Archive for October, 2010
New York Yankees: They Continue to Beat the Minnesota »
When Jim Thome flied out to short left field in the bottom of the ninth Thursday night, that out secured the New York Yankees eighth straight postseason victory over the Minnesota Twins. The things which the Twins have no control over, whether it is missed third strike calls or fair balls ruled foul, have always come back to haunt them [...]
New York Yankees News: Lance Berkman, Jorge Posada, »
Despite a little bit of controversy, the Yankees beat the Twins to put them on the brink of elimination. Today is an off-day, but Phil Hughes goes tomorrow night back at Yankee Stadium. Here are some notes: Andy Pettitte said that Lance Berkman told him the other day that he and Kevin Long made adjustments to his swing, and he was feeling a lot [...]
2010 MLB Playoffs: Brian Cashman Sees Return on His »
The Yankees have been waiting a long time for Lance Berkman to do something. Actually, they've been waiting for him do to anything.Before yesterday, his most notable achievement in pinstripes was hitting Alex Rodriguez in the shin with a line drive in batting practice. That happened in early August, and in all the time that followed, one of the [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Players the Bronx Bombers Should »
The big story of this Yankee season has been the starting pitching, so it is no coincidence that this list has only four batters included.The Yankees have had disastrous seasons for how much they are paying both AJ Burnett and Javier Vazquez.So it is without question that the Yankees need to address the top five arms on the squad and shore up [...]
Minnesota Twins-New York Yankees, ALDS Game Two: »
For those who did not have the pleasure of watching Game Two of the ALDS between the Yankees and Twins, one of the biggest story lines was a controversial call in the seventh inning. With one out, two strikes, and Jorge Posada on first base, Carl Pavano threw a tailing fastball on the inside of the plate for what "should have" been strike [...]
New York Yankees Manager Joe Girardi in Favor of »
The play Yankees manager Joe Girardi is discussing is Greg Golson‘s catch in the ninth inning of Game One of the ALDS that should have ended the game, but instead was ruled a trap. Via ESPN: “As long as it doesn’t slow the games down,” Girardi said in the visiting manager’s office before Thursday night’s Game [...]
The Lance Berkman Non-Strikeout »
The Yankees beat the Twins 5-2 last night and the play that everyone seems to be talking about is the Lance Berkman at-bat in the the seventh that ended up being an RBI double. It’s become an infamous play because it looked like Carl Pavano had him struck out just the pitch before. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was ejected following the [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins ALDS: Pettitte »
The Yankees entered Game 2 on Thursday looking to continue their momentum from defeating the Twins in Game 1 the night before. On the mound for New York was Andy Pettitte, looking to brush aside the rust and any side effects of a groin injury that kept him on the disabled list for two months. For the Twins, it was Carl Pavano, pitching against his [...]
Underestimating Underdogs: New York Yankees Beat »
Before the start of the 2010 ALDS, the state of the New York Yankees went as follows: Fact: The New York Yankees are looking old. Fact: The Yankees played awful baseball in September, finishing the month with a 12-15 record and playing under .500 baseball for the first time since April 2008. They lost seven of they’re last 10 games. Fact: [...]
2010 ALDS Game 2: Andy Pettitte Leads New York Yankees »
The Yankees gave the ball to veteran lefty Andy Pettitte in Game 2 of the ALDS. On the mound for The Twins, was former Yankee Carl Pavano. The Twins needed Pavano to come through for them but the Yankee offense was too much for Pavano. Pettitte went seven innings giving up five hits while allowing just two runs, and just one walk. [...]