Something had to change for New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez in Game 4 of the 2012 ALDS, and manager Joe Girardi knew just what button to push. The skipper decided to slide the star slugger down to fifth in the batting order, per ESPNNewYork.com senior writer Andrew Marchand via Twitter:
Jeter DH, Tex 3rd, A-Rod 5th, Raul not starting— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) October 11, 2012
While the move may not sit well with A-Rod himself, it's the right call nonetheless.Other notable players will be taking on different roles in the ...
The Baltimore Orioles forced a Game 5 in the American League Division Series with a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in 13 innings Thursday night.J.J. Hardy drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the 13th to drive home Manny Machado, who led off the 13th with a double.The big news circulating around the stadium before the game was an announcement that Girardi’s father, Jerry, died Saturday at the age of 81. Girardi will manage the team tonight.Both teams got two runners on in ...
Phil Hughes takes the mound tonight for the Yankees assigned with the difficult task of shutting down the Orioles powerful lineup and pitching the Yankees into the American League Championship Series. Yankee fans should be happy, yet the overwhelming feeling is that Hughes just isn't capable of success.The prevailing thought among the fan base is that Hughes is far too inconsistent and that his lack of experience will come back to bite him tonight at the Stadium. Hughes had his ups and downs in 2012—what major league pitcher didn't?—but overall pitched ...
With all due respect to Raul Ibanez, this was not the way things were supposed to happen.Down 2-1 in the ninth inning of a pivotal Game 3 in the ALDS, and having produced virtually no offense for eight-plus innings, the Yankees were simply not engineered to have their fate decided by a 40-year-old journeyman outfielder who, if the regular season had gone to plan, would have been lucky to see 200 plate appearances. That Ibanez found himself in that situation was strange enough, of course. That he found himself in ...
On the way to the New York Yankees World Series title in 2009, Alex Rodriguez came up with big hits in a number of postseason plate appearances. In 15 playoff games, Rodriguez hit .365 with six home runs and 18 RBI.During the 2012 postseason, however, Rodriguez has struggled mightily. Yankees manager Joe Girardi even chose to pinch hit for Rodriguez in the bottom of the ninth in Game 3 of the 2012 ALDS (Associated Press via ABC).Rodriguez's performance in the postseason so far this year has helped demonstrate that he ...
The New York Yankees reach the postseason nearly every year, which means they have the annual opportunity to add even more historic, unforgettable moments to their already rich baseball lore.Opportunity was a knockin' last nigh,t and Raul Ibanez seized the moment.Ibanez's epic performance in the late innings last night at Yankee Stadium, blasting two home runs with everything on the line, should surely go down in memory as one of the more outstanding moments and victories in Yankee postseason history.What makes this time of year so great are the fans ...
In a best-of-five series, I always tend to look at Game 3 as a really pivotal game. On Wednesday night, the ALDS will head to the Bronx at Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees and Orioles will continue their series.Hiroki Kuroda will take the ball for the Yankees, while Miguel Gonzalez will be starting for Baltimore. After the Yankees took Game 1 on Sunday night, 7-2, the Orioles rebounded to take Game 2 Monday, 3-2, tying the series up at 1-1.As the teams head north, a lot of people have wondered ...
The New York Yankees are headed back to the Bronx to take on the Baltimore Orioles in Game 3 of the ALDS. New York walked away from Baltimore with a split, but if you are a Yankees fan you have to have a little bit of concern. The pitching has been good, but the hitting has disappeared. Like it or not, the linchpin of the batting order is Alex Rodriguez. The Yankees last won the World Series in 2009, which was A-Rod's best postseason since becoming part of the team. In fact, ...
The New York Yankees are tied 1-1 in their ALDS with the Baltimore Orioles after losing Game 2, 3-2, on Monday. Getting a win at Camden Yards with the next three games to be played at Yankee Stadium would seem to put the Yanks in a good position to win the series. Yet the performance of the lineup in Game 2, scoring two runs despite nine hits, apparently has the Yankees and their fans nervous. Perhaps the anxiety is justified. According to ESPN New York's Matt Ehalt, losing Game 2 of an ALDS ...
You can use a lot of different adjectives to describe the Bronx.Gritty, tough and resilient come to mind.It's where you can find what is quite possibly the most reviled stretch of highway on the planet, the dreaded Cross Bronx Expressway.The Bronx gave birth to rap music and it's where many of our parents were born and raised.For the Yankees, they'll need to successfully navigate the perils of the Cross Bronx in order to arrive at the stadium safely, at which point they'll need to be gritty, tough and resilient against ...