Like most years, as we approach the final month of the Major League Baseball season, many fans have already checked out. Interest is lost at this point of the season as people tend to shift from baseball to football. A 162-game regular season with games every day can make it very difficult to maintain fans’ attention. It is a long haul, and unless “your team” is in the midst of a pennant race, most fans simply don't care.But those who stop following the baseball season tend to miss out on ...
September in a pennant race is traditionally a time when the best players on a team step up with their best performances. So when considering how to rank the players most likely to be on a postseason roster, should the New York Yankees hang on and hold off the Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays for the American League East crown or, at the very least, qualify for one of the two wild-card spots for the winner-take-all, single-game playoff opener, I tried to consider what a player has done in ...
There were two good things that the Yankees were able to take away from Wednesday night in Tampa Bay.The first; they were able to avoid getting swept by salvaging a 6-4 victory in the series finale over the Tampa Bay Rays, thus pushing them back alone on top of the A.L. East over the Orioles.The second; the road to recovery for Andy Pettitte got another dose of good news as the lefty threw to live hitters for the first time in his rehab process, according to Wallace Matthews of ESPN ...
Last Tuesday night,, the New York Yankees relinquished a 10-game lead in the American League East and now are tied with the Baltimore Orioles for first place. However, fans shouldn't be worried because the Yankees will be playing baseball in October. For one thing, Mark Teixeira will be back sometime this month. Having him in the lineup should refresh the offense, and it gives the Yankees a solid hitter, whether he's in the 3, 4 or 5 hole. Before the injury, Tex was batting .255 with 23 HR, 81 RBI and ...
Longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has done a lot of things during his career, but one thing he's never done is win the American League MVP award.He's come close a couple times. He finished third in the voting in 1998 and 2009, and he was the runner-up in the voting to Justin Morneau in 2006. He's also finished sixth in the voting once and 10th three times.Despite all the close calls, he hasn't won it yet. Some find that to be strange. Outrageous even.There's a train of thought ...
Things are not going in the right direction for the Bombers, but there shouldn't be any concern about making the playoffs.The fat lady hasn't even started to warm up her vocal chords.New York didn't help their own cause Tuesday night, as they lost their third straight game, to the division rival Tampa Bay Rays no less.Tuesday's loss was especially hard to swallow because the Baltimore Orioles won in Toronto, and now New York and Baltimore are tied for first place in the AL East.While it's unfamiliar ground for the Yankees to ...
What happens when a plan backfires in baseball?If you're the Boston Red Sox or the Philadelphia Phillies, it means blowing up your team in hopes of future sustained success.If you're the New York Yankees... well, it's unfamiliar territory.Yet here they are, at the losing end of a 10-game swing in the American League East division battle, tied with the Baltimore Orioles.According to Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal, the Yankees' plan to reduce their payroll below the $189 million luxury-tax threshold by 2014 could be backfiring.In order to meet these financial goals, ...
On July 18, the New York Yankees held a commanding 10-game lead over the second-place Baltimore Orioles. It seemed as if that lead would not be relinquished, as many believed the Yankees to be the most complete team in baseball.Fast forward 43 games, and the Yankees are now tied with those same Orioles atop the AL East. Since July 18, the Yankees have compiled an unimpressive 19-25 record.Shoddy pitching, unreliable relief, a one-dimensional offense and injury upon injury have put the Yankees in a position that they most certainly do ...
On August 17, the New York Yankees were sitting comfortably ahead in the American League East, six games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays, their closest competitor. Just over two weeks later, the Bombers find themselves in a much more uncomfortable spot: Fighting for their playoff lives.They currently share the pole position with the sizzling Baltimore Orioles who have won eight of their last 10. New York, on the other hand, have won just three in their last 10, and are losers of their last three games versus Baltimore and ...
With only 27 games left in the season, the pressure is building on one of the tightest division races in baseball. As the Yankees limped and stumbled into September, injuries have been a predominant headline lately with Robinson Cano being the most recent injured Bomber. But with the playoffs inching closer with every game, the Yankees are going to need to consider who they want starting games. With Alex Rodriguez back off the DL, Mark Teixeira, Curtis Granderson, and now Cano are nursing injuries. On the mound is where the ...