‘NY Yankees’ Archives
2009 World Series Aligns CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee to »
The 2009 World Series carries two lineups more powerful than a Blake Griffin dunk. Too soon, Clipper's fans? Alex Rodriguez and Ryan Howard are the highlights of the dynamic lineups for the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies that are stirring the baseball community into a buzz about the possibility of a high-scoring World Series. Multiple [...]
Why the New York Yankees Will Win the World »
Major Advantage: Everything with the Yankees is like a movie, and this year you have Kate Hudson playing the Susan Sarandon character in Bull Durham. Whoever she “dates” at the time does well including Chris Robinson back in the '90s and now A-Rod in the postseason. He’s hitting .438 with five HR and 12 RBI. She’s like the [...]
2009 World Series: Bad News »
As everyone has made light of, this World Series sucks for a Mets fan. Mets fans are pretty split on which side they’re rooting for, if you can even call it rooting. Funny thing is, you see plenty of Yankees fans saying that we should be rooting for them, but I don’t hear any Phillies fans making that same argument. From [...]
Interview: NY Times’ Tyler Kepner Discusses the »
Here in Philadelphia, fans are gearing up for the highly anticipated 2009 World Series between the Phillies and Yankees. In the Bronx, the media circus has begun. Over 300 writers attended today’s media day at Yankee Stadium. Among them was the New York Times ’ Yankees writer Tyler Kepner. Tyler was kind enough to speak with me this [...]
Teixeira Brings Back Memories For Yankees Faithful »
The New York Yankees are back in the World Series again. With American League pennant No. 40 under their belt, as well as the groanings of Red Sox and Angels fans alike as background noise. The Yankees will play host to the Philadelphia Phillies for Games One and Two in the new Yankee Stadium, trying to win World Championship No. 27. Numbers [...]
Nick Swisher is Killing the Yankees »
Nick Swisher is a one man wrecking crew this postseason, but the problem is he is wrecking his own team the New York Yankees. For the Yankees to win the World Series against the Phillies, Swisher is going to have to step it up or move aside. Swisher has four hits in 32 at bats with 11 strikeouts and is currently batting only .125 this [...]
Fresh Take: Baseball Style »
With the October Classic upon us, its time for SCL’s Fresh Take, a la Baseball! It’s fitting that the New York Yankees with their 26 Championships and the defending World Champion Philadelphia Phillies square off in the World Series; on the flip side, how bad is it to be a Cleveland Indians fan? Past Indian pitchers CC Sabathia and Cliff [...]
Can Yankees Make Their Hat More Famous Than Jay-Z Can? »
Those living in New York City, Jay-Z fans, or just music lovers in general will no doubt be familiar with my title, kind of. If you're not, and you're about to take in what's sure to be a fantastic 2009 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies , then you soon will be. The line is taken, and slightly altered, from [...]
Yankees Glossary of Terms: World Series Edition »
The New York Yankees are back in the World Series for the first time in six years. For those not familiar with the American League champions, River & Sunset has provided a brief rundown of each player. Aceves, Alfredo: Earned "Seventh-Inning Guy" designation over the course of excellent regular season in which he went 10-1. Was [...]
MLB: New York Yankees-Philadelphia Phillies World »
Well folks, we are finally here; the World Series. This has been a long season that has been filled with some pretty interesting moments. Whether it was Alex Rodriguez admitting to steroid use, Randy Johnson winning his 300th game, or Ichiro collecting his 2,000th hit in only 1,402 games, it has been a great season. Now that all is said and [...]