‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees-Rangers ALCS: 10 Bold Predictions »
The World Series. One of the most sacred events in the sports world. It goes without saying that getting there takes intense preparation, heart, skill and a little bit of luck. The 162-game regular season is a grind, and it all boils down to even more baseball—October baseball, AKA: baseball at its finest. The Yankees have done all of [...]
New York Yankees: A.J. Burnett Needs To Start in the »
We now know the New York Yankees roster and their pitching rotation for the ALCS. A.J. Burnett will start Game Four at Yankee Stadium. And while many people feel it is the wrong move, it is definitely the correct move for the Yankees to make if they want to advance to the World Series. While many fans want CC Sabathia to throw games one, four and [...]
ALCS Preview: New York Yankees or Texas Rangers: Who »
Acclaimed actor Sidney Poitier starred with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn in the hit movie Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Guess which team will show up hungrier in this year’s American League Championship Series? The actors in this year’s Major League Baseball saga may not win any Oscars or Golden Globes, but they have a [...]
New York Yankees Starting Rotation: How Will They Look »
CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, A.J. Burnett, Andy Pettitte, Phil Hughes. What would you say if I told you that was the starting rotation of a Major League Baseball team? You would probably say that they would inevitably be in the World Series and it would be nearly impossible to beat them. Oh, you can also add in that it would be for a team that [...]
ALCS 2010: Texas Rangers Vs New York Yankees »
After storming out to a 2-0 lead in their ALDS clash with the Tampa Bay Rays, it quickly appeared as if the Texas Rangers had taken firm control of the series and were inevitably headed to their first American League Championship Series appearance in franchise history.Tampa however, had their sights set on returning to the World Series, to erase [...]
ALCS 2010: Jeter Has Much to Gain as October Rolls On »
I imagine the Tampa estate that Derek Jeter calls home has a room (or wing) devoted to all the awards and trophies he has amassed over his Hall of Fame career.I'm guessing he takes the room and what it represents for granted at this point in his life. He probably won't truly be able to appreciate all he has accomplished until his ride as a [...]
The Day Cliff Lee Was Almost A Yankee »
Most people know this story. We covered it blow by blow that day (you can read our account here). But there are always people late to the party, so here is a pretty good rundown by Joel Sherman of the NY Post: In actuality, once was put into the offer by Texas, it is possible the Yankees never had a second chance on . But for a few tantalizing [...]
ALCS 2010: A.J. Burnett Can Play Pivotal Role Toward »
A.J. Burnett will be the first to admit his season was nothing short of disastrous. In his second year with the Yankees he posted a 10-15 record with an ERA north of five over 180 innings of work. The first Yankee pitcher to do so. This following an impressive run during the second half of last year including an impressive postseason stint. After [...]
How Theo Epstein Can Learn from Peter Chiarelli and »
They play in buildings separated by less than three miles, but in terms of their general managers’ attitudes to free agents, the Red Sox and Bruins are worlds apart. In the last few years, while the Red Sox have waved goodbye to players who reach free agency, the Bruins have given them shiny new deals and extensions. The Bruins were never [...]
ALCS 2010 Preview: New York Yankees Get What They »
Things have gone exactly to plan for the Yankees so far this postseason. New York tanked the American League East so it could face the whipping boy Twins instead of Cliff Lee and the Rangers, and what happened? The Bombers once again easily dispatched of Minnesota in three games, while the AL East champion Rays were taken to the limit before being [...]