Archive for October, 2010
New York Yankees Do It to the Minnesota Twins Again »
When the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim finally beat the Boston Red Sox in last year’s postseason after years of getting their butts kicked, they needed to exercise their demons in dramatic fashion. They swept the Red Sox in the ALDS and did so by coming back against Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon in the ninth. Not only did they beat him, [...]
New York Yankees Take Commanding 2-0 Lead in ALDS »
The Yankees yet again won another come-from-behind playoff game against the Minnesota Twins as they beat them 5-2 last night behind a strong performance from Andy Pettitte. Here are some highlights: The Twins had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second, but Carl Pavano couldn’t hold it. Pavano pitched six innings and allowed four [...]
New York Yankees Got It Right In Aiming for Wild Card »
Two games into both American League Division Series match-ups and it seems that the Yankees made the right decision by winning the Wild Card. The New York media continuously jumped on the Yankees regarding their play over the past two months. In reality, yes, they were playing horribly, but they were also not playing with a sense of urgency. The [...]
New York Yankees’ Dominance over Twins »
We’ve seen this movie before haven’t we? The Minnesota Twins jump out to a lead, the New York Yankees come back, the Twins get tight, and then Mariano Rivera comes in to close the door. It’s like the movie Arlington Road (one of the more underrated movies in the last 15 years by the way). You kind of wait for the good guys to [...]
Andy Pettitte’s Stats Vs. The Twins »
Going up against Carl Pavano tonight is the man who has been winning big playoff games for the Yankees since 1996, Andy Pettitte. Here are his pertinent numbers against the Twins. 2010 overall numbers: 21 G, 11-3 record, 129 IP, 123 H, 41 BB, 101 K, 3.28 ERA, 1.27 WHIP. Career numbers vs. the Twins: 21 G, 11-5 record, 145.2 IP, 148 [...]
Carl Pavano’s Stats vs. the Yankees »
The former American Idle and current Italian B-movie star Carl Pavano starts tonight against the Yankees as the Twins try to get back into the series after falling behind 1-0 last night. Here are some pertinent stats. 2010 overall numbers: 32 G, 17-11 record, 221 IP, 227 H, 37 BB, 117 K, 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP. Career numbers vs. the [...]
2010 MLB Playoffs: Teixeira’s Performance on the »
I've been pretty hard on Mark Teixeira this year.This can happen when a star slugger of your favorite team also happens to be the No. 1 pick in your big-money fantasy baseball league. It's kind of like doubling down in black jack—payoff is double the pleasure, but losing hurts twice as bad as winning feels good.And there were times this [...]
Mark Teixeira and New York Yankees Need Big Night To »
Many of us remember the game-winning, walk-off home run that Mark Teixeira launched in Game 2 of the 2009 ALDS against the Twins. Many more of us are having trouble forgetting the rest of the 2009 playoffs, where Teixeira was practically a no-show. He had just a .180 batting average with a .593 OPS last postseason. He capped it off with a [...]
New York Yankees: All About Pitching…Sometimes »
Before Game 1 of the ALDS yesterday, I briefly mentioned how I thought the whole “pitching wins in the postseason” narrative is a little flawed. Clearly, pitching – starting pitching in particular – is a gigantic factor in deciding who wins. Tampa Bay certainly wishes they didn’t have to face Cliff Lee yesterday (and [...]
The Daily Fives For October 7th, 2010 From The Sports »
Top Five Stories From Yesterday 1. Roy Halladay throws just the second no-hitter in postseason baseball history as Philadelphia takes Game 1 of their NLDS over Cincinnati. 2. The Yankees rally from a four-run deficit and defeat the Twins in Minnesota to win Game 1 of their ALDS. 3. Cliff Lee pitches seven strong innings and gets good support from [...]