‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Conspiracy In Anaheim: Did Girardi Act Alone? »
In the hours since the Yankees allowed a golden opportunity to secure the American League pennant slip away—fans, media, and unnecessarily loud Korean War veterans at Dunkin Donuts are attempting to assign blame for the 7-6 loss to the Angels. Some are saying that Joe Girardi acted alone in this assassination of the Yankees' World Series [...]
With Phillies Cleaning Up in NL, Philadelphia »
Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love. A fan base classified, though often unfairly, as unruly and vicious. A blue collar city where its residents work hard and expect the same from its professional sports teams. You see, that's all Philadelphia fans want from their teams. Leave it all out on the playing field. Give it everything you've got. [...]
Lackey returns to watch Angels rally, beat Yankees »
Alex Rodriguez helped the Yankees score six runs in the seventh, only to see the Angels retake the lead. Here they stand in disbelief as their Yankees batted in the ninth. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) " width="410"> Derek Jeter (left) and Alex Rodriguez stand in disbelief as their Yankees batted in the ninth. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) The [...]
Scioscia And Girardi Play A Game Of “Whatever »
Mike Scioscia and Joe Girardi played a game of “What ever you can do, I can do worse” last night. In one of the worst managed playoff games in quite some time, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outlasted the New York Yankees 7-6 to take Game Five of their best-of-seven ALCS and force a Game Six in the Bronx Saturday night. This was a [...]
The New York Week That Was (10/23/09) »
It was a brutal week for the New York football teams, as the Giants got killed and the Jets fell to lowly Buffalo and lost Kris Jenkins for the rest of the season. Even the hockey teams mixed in some debacles with a few wins. And something bad probably happened to the Mets even though their season is long over. But even after last night’s [...]
Why a Long ALCS Could Benefit the Yankees »
I'll be up in the early hours of Sunday morning here in England watching the Yankees, hopefully, progress to a World Series date with the Phillies next week with victory in Game Six of the ALCS. No thanks to the never-say-die Angels taking Game Five at Angel Stadium on Thursday to reduce the deficit to 3-2 in favor of the Yankees. The Phillies [...]
New York Yankee Fans Are FINALLY Starting To »
It appears that Alex Rodriguez has finally been accepted by Yankee fans. FINALLY? You mean that 36 home runs and 106 RBI's in 2004 wasn’t enough? Forty-eight home runs, 130 RBI's and an MVP award in 2005 wasn’t enough? Thirty-five home runs and 121 RBI's in 2006 wasn’t enough? Fifty-four home runs, 156 RBI's and another MVP award [...]
Yankees-Angels ALCS Game 5: Joe Girardi Out (and Over) »
Nine of the 13 runs scored in Game Five of the American League Championship Series crossed the plate after the starting pitchers were removed from the game. First, Angels manager Mike Scioscia took out John Lackey with the bases loaded and two outs in the seventh, even though the right-hander was throwing a six-hit shutout with seven [...]
Yankees Fans Not Satisfied with 6-1 Start to the »
I had the chance to attend Game 2 of the ALCS this past weekend, in which the Yankees took on the Angels. First off, let me say it was the most exciting game I have ever gone to. Sitting in Section 202 of the bleachers, I had a great view of the game, and an even better scent of all the drunk fans around me. Better yet was the [...]
New York Yankees: Bill James’ 2010 Projections »
JC over at Sabernomics hits us with the Hitter and Pitcher projections from The Bill James Handbook 2010. I've always thought that the Bill James projections were wildly optimistic, but they're still interesting to look at. I wanted to see what this system has to say about the players on the Yankees who haven't quite established their talent level [...]