‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Yankees Get Bats Rolling Before ALDS; Await Opponent »
The New York Yankees pounded out 12 hits and exploded for 10 runs in the sixth inning of a 10-2 victory in the 2009 regular season finale at Tampa Bay on Sunday. All-Star third baseman Alex Rodriguez homered twice in the Bomber's breakout inning. His three-run blast and grand slam gave him an American League record seven RBI in one [...]
2009 MLB Playoff Preview By WhatIfSports.com »
With our computer on a roll after correctly picking North Carolina to win it all before the 2009 NCAA tournament, the 2009 Stanley Cup champion, the Lakers over the Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals, and the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLIII (by four points), we at WhatIfSports.com focus on baseball. Just as we did with those previews, we [...]
Yanks Projected ALDS Roster »
Yanks Projected ALDS RosterOct. 5, 2009While the Yankees will likely procrastinate and avoid making a formal announcement until the last minute, everyone is aware they will opt for the division series format with more days off. This will allow them to use their top three starters and send everyone else to the pen against either the Twins or [...]
The Road To 11: Will 2009 Be The Year For the Yankees? »
The Yankees won 103 games in the 2009 regular season and are back in the playoffs after an absence from postseason baseball in 2008. The last time the Yankees were the number one seed in 2006, they were ousted by the Detroit Tigers in four games in the American League Division Series. The last time the Yankees were in the World Series was in [...]
Game 163 and The MLB Playoff Preview »
In a season where pennant races were few and far between, the Twins did catch the Tigers to create a one-game playoff for the American League Central Division Title. The winner gets to go to New York to face the best team in baseball. The New York Yankee infield of Mark Texeria, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter, and Alex Rodriguez might be the best [...]
How Brett Favre Is Helping the Yankees’ Drive »
Is Brett Favre a Yankee fan? Even if he isn't, a lot of Bombers supporters are certainly fans of No. 4 after his second unretirement and subsequent signing with the Minnesota Vikings set up a fateful Monday Night Football showdown with Favre's former team and Vikes' rival, the Green Bay Packers tonight at the Metrodome. The huge regular season [...]
The Top 10 Moments of the Yankees’ 2009 regular »
Some of these will not be among your traditional choices. Feel free to add your own in the comments.10) Nick Swisher's surprise pitching appearanceThis won't be a traditional choice, since it's not something that anyone is necessarily proud of, but Swisher's relief appearance in April provided a brief moment of levity in a bad loss and also gave [...]
Why The Yankees Aren’t a Secure Pick to Win The »
After closing out a fairly successful September, Joe Girardi and the Yankees look to maintain momentum into the playoffs. Though the Bronx Bombers captured the league's best record with powerful second halves by Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira, the unpredictable offensive support is not what haunts Yankee fans heading into the post season. The [...]
New York Yankees Face Arbitration Decisions with Andy »
As I do every day, I was reading Buster Olney's daily column. In this particular column (sorry, behind the insider wall), he was discussing Type-A free agents and whether or not they would be offered arbitration. The Yankees had two players, Damon and Pettitte, on the list and I was interested to see what the executives Buster polled had to say [...]
New York Yankees: The New Kids In The Bronx »
The Bronx Bombers are back folks. Last night, in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Bombers tied the franchise record for home runs in a season with 242; they reached that feat in their 2004 season. The Yankees, who are the best team in baseball with a 102-58 record, were picked by many sports analysts to finish third in the division behind the [...]