Archive for September, 2010
Yankees-Rays: Why This Series Will Still Leave the AL »
Ending a horrid 3-6 road trip, the New York Yankees are glad to be back home. Home or not though, starting with a 4-game series against the second-place Tampa Bay Rays, the next two weeks will challenge the Yankees in every possible way. The Yankees come into the week with a 90-59 record, just a half-game ahead of the Rays, who sit at 89-59. The [...]
Joe Torre Makes His Triumphant Return to the Bronx »
Via the NY Post: Joe Torre and Don Mattingly will attend the unveiling of George Steinbrenner’s monument in Monument Park, according to multiple people with knowledge of the names who will be on hand at Yankee Stadium. The Steinbrenner family invited people with ties to The Boss, and Torre and Mattingly responded by telling the [...]
Mark Teixeira: This Has Been Toughest Stretch of My »
via the NY Daily News: And so, as Swisher returns to the lineup, Girardi sits down , who painted anything but a painless picture of the thumb and toe injuries he’s been playing with the past few weeks. “I’ve been playing with a lot of pain the last two or three weeks and maybe this is going to help,” Teixeira said. [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano, »
The Yankees dropped the series finale against the Orioles yesterday, but still were able to take two of three and win the series. Today they start a much bigger series against the Rays, which could determine who wins the AL East. Here are some notes: Nick Swisher came back on Saturday after missing some time with a sore knee. He is two-for-10 [...]
Derek Jeter’s Hit-By-Pitch: An Oscar-Winning »
Derek Jeter has dated his fair share of actresses and women with a flair for the dramatic—Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, and Minka Kelly. During last Wednesday’s game against the Rays, Jeter got to play a role in the acting as well. With the Yankees down 2-1 in the seventh and one out, Jeter was given first base on a supposed [...]
New York Yankees-Tampa Bay Rays: Breaking Down the AL »
As the 2010 season draws to a close, pennant races are taking shape for the final weeks, and the Wild Card picture is beginning to look more clear. In the case of the AL East, it's quite clear that both teams will make the playoffs.This does not mean that this race is of little importance. Quite the contrary, this Yankees-Rays showdown is shaping [...]
Orioles-Yankees: Luke Scott, O’s Come Back »
The Baltimore Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Yankees behind by one. The great Mariano Rivera awaited on the mound at Camden Yards, having never before in his career blown two saves in the month of September. Baltimore was believed to have the steepest of uphill climbs ahead of them, but Luke Scott broke [...]
Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Options: Week 25 (September »
It’s time to look at the potential two-start options for the upcoming fantasy week. If I have someone rated as a three, four, or five-star option, they are someone I would definitely use. A two-star option is someone who is borderline, but I’d strongly lean against it unless I have no other options. The one-star options are an [...]
AL East Race: Ten Reasons the New York Yankees Need »
Last Monday, the Yankees visited the Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. for one of the most anticipated series in the 2010 season.The race has been tightly packed all season, with no team leading by more 2 1/2 games since July 26.In the last five days, there have been three flip-flops for the division lead. With another four game set about to happen [...]
A-Rod Gives New York Yankees the ‘Bases »
Is it better to be lucky or good? In Alex Rodriguez's case, last night he was a little bit of both. Rodriguez should could have been rung up on a called strike three in the ninth inning last night. But that didn't happen, and moments later, he hit a home run devastating enough in its effectiveness to leave Orioles closer Koji Uehara doubled over [...]