‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees Free Agency: Updated Targets & »
October baseball is quickly approaching, but it's never too early to start looking at the 2013 MLB free-agent market and who the New York Yankees could potentially target. The Yanks will be looking to keep it rather inexpensive for next season as they aim to cut their payroll by 2014. That means short-term contracts with mostly aging players until [...]
New York Yankees: Who Should Start Game 1? »
Ah, October.It just feels right that the New York Yankees are going to have another eventful October. The first question they'll have to answer is who will pitch Game 1 of the playoffs, whether that be in the one-game wild-card playoff or in the divisional series.There are a lot factors to consider. The Yankees can't have someone who pitched a day [...]
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Raul Ibanez Sparks 4-3 Victory, »
The Yankees were shooting themselves in the foot all night when they had opportunities with runners in scoring position.And then Raul Ibanez came into the game and changed that with two at-bats.The Yankees had an early opportunity to cut into Boston's 2-0 lead, with runners on first and third and one out in the first inning.Mark Teixeira weakly [...]
New York Yankees: Bombers Control Playoff Destiny with »
It has to be October, because the New York Yankees sure looked like a team that could win it all on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.The Bronx Bombers rode the power of a nine-run second inning against Clay Buchholz, hitting four home runs, one by Mark Teixeira, freshly returned from injury. CC Sabathia did his job, going eight innings, allowing [...]
Yankees vs. Red Sox: Bombers Regain 1st Place of A.L. »
On Monday night, the New York Yankees were faced with a must-win situation.In their final regular-season series against the Boston Red Sox, they entered tied for first place in the A.L. East with the Baltimore Orioles.One loss in this series could set the Yankees back and cost them home-field advantage in the postseason.At Yankee Stadium, the [...]
MLB Playoffs 2012: Who Will Be Victorious in AL East? »
The New York Yankees, who have led the American League East for almost the whole season, now find themselves in a tie with the Baltimore Orioles. Although both teams have clinched a playoff spot, starting this season, winning the division is especially important. With the new playoff format, clinching a wild-card berth is not too comforting. The [...]
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox October 1-3 Series »
It's fitting that in a year where the Yankees have blown what once was a comfortable lead in the division that they'll face a team who knows what blowing a division title is all about. The Yankees take on their hated long-time rival, the Boston Red Sox, for the final three games of the season at Yankee Stadium with so much at stake. The Red [...]
Predicting the 2012 New York Yankees MLB Playoff »
The New York Yankees will be in the Major League Baseball playoffs that kick off later this week, but three more games will decide where they'll be playing and how many guaranteed games they'll have starting out.The Yankees enter play today tied with the Baltimore Orioles atop the division and can clinch the American League East title. [...]
Is Mark Teixeira’s Return Enough To Swing AL »
The New York Yankees are probably going to get Mark Teixeira back on Monday, and not a moment too soon as far as they're concerned.Teixeira is expected to rejoin the Yankees for the first game of their season-ending series against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, as reported by Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. He last played on September 8 [...]
5 Questions Facing the New York Yankees in the »
Now that the Yankees have clinched the playoffs, we can finally look ahead to October baseball. The team's second-half struggles made this year's pennant race much closer than expected, but the Yanks avoided a major collapse and will be one of 10 teams vying to win the World Series.They have played better down the stretch and are clearly one of [...]