Archive for October, 2010
Don’t Make A.J. Burnett the Goat in New York »
The only thing that could have made last night worse for New York was another successful terrorist plot.OK, so that's a bit of a stretch, but seriously, last night was really a drag.The Yankees took an early lead in Game 4 of the 2010 ALCS when Robinson Cano hit his third homer of the series in the second inning, making it 1-0. Two batters [...]
The Texas Rangers and Me: It’s About Time It Was »
The Texas Rangers are—can you believe it?—but one win away from their first-ever trip to the World Series. They are one win away from sitting down the Mighty Yankees, the Bronx Bombers, Baseball’s Bullies. One win away. Just one. “It’s time.” This has been the slogan, the mantra, the battle-cry all season long [...]
Molina, Hamilton Power Rangers to 3-1 Series Lead, »
When Texas Rangers catcher and eighth-place hitter Bengie Molina turned on an inside pitch from New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J Burnett in the sixth inning, all Alex Rodriguez could do was hang his head. Catcher Francisco Cervelli was similarly dismayed, and Burnett was also in disbelief, with a "What have I done?" reaction. Molina and [...]
New York Yankees: Pin This Loss on Joe Girardi, Not »
Surprisingly, a lot of Yankees fans last night had hope. There seemed to be some hope that despite his struggles all season long, A.J. Burnett was going to give his team a winning effort and help his team even up the series with the Texas Rangers. That hope seemed to be a reality, until manager Joe Girardi messed with it. The key moment was in the [...]
Yankees Chapter of the BBA Announces AL Reliever of »
The next Baseball Bloggers Alliance award we are participating in is the Reliever of the Year Award or the Goose Gossage Award. The Goose Gossage Award was named after the former Yankee reliever Goose Gossage because his style helped to defined the role of the modern closer. In his prime with the Yankees, Gossage had a 2.10 ERA, 150 saves, a 183 [...]
New York Yankees: Bleacher Creatures Force Play on »
Update: The New York Daily News has reported that the Yankees and the Bleacher Creatures have come to an agreement to end their controversial tradition.The Bleacher Creatures embody the best or worst of New York Yankees fans, based on your point of view. This group of die-hard fans, who now occupy Section 203, are notorious for both their [...]
2010 ALCS : So This Is What $200 Million Looks Like? »
After the 10-3 shelling that the New York Yankees took at the hands of the Texas Rangers in the "House that George Built," one can't help but begin to worry. What began in game one with the exception of an offensive outburst in one inning has only steadily gotten worse through the first four games.Is this really what a payroll in excess of $200 [...]
New York Yankees: Not Scoring Runs, So Just Blame It »
The ALCS has not been good for the New York Yankees thus far, but blaming the pitching is just a mask for the real issue. The issue is not hitting, which means runs don’t score. With zero or two as a team’s score, it forces the pitching into having to be almost perfect to get a win. For example look back at CC Sabathia’s start in [...]
ALCS Game 4: Too (Grady) Little, Too Late for Girardi, »
Grady Little is forever remembered as the manager who was fired on the demerit of a single postseason game. Joe Girardi will probably avoid that same fate, but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve it.It's hard to imagine Girardi having a worse game than he did on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. That he had such a bad night, with the stakes being as [...]
2010 ALCS Game 4: New York Yankees Lose a Double Tex »
Going into Game 4 of the ALCS, the New York Yankees were down 2 games to one to the Texas Rangers. So, it’s understandable how hesitant Yankees fans were to trust the decision of starting AJ Burnett in the most important game of this postseason for New York. Burnett did okay, better than expected but once again the Yankees couldn’t hit [...]