Archive for October, 2012
New York Yankees: Hitting Coach Kevin Long Must Be »
Through seven games of the 2012 playoff season, the Yankees' offensivenumbers, across the board, are beyond bleak. The team slash line is .205 avg/.277 OBP/.326 SLG/.603 OBPS, an ugly sight by any measure and a perfect example of a situation where the numbers don't lie. These are the Bronx Bombers, the same [...]
2012 ALCS: How Justin Verlander Coming Up Small Would »
With the way that the Detroit Tigers starting pitchers have thrown the ball in the playoffs, it's fair to wonder whether they aren't in fact Terminators, sent here to kill the World Series hopes of every team in their path. Tigers Starting PitchersERA This Postseason: Max Scherzer0.00Justin Verlander0.56Anibal Sanchez1.35Doug Fister1.35— [...]
4 Reasons Bringing Ichiro Suzuki Back in 2013 Is a »
With a payroll that exceeds the national budget of 35 countries, many observers don’t give Brian Cashman much credit for what he does. When you have that much money to play with how can you make the wrong decision? And if you hiccup it’s cleaned, stored away, and forgotten. Kei Igawa, anyone? But, Cashman deserves [...]
Down in ALCS and Facing Justin Verlander, the New York »
George Steinbrenner must have risen from his grave, walked out to Monument Park following the demoralizing Game 2 loss by his beloved New York Yankees, strolled past the plaques for Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio and croaked all over again. Or was it Derek Jeter? Did Jeter break his ankle, or did he die on the infield dirt during extra innings [...]
2012 ALCS: Odds on Key New York Yankees Having »
The 2012 playoffs have been a struggle at the plate for the New York Yankees. As a team, the Yankees are hitting just .205 in seven postseason games and have scored just 20 runs. So what are the chances that some of the key Yankees in the batting order can turn things around and put together a great American League Championship Series against the [...]
New York Yankees: Passing on Carlos Beltran for Nick »
Lately, everyone is really furious with Nick Swisher.He's currently hitting .153 in the postseason, and his comments about Yankee fans have not sat well with anyone following the first two games of the ALCS.Swisher is playing himself right out of New York, and as an impending free agent after the season, many fans like myself are hoping he doesn't [...]
Yankee Fans Should Stop Booing Alex Rodriguez »
For the past eight years, the general consensus among Yankee fans has been to blame, and boo, Alex Rodriguez for anything and everything that goes wrong.Team not hitting? A-Rod’s fault.Lost playoff series? A-Rod.Gas prices too high? War in the Middle East? You get the idea. Now, with the Yankee offense mired in a subterranean slump, [...]
Why Nick Swisher’s Latest Comments Are Final »
Nick Swisher probably wasn't going to be with the New York Yankees next year anyway. Set to become a free agent after the season, Swisher reportedly wants "Jayson Werth money," according to CBS Sports' Jon Heyman. That means he's looking for a seven-year, $126 million contract.In the past, perhaps the Yankees would have gone for such a [...]
Yankee Veterans Comment on the Challenge of Facing »
The Yankees may be at a disadvantage going into Detroit down 2-0, but they are a veteran team and have the experience to play well under pressure. The questions is, will they start to hit and get an early lead in Game 3? Game 3 starting pitcher Phil Hughes, infielder Jayson Nix, and first baseman Mark Teixeira expressed to the [...]
ALCS Schedule 2012: Why New York Has No Chance in »
The New York Yankees aren’t going to make it out of Detroit. Not without their championship dreams being shattered, anyway. The Yankees head to Detroit’s Comerica Park down 2-0 in the ALCS against the surging Detroit Tigers. They’ll try to begin a big series comeback in Game 3 on Tuesday, but at this point it may already be too [...]