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Dallas Braden Faces New York Yankees: Get Off My »
Making a much anticipated start, Dallas Braden will take the hill today against the New York Yankees, making his Yankee Stadium debut in front of the ravenous Yankee Stadium crowd. Braden, LHP from the Oakland Athletics is having a subpar season individually, going 9-9 with a 3.28 ERA. His stuff isn’t overwhelming, with his fastball [...]
MLB: Some Aroldis Chapman Would Hit the Spot Right »
If you haven’t noticed, the young lefty phenom out of Cuba, Aroldis Chapman, finally made his debut for the Cincinnati Reds last night. He had his fireball popping as well, reaching up to 102.7 mph on the gun and averaging slightly over 100 mph, according to Brooks Baseball. He came in and made quick work of the Brewers, retiring all three [...]
New York Yankees Trade Rumors: They Tried To Acquire »
According to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated, when the Dodgers put Ted Lilly on waivers leading up to the trade deadline, the Yankees made and won the claim for the pitcher. Then the Dodgers pulled him off of waivers, and no deal was made. Now, according to the NY Daily News, the Yankees may still be trying to trade for their former lefty with [...]
Yankees Notes: Expanded Rosters, Berkman, Aceves, the »
Today is September 1st and the Yankees are sitting alone in first place. The Rays are just one game back though, and have proven that they will not back down this season. The Yankees are also seven games up on the Red Sox for the Wild-Card lead, but with six head-to-head games left against them, that lead isn’t exactly air-tight. The Yankees [...]
The New York Yankees Take Sole Posession of First »
Phil Hughes was not at his best tonight, but he had the benefit of a nine run night by the Yankees offense that included homers by Mark Teixeira, Nick Swisher, and Curtis Granderson, as the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 9-3. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox both lost, giving the Yankees sole possession of first place [...]
New York Yankees: Enough Moseley, Vazquez Deserves »
The Yankees never really planned on using Dustin Moseley this season. They signed him as insurance and only called him up so he wouldn’t opt-out of his contract. Then Andy Pettitte went down, and he became an important member of the 2010 Yankees. He hasn’t even done that poorly, in his starts the Yankees are 7-4. He himself is 4-2 with [...]
New York Yankees Notes: A-Rod, Lance Berkman, Alfredo »
The Yankees are taking on the A’s again today and might not need as much offense with Phil Hughes on the mound. A strong start today would probably go very far in easing the fear of the playoff rotation. Here are some notes: Alex Rodriguez went through a pregame workout with no problems yesterday. It appears he’s on track to return [...]
New York Yankees’ Offense Keeps Rolling 11-5 »
Marcus Thames hit his sixth home run in as many games as the Yankees slugged their way past the Oakland A’s 11-5. Here are some notes: Mark Teixeira returned to the lineup and hit a third inning home run that put the Yankees ahead 4-3. Dustin Moseley started and did not have his best stuff. He lasted just 4.1 innings, allowed four runs [...]
Yankees Hall of Famer: Babe Ruth »
George Herman Ruth was better known as Babe Ruth or The Sultan of Swat, The King of Crash, The Colossus of Clout, The Great Bambino, The Wali of Wallop, The Rajah of Rap, The Caliph of Clout, The Wazir of Wham, The Maharajah of Mash, The Behemoth of Bust, The King of Swing, The Terrible Titan, The Kid of Crash, The Jovial Giant, The Home Run King, [...]
New York Yankees Have the Worst Rotation, Best Bullpen »
Early in the season, the Yankees were carried by their strong rotation and were constantly hurt by their poor bullpen. Lately it has been the exact opposite, though. At one point CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, and Phil Hughes were among the league leaders in wins. Even A.J. Burnett and Javier Vazquez had stretches where they were among the best [...]