Archive for April, 2010
New York Yankees: Tamp Bay Rays Series Recap, Plus »
If this trend continues, maybe we should all just skip the first game of the series. The Yankees started a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night and wrapped it up on Sunday evening, with plenty of back and forth action in-between. David Price started game one and went a career high seven and two thirds, with a whopping 111 [...]
MLB: Why Wasn’t Joe Girardi Willing To Let CC »
New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi has both his critics and his advocates. If Kelly Shoppach hadn't broken up CC Sabathia's no-hitter with two outs in the eighth inning of yesterday's game between the New York Yankees and the Tampa Bay Rays, Girardi would have made a managerial move that could have converted many of his supporters. He told [...]
A.J. Burnett Overcomes Early Struggles As Yankees »
After allowing two runs in the first inning, A.J. Burnett (1-0) rebounded to pitch six scoreless innings as New York topped Tampa Bay, 7-3, Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. The Yankees completed their season-opening road trip with a 4-2 record. They also improved to 11-4 in their last 15 games against Tampa Bay.After being shutout on Saturday, [...]
Why Do the Yankees Drive Their Own Players to Drink? »
The New York Yankees. Lord of their realm, with fans who let you know it. Talking to a Yankee fan is generally an exercise in futility, since they are programmed to utter two basic phrases: Phrase one: “Twenty-seven rings, baby”, or a something along that vein. Phrase two: “(Fill in the blank) sucks”. This is [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 11th, 2010 »
Brett Gardner had another great game in the New York Yankees' 10-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday. The only thing Gardner could not do was catch Kelly Shoppach's base hit to left field with two outs in the eighth inning that broke up C.C. Sabathia's bid for his first career no hitter. It may have been academic anyway, since manager [...]
Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight 4/10: CC Sabathia, »
After scoring one game each of the first six days of the 2010 baseball season, Fantasy Baseball Insiders took on an even more impressive task on Saturday. On a day full of exciting matchups, the Insiders scored three games from start to finish, making for the most in-depth update of the young season. Previous Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight [...]
Almost But No No-No: CC Sabathia Nearly No-Hits Rays »
Flirt. The word is defined as behaving amorously without serious intent or to show superficial interest or liking. Being a single guy, flirting is something I specialize in. Yet the word also refers to coming close to reaching or experiencing something. In the New York Yankees’ 10-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays today, CC Sabathia did [...]
Sabathia Comes Within Four Outs of a No-Hitter As »
CC Sabathia (1-0) was four outs away from pitching the 12th no-hitter in Yankees history. But with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, Kelly Shoppach, who was Sabathia’s teammate in Cleveland from 2006-08, singled to left to end the no-hit bid. While Sabathia was nearly flawless on the mound, New York pounded out 10 runs on 14 hits [...]
CC Sabathia Flirts With No-Hitter as New York Yankees »
He just couldn't wait to get out there. Manager Joe Girardi appeared to be out of the dugout before Kelly Shoppach's line drive single to left hit the turf in front of Brett Gardner with two outs in the eighth inning. It was the Rays' first hit of the afternoon off CC Sabathia and with the big lefty at 111 pitches in his second start of the [...]
C.C. Sabathia Flirts With the No-No; New York Yankees »
If you were a Yankee fan watching this game, chances are you didn’t move for a good two or three innings while C.C. Sabathia put together a great rebound performance after his shaky first start against Boston. Actually "great" is probably an understatement, since he went 7.2 innings before allowing a single to Kelly Shoppach (who is now [...]