Archive for October, 2012
NY Yankees Look Poised for a Deep October Run After »
More than any other league or sport, the regular season in Major League Baseball truly is a marathon. Every team has its ups and downs throughout the summer. The teams that have the most highs and fewest lows end up contending in the crapshoot known as October baseball.This year's version of the New York Yankees surely emphasizes this. They [...]
How Manny Banuelos’ Tommy John Surgery Impacts »
The path to the major leagues has been tumultuous for the New York Yankees’ top pitching prospect, Manny Banuelos. Signed as a 16-year-old out of Mexico in 2008, there were high expectations for the left-hander heading into the 2012 season after he nearly reached the major leagues last September. However, it’s doubtful that [...]
How New MLB Postseason Format Will Cause the New York »
The most significant change to MLB's playoff format this year will be seen in the divisional series round.Both the AL and NL Division Series will be played in a 2-3 format with the higher seed playing the final three games of a series at home, rather than the traditional 2-2-1 format that's traditionally been employed. The change was made to [...]
2012 ALDS: Who Would Yankees Prefer to Play from »
On Sunday, the New York Yankees will begin their quest for their 28th World Series championship.They will be very interested in Friday night's one-game between the two Wild Card teams in the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers.Yu Darvish will take the mound for the defending American League champions while Joe Saunders will start for the [...]
Why the Yankees Should Be Rooting for the Rangers in »
The Oakland A's and the Detroit Tigers know they're playing one another in the American League Division Series starting on Saturday. The Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers know they're playing each other in the American League Wild Card game, which will go down Friday night in Arlington.The New York Yankees have no clue who they'll be playing [...]
New York Yankees: 10 Things Fans Should Watch for in »
The New York Yankees are once again AL East Division Champions and the top team in the American League.It has been a long 162 games that saw a double-digit lead in the division slip away and it came down to the final game of the season.Now the Yankees head into the playoffs, playing either the Texas Rangers or the Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS.As [...]
3 Reasons Robinson Cano Will Carry New York Yankees to »
He doesn't deserve the AL MVP like I predicted he would back in March, but there is good reason to believe that Robinson Cano just might carry the New York Yankees to a World Series title. Looking back, four of my five "bold predictions" for the 2012 Yankees turned out terribly inaccurate at the conclusion of the regular season. Derek [...]
How the New York Yankees Match Up vs. Baltimore »
We know right now that the New York Yankees accomplished what every team in the American League sets out to do at the onset of each major league season: Win the division and try and win as many games as possible to secure home field advantage throughout the playoffs.The 2012 Yankees have several flaws and questions in both their lineup and [...]
2012 Divisional Series: Complete Breakdown of Every »
It took all 162 regular season games, but MLB postseason baseball is finally upon us, folks.The 2012 MLB playoffs begin with this year's new addition—a Wild Card playoff game between both leagues to determine who advances to the Division Series—on Friday, Oct. 5.The Atlanta Braves will host the St. Louis Cardinals at 5 p.m. ET while [...]
Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira Under October Microscope »
The New York Yankees will be in the postseason again as they won the AL East and will wait for the Wild Card winner to see where they will open the Division Series on Sunday. That means it’s time for what has become an annual question: Will Nick Swisher and Mark Teixeira finally give the Yankees any offensive production in October? First, [...]