Archive for September, 2010
New York Yankees Vs. Tampa Bay Rays Preview: Stop »
There is not much to say after the New York Yankees got swept right out of Texas over the weekend. The Rangers took all three games and did so without slugger Josh Hamilton, who was out of the lineup with a sore back. Friday night’s 13-inning battle ended on a Rangers' walkoff home run off Nelson Cruz’s bat. Saturday night things got [...]
Painting the Playoff Picture: New York Yankees Look To »
As of September 12th, the Yankees are 87-56, a half game up on the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East. The division will be at stake with the crucial upcoming Rays series in St. Petersburg.The playoffs seem to be a lock for the Bombers, barring any Mets' style collapse over the course of the month (knock on wood), so let's take a look at some [...]
Austin Romine: Is He the New York Yankees Future »
With the Trenton Thunder's 8-1 win Friday night in New Hampshire, the Yankees Double-A affiliate advanced to the Eastern League finals for the third time in the last four seasons. With absolutely stunning pitching, the Thunder's starters and relievers held the Fisher Cats to ONE run in 30 innings over the three games. Some of that credit has [...]
New York Yankees Have Lost Six of Last Seven »
The Yankees were swept today by the Texas Rangers and now have lost six of their last seven games as Cliff Lee was brilliant tonight holding them to one run on two hits over eight innings. Dustin Moseley was impressive, but ultimately not good enough as he allowed four runs over 6.2 innings as the Yankees lost 4-1. Here are some [...]
New York Yankees Playoff Roster Discussion »
The question of whether or not the Yankees will win the American League Eastern Division looms rather large, but at this point with the Red Sox sitting nine games behind the Yankees in the Wild Card standings things look pretty good for their playoff chances. Over the past two days, Chad Gaudin has been playing a large part in Yankee losses and [...]
Brett Gardner To Have MRI, ‘Should Be »
Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner will have an MRI performed on his right wrist due to what has become an ongoing problem. Gardner has had trouble with his wrist since June 27, when he was hit by a pitch during the Yankees interleague series with the Dodgers. Gardner says that he hasn't "felt like it was 100 percent," and says that, although [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Pettitte, Miranda, Russo, »
The Yankees have dropped two in a row in walk-off style against the Texas Rangers and things won’t get any easier today as they face Cliff Lee. Making things worse, the Tampa Bay Rays are within striking distance, just a half-game back, of first place. So there is a lot on the line this afternoon. Here are some notes: In Lee’s last [...]
Joe Girardi’s Crucial Mathematical Error Costs »
Picture this: a game lasts over four hours, uses 41 players, features 374 pitches, has two blown saves, and ends in a walk-off hit by pitch—by Mariano Rivera. Welcome to Yankees-Rangers, September 11 (and part of 12), 2010 It was a peculiar game to say the least, and it was no surprise that such an odd game was perpetuated by a series of [...]
Yankees Lose To Rangers Again on Yet Another Walk-Off »
This weekend’s series is a possible playoff preview and that could be bad news for the Yankees as it appears the Texas Rangers have their number lately after they picked up their second walk-off win in a row. This time the Rangers won the game after Ian Kinsler tied it in the bottom of the 9th with an RBI double and then Texas won the game [...]
Andy Pettitte To Throw One More Rehab Start, Eyes »
Yankees' starter Andy Pettitte is inching closer to his return. If all goes according to plan, he could return right before a key series against the Rays in New York, exactly one month after going on the disabled list with an injured groin. Pettitte threw a scoreless four innings in a minor league rehab start for Double-A Trenton on Thursday. The [...]