‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Pitchers, Managers Will Go Batty Facing Postseason »
Pitching wins championships but the deep, powerful lineups featured on 2009 playoff rosters will fluster hurlers. The first few games of playoff baseball shows that hitters will make their case about the hierarchy of postseason importance. There could be plenty of walks, home runs, and inflated ERAs in the playoffs with batting orders reading like [...]
Yankees-Twins: New York Rolls, Wins Game One »
Everything went according to plan for the New York Yankees in Game One of their American League Division series against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees got six-and-two-thirds solid innings from CC Sabathia, they used the long ball to their advantage like they have been all year, and even got Alex Rodriguez to contribute in their 7-2 victory [...]
Yankees-Twins ALDS: CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter Solid in »
Wednesday night was the first ever playoff game being held at the new Yankee Stadium. It was also the first playoff game being held in the Bronx in two years. The Yankees did not disappoint their fans one bit. New York sent up their work-horse ace in CC Sabathia for Game One while Minnesota sent up rookie left-hander Brian Duensing. Through the [...]
New York Yankees: Ghosts? What Ghosts? »
The common refrain going around the Yankee fan base right now is that while nothing is guaranteed, and that the Yankees are not guaranteed to win their series against the Twins, there is a different feel around this year's squad than there has been in many years. This team is likable, fun to root for and really damned good.So nevermind CC [...]
Derek Jeter Proves Most Valuable As Yankees Topple »
Everything changed in the bottom of the third inning. When Derek Jeter stepped to the plate with the Yankees trailing 2-0 to the Twins in Game One of the American League Division Series, a lot of questions were racing through the minds of Yankees fans. Why has our opponent scored first for the ninth time in our last 12 playoff games? Why has Alex [...]
Minnesota Twins Out-Matched By New York Yankees In »
You have to hand it to the Yankees—they are exactly who we thought they were. Brian Duensing didn't pitch poorly by any stretch of the imagination, but it is not difficult to surrender runs to this potent New York offense. Early on, Duensing was locked in, sprinkling his fastball in among his great breaking balls. He was getting ahead in the [...]
Commentary on the Yankees-Twins 2009 ALDS Game One »
The Twins won their division in dramatic fashion last night, as I had hoped they would, since the Yankees have owned the Minnesota Twins for the last several years. As I wrote after the Yanks swept the Twins in May: Amazingly, the Yankees have dominated the Twins in this millennium, winning 40 out of 58 contests in the regular season, plus six of [...]
Root for New York Yankees: No Chance in Hell »
Today I was at physical therapy as I continue to recover from an injured right shoulder, and I got there at about 4:30. The Phillies and Rockies were on, and I got sick watching how well Cliff Lee was doing. He was mowing them down, and I overheard a conversation talking about how people need to “root for New York.” Give me a break. I asked [...]
MLB American League Division Preview: Minnesota Twins »
By Ryan of The Sportmeisters About The Minnesota Twins: A day after clinching the AL Central in a one-game playoff, the Twins travel to the Big Apple to take on the Yankees. At 87-76, the Twins closed a seven-game deficit, going 17-4 over the final month to tie the Detroit Tigers and force the playoff before clinching the AL Central. Their [...]
This Just In: Angels beat Boston, Twins beat Yanks. »
That’s right. A prediction. The Angels and Twins will meet in the ALCS. It all came clear to me watching the Twins run into each other’s arms after the Detroit win. Why will the Angels beat Boston? Well, I have certainly expressed in earlier articles why they wouldn’t, and why they haven’t. But now I am saying they WILL. for one simple [...]