Archive for April, 2010
New York Yankees: Thoughts on the First Week »
So we’re one week into the Yankee season, and the Yanks went 4 and 2 on the road, facing two of the best teams in baseball. I’ll take it. Some thoughts: Let's give a big thanks to Ben Zobrist — the Rays No. 3 hitter— for choosing to sacrifice bunt in the first inning when AJ Burnett was looking a little wild [...]
Series Preview: Yankees vs. Angels »
After starting the season with back-to-back, tough road matchups against AL East foes, the New York Yankees (4-2) are set to open the 2010 baseball season at home against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2-5) on Tuesday. The Stadium will be pulling out all the stops, as the World Series rings will presented alongside typical Opening Day [...]
Yankees Off Monday Before Opening Day: AL East Recap »
As the Yankees get ready for opening day tomorrow (1 p.m. EST Andy Pettitte versus Ervin Santana) the Red Sox, Orioles, Rays, and Blue Jays all played Monday. Boston 2 Minnesota 5 The Grand-Opening of the Twins' new ballpark, Target Field. Joe Mauer (MIN): 3/5 two RBI Jason Kubel (MIN): 3/4 HR two RBI Carl Pavano (W): 6 IP four hits, one ER, one [...]
You Derek Jeter Haters Keep Talking, but All I Hear Is »
He's got no range. Not an accurate arm. Getting too old. I hear it all the time. It makes me sick. Derek Jeter is always either adored or hated. Those haters keep inventing new stuff to make him look bad. Well here's my say. First off, I'm not even going to use stats, because Jeter's stats aren't even half of what he is to a team. We'll start with [...]
Yankee Stadium Is Getting Ready for Opening Day »
Tomorrow is going to be an exciting day. It's the Yankees home opener. Yogi Berra and Whitey Ford will be in attendance to hand out the World Series rings, and Bernie Williams will throw out the first pitch. The ring ceremony starts at 12:15 p.m., and the ball game starts at 1:05. Andy Pettitte will be on the mound. The Yankees had the day off [...]
John Sterling’s 10 Best Personalized Yankee Home »
John Sterling's home run calls have become a polarizing topic among Yankees fans. Whether you love Sterling or hate him, there's no contesting the man's ability to deliver a big call in the big moment, as well as a number of goofy comments throughout the course of the broadcast... The WCBS play-by-play man's popularity has grown so much over [...]
Closer Report 2010: Mariano Rivera Of the New York »
A League of His Own: A+ Mariano Rivera (Yankees): At first I wanted to put Paplebon and Broxton in the same class as Rivera (Joe Nathan also if he wasn’t hurt), but then I looked at the stats and teams they were on. In Paplebon’s case, he was a little shaky last season and has already recorded a loss this year. Broxton is a flame [...]
Top 10 New York Yankees Trades in the George »
George Steinbrenner purchased the New York Yankees for $10 million in January 1973. Since that time, New York has won 11 AL pennants and seven World Series titles. In addition, several trades have brought in players who directly had an impact on the Yankees success. I have compiled the Top 10 Yankee trades of the George Steinbrenner Era. Some of [...]
New York Yankees: An Opening Week Rundown »
It's six down, 156 to go for the Yankees, who escaped Boston and Tampa with a perfectly acceptable 4-2 record. With the home opener set for Tuesday, River & Sunset takes a look back on the first week of the 2010 season. That heavyset gentleman with the gentle smile and powerful left arm, he may be pretty good! CC Sabathia nearly pitched a [...]
2010 American League MVP Race (Week One) »
We are one week into the 2010 MLB season, and we already have some players burning up the base paths. Each week, I will give my top 10 players vying for the American League MVP award. I will not have pitchers in this list, because they have the Cy Young award. Yes, pitchers can win the MVP award, but i will not include them on my list. Top 10 [...]