‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Throw Out the Offense: This World Series Belongs to »
If you love pitching, this World Series is the sort that you can only dream about. Let’s recap what we’ve seen so far: In Game One, Cliff Lee threw an absolute gem, allowing only one run, which was unearned, while racking up 10 strikeouts over nine innings. CC Sabathia countered with a pretty impressive performance of his own, pitching [...]
Thoughts on the World Series So Far »
While I may hate both teams involved, the World Series this year has provided some very good baseball thus far. The reality is, these teams both legitimately deserve to be there this year. Some thoughts on the matchup so far: A split had to be something the Phillies were hoping for coming out of New York. Obviously, 2-0 would be better for them, [...]
SI Predicts A-Rod, Howard Homerfest: Good Call »
This week's Sports Illustrated previewed the World Series with a cover story with the following headline: "Welcome to the Big Bash," and this subhead, "Ryan Howard + A-Rod = World Series Home Run Derby." Or maybe not. After two games Rodriguez and Howard have combined to go 2 for 17 with 12 strikeouts and 0 home runs. Howard has both of the hits, [...]
A World Series In New York: The National Media’s »
To some degree, I sympathize with New York Yankee fans. Granted, my tears are largely of the crocodile variety because I readily acknowledge they bring a lot of the exploitation on themselves. Few fan bases are so quick to turn on their players when performance dips. Arguably, only Philadelphia can compete with the Big Apple's American League [...]
A.J. Burnett Proves He’s a Halloween Treat »
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York This is the chorus (as sung by Grammy winner Alicia Keys) to Jay-Z's current hit single "Empire State of Mind." The duo performed this song [...]
World Series, Game 2: Who Was That Guy? »
Sometime around the sixth inning, I think it was the exact moment Ryan Howard asked home-plate umpire Jeff Nelson if he could hit off a tee, I realized who the guy pitching for the Yankees reminded me of. The wirey build, the ink, the lizard-like features, that insane curve ball. This guy was just like A.J. Burnett, the Toronto Blue Jays star. I [...]
The Best That New York Sports Has to Offer »
All anybody’s talking about in the New York area is the Islanders’ first regulation win over the Rangers (though Jimmy Rollins predicted it on Monday). You can’t walk down the street without somebody stopping you and asking all about the hockey team from Long Island. Will they get on a roll? Is John Tavares the real deal? Islanders, [...]
Phillies-Yankees: A.J. Burnett Outduels Pedro »
So much for this being an offensive World Series. For the second night in a row we saw a pitcher’s duel in the Bronx. Last night A.J. Burnett out-dueled Pedro Martinez as the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 to even their best-of-seven series at one game a piece. What you saw last night was two pitchers going about [...]
Yankees-Phillies World Series: A.J. Burnett Bests »
The Yankees had lost Game One of the World Series on Wednesday 6-1 to the Phillies. With Game Two of the World Series on Thursday, the Yankees felt a little pressure with their backs against the wall. The Yankees were sending up their No. 2 starter in A.J. Burnett, a guy some Yankee fans don't have complete faith in, but at times has the look of [...]
World Series: Pedro Martinez’s Poor Pitch »
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Pedro Martinez has lost the velocity of his fastball as his Hall of Fame career has progressed, but nothing else. He still has arguably the best changeup in the game, and locates it, a 89 mile-per-hour fastball, and a snail-slow curve effectively. He has a whip-like delivery, which adds deception and [...]