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New York Yankees: Granderson, Gardner, or Kearns vs. »
Coming into this season a lot was made about Curtis Granderson versus left-handed pitchers to the point where the Yankees targeted a player to come off the bench specifically to platoon with him. Brett Gardner was another guy who there was some worry over against left-handed pitchers. Now that the season is over, let’s take a look at how [...]
New York Yankees News: ALDS Roster Decisions »
The ALDS starts tonight as the Yankees go to Minnesota to take on the Twins at 8:37 p.m. C.C. Sabathia gets the ball as he takes on fellow lefty Francisco Liriano in Game 1. Here are some notes: Joe Girardi said he has a lineup in mind for tomorrow, but is still mulling over the outfield. The obvious concern is whether Austin Kearns should [...]
Minnesota Twins-New York Yankees: Talkin’ Twins »
Yesterday I posted a couple of Q&As that I did with Twins bloggers Over The Baggy and Twinkie Talk. We’re not done yet. Today we get a chance to hear another Twins point of view thanks to Seth Stohs from Seth Speaks. Seth Speaks is another member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance who runs a great site about the Twins that has been around [...]
New York Yankeees Announce ALDS Roster »
Via the Journal News: The Yankees just sent out a release with their official roster for the ALDS. Here’s the breakdown: Pitchers: Sabathia, Pettitte, Hughes, Burnett, Mitre, Moseley, Logan, Robertson, Chamberlain, Wood, Rivera Catchers: Posada, Cervelli Infielders: Teixeira, Cano, Jeter, Rodriguez, Berkman, Pena Outfielders: Swisher, [...]
25 Random Facts About the 2010 New York Yankees »
So a couple of weeks back, Yahoo Sports writer Jeff Passan wrote a column called Think you know baseball? No, you don’t. It was a good article that gave 25 facts about baseball that weren’t typical common knowledge. I liked it and in the back of my mind I thought that I wanted to do something similar about the Yankees at the end of the [...]
A.J. Burnett Out of Yankees ALDS Rotation »
Via the NY Post: Because of A.J. Burnett‘s miserable season, the Yankees will use , Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes in the best-of-five series that opens tomorrow night against the AL Central champion Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis. Even though Burnett was 1-0 with 1.54 ERA in two games against the Twins this year, it would be [...]
New York Yankees’ 2000 September Slump Worse »
There have been a lot of people that have been pretty down on the Yankees lately. It’s hard to blame them—down the stretch the Yankees managed a pathetic 9-17 record. Fortunately, there are reasons to be optimistic. Just compare the recent slide to the 2000 Yankees who won the World Series, and it’s easy to see why. Those Yankees [...]
New York Yankees News: ALDS Schedule, Okamoto, Lee and »
The New York Yankees wrapped up their season yesterday. They don’t play again until Wednesday night against the Twins in Minnesota. We won’t really have too much end of the season type stuff until they are out of the playoffs, but we will have a few items and a bunch of previews. So be sure to check back here often. Until then, here [...]
New York Yankees Likely Going With a Three-Man »
Via the NY Post: If you listened closely enough between manager Joe Girardi’s lines yesterday, it was easy to believe the Yankees will use three starters in the ALDS. And that’s fine with CC Sabathia, the only starter who would be affected by short rest. While Girardi said a final decision won’t be made until today when he [...]
New York Yankees Settle for AL Wild Card »
The Yankees fell behind the Red Sox early and could not mount a comeback as they lost to the Red Sox 8-4 in Fenway for the final game of the season. Here are some highlights: The loss means that the Yankees cannot win the division. Even if they end up in a tie with the Rays, they won more games head-to-head and would be awarded the AL East [...]