Archive for October, 2009
Phil Cuzzi’s Call Had No Effect on Outcome of »
I waited a few days before writing this piece so I could read most of the reports on the great Friday night comeback for the Yankees. Most of the talk in the papers, on the sports talk radio stations and on television was about the missed call on the ball hit by Joe Mauer and how it cost the Twins the game. Too many people now are wanting [...]
Yankees-Twins Wrap-up: Putting Out Old Fires to Make »
It goes without saying that the better team won this series. The Yankees hit better with runners in scoring position over the three-game set; their three starters combined for 19 innings, a paltry four runs and fourteen hits allowed with and twenty-one strikeouts. The defense saved three crucial runs in close games—including Teixeira's two [...]
YANKS MOVE FORWARD! Are The Halos Ready for the Bronx? »
So, at the beginning of this season I wrote that the Yanks had a shot. All the Bawston guys were yelling through their keyboards at me. Hmmm. Turns out I was right. Turns out that having Texieria, Posada, Swisher, and Cabrera—all switch hitters—in one lineup is pretty annoying for opposing teams. The main hitters in this fall roundup [...]
The ALCS Is Set: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles »
After the Yankees and Angels both completed their respective sweeps of the Twins and Red Sox yesterday, it was time to start looking forward to the American League Championship Series. The series will start Friday night at approximately 8 p.m. EDT, and two of the American League's top teams will be pitted against each other. The common thought [...]
Constructing the ALCS Roster »
The cool thing about the postseason is that teams that advance to the next round can adjust their roster, for whatever reason—maybe someone gets hurt, maybe someone is better against one team than another.With the ALDS over, the Yankees can now construct their ALCS roster.This roster will largely remain the same—the differences come down to [...]
Why I’m Rooting for the Yankees This Postseason »
LET'S GO YANKEES! Just chanting that in my head in the same monotone sound that can be heard from the bleacher bums in Yankee Stadium. Typing this makes me feel a bit dirty. I'm going to need a shower after writing this article. Unfortunately, I'll probably be showering quite a bit during this postseason, as I, a huge Mets fan and self-proclaimed [...]
Yankees-Twins: New York Sweeps, Advances to ALCS »
If you are a New York Yankees fan, you have to start feeling like there is a lot of late '90s magic going on with this team. When I say magic, I am not talking the clutch hitting from Alex Rodriguez or the brilliant pitching by Andy Pettitte. I am talking the egregious umpiring that always benefits the Yankees (Joe Mauer call in Game Two), teams [...]
Yankees-Twins ALDS: Pettitte, A-Rod, Posada, Jeter »
Going into Sunday's Game Three of the American League Division Series, the Yankees had a comfortable 2-0 lead against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees had two chances on the road in the Metrodome to close out the ALDS and move on to play the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied earlier that day and swept the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The Yankees [...]
Security! Security! »
It has been a week since the Arizona Diamondbacks played their final game of the 2009 season, and it has been two weeks since the last game of the year at Chase Field. During that time, I have come to grips with the fact that there are still 175 days 16 hours and two minutes until Opening Day, 2010. The first three weeks of the offseason are [...]
Wacky Schedule Means New York Yankees Can (Must?) »
Three things I just learned about the American League Championship Series have combined to give me chills in the last 45 minutes. 1. The format is 2-3-2, which means we're spending four days playing three games in Anaheim.2. We're 2-4 in Anaheim thus far in 2009, including three gruesome losses in a row in the last weekend before the All-Star [...]