‘NY Yankees’ Archives
New York Yankees’ No. 1 Offseason Target: Cliff »
The Yankees got clubbed again last night by the Texas Rangers, 10-3. Texas has a commanding 3-1 lead in the series and the Yankees are on the verge of elimination. Even if the Yankees can somehow win Game 5 tonight, they still face the prospect of seeing Rangers ace Cliff Lee again. This series is over. There is no way that the Yanks beats Lee in [...]
Top 10 Reasons We Love Sports »
As I sat watching the Yankees falter to the Rangers in the ALCS once again, I was wondering with all the frustration of watching your team fall short, the reasons that people love sports. Whether we root for the reigning champions or the cellar dwellers we keep watching. Then I realized it's the little moments and memories that keep us [...]
ALCS 2010: 5 Reasons The Texas Rangers Will Wrap Up »
The Texas Rangers have dominated the New York Yankees in this series. They have outscored them 30-11, outhit .307 to .198, and the Yankees are only hitting .154 with runners in scoring position. Aside from the top half of the eighth inning in Game 1, the Rangers have dominated the Yankees in every way. C.J. Wilson dominated Yankee ace CC Sabathia, [...]
ALCS 2010: Five Ways the New York Yankees Can Get Back »
The New York Yankees are all but out of their ALCS match-up with the Texas Rangers. With the exception of just a few innings, they have been dominated throughout and should have been swept. Their dramatic comeback in Game 1 is the only reason that they're still in this series. Now they will need more of that comeback magic to [...]
ALCS 2010: Do The New York Yankees Still Have a Shot? »
The New York Yankees are now trailing 3-1 in the 2010 ALCS against the Texas Rangers. C.C. Sabathia will start against C.J. Wilson in Game 5 at 4:07 p.m. in New York. Anytime time that Sabathia is on the mound, especially at home, the Yankees have a great shot to win the game. However, it's just one game. The New York Yankees have [...]
Don’t Make A.J. Burnett the Goat in New York »
The only thing that could have made last night worse for New York was another successful terrorist plot.OK, so that's a bit of a stretch, but seriously, last night was really a drag.The Yankees took an early lead in Game 4 of the 2010 ALCS when Robinson Cano hit his third homer of the series in the second inning, making it 1-0. Two batters [...]
The Texas Rangers and Me: It’s About Time It Was »
The Texas Rangers are—can you believe it?—but one win away from their first-ever trip to the World Series. They are one win away from sitting down the Mighty Yankees, the Bronx Bombers, Baseball’s Bullies. One win away. Just one. “It’s time.” This has been the slogan, the mantra, the battle-cry all season long [...]
Molina, Hamilton Power Rangers to 3-1 Series Lead, »
When Texas Rangers catcher and eighth-place hitter Bengie Molina turned on an inside pitch from New York Yankees starting pitcher A.J Burnett in the sixth inning, all Alex Rodriguez could do was hang his head. Catcher Francisco Cervelli was similarly dismayed, and Burnett was also in disbelief, with a "What have I done?" reaction. Molina and [...]
New York Yankees: Pin This Loss on Joe Girardi, Not »
Surprisingly, a lot of Yankees fans last night had hope. There seemed to be some hope that despite his struggles all season long, A.J. Burnett was going to give his team a winning effort and help his team even up the series with the Texas Rangers. That hope seemed to be a reality, until manager Joe Girardi messed with it. The key moment was in the [...]
Yankees Chapter of the BBA Announces AL Reliever of »
The next Baseball Bloggers Alliance award we are participating in is the Reliever of the Year Award or the Goose Gossage Award. The Goose Gossage Award was named after the former Yankee reliever Goose Gossage because his style helped to defined the role of the modern closer. In his prime with the Yankees, Gossage had a 2.10 ERA, 150 saves, a 183 [...]