Archive for May, 2010
MLB First Quarter Report: An Illusion Of Parity »
The big story of the start of the baseball season would be the great starts by Tampa Bay, San Diego, Cincinnati and Washington. The other big stories are off the field tales of Hall of Fame players napping and teens getting tasered. The big debate is about parity. As of right now, there are fifteen teams that are .500 or better. That is great [...]
CC Sabathia Should Be Vilified In Cleveland »
The Celtics eliminated the Cavaliers in six games last week. Now, everyone speculates where LeBron James is going to play. Basketball junkies encourage James to leave Cleveland for a chance to win a championship. Clevelanders warn their hometown star not to leave or else be vilified the way Art Modell was for moving the Browns to Baltimore. If [...]
Struggling Sluggers Returning To Form In May For The »
With an "A-Bomb" grand slam from A-Rod on Friday night, the great Mariano Rivera giving up a grand slam himself on Sunday, and Marcus Thames sinking Papelbon and the Sox on Monday, it has been a week of highs and lows for the Yanks thus far. But through it all, the Yankees are starting to see some major production out of their once [...]
Yankees Hope To Dig the Red Sox a Bigger Hole With a »
After last night's thrilling comeback victory by the New York Yankees (25-13), CC Sabathia (4-2, 3.71 ERA) looks to finish off the Boston Red Sox (19-20) for the time being. Going into Tuesday night, the Red Sox are already eight-and-a-half games out of first place in the American League East. However, the Yankees aren't actually the leader of the [...]
MLB Update: Phil Hughes Has New York On Fire »
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes has dominated thus far into the 2010 season. Starting with a 5-0 record (best on the squad) and a 2.25 ERA on the year—Hughes has been lighting it up in the fifth spot for the red-hot Yanks. Despite struggling against the Boston Red Sox, Hughes still managed not to lose the game and finished with a no [...]
New York Yankees’ Brett Gardner Excelling in His »
Since the Curtis Granderson injury, Brett Gardner has stopped being platooned with Marcus Thames in left field. Gardner is now the starting center fielder and is making the most out of his opportunity. Not that the opportunity wasn't warranted in the first place. I have repeatedly said that Gardner should have been the starting center fielder, [...]
Red (Sox) Alert: Yankees Putting Distance Between »
Chan Ho Park's legacy in the Bronx can essentially be boiled down to two components: 1) The opening night gastrointestinal issues that made him a YouTube sensation . 2) His propensity for allowing home runs to the Boston Red Sox. In other words, Park may struggle to fill pages in his upcoming memoir, "Longballs and Loose Bowels: Stuff I Did With [...]
Another Long, Boring Yankees/Red Sox Game Finally »
Joe West would have been bored out of his mind last night. Six weeks ago, after the Yankees began their title defense with a three-game opening series against the Boston Red Sox, major league umpire Joe West complained about the length of time the Yankees and Red Sox take to play each other. Among his criticisms, he said, “They’re [...]
Mark Melancon May Be Called Up to Help Yankees’ »
Chad Jennings is reporting that the Yankees will likely call Mark Melancon up from Triple-A Scranton, but they're waiting to see if tonight's game can be played before they make the move. He also says that Boone Logan or Greg Golson could be heading to Scranton to make room on the roster. With the exception of Sunday's game, both Joba Chamberlain [...]
The 10 Best Red Sox-Yankees Moments of the Decade »
With the Red Sox and Yankees meeting again this week, here’s my rundown of the best moments of the past decade in baseball’s greatest rivalry. There are any number of moments I could have picked. Just missing out were Jacoby Ellsbury's steal of home, the 33 consecutive scoreless innings by Yankee pitching and Mark Teixeira signing [...]