The Monday Quickie Pop Quiz; all answers TRUE or FALSEWith 25 percent of the season complete, the rebuilding, penny-pinching New York Mets have more wins than the $200-plus million payroll of the New York Yankees.On May 21, 2012, the Yanks would be closer to last place in the AL East than first place.The Yankees, with their big three on the mound, lose two of three at home to a very mediocre Cincinnati Reds team.Your team RBI leaders would be Raul Ibanez and Nick Swisher, with 27. Even more interesting considering ...
They are the worst in the league at driving home runners in scoring position. Their pitching staff ranks 28th in quality starts, and their starters have surrendered the second-most home runs in all of baseball.Yet the New York Yankees will make the playoffs.This article will take a look at why, with three quarters of the season still remaining, the Bronx Bombers will turn things around and continue the tradition of playing in the postseason.Begin Slideshow
At the end of play on Sunday, May 20, 2012, the New York Yankees were in fourth place with a 21-20 record. The following table shows their record after 41 games since 2001: YEAR: RECORD2001: 22-192002: 26-152003: 27-142004: 24-172005: 21-202006: 24-172007: 18-232008: 20-21 2009: 24-172010: 25-162011: 22-19 The 2009 world champions were 24-17 after 41 games, which is a .585 winning percentage. That team finished the season at 103-59 for a .636 percentage. The Boston Red Sox were a poor second, eight games behind the Yankees.The 2005 Yankees had an identical record after 41 games ...
Washington D.C.by Patrick ReadIt's a late start for me, the traffic is all jammed up in DC with street-closings. Security is tight. I assume it's result of the Occupy Chicago & Anti-NATO protest there... I will continually update this post, so make sure to hit refresh (for updated info) if you want to follow along with the live blog... 11:30 amTo catch up on the day so far: In a stunning turn of events; Judge Walton changed his mind regarding his previous ruling—that evidence/testimony about Andy ...
The New York Yankees are struggling to stay above .500 at the quarter mark of the 2012 MLB season. Despite having baseball’s highest payroll, the Yankees will struggle to turn things around and earn a spot in the postseason. Their offense isn’t as potent as years past and, aside from C.C. Sabathia, their pitching staff is inconsistent. While their veteran core is a benefit at times, this may be the year that age catches up to the Yankees and they miss the playoffs. Here are five reasons why the Yankees ...
The New York Yankees have hit some pretty big bumps since the start of the 2012 season, and even though I hate to admit it, I'm concerned about the rest of the season.Yes, it's true that it is still early in the season, and there is time to turn things around, but it doesn't look like anything with drastically change anytime soon for the Yankees.Some players are doing well individually, but not consistently. The entire team must do well collectively to be successful. Those collective and consistent performances just don't ...
The New York Yankees are currently in the middle of a little slump.They haven't won a series since they last took two out of three against the Mariners over a week ago, and they dropped five out of six this past week.Normally, the middle of May wouldn't be a time to panic, but given the fact that now the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays are hanging around in the American League East chase, each series loss is a cause of concern.The offense has been troublesome, and honestly, I think ...
It's not a secret that the New York Yankees have struggled to score in the clutch—or at all, really—so far this season.Derek Jeter, Raul Ibanez and Curtis Granderson have carried the offensive load thus far, which is unacceptable considering the fact that Jeter and Ibanez were considered complementary pieces at best entering spring training.Robinson Cano is finally starting to heat up, so he gets a pass.Brett Gardner has been injured, so he will also get a pass.Not much was really expected of Russell Martin, while Nick Swisher has produced pretty ...
Kevin Long is in his sixth season as the New York Yankees hitting coach, but you can't blame him if he is wondering about job security. The Los Angeles Angels recently fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, who was made a scapegoat because the mega-million dollar man known as Albert Pujols is off to the worst start of his career. (The Angels front office certainly wasn't going to hold manager Mike Scioscia accountable for the team's poor start.) The same situation exists in the Bronx. The Steinbrenner boys don't operate the ...
In 1992 the New York Yankees finished with a 76-86 record, 20 games behind the Toronto Blue Jays and tied for fourth place in the AL East. It was Buck Showalter's first year at the helm That year, the Yankees missed the playoffs for the 11th year in a row. Since 1992 they've missed the playoffs just twice. That was 20 years ago. That was then and this is now, But a quarter of the way through the 2012 season, we may be looking at the ...