Archive for October, 2010
A.J. Burnett Does What We All Expected, Rangers Take »
The Yankees had a lead with A.J. Burnett on the mound, but manager Joe Girardi got greedy and left him in too long as the Rangers eventually broke the game open for a 10-3 victory at Yankee Stadium. Here are some highlights: Burnett held the Rangers to two runs over five innings, but gave up a three-run shot to Bengie Molina in the sixth that [...]
ALCS 2010: New York Yankees’ Season on the Brink »
A.J. Burnett was pitching well until Bengie Molina sent the first pitch he saw in the sixth inning into the left field seats for a three-run homer and a 5-3 lead, one the Rangers would never relinquish en route to a 10-3 victory in Game 4 and a 3-1 American League Championship Series lead. I don't have any problem with manager Joe Girardi leaving [...]
ALCS Game 4: New York Yankees Cannot Cheat Their Way »
In 1996, a snot-nosed brat named Jeffrey Mair reached his hand into the field of play during the American League Championship Series. He grabbed a ball destined to be caught by Baltimore Orioles outfielder Tony Tarasco, thus allowing it to be called a home run hit by Derek Jeter because right field umpire Rich Garcia was out of position and [...]
New York Yankees Lost It At the Trade Deadline (And »
By Mark Rinaldi Most people remember that in the middle of the summer the New York Yankees were inches away from acquiring Cliff Lee from the Seattle Mariners for two prospects. The deal was so close to becoming official that Lee’s wife called CC Sabathia‘s better half for advice on making the transition to the Bronx. If the deal [...]
New York Yankees Fan Jared Macchirole a Douche or »
By Tommy Willet Everyone watching the Yankee game saw Robinson Cano‘s solo shot into right field early on, as well as the fan interference by a kid named Jared Macchirole that maybesortakinda occured. With it being a crucial game in the ALCS on primetime television, which means the whole world is watching, (except for these [...]
ALCS Game 4: New York Yankees Attempt To Break Even in »
"You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow." - Derek Jeter The Yankees, down two games to one in the ALCS to the AL West champion Texas Rangers, are in unfamiliar territory. Cruising through the playoffs for the most part in 2009, Yankees face a must win situation [...]
A.J. Burnett Vs. Tommy Hunter: By the Numbers »
Like it or not, A.J. Burnett is starting tonight for the Yankees. At least he’s going up against the Rangers least impressive starter in Tommy Hunter. Here is a look at this matchup by the numbers: 2010 Numbers: Hunter: 23 G, 13-4 record, 128 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.24 WHIP. Burnett: 33 G, 10-15 record, 186.2 IP, 5.26 ERA, 1.51 WHIP. 2010 Numbers [...]
ALCS 2010: Shining a Spotlight on the Yankees »
With A.J. Burnett taking the mound tonight the Yankees will need their offense to show up more than at any point in this series. The problem is, aside from the eighth inning of game one, they have been largely absent. Really the only one who has shown up is Robinson Cano. Cano is leading the team through the ALCS with a .417 batting average and [...]
ALCS Game 4 Discussion: Starting A.J. Burnett Tonight »
Tonight is a very big game for the Yankees. I don’t like to throw around the cliche that it is a must-win game until it actually becomes a must-win, but tonight is pretty close. If the Yankees lose tonight they go down in the series 3-1 and would have to win three games in a row, including two in Texas and one against Cliff Lee to move on [...]
Yankees News: Francisco Cervelli Starting, Girardi Has »
Tonight is a very big game for the Yankees. It is not a must-win, but it is pretty much as close to it gets to one. Unfortunately they have A.J. Burnett on the mound too, which makes things so much harder, but they don’t really have much of a choice. Here are some notes: Francisco Cervelli is starting tonight and batting ninth with [...]