the 1998 »
As I watched the New York Yankees sweep their way through the Twins in the ALDS, I began to wonder to myself whether this team would even lose a single game on their way to an inevitable World Series victory. While that might seem outlandish on the surface, a deeper look at the remaining opponents reveals at least one major weakness that should [...]