‘NY Yankees’ Archives
ALCS: Yankees, Girardi Must Break Deadly Habits »
During the 11th inning on Monday, seconds after Dave Robertson had registered the second out of what seemed to be an uneventful half inning, FOX cameras cut to Joe Girardi. The Yankees manager looked discombobulated...even frantic. He took three quick steps toward his matchup binder sitting on the dugout bench, hurriedly flipped through the first [...]
Why The Yankees Lost »
We could go through this a thousand times. The New York Yankees lost because they left too many men on base. Because they only tried to hit homers and not get on base. Because Joba isn't used to being a reliever anymore. Yadda yadda yadda. We could list all the what-if scenarios and come up with plenty of reasons why every team has lost every [...]
Los Angeles Angels-New York Yankees: Game Four »
Leave it to Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia and the Angels to usher in the return of enthusiasm and drama after their remarkable 5-4, 11-inning comeback victory over the Yankees in Game Three of the American League Championship Series. Four runs wasn’t enough to beat the Los Angeles Angels this time. Following the sting of losing two games in [...]
The Angels Are Who We Thought They Were (But I’m »
There was a scenario I forgot to mention at the end of the last column . If the Angels were able to come back from a big deficit and beat our bullpen in Game Three, that might make this series a series again, too. That was silly of me to overlook. I forgot about Game Three of the 2005 ALDS, when the Angels blew a 5-0 lead against Randy Johnson, [...]
Mathis’ Second Double’s the Charm: Backup »
Jeff Mathis reacts after his double scored Howie Kendrick all the way from first for the winning run, giving the Angels life in their series against the Yankees. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) In the bottom of the 10th inning of Game Two of the American League Championship Series, Anaheim Angels backup catcher Jeff Mathis clocked a ringing leadoff [...]
Joe Girardi Overmanages, Angels Take Game Three. »
If you are going to be uptight, nervous, and over-manage in the postseason, you better win. Time and time again, New York Yankees manager has overmanaged in this postseason and the Yankees’ talent has bailed him out. Today, there was nobody to bail Girardi out. In the bottom of the 11th this afternoon in Anaheim, with the score tied at four, [...]
Joe Girardi’s Overmanaging Costs the N.Y. »
I'm not going to recap tonight's game, I am just going to rant about the decisions Girardi made. Pettitte pitched pretty well, going 6.1 innings and allowing only three earned runs and threw 95 pitches before he was removed. This was when I started to question Girardi's bullpen management. In a tie game, Girardi chose to go with Joba Chamberlain [...]
If Anything’s Burning In The Bronx, It’s »
Alex Rodriguez is channeling memories of the 1977 postseason to New York Yankees fans around the world. The third baseman is making himself a good case for the title of Mr. October with his recent playoff performance. The last few games against the Angels and Twins have shown that Rodriguez has found his stroke in the playoffs and is coming up [...]
ALCS: Yanks Look to Do Some Angels Gravedigging »
The Yankees outlasted the Angels in Game Two of the ALCS on Saturday, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. The series continues this afternoon in Anaheim. River & Sunset takes a look at some of the subplots orbiting Yankee Universe. We're not close to the celebration yet They say in sports that a playoff series doesn't truly begin [...]
ALCS Game Two: Putting the “Game That »
In a season full of dramatic ballgames, the context of the drama of Game Two of the American League Championship Series can only be described as What We Have Come to Expect. "One relief pitcher left in the bullpen, one position player left on the bench, in a five-hour affair featuring pitchers getting into and out of jam after jam..." kind of [...]