‘NY Yankees’ Archives
A-Rod Is Pressing for 600 »
There is no denying the fact that Alex Rodriguez is having a bit of an off-year. Entering July, his batting average and slugging percentage have dropped and he hasn’t been quite as patient at the plate. In July, he started turning things around, at least power-wise, by cracking five homers in the first 17 games of the month. His average and [...]
When Will Alex Rodriguez Hit Career Home Run Number »
By now, the biggest question surrounding Alex Rodriguez’s 600th home run may not be where/what section in the stadium, but when. Two long weeks ago, here at SeatGeek, we released our initial report on where Alex Rodriguez’s 600th home run may land at Yankee Stadium. There was a substantial likelihood that A-Rod would [...]
New York Yankees: Joba Chamberlain Reaching Point of »
Last July, I wrote a story titled "Joba Chamberlain for Roy Halladay: Would You Pull the Trigger? " I did this with a straight face. There were no drugs in my system at the time. It seems laughable now, but there was logic to it in the salad days of 2009. Chamberlain's breakout 2007 season was still somewhat fresh, and he had shown enough [...]
Yankees Notes: Burnett, Igawa, Quiet Deadline, and »
Alex Rodriguez once again failed to hit home run No. 600 (he did hit one off the right field wall), but the Yankees won 8-0 in an easy game against the Indians anyway. Here are some notes: AJ Burnett got the win, he is now 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in July. Kei Igawa continues to disappoint, and everyone wants him out. And the Yankees would have [...]
New York Yankees Need One More Win in Cleveland Before »
New York Yankees CC Sabathia had a rare loss in his old stomping ground Tuesday night, falling 4-1 to the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees are in first place, with a margin of only two games before they get caught. This added a lot of pressure on an already erratic AJ Burnett. It was mandatory that Burnett put the team in a winning position. Burnett [...]
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays This Weekend Is »
The two best teams in baseball will meet this weekend in the Dome in St Pete. The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will get it on for perhaps the upper hand going down the stretch. August is upon us. This is when baseball really gets interesting. The cream will rise to the top and the pretenders will start to fold. The winner of this series [...]
Alex Rodriguez or Derek Jeter. Who Is the Better »
First off, let me begin by stating the fact that I am not a Yankee fan. With all due respect, I despise them. Any fan of the Toronto Blue Jays, as I am, MUST loathe the men in pinstripes. I am, however, a huge fan of baseball history and any baseball fan knows Yankee history is synonymous with baseball history. Despite my allegiance [...]
Alex Rodriguez: Why A-Rod Should Be a Future Hall of »
As Alex Rodriguez closes in on becoming just the seventh player all-time to hit 600 home runs (and the youngest ever to do so), there is not as much attention to this potentially huge milestone as there would usually be. And the reason? A-Rod’s association with performance enhancing drugs. With this milestone looming, it seams like an [...]
Early Offensive Outburst Carries Yankees Past Indians »
Wednesday night, the New York Yankees continued their series in Cleveland against the Indians. Just one day after being shut down by Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin in his major league debut. In the top of the first, Alex Rodriguez drove a single to center to score Mark Teixeira, getting the scoring started. Rodriguez is still chasing after the 600th [...]
Adam Dunn and the New York Yankees Would Be a Perfect »
It's become a rite of summer. If a major league team has an available player at the trade deadline, he'll be connected to the Yankees somehow, whether he makes sense for New York or not. So it comes as no surprise that the Yankees have been connected to just about every available player at this year's trade deadline. They've made [...]