Archive for May, 2010
Derek Jeter’s Bat May Be Coming Around »
Derek Jeter's poor start has been a hot topic lately. Today, on ESPN's 1st and 10, they even asked if this is the beginning of the end for the Yankees shortstop. I think it's way too early to turn a simple slump into evidence that Jeter is done. If he's hitting .276 in July, then let's start with this stuff, but until then it's just a slump, [...]
Is Alex Rodriguez Better Than Lou Gehrig? »
Sometimes players from different eras can be compared accurately because their eras were similar. Lou Gehrig and Alex Rodriguez played when offense was dominant. Gehrig played 14 full seasons, 1925-1938, while Alex, whose first full season was 1996, is in his 15th full season. Rodriguez has already hit more home runs than Gehrig and may break [...]
2,800 Hits and 1,600 Runs: More Reasons for Jeter »
Perhaps the baseball gods have intervened. Perhaps he did it on purpose. Perhaps I’m making too big a deal out of this. Derek Jeter has not scored a run in six straight games, which, for a guy who scores constantly, and did score a run in eight straight games earlier this season, is probably one of the longest stretches of his [...]
Hell Week: New York Yankees Suffer Through Poor Week »
The Yankees just finished off a terrible week that saw them go 2-5 against the Red Sox, Rays, and Mets. Here's a breakdown of what went wrong. Split with Boston—lucky not to get swept and blew two 5-0 leads at home. Swept and embarrassed by Tampa. Lost two of three to the Mets. And some stats: Team ERA: 6.05 Opponents hit .311 against [...]
The New York Yankees Need a Breather »
It has been a tough week for the New York Yankees. A strange week. A disappointing week. Any way you look at it, this past week left Yankees fans all over the world, and space, concerned. The Yankees went 2-5 last week, 2-6 if you want to include yesterdays loss on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball . This is not what the Yankees hoped for [...]
Yankees Finish Off a Miserable Week with Another Loss »
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E N.Y. Yankees (26-18) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 10 1 N.Y. Mets (22-23) « 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 x 6 11 0 WP: J. Santana (4-2) LP: C. Sabathia (4-3) SV: F. Rodriguez (8) God, this team is frustrating to watch right now. Last night's Subway Series rubber game looked a lot like the [...]
New York Yankees: 17-Game Stand They’d Like To »
Lets face it, The New York Yankees are playing hurt and tired. Not including the PPD game on May 11 in Detroit, The Yankees have played 17 straight games, including a doubleheader. Through these 17 games, the Yankees have accumulated seven wins and ten losses. Now, that's not a horrible situation, but it is the way that the Yanks have been [...]
Jason Bay Powers New York Mets to Subway Series »
The Mets put themselves in a tough position with their loss in the first game of the series on Friday night but bounced back well the last two days. After winning behind a strong effort from Mike Pelfrey on Saturday, they took the series on Sunday night, led by the red-hot Jason Bay. It was supposed to be a pitchers' duel on paper, but one [...]
CC Gets Torched As Yankees Continue Slide »
The Yankees send their ace to the mound, looking for a strong start to get them back on track yet they got the opposite of what they expected.After surrendering six runs on ten hits, over five innings, CC Sabathia was pulled. So much for the duel of the decade between Santana, and Sabathia.Now six games out of first, and with the Blue Jays and [...]
Blown Call of the Decade: Kerwin Danley »
Being an umpire in Major League Baseball is though and unlike other major sports instant replay does not benefit them because it is not used. In fact when talk of adding it has been brought up it immediately is struck down because the thought is that it takes away the human element of the game and it would slow the game down. Baseball is a long [...]