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New York Yankees Take Commanding 2-0 Lead in ALDS »
The Yankees yet again won another come-from-behind playoff game against the Minnesota Twins as they beat them 5-2 last night behind a strong performance from Andy Pettitte. Here are some highlights: The Twins had jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second, but Carl Pavano couldn’t hold it. Pavano pitched six innings and allowed four [...]
Andy Pettitte’s Stats Vs. The Twins »
Going up against Carl Pavano tonight is the man who has been winning big playoff games for the Yankees since 1996, Andy Pettitte. Here are his pertinent numbers against the Twins. 2010 overall numbers: 21 G, 11-3 record, 129 IP, 123 H, 41 BB, 101 K, 3.28 ERA, 1.27 WHIP. Career numbers vs. the Twins: 21 G, 11-5 record, 145.2 IP, 148 [...]
Carl Pavano’s Stats vs. the Yankees »
The former American Idle and current Italian B-movie star Carl Pavano starts tonight against the Yankees as the Twins try to get back into the series after falling behind 1-0 last night. Here are some pertinent stats. 2010 overall numbers: 32 G, 17-11 record, 221 IP, 227 H, 37 BB, 117 K, 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP. Career numbers vs. the [...]
Mark Teixeira and New York Yankees Need Big Night To »
Many of us remember the game-winning, walk-off home run that Mark Teixeira launched in Game 2 of the 2009 ALDS against the Twins. Many more of us are having trouble forgetting the rest of the 2009 playoffs, where Teixeira was practically a no-show. He had just a .180 batting average with a .593 OPS last postseason. He capped it off with a [...]
New York Yankees: All About Pitching…Sometimes »
Before Game 1 of the ALDS yesterday, I briefly mentioned how I thought the whole “pitching wins in the postseason” narrative is a little flawed. Clearly, pitching – starting pitching in particular – is a gigantic factor in deciding who wins. Tampa Bay certainly wishes they didn’t have to face Cliff Lee yesterday (and [...]
New York Yankees Notes: Mark Teixeira, A.J. Burnett, »
Last night’s win over the Twins was exciting, but attention must immediately turn toward tonight’s matchup of Andy Pettitte against former Yankees disabled list mainstay Carl Pavano. Here are some notes: We found out yesterday that Mark Teixeira had a cortisone shot in his hand a couple of weeks back. Brett Gardner and Nick [...]
New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins: New York Wins in »
It wouldn’t be a Yankees—Twins playoff game if the Yankees didn’t fall behind early only to victimize the Twinkies late in the game to come out ahead for their seventh consecutive playoff victory, 6-4, against Minnesota. Here are some highlights: The Twins had an early 3-0 lead, which looked pretty good as Francisco Liriano [...]
2010 MLB Playoffs: And Here We Go, Mission 28 Begins »
Less than two hours away from the beginning of the Yankees 2010 postseason, I’ve officially decided I’m not going to do any predictions. Last season, I was wrong in every single series the Yankees weren’t involved in (which is fine, since I WAS right about the Yankees winning the World Series). I like to think it’s [...]
CC Sabathia’s Stats vs. the Minnesota Twins »
The Twins have their ace Francisco Liriano going up against the Yankees tonight, but the Bombers have an ace of their own on the mound that isn’t too shabby either in CC Sabathia. Let’s take a look at his numbers against the Minnesota Twins. 2010 overall numbers 34 G, 21-7 record, 237.2 IP, 209 H, 74 BB, 197 K, 3.18 ERA, 1.19 [...]
Francisco Liriano’s Stats vs. the New York »
The Yankees take on tough left handed pitcher Francisco Liriano in Game 1 of the ALDS tonight. Let’s take a look at some of his numbers against the Yankees. Liriano’s 2010 overall numbers: 31 G, 14-10 record, 191.2 IP, 184 H, 58 BB, 201 K, 3.62 ERA, 1.26 WHIP. Liriano’s career numbers vs. Yankees: 5 G, 4 GS, 0-2 record, 26 IP, [...]