‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Javier Vazquez Continued a Positive Trend »
Javier Vazquez pitched a great game against the Baltimore Orioles last night that has left some fans excited, and others bemoaning the Orioles lack of offensive punch. While it is true that the Orioles offense is bad, they’re last in the majors in runs scored per game, but it is also true that games against them do count. Vazquez needs to [...]
New York Yankees Roster Decisions Loom »
Yankees catcher Jorge Posada is probably coming off the DL today, but there is no clear choice regarding whom the Yankees will send down when they activate him. It could be backup catcher Chad Moeller, but because of the nature of Posada’s injury and the position he plays that’s probably not a smart idea, especially as Posada is [...]
New York Yankees: Just Win (Ugly), Baby »
Sometimes your name can take you a long way. Take Miguel Tejada, for instance. For all intents and purposes, Tejada's career is in a irreversible nosedive. The man has no business being the starting third baseman for any Major League team, no matter how awful that team may be. But Tejada is a former MVP, a six-time All-Star, and has enough [...]
28 Days Later: Why Derek Jeter’s 2010 Stats »
About a month ago, I wrote an unintentionally controversial article about some puzzling patterns in Derek Jeter’s early season numbers. There were two main contradictions within his statistics: that he was on pace for the best power numbers of his career while posting his highest ground ball rate ever, and that he was posting a career-low [...]
Yankees Notes: Javier Vazquez, Mark Teixeira, Jorge »
Behind a strong performance from Javier Vazquez (4-5, 6.06) the Yankees beat the Orioles 3-1 thanks to a costly two-run error by Miguel Tejada late in the game. Here are some notes: Vazquez was most impressive getting out of trouble in his final inning. His line: 7 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR. Joba Chamberlain pitched a 1-2-3 8th inning [...]
Yankees’ Jesus Montero Struggling Offensively »
The Daily News had an article about Yankees catching prospect Jesus Montero and the offensive struggles that he is experiencing for the first time in his career this season. In it the article’s author, Wayne Coffey, has a quote from Yankees senior VP of baseball operations Mark Newman about Montero’s improved defense and in [...]
The Run-down Old Ballparks That Allowed Smoking »
In 2010, Major League Baseball welcomed Target Field in Minnesota to the family of new, exciting ballparks in the leagues portfolio of stadiums. Personally, I miss the history, and simplicity of the stadiums of the past. I have included ten historical ballparks that are missed dearly that any true fan would love to see.Begin Slideshow
State of the Yankees: One Third of the Way Through »
The book Moneyball is many things to many people, but one of the things I took away from the book that I always liked was Billy Beane’s way of looking at the season. He broke it down to three parts, the first two months where you evaluate your team, the next two months where you try to make improvements through trades and such, and the final [...]
Yankees—Orioles: MLB Regular Season Game 52 »
Regular Season Game 52 Yankees vs. Orioles Yankee Stadium: Bronx, NY Game Time: 7:05 p.m. TV: YES | Radio: WCBS | XM: 176 Lineups: YANKEES (31-20) Derek Jeter SS Nick Swisher RF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Marcus Thames DH Francisco Cervelli C Curtis Granderson CF Kevin Russo LF Pitching: RHP Javier Vazquez [...]
Yankees Well Represented in All-Star Voting »
Major League Baseball is turning their All-Star game into a joke. A few years ago they bored us to death until the game ended without a winner. Since then they have done some things to try to get fans excited by the game again. The first thing they did was to make the game count by giving the victorious league home field advantage in the World [...]