‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Why I’m Rooting for the Yankees This Postseason »
LET'S GO YANKEES! Just chanting that in my head in the same monotone sound that can be heard from the bleacher bums in Yankee Stadium. Typing this makes me feel a bit dirty. I'm going to need a shower after writing this article. Unfortunately, I'll probably be showering quite a bit during this postseason, as I, a huge Mets fan and self-proclaimed [...]
Yankees-Twins: New York Sweeps, Advances to ALCS »
If you are a New York Yankees fan, you have to start feeling like there is a lot of late '90s magic going on with this team. When I say magic, I am not talking the clutch hitting from Alex Rodriguez or the brilliant pitching by Andy Pettitte. I am talking the egregious umpiring that always benefits the Yankees (Joe Mauer call in Game Two), teams [...]
Yankees-Twins ALDS: Pettitte, A-Rod, Posada, Jeter »
Going into Sunday's Game Three of the American League Division Series, the Yankees had a comfortable 2-0 lead against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees had two chances on the road in the Metrodome to close out the ALDS and move on to play the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied earlier that day and swept the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The Yankees [...]
Security! Security! »
It has been a week since the Arizona Diamondbacks played their final game of the 2009 season, and it has been two weeks since the last game of the year at Chase Field. During that time, I have come to grips with the fact that there are still 175 days 16 hours and two minutes until Opening Day, 2010. The first three weeks of the offseason are [...]
Wacky Schedule Means New York Yankees Can (Must?) »
Three things I just learned about the American League Championship Series have combined to give me chills in the last 45 minutes. 1. The format is 2-3-2, which means we're spending four days playing three games in Anaheim.2. We're 2-4 in Anaheim thus far in 2009, including three gruesome losses in a row in the last weekend before the All-Star [...]
Derek Jeter’s Heads-Up Play Has New York Yankees »
I watch a lot of sports and I'm a pretty laid-back person, so it takes a rather unique play for me to respond with an audible "Wow!" But that's exactly what happened in the bottom of the eighth inning during the Yankees' American League Division Series clinching win over the Twins on Sunday night. With no one out and Nick Punto on second with a [...]
Yankees-Twins: New York Dash Minnesota’s Hopes »
Immediately after the Friday night New York—Minnesota ALDS game, I received a text from the Shore Sports Report home office. It read: "This team is special." Yes it is. This 2009 Yankee team never ceases to amaze, especially when the chips seeme piled high on the other side of the poker table. It's like the other player throws down his winning [...]
Alex Rodriguez: From Playoff Dud to Stud »
During the 2009 regular season, Alex Rodriguez posted up good numbers overall. Unlike previous seasons, he did not head the team in home-runs and runs batted in. The 2009 campaign was Alex Rodriguez's way to say that he was now a team player. After admitting to using steroids in the past, while with the Texas Rangers, Alex Rodriguez began to [...]
Analyzing Mark Teixeira’s ALDS Game Two »
Mark Teixeira displayed more than a dramatic game winning Home run on Friday night. He showed, and proved to the Yankee Brass and Fans why he was worth every penny, both with the bat and the glove. Teixeira's First at Bat (First Inning): He took the first two pitches to work a 2-0 count. He then proceeded to take two more pitches both called [...]
The Mets Fan View of Yankees Win Over Joe Nathan: The »
As a Mets fan, this has been a long, terrible season, and yet, for me personally, it all came together with one blast off the bat of Alex Rodriguez. I went to see the Mets on opening day, the first time all of the rivals came to Citi Field, and I was fortunate enough to see the team finish the season with a 10-7 record at my games. One of my [...]