Archive for October, 2010
2010 ALDS Preview: New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins »
No matter what they say, over the final three-plus weeks of the season, the Yankees played as if they favored taking on the Twins in the first round of the playoffs over securing home-field advantage and having to play Cliff Lee and the Rangers. New York (95-67) seems to have gotten what it wanted and will open up the best-of-five American [...]
MLB Playoff Predictions: Robinson Cano and the 10 Best »
It's playoff time! I know fans of the Yankees, Twins, Rays, Rangers, Giants, Phillies, Reds, and Braves are all gearing up with their jerseys, hats, and probably car flags to show their support as the playoffs get underway this afternoon. What happened during the season means nothing at this point. Every team starts 0-0 and it become a whole new, [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins: ALDS Series »
Part one and two covered statistical comparison, as well as the pros/cons for the upcoming New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins ALDS; finishing off with part three, which will be my prediction of who will win. Remember it is just three of five games in the first round of the MLB postseason and this length makes it all the more challenging. Who [...]
Yankees-Twins: The Road To World Series No. 28 »
The calendar has turned to October, the weather has gotten chillier, and the regular season of the 2010 MLB season is finally over. Playoff baseball has arrived! The Yankees, who earned the Wild Card, finished 2010 at 95-67, just one game behind the Tampa Bay Rays, who won the A.L. East division over the defending champions. This will be the third [...]
2010 MLB Playoffs: Five Reasons Why the Yankees »
First off, let me say that I'm a die-hard Yankees fan and I have been since I was six years old. I'll be pulling for them to win number 28, but I'm not getting my hopes up.This isn't the same team that won it all last year.While they can pull it off, I think I've come up with five good reasons why they may have to wait until next year for [...]
MLB Playoff Rosters: A.J. Burnett Does Not Fit On »
With the postseason set to begin on Wednesday, the Yankees announced their roster for the American League Division series against the Twins. As expected, AJ Burnett is on the roster––although he is not in the starting rotation––while Ivan Nova and Javier Vazquez has been left out. Now, it would seem to be a ridiculous [...]
MLB Playoff Predictions 2010: The Reds Crash the »
The Cincinnati Reds have been a dark-horse pick by a lot of fans for a few years and the team put it all together in 2010. Dusty Baker is now taking his third National League team into the playoffs. Will this be the year he gets that ring? The Reds offense, led by slugger Joey Votto and lead-off hitter Brandon Phillips, gets to face the toughest [...]
New York Yankeees Announce ALDS Roster »
Via the Journal News: The Yankees just sent out a release with their official roster for the ALDS. Here’s the breakdown: Pitchers: Sabathia, Pettitte, Hughes, Burnett, Mitre, Moseley, Logan, Robertson, Chamberlain, Wood, Rivera Catchers: Posada, Cervelli Infielders: Teixeira, Cano, Jeter, Rodriguez, Berkman, Pena Outfielders: Swisher, [...]
New York Yankees Announce ALDS Roster; A.J. Burnett Is »
The New York Yankees have released their 25-man roster for the American League Division Series which begins Wednesday in Minnesota. While most of the roster is as expected, there were some decisions manager Joe Girardi needed to make. Girardi has chosen a three-man starting pitching rotation for this series. CC Sabathia will start Game One on [...]
25 Random Facts About the 2010 New York Yankees »
So a couple of weeks back, Yahoo Sports writer Jeff Passan wrote a column called Think you know baseball? No, you don’t. It was a good article that gave 25 facts about baseball that weren’t typical common knowledge. I liked it and in the back of my mind I thought that I wanted to do something similar about the Yankees at the end of the [...]