Archive for September, 2010
Fixing a Flat Finish: What MLB Must Do To Make »
There is no professional sports league in which it is tougher for a franchise to reach the postseason than Major League Baseball. Making the postseason in baseball is a true accomplishment for any team, even for the Yankees and their $206 million payroll. In baseball, just eight of thirty ballclubs reach the postseason each year. In the NHL and [...]
CC Sabathia Hurts His Cy Young Chances in New York »
The CC Sabathia vs. Felix Hernandez debate may have ended last night as Sabathia dropped a big game to the Rays, allowing seven runs over just 5.1 innings. The Yankees eventually lost 10-3 at home. Some highlights: Sabathia was doing well enough through 5 innings. At one point he struck out 3 batters in a row looking. It all fell apart in the [...]
CC Sabathia: Is He Declining Faster Than the New York »
CC Sabathia has five more years to go. At least as a Yankee. For $23 million a year. Unless HE doesn't want to (given his player's option to quit after two more years). Unless he's the team's answer to Jamie Moyer or Phil Niekro, he won't be worth $23 million in his seventh year. More to the point, he hasn't been worth $23 million in this, his [...]
CC Sabathia’s Cy Young Chances Wiped Away by One »
Even had CC Sabathia pitched well last night, who knows if it would've been enough to lock down a second Cy Young Award?The groundswell for Felix Hernandez is building. The Mariners ace fired eight more brilliant innings in a 1-0 loss earlier Thursday, dropping him to 12-12 on the year. Nevertheless, it's hard to shake the feeling this is shaping [...]
Could Royce Ring Help New York Yankees in Postseason? »
Last night in a 7-2 loss to Tampa Bay, Yankees manager Joe Girardi brought in relief pitcher Royce Ring, who was making his debut this season after pitching in Triple-A for most of 2010. Ring was very effective and efficient, so should Girardi include Ring on the postseason roster? All three of the teams the Yankees could potentially face in the [...]
NY Yankees: Nova, Vazquez, Gaudin, Mitre, Moseley »
Via Jack Curry's Twitter: Yanks expect 11 pitchers for DS. CC, AJ, Andy, Phil, Mo, Wood, Joba, Logan, Rbrtsn r locks. Nova, Vazquez, Gaudin, Mitre fight 4 2 spots. He forgot to mention Dustin Moseley, but I assume if he blew the Yankees away over the next two weeks he could easily beat out some of these players. I’m also going to throw [...]
The Boston Red Sox Cannot Give Up Yet »
This is going to kill me because I am a die-hard New York Yankees fan, but in the pessimistic would that I live in, I can see the Yankees blowing it with ten games remaining and two big series coming up with their arch rival Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox have lost their last four of six, and honestly, I think they could come back from eight back in [...]
Kevin Long Appreciation: The Lance Berkman Edition »
At age 34, Lance Berkman has started to feel his age this season as he has dealt with a few nagging injuries that have dragged his numbers down. His season in Houston was up and down and the first two weeks in the Bronx were just ugly. Berkman went on the DL in the middle of August, and before he came off the DL he started working with Yankees [...]
It’s Pitching Match-Up Deja Vu: Yankees-Rays And »
The New York Yankees lost the third game to the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night, with a final score of 7-2. The Yankees lead this four-game set, 2-1, with a goal to win the final and take the series. The Rays' best, and only shot is to spilt the series, creeping up on the AL East leading Yankees to just a half-game. Clearly with nine games [...]
The Sports Mac: The Daily Fives For September 23rd, »
Top Five Stories From Yesterday 1. The Phillies sweep the Braves out of Philadelphia, increasing their lead in the NL East to six games and reducing their magic number to four. 2. The Padres retake the lead in the NL West after they defeat the Dodgers, and the Giants lose to the Cubs. 3. The Rays get back to within 1.5 games of the Yankees [...]