Archive for October, 2012
Yankees vs. Orioles: Video Highlights for ALDS Game 5 »
The New York Yankees advanced to the American League Championship Series after defeating the Baltimore Orioles, 3-1. CC Sabathia helped pitch his team to the ALCS, out-dueling Orioles' starter, Jason Hammel. The Yankees' ace pitched a complete game, allowing just one run on four hits, with nine strikeouts. The Yankees offense in this series had [...]
Orioles vs. Yankees: Ichiro Suzuki Will Send New York »
The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles will go at it tonight for the last time. This is it. Game 5. Win or go home. The teams tied their regular season series 9-9. Tonight’s starting pitchers, CC Sabathia and Jason Hammel, had comparable regular season ERAs: 3.38 and 3.43, respectively. Who’ll win? Let’s predict that the [...]
2012 ALDS: Yankees Move on to ALCS by Beating Orioles »
We are down to one game.The winner moves on to play the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS, while the loser has its season end early. It's Game 5 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles.The series is tied at two games apiece, with no room for error.Pitching for the Yankees will be CC Sabathia, who won Game 1 at Camden Yards for the [...]
Is New York Yankees Third Baseman Alex Rodriguez Still »
The numbers are there as is a World Series title—three Most Valuable Player awards and 14 All-Star appearances. New York Yankees third baseman and beau of WWE Diva Torrie Wilson, Alex Rodriguez, is wealthy, decorated and accomplished, but is he still a Hall of Famer? Steroid use and an infamous propensity for coming up microscopically [...]
Will Alex Rodriguez Be with the New York Yankees in »
Benching Alex Rodriguez for Game 5 of the ALDS was a distinct possibility for New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi.So the announcement that Rodriguez is not in the starting lineup for Friday's do-or-die game against the Baltimore Orioles shouldn't be a surprise. Yet Girardi's decision to sit his third baseman down for Game 5 has still raised [...]
2012 MLB Playoffs: Year of the Pitcher to Continue »
The 2012 Major League Baseball season has been one dominated by pitchers across the sport. That has been no different throughout the divisional league playoffs, all of which have gone to the deciding fifth game.In advancing to the Championship Series yesterday, the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers both rode the backs of their ace pitchers. [...]
4 Reasons Detroit Tigers Are Rooting for the Baltimore »
Though it's out of their control, the Detroit Tigers would certainly prefer to face the Baltimore Orioles in the 2012 American League Championship Series.The O's battle the New York Yankees in a winner-take-all Game 5 this evening. Whomever wins will advance to meet Detroit in a best-of-seven series beginning on Saturday.Justin Verlander and Co. [...]
New York Yankees: Detailed Predictions for ALDS Game 5 »
The 2012 New York Yankees have to put all previous games and performances behind them and focus on Friday night and Friday night only.Think of it as a brand new season, winner takes all, nothing else matters.While much of the Yankees troubles have circled around it's multi-million dollar third basemen Alex Rodriguez, plenty of the Yankees haven't [...]
Who Most Deserves Game 5 Benching: A-Rod, Nick Swisher »
The Baltimore Orioles forced a decisive Game 5 in their ALDS with the New York Yankees on Thursday night (Oct. 11) with a 2-1 victory in 13 innings.While the Orioles deserve credit for pushing the series to this point due to some outstanding pitching and unexpectedly timely hitting (Nate McLouth? Really?), the storyline is inevitably going to be [...]
Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees Are Already Showing »
The New York Yankees are a team filled with aging players and bloated contracts. Somehow, they were able to over come their age for the first 162 games and win the NL East by the skin of their teeth.Of the Yankees' starting nine, only one player is under 30. Robinson Cano, 29, who is 2-18 with four RBI so far in the ALDS. He will turn 30 on [...]