Archive for April, 2010
David Adams Not Helping Yankees’ Minor League »
Entering spring training it was generally regarded that Ramiro Pena had the inside track to win the Yankees' utility infielder position. But despite the experience he received in 2009, it was hardly a given that the job was his because the Yankees had three other possibilities on their 40-man roster—Reegie Corona, Eduardo Nunez, and Kevin [...]
Next Few Series’ Could Define the 2010 Yankees »
It's only April, but the New York Yankees already look like winners. I'm not ready to declare them playoff bound yet, but might be doing so before the month is out. That's because the next four series are almost as crucial as the ones that the Yankees just won. The Yankees took two out of three EACH against the two stronger division rivals, the [...]
New York Yankees Beat Tampa Bay Rays 7-3 to Win Both »
The Yankees opened the 2010 season by playing their most hated rivals, the Boston Red Sox, on the road to start the year. The Yankees won two of the three games to win the first series against Boston, a major confidence booster. After Boston, the Yankees traveled to play another tough AL East division rival in the Tampa Bay Rays. The first game [...]
Best Fans in Baseball: Ranking the 14 American League »
Fans are what makes this game great. The fans are what make the players try that much harder and they're the reason that the ninth inning is the most exciting inning in baseball. They stand during big plays, they explode on a big strikeout or a go-ahead RBI. Fans aren't always the same. They think differently, they react differently, and they [...]
Sherman: Yanks Farm System Needs to Produce Pitchers »
Just one year ago, the crop of pitchers expected to hit the free agent market was pretty impressive: Roy Halladay, Josh Beckett, Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb, among others. But elite starting pitchers are a rare commodity, and teams have been aggressive in locking these guys up. Now that list is just down to Cliff Lee and Brandon Webb. But Webb is a [...]
New York Yankees: Prospect Manny Banuelos Missed Start »
This might be nothing or it might be big, according to Josh Norris of the Trentonian, Yankees top pitching prospect 19-year-old left handed pitcher Manny Banuelos was scratched from his scheduled start yesterday. That could mean he has the flu or it could mean that he needs elbow surgery. Some people were guessing that it could have been a [...]
TMI…| Realignment Is Here Thanks to Joe »
Bud Selig has his own version of Health Care. Realigning baseball. It’s not a matter of if it’s coming, but when, and how different it will be from the current format. When it happens there will be praise and there will be criticism; it’s not going to be perfect, because nothing ever is. But we as baseball fans, who knowingly [...]
Game Six: Yankees Improve to 2-for-2 in Rubber Games, »
Game six did not have the same feel early as game five, which had CC Sabathia going into the eighth inning with a no-hitter. This time the Rays got on the board rather quickly, as they scored two runs in the first inning. The Yankees responded in the top of the second with a run of their own after a Curtis Granderson double. After his shaky [...]
CC Sabathia’s Importance to the Yankees: No »
Remember CC Sabathia’s almost no-hitter? Just kidding—of course you do. It was one of the better pitching performances the Yankees have been on the right side of in a while. Well, I found this article by Joe Henderson of The Tampa Tribune that says that good old Joe Girardi would have pulled the Yankees ace after Kelly Shoppach hit [...]
New York Yankees Giving Fans Reasons to Get Excited »
The Yankees have gotten off to a good start so far this season, as they opened up against two tough opponents, the Red Sox and Rays, but still managed to win two of three games from each team to open the season with a 4-2 record. You try to win every series,” manager Joe Girardi said. “That’s our goal going in. I don’t [...]