Archive for August, 2010
James Shields Pitches Tampa Bay Rays To Series Win »
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields is nicknamed “Big Game.” While Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees may not have been the biggest game of the year, Shields lived up to his nickname. Shields tossed 7.1 scoreless innings to lead Tampa Bay past New York 3-0 at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay shutout the Yankees for [...]
Alex Rodriguez, the stretch run: End of Game Thoughts »
The Yankees have just lost two out of three to the Rays, and hold a tight one-game lead in the American League East. It was a great series: every game was extremely well-played and came down to one or two key moments. Here are my thoughts for the final game of this series: The stage is set for an exciting September If you watched all three games, [...]
Mark Teixeira To Skip Yankees’ Texas Trip »
For The Latest Yankees News, Check Out Yankees 'n MoreWhen the New York Yankees travel to Arlington, Texas to take on the first place Rangers, at the start of their next road trip, they will do so without All-Star first baseman Mark Teixeira. According to a source close to Teixeira, who ranks as one of the team's most important players on [...]
Yankees Notes: Cano, A-Rod, Pettitte, The Boss »
Alex Rodriguez continues to press for homer no. 600 and remains stuck on 599, but the Yankees still managed to win thanks to an exciting 9th inning home run that put the Yankees ahead for good 5-4. Here are some notes: Lance Berkman made his Yankee debut, DH’d, and batted in the two-spot. Robinson Cano has had a great season and A-Rod [...]
New York Yankees: Playoffs in August »
The Yankees are about to enter a very crucial stretch in their season, playing the Rays, Jays and the hated rival Red Sox. The current series finale vs. Tampa Bay is about to get underway, and as the hero from last night Robinson Cano put it, "It feels like a playoff." It was a big win, because now the Yankees are assured to leave Tampa [...]
Can Lance Berkman Take the New York Yankees From Best »
Well, that was unexpected. For weeks leading up to MLB’s trade deadline, the Yanks were mostly quiet. Once the Cliff Lee deal fell through, the only names being thrown around were bats off the bench and middle relief help. Well, the Yanks got their bench bat in Austin Kearns. And they paid the Indians $1.4M to rent Kerry Wood for the [...]
Can Lance Berkman Take The New York Yankees From Best »
Well, that was unexpected. For weeks leading up to MLB’s trade deadline, the Yanks were mostly quiet. Once the Cliff Lee deal fell through, the only names being thrown around were bats off the bench and middle relief help. Well, the Yanks got their bench bat in Austin Kearns. And they paid the Indians $1.4 million to rent Kerry Wood for [...]
Yankees and Rangers Position Themselves For Playoffs, »
Cliff Lee, Lance Berkman , Jorge Cantu, Austin Kearns , Bengie Molina, Kerry Wood, Cristian Guzman. All players that are now wearing either a Texas Rangers Jersey or Yankee pinstripes now, as the smell of October baseball grows stronger with each passing day. The perennial American League juggernaut Yankees were active as usual this year at [...]