Archive for April, 2010
Yankees-Rangers: Should a Team Alter Its Offensive »
In baseball, there are such things as intentional walks on defense. Could there be such a thing as intentional strikeouts on offense? That is a question that may have been put to the Yankees last night. You're the home team, with one out in the bottom of the fourth. You have just made the breakthrough of a formerly tied game; first, having loaded [...]
New York Yankees Firing on All Cylinders to Begin The »
If there has been one thing that has plagued the New York Yankees the past few years, it has been their slow starts to the season. The Yanks then have to finish the season strong to be in contention. However, 2010 is starting off great for the reigning World Series Champions. The Yankees are 7-3 entering Saturday's afternoon game against the [...]
Yankees Place Chan Ho Park on the DL, Call Up Boone »
As expected, the Yankees have put relief pitcher Chan Ho Park on the 15-day disabled list after he pulled his right hamstring warming up in the bullpen yesterday. Taking his place on the roster is left-handed pitcher Boone Logan. Park has already begun to establish himself as an important member of the Yankees' bullpen this season. Although a bout [...]
Why Joe Girardi Was Completely Wrong about Wanting to »
I wanted to give my opinion on Joe Girardi wanting to pull CC Sabathia before the ninth inning of last Saturday's game at Tampa Bay. Sabathia was cruising along with a no-hitter into the 8th inning, when with two outs Kelly Shoppach, a former teammate of CC's at Cleveland, singled to left. Even before the ball landed, Girardi was out of the dugout [...]
Robinson Cano vs. Dustin Pedroia Creates a New Debate »
If you were a fan of the Yankees or Red Sox in the mid to late 90's, you no doubt took a side in the Nomar Garciaparra/Derek Jeter debate. Jeter and Garciaparra were two of the new breed of shortstop. Shortstops were no longer defensive specialists and merely adequate with the bat—Jeter and Garciaparra were two of the premier hitters in [...]
Yankees-Rangers Series Preview: Bombers Look to »
The Yankees have won each of their first three series by a count of two games to one, and they'll hope to keep that success going this weekend as they welcome the Texas Rangers to town. The Rangers are 5-4, tied in the loss column with first-place Oakland, and have received some solid pitching so far. Texas is third in the American League with a [...]
A New Big Money Pitcher Has Early Struggles for the »
Due to financial reasons, a highly-paid pitcher moves from a solid team and comes to the Bronx with high expectations. People spoke on how he comes from a weaker division, and wonder how this right hander, who is a control specialist but strikes out his share of batters, will fare in the mighty American League East, a division which had four [...]
New York Yankees: No Updates on Chan Ho Park Yet »
If you watched yesterday’s game and saw Chan Ho Park warming up in the bullpen , you might have been surprised when they didn’t see him in the game. No, he didn’t have another bout of diarrhea . This time, according to Bryan Hoch of MLB.com , he aggravated his right hamstring while throwing in the pen. There will be tests [...]
Bernie Williams Always Did the Right Thing »
Bernie Williams' baseball career ended under circumstances that seemed mysterious to some individuals, but not to those who know him. Williams has basic values he will always honor. His parents taught him to treat others the way he wanted to be treated, and all he asks is that others provide him the same respect he gives them. Bernie [...]
A Yankee Stadium Rarity »
In 2009, the first season played at the New Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had 3,177 plate appearances at home. Throughout all of those plate appearances, they hit only five triples. That means one triple roughly every 635 plate appearances or so. In other words: doesn’t happen often. Yet, in this young 2010 season, with [...]