Say "Yankee Stadium," and fans think "World Series." The New York Yankees have won 108 World Series games, but, ironically, they lost the first one ever played at the Stadium.In his new book, Pinstripe Empire, Marty Appel sheds new light on the first World Series home run hit at Yankee Stadium. The New York Giants had beaten the Yankees in the 1921 and 1922 World Series. The teams were meeting for the third consecutive season in 1923, with the Giants favored to make it three in a row. The score was ...
Remember when everyone said that Derek Jeter looked finished?I bet not too many people are saying that right now. Not after the start he's having to the 2012 season.Entering Tuesday night's game, Jeter is hitting an amazing .411 with four home runs and 13 RBI and an on-base percentage of .436.Those aren't just good numbers, those are All-Star quality numbers for the Yankees captain.Heading into last year, when Jeter and the Yankees had a mini-battle in negotiations to get a new contract, people felt Jeter was overvalued and didn't deserve ...
In a recent Bleacher Report Article, New York Yankees Captain Derek Jeter is a Renaissance Man, I wrote that the seemingly rejuvenated New York Yankee captain is on track to have an enormous year. With last night’s 4-5 performance versus the Texas Rangers, Jeter is hitting an eye-popping .411 (30 hits in 73 at-bats) with an OPS of 1.080. He also has four home runs and 13 RBI to his credit, along with slugging percentage is .644. According to ESPN.com projections, Jeter is on pace for 304 hits, with 41 home ...
The Texas Rangers have become one of the top dogs in the American League for the past few years. They are coming of two consecutive World Series appearances and, despite coming away empty handed both times, they don't seem to be distracted by the disappointment.The Rangers were coming off an 8-1 road trip, which set a franchise record, before their 7-4 loss on Monday night in a nationally-televised game against the New York Yankees.The Yankees are familiar with the feeling of being hot, as they have have won 6 of ...
Here we are again for another week of New York Yankees predictions. The Yankees were able to split their four game series with the Minnesota Twins. Then they won the two games they played against their division rival Red Sox.They start the week in Texas against the Rangers. Then they come back home for a series against the Detroit TigersHere is a review of the the predictions from April 16-22 and some predictions for the Yankees' week ahead. Leave your comments and predictions, and we will see how they stack up to what really happens.Begin ...
Over the years, the once bulletproof Yankees have shown that even they have chinks in their illustrious pinstriped armor. They've had trials and tribulations of every kind over the recent years, some of which have proven to be stumbling points while others have been overcome.As the Bronx Bombers enter this season, they will be faced with a whole new set of issues that they will have to overcome before they hoist another pennant to the rafters.Every year, a noticeable percentage of Yankees faithful cry World Series as soon as pitchers and catchers ...
New York Yankees catcher Russell Martin has been considered to be one of the best catchers in Major League Baseball with his excellent defensive skills, but he has had a difficult time producing in the batter's box.Martin had a similar issue at the plate when he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He did suffer from an injury, but his production had declined to the point where the Dodgers did not give him a new contract for the 2011 season, allowing him to become a free agent.The Yankees signed Martin ...
Hideki Matsui and the Tampa Bay Rays are expected to agree to a minor league contract, reports Jack Curry of the YES Network.Matsui will more than likely head to an extended spring training before making his way to the big club.After hitting .251 with 12 home runs and 72 RBI last season with the A's, Matsui was unable to find a major league deal this winter. Instead, he decided to hold out for a deal during the season.He got his wish with the Rays, as he'll likely provide depth at the designated ...
It was 9-0 in the fifth inning.Everything was looking in favor of the Red Sox on Saturday after they had chased Freddy Garcia in the second inning and forced Joe Girardi to go to the bullpen.The "it was" phrase is a common phrase uttered a lot in Boston.Like, it was 3-2 in the 1986 World Series. And it was 5-2 in the eighth inning of the 2003 ALCS.On Saturday, it was 9-0 Red Sox heading into the sixth inning.Mark Teixeira homers off of Boston starter Felix Doubront to make it ...
The New York Yankees flat-out embarrassed the Boston Red Sox with a nine-run comeback that turned a 9-0 deficit into a 15-9 win for the Bombers and sent the Sox to rock bottom.It finally seemed like the Red Sox were going to get their 2012 campaign against their arch-rivals going in the second game of the first series of the season.The Red Sox were in a bad way going into this game with their players not taking kindly to a loud-mouth manager and a poor start. To add to that, ...