Archive for April, 2010
Alex Rodriguez Vs. Dallas Braden: Who Can Be the King »
Alex Rodriguez: Age 34, 585 career home runs, .305 career batting average, three-time MVP Dallas Braden: Age 26, 14-21 career, 4.68 career ERA Rodriguez off Braden career: 3-for-6, HR On Thursday, Alex Rodriguez hit a single off Dallas Braden. Robinson Cano followed and fouled off a ball during the at-bat. On the foul ball, Rodriguez went from [...]
The Sad Case of Ex-New York Yankee Eric Duncan »
Most astute baseball fans can list several first-round draft picks that failed to live up to expectations. Their careers could have been derailed by drugs, alcohol or sex addiction. In some cases, their style of play may not have worked at the minor league level. Other times, they are just mismanaged. One case will always stick out to Yankee fans, [...]
6,632 Games Since Their Last One, The Yankees Turn a »
The New York Yankees accomplished a rare feature in their 4-2 loss against the Oakland Athletics on Thursday afternoon. Pitcher CC Sabathia was pitching very well, but did not get enough run support to top the A's. Sabathia pitched to Kurt Suzuki. The ball was chopped to Alex Rodriguez, who rushed to third and stepped on the bag to get Daric [...]
Yankees Turn First Triple Play Since 1968 »
The Yankees may have lost by 2 runs against the Oakland A's, but this afternoon's game will be remembered for one defensive play. In the bottom of the 6th inning of today's game, Kurt Suzuki stepped to the plate with Ryan Sweeney on 1st and Daric Barton on 2nd base and nobody out. Suzuki, in the first inning, drilled a [...]
Can Nick Johnson Ever Really Slump? »
I think I’ve probably visited Nick Johnson ’s baseball reference page 100 times already this season. It’s really a thing of beauty. We all knew he would walk a lot, but I’m not sure anyone predicted what he’s done so far. Going into Thursday’s game, he had a league-leading 18 walks. We’re nearing the end [...]
With Phil Hughes, as Yogi Berra Would Say, It’s »
He is not the savior, and he was never a prodigy, but he was a talented right-handed pitcher who had a popping fastball and killer, knee-buckling curve. The fact that Phil Hughes carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning of last night's game on the road, against an American League West opponent in his second start of the season, seemed [...]
Notes and Quotes: More on Hughes, the Bullpen, and the »
Things are going as well as you could ever hope for the Yankees this season. They have won each of their first five series this season, the first time they’ve done that since 1926, and are sitting in first place with an 11-3 record. They also have their ace, CC Sabathia , on the mound today as they try to go for their seventh win in a [...]
Phil Hughes’ Dominant Performance Brings Back »
Phil Hughes was absolutely dominant on Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics. He had his best stuff of the season, possibly his career, last night as he came ever so close to no hitting the A's. Hughes' control was terrific. His stuff was electric. The young pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before giving up an infield single [...]
Yankees-A’s: Phil Hughes Flirts with No-Hitter »
On Wednesday night, Phil Hughes made his second start of the season against the Oakland A's and was looking for an even stronger performance from his first start. Any stronger of a performance, and you would have thought that it was Ron Guidry and not Hughes pitching on the mound. In case you fell asleep before or during the game and think I am [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 22, 2010 »
Brett Gardner continues to produce, at least against right handed pitching. In last night's win for the New York Yankees against the Oakland Athletics, Gardner was 2-3 with a walk and a run batted in. What is more, the RBI came with two outs in the ninth. The Yankees held a precarious one-run lead after Phil Hughes had taken a no-hitter [...]