‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Mike Mussina’s Near Miss Will Be Remembered For »
Mike Mussina once was a dominant pitcher, but never was he more masterful than on the night of Sept. 2, 2001 against the Boston Red Sox, when he came within one strike of pitching the fourth perfect game in Yankees’ history. Pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre noted, as he watched Mussina warm up in the bullpen before the game, that he was [...]
The Addiction Of Winning and The Fear of Defeat »
The New York Yankees' last World Championship was in 2009. For many Yankees’ fans, the eight years between World Championships seemed like an eternity of defeats, despite the team being in the playoffs seven times. Some Yankees’ fans, and of course, Mr. George Steinbrenner, consider the only successful season one in which the Yankees [...]
Happy Mother’s Day Baseball Moms! »
Last Father's Day I wrote a piece about how dads influenced the way we came to know, watch, and love baseball. While it was well received I still got a lot of flack from my female readers who said, "What about Mom?!?" And while at first I dismissed their comments as jokes I came to realize that they were very right. It was my mom who drove me to [...]
5/8 Yankees Minor League Report »
==== ==== ==== ==== (Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (16-12) beat Durham (19-11) 4-3: Box Score - Recap Batting: Greg Golson, CF: 1-for-5 Reegie Corona, 2B: 1-for-5, R Eduardo Nunez, SS: 0-for-3, BB Juan Miranda, 1B: 0-for-2, 2 BB, R David Winfree, RF: 2-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R Chad Huffman, DH: 0-for-3, BB Robby Hammock, 3B: [...]
What Would You Do When Jorge Posada Returns? »
Yankees catcher, Jorge Posada , has missed the past four games due to a right calf strain. His replacement, Francisco Cervelli has filled in quite nicely. Posada has been the emergency catcher while out, but all indications are that he is likely to return as early as tomorrow (Sunday). Cervelli has been one of the Yankees hottest hitters. [...]
The Cervelli Story »
Sports Illustrated featured four members of the New York Yankees on their cover a few weeks ago. Nicknamed “The Core Four,” the members included Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, and Jorge Posada. But anyone can write a story on those guys. You are talking about the top players on arguably the best team in baseball. Seems [...]
Forget Quality Announcing From Yankees Announcers »
Ernie Harwell passed away this week. Everyone remembered him for his class and his announcing ability. Harwell was an announcer who was objective. He credited the opposing player if he hit well or pitched well. Twins TV play-by-play announcer Dick Bremer mentioned a nice story about Harwell the other day. Harwell expressed his appreciation [...]
With So Much Drama In The M-L-B, It’s Kind Of »
“Play ground. By the swings. 3 o’clock. Be there or…” No matter where you sat on the whole brewhaha involving A’s pitcher Dallas Braden and the man we love to hate, a.k.a. Alex Rodriguez, this is pretty much what one has to hear every time the young hurler opens his mouth. Which is quite often. Braden didn't care [...]
Regular Season Game 29: New York Yankees @ Boston Red »
(UPDATE 5:43 p.m.) According to those at the game, the rain has died down and it looks like they'll be able to restart the action. (UPDATE 5:10 p.m.) The game is currently being delay in the bottom of the 5th with the Yankees win 6-3. Boston has a man on with two out. CC Sabathia is still on the mound and Victor Martinez was at the plate with a [...]
Andy Upset About Being Skipped »
Andy Pettitte wasn't too pleased when he found out the Yankees decided he would skip his next start. Here are the quotes from Mark Feinsand: I'm really not happy at all," Pettitte said Friday before the Yankees' 10-3 victory over the Red Sox. "I would have loved to have been able to throw, to come in and play catch or something, to see how I [...]