Archive for August, 2010
Yankees-Tigers: Johnny Damon Returns to Yankee Stadium »
After a disappointing 3-3 road trip, splitting with Texas and Kansas City, the Yankees return to Yankee Stadium to face Johnny Damon and the Detroit Tigers. But don't forget about Austin Jackson, the young rookie who the Yankees traded to acquire Curtis Granderson. He is also making a "reappearance." The Yankees were especially sloppy in the [...]
New York Yankees-Texas Rangers Two-Game Series Review »
Boy, was that a lot of fun! Who says a two-game series isn't worth the effort?One night after losing in unlikely and dramatic fashion to the Texas Rangers, the New York Yankees won a game in even more dramatic, if not precisely unusual fashion. Coming back from a five-run deficit, the Yankees managed to beat one of their postseason foes by a [...]
Dustin Johnson and the 10 Worst Big-Stage Screw-Ups of »
Dustin Johnson endured one of the worst Sunday screw-ups in recent golf history when he grounded his club on the final hole of the 2010 PGA Championship. Johnson's mistake conjured up memories of other memorable meltdowns on the links, but is Johnson's screw-up among the 10 worst of the last two decades?There are both individual and team [...]
MLB Playoffs: Format Needs Fixing Beyond Scheduling »
In late July, Commissioner Bug Selig announced that the start of next year's regular season would be begin on April 1st, 2011. No April Fool's joke here, only that Mr. Selig would like to move up the season in order to avoid ending the postseason in November in conflict with the start of the NBA and NHL season and the ongoing NFL season heading [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Kevin Long’s Small Tweaks Are »
Last night, Alex Rodriguez shined brightly in the New York Yankees 8-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals by crushing three home runs. They were also done in three consecutive at bats. It was the fourth time in his career that he has done such, the first time since 2005 against Bartolo Colon and the Anaheim Angels. Curtis [...]
A-Rod Has Come a Long Way…But Is It Far Enough? »
I remember back in February 2004, when I first heard the news that Alex Rodriguez had been traded to the New York Yankees. At the time, I was a soon-to-be 14-year-old fan who had finally stopped taking for granted how difficult it was to win a World Series. After growing up watching the Yankee dynasty win four championships in five [...]
Alex Rodriguez’ Big Night Puts Him Right Back »
With three home runs and five RBIs in Saturday night's game against the Royals, Alex Rodriguez has put himself right into the middle of the American League MVP race this year. A-Rod smacked his first home run of the night in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, giving the Yanks a 2-1 lead. It was also the first of three Yankee home runs in [...]
New York Yankee’s Latest Hero: Marcus Thames »
New York Yankees Marcus Thames has been the talk of the town lately—and for good reason. Thames has come up big for the Yankees as he led the team in victory over the Texas Rangers Cliff Lee, this past Wednesday night. The switch-hitter went 3-5 with two hits, a homer, and two RBI. Thames had the game-winning single in the top of the [...]
Jose Canseco Living In a Garage; Get Hired As Coach »
Jose Canseco may want to think of writing a new book or do something extraordinary in order to get out of the current streak of bad luck that he has hit. When Canseco was in his prime, he would date models and drive some of the world's most expensive cars. Nowadays, it seems like he can't even afford a nice home. The former Major League slugger [...]
New York Yankees Bullpen is Red Hot »
Last night the Yankees bullpen went a combined 3.2 innings without allowing a run. At a certain point this season that would have been a major achievement for them, but lately it has been par for the course for them. Get this, over the last 30 days the Yankees bullpen has had a 2.35 ERA, good for the best in the American League. Leading the way [...]