‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankee Prospects Have Much To Gain As The Arizona Fall »
The Arizona Fall League began today, with the first pitch at 12:35 in a matchup between the Surprise Rafters and Peoria Javelinas. The Yankees have seven players on the Rafters, most of whom are worth keeping an eye on. Here's a very quick rundown on which Yankee prospects to watch for in the AzFL:Ian Kennedy, RHP: Kennedy recovered quickly from [...]
Yankees’ Mariano Rivera Proves He Is the Best »
If there was any doubt about who was the best closer in the postseason, last night proved that Mariano Rivera is the man that all managers want to send out in a close game. Last night, the Colorado Rockies lost the third game of a best-of-five series to the Philadelphia Phillies. Looking back at the game, the blame can easily be put on the closer. [...]
Championship Series Preview: N.Y. Yankees and L.A. »
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have a lot in common. Each has a fan base of little or no merit: witness LA's failure to sell out its Game Two NLDS win over St. Louis, even though the Redbirds' fan base travels exceptionally well. Nor are Yankees fans, who have come out in numbers 12.7 percent smaller than last year despite the Yanks' [...]
Yanks’ Pinstripes Inevitably Tangible To »
It is well established, we’ve approached a point when the entire world is heavily paying attention to the New York Yankees. Much is at stake for the casual investors, making all the blockbuster deals and stealing nearly all big-name free-agents on the market. History over the last five years specifies indignities and failures, explicating greed [...]
New York-Anaheim ALCS Series Should Start Tuesday »
One of the best sidelines to the upcoming New York Yankee vs. Los Angeles Angels American League Championship is that each team will go against one of their former players. Mark Teixeira was traded for by the Angels last season, hoping that his acquisition will lead them to the World Series. While Teixeira did his part against the Boston Red Sox [...]
Phil Cuzzi’s Call Had No Effect on Outcome of »
I waited a few days before writing this piece so I could read most of the reports on the great Friday night comeback for the Yankees. Most of the talk in the papers, on the sports talk radio stations and on television was about the missed call on the ball hit by Joe Mauer and how it cost the Twins the game. Too many people now are wanting [...]
Yankees-Twins Wrap-up: Putting Out Old Fires to Make »
It goes without saying that the better team won this series. The Yankees hit better with runners in scoring position over the three-game set; their three starters combined for 19 innings, a paltry four runs and fourteen hits allowed with and twenty-one strikeouts. The defense saved three crucial runs in close games—including Teixeira's two [...]
YANKS MOVE FORWARD! Are The Halos Ready for the Bronx? »
So, at the beginning of this season I wrote that the Yanks had a shot. All the Bawston guys were yelling through their keyboards at me. Hmmm. Turns out I was right. Turns out that having Texieria, Posada, Swisher, and Cabrera—all switch hitters—in one lineup is pretty annoying for opposing teams. The main hitters in this fall roundup [...]
The ALCS Is Set: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles »
After the Yankees and Angels both completed their respective sweeps of the Twins and Red Sox yesterday, it was time to start looking forward to the American League Championship Series. The series will start Friday night at approximately 8 p.m. EDT, and two of the American League's top teams will be pitted against each other. The common thought [...]
Constructing the ALCS Roster »
The cool thing about the postseason is that teams that advance to the next round can adjust their roster, for whatever reason—maybe someone gets hurt, maybe someone is better against one team than another.With the ALDS over, the Yankees can now construct their ALCS roster.This roster will largely remain the same—the differences come down to [...]