Archive for September, 2012
Baltimore Orioles Late-Season Excitement Evokes »
Baltimore Orioles' manager Buck Showalter would know better than anyone what all of the enthusiasm and excitement at Camden Yards late this summer feels like. After all, he lived it in a previous life—ironically enough with his now-biggest rival, the New York Yankees— during his managerial tenure in the Bronx from [...]
Curtis Granderson, Joba Chamberlain Great as New York »
With a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday, for the third time in a week, the Baltimore Orioles pulled even with the Yankees in the American League East standings. On Sunday, for the third time in a week, the Yankees reclaimed sole possession of first place in the AL East, this time by thumping the Orioles, 13-3, to close out their [...]
5 Huge Takeaways from Orioles-Yankees Series »
Oriole Park at Camden Yards was an inspiring sight last weekend. Under an umbrella of mostly beautiful weather, a nice mix of Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees fans filled this park to capacity. A sea of orange blended with pinstripes as the Orioles and the Yankees grappled for control of the American League East division. For a Yankees team [...]
New York Yankees: Breaking Down the Rest of the »
The New York Yankees were able to leave with a good feeling following their weekend series with the Baltimore Orioles.The Yankees earned a split with the Orioles after winning 13-3 on Sunday and took sole possession of first place in the American League East by one game.After Sunday, the Yankees have played 140 games, leaving them with just 22 [...]
Curtis Granderson Must Sit If New York Yankees Are to »
Something that may be lost in the controversial ending to Saturday night’s 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles is the continued slide of All-Star center fielder Curtis Granderson. Granderson entered Saturday’s game as a pinch-hitter for Andruw Jones in the sixth inning and struck out against Baltimore reliever Darren O’Day with the [...]
New York Yankees: Andy Pettitte Strong Again in Rehab, »
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles have been engaged in a playoff-like series this weekend at Camden Yards with both teams battling back and forth in the series.While that has been going on, Andy Pettitte has continued to get himself ready with his rehab work on his fractured fibula and continues the good news with his progress.On [...]
Steve Pearce: The Strange Saga of the New York Yankees »
Steve Pearce has played for three different teams this season; four, if you count the fact that he was a Yankee for two separate stretches.He was a cast-off from the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2011, easily his worst season. But even in his better years, he never distinguished himself in black and gold.Pearce was signed as a minor-league free agent at [...]
Alex Rodriguez: A-Rod Joins Exclusive New York Yankees »
Home run feats have become a norm in Alex Rodriguez's career and on Friday night he reached yet another. In the top of the fifth, with Derek Jeter on base, A-Rod connected on a 1-2 pitch sending the ball well over the wall in left center at Camden Yards. The homer was the Yankee third basemen's 16th of the season and was his 300th in [...]
New York Yankees: 5 Ways the Bronx Bombers Can Save »
The New York Yankees are falling hard, and they don't have much time left to get back up. With 25 games left on their schedule, the team needs to make some changes quickly if they want to save their season.In a league that has seen many collapses in recent years, the Yankees are struggling to keep their name off of that fateful list. The team has [...]
MLB Free Agency: 3 Teams That Will Come Calling for »
Mark Reynolds can play multiple positions and hit for power, but the $11 million the Baltimore Orioles would owe him could make him trade bait or, more likely, a free agent. Mark Reynolds finished the final guaranteed year of his three-year contract and would make $11 million next season, but the year is a club option and his [...]