Archive for May, 2010
Rough Night for Pitchers: Thames Gets The Pie, Johnson »
It was a rough night to be a pitcher in the Bronx last night. Nine pitchers in total were used in the contest between the Yankees and Red Sox. Of the nine, five gave up runs in the 11-9 Yankees win. The starters were not good. Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka had a bad first inning in which the Yankees scored five runs. The righty lasted [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: Marcus Thames’ Walk-Off Homer »
In 2009, the Yankees won a total of 15 games in walk-off hit fashion. In the 2010 season, the Yankees got their first of the season in a much needed way against their oldest rival. Monday night pitted the Yankees and Red Sox in the first of two games at Yankee Stadium. Early on, the Yankees got a 5-0 lead in the first inning off Boston starter [...]
Marcus Thames Becomes a Yankee: 14 Years in the Making »
In the 30th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft, the New York Yankees selected Marcus Thames from Louisville, Mississippi. Six years after that, in June of 2002, Thames homered on the first pitch he ever saw. Who threw it? Just this guy named Randy Johnson. No big deal, right? Thames was traded to the Texas Rangers [...]
New York Yankees Promote J.R. Murphy To Low a »
The Yankees second round draft pick last season, J.R. Murphy left extended spring training and played tonight for the Low A Charleston RiverDogs. The RiverDogs were playing in Rome, GA against the Low A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The 6'0", 190 lb Murphy was the designated hitter and ended up 1-3, with a double, RBI and struck out [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: A-Rod, Marcus Thames Provide Heroics »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 9 13 0 N.Y. Yankees « 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 13 0 WP: J. Vazquez (2-4) LP: J. Papelbon (1-3) By this time I should expect these kinds of games between the Yankees and Red Sox, but wow, what a crazy game. It looked like this was going [...]
New York Yankees Minor League Baseball Report (May 17) »
==== ==== ==== ==== (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (23-14) beat Charlotte (16-23) 5-4: Box Score - Recap Batting: Reegie Corona, 2B: 1-for-4, R Eduardo Nunez, SS: 2-for-4, HR (2), RBI (15), 2 R David Winfree, 1B: 1-for-4, 2B Jon Weber, DH: 0-for-3, BB, R Jesus Montero, C: 1-for-2, HR (3), 4 RBI (19), 2 BB, R Chad Huffman, [...]
Yankees Bore This Baseball Fan »
Unless there is a catastrophe, the Yankees are going to buy another World Series this season. There's no denying it. That team is stacked with great hitting and great pitching. Their young players mesh with the veterans when it comes to creating a cohesive unit. There's no team in baseball that can challenge them. People can talk about the Giants [...]
Red Sox-Yankees: Thames Walks-Off Red Sox After »
Trailing 9-7 in the bottom of the ninth, Alex Rodriguez tied the game with a two-run home run off Jonathan Papelbon. Three batters later, Marcus Thames’ two-out, two-run walk off homer lifted New York to an 11-9 win over Boston Monday night at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won despite blowing an early 5-0 lead. The Red Sox lost their eighth [...]
10 Reasons Why The Yankees Are America’s Most »
"Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers, and cheating on your income tax." —Chicago newspaper columnist Mike Royko Face it. If you aren't a Yankees fan, then there will always be a sense, some sort of cognizance of hate towards them. Whether you are an extremist, hoping at all costs that the Yanks lose, or [...]
Top 10 Funniest Sports Related Commercials of All-Time »
Sports are an excellent way to stay active in life. The advertising agencies for thousands of products like to include sports stars and celebrities to make products familiar. Sometimes the ad may be serious like Tim Tebow and his Super Bowl ad. Other times we can get a laugh put of it. Lets take a look at some of the funniest sports related [...]