By Tommy Willet
Everyone watching the Yankee game saw Robinson Cano‘s solo shot into right field early on, as well as the fan interference by a kid named Jared Macchirole that maybesortakinda occured. With it being a crucial game in the ALCS on primetime television, which means the whole world is watching, (except for these guys), one would be safe to assume this would throw the instant replay review conversation back into the national spotlight.
But that’s not what we’re going to talk about here.
We’re talking about THIS GUY
The truth is, ...
"You forget about it whether it was 15-2 or 3-2. It's still a loss. It doesn't matter what the score was if we win tomorrow." - Derek Jeter
The Yankees, down two games to one in the ALCS to the AL West champion Texas Rangers, are in unfamiliar territory.
Cruising through the playoffs for the most part in 2009, Yankees face a must win situation after dropping two games in a row to fall behind in the series.
The good news?
In 1998, the Yankees trailed the Cleveland Indians by a game in ...
Like it or not, A.J. Burnett is starting tonight for the Yankees. At least he’s going up against the Rangers least impressive starter in Tommy Hunter. Here is a look at this matchup by the numbers:
2010 Numbers: Hunter: 23 G, 13-4 record, 128 IP, 3.73 ERA, 1.24 WHIP. Burnett: 33 G, 10-15 record, 186.2 IP, 5.26 ERA, 1.51 WHIP.
2010 Numbers Vs. Respective Teams: Hunter vs. Yankees: 1 G, 0-0 record, 5 IP, 3.60 ERA, 1.80 WHIP. Burnett vs. Rangers: 3 G, 1-0 record, 18 IP, 2.50 ERA, 1.28 ...
With A.J. Burnett taking the mound tonight the Yankees will need their offense to show up more than at any point in this series.
The problem is, aside from the eighth inning of game one, they have been largely absent. Really the only one who has shown up is Robinson Cano. Cano is leading the team through the ALCS with a .417 batting average and a pair of home runs. Unfortunately he can’t do it alone.
Here is a list of the other Yankees and their numbers:
Mark Teixeira ...
Tonight is a very big game for the Yankees. I don’t like to throw around the cliche that it is a must-win game until it actually becomes a must-win, but tonight is pretty close.
If the Yankees lose tonight they go down in the series 3-1 and would have to win three games in a row, including two in Texas and one against Cliff Lee to move on to the World Series. So while the Yankees could technically lose tonight and win the series, it would drastically decrease their odds ...
Tonight is a very big game for the Yankees. It is not a must-win, but it is pretty much as close to it gets to one.
Unfortunately they have A.J. Burnett on the mound too, which makes things so much harder, but they don’t really have much of a choice.
Here are some notes:
Francisco Cervelli is starting tonight and batting ninth with Burnett on the mound.
The Cubs will keep Mike Quade on as their manager. Tony La Russa also signed on for another year in St. Louis, so it ...
A.J. Burnett has the fate of the New York Yankees in his enigmatic hands when he takes the hill tonight in the Bronx. However, this time he may accomplish what he sets out to do. Burnett is not your ordinary pitcher. He possesses above average pitches for everything he throws, especially his fastball-curveball combination. Scouts would genuinely tell you that Burnett has the best curve in the majors, which is a testament to his raw ability. However, it is very tough to talk about someone's "raw ability" when they are ...
There's no way you can take away from what Cliff Lee did last night.Trust me, I'd love to. I wish I could say it had something to do with his "magic" hat, a pact with Satan, or some potent HGH cocktail guzzled before first pitch, but I just can't.It was, quite truly, one of the greatest pitching performances in postseason history. Eight innings, no runs, two singles, one walk, 13 strikeouts. I can't ever remember a Yankee team being quite so dominated. I'm not so sure he wouldn't have thrown ...
I know most people are calling for CC Sabathia on three days' rest, including some national sportswriters.
I am not a Yankees fan, but I truly believe in order to win this series, the Yankees have to pitch A.J. Burnett in Game 4 and hope for the best.
There are several reasons why pitching Burnett is the right decision.
First, despite his struggles, Burnett has pitched well against Texas both this season and in his career. This season, Burnett was 1-0 with a 2.50 ERA against the Rangers. Last season, Burnett went 2-1 against the ...
Got Melky? Not anymore. Just saw this on MLBTraderumors.com:
“The Braves released Melky Cabrera, according to MLB.com’s Mark Bowman.
Cabrera, who joined the Braves in last winter’s Javier Vazquez trade, was a non-tender candidate after a disappointing season in Atlanta. The 26-year-old hit just .255/.317/.354 in 509 plate appearances this year, so the Braves decided not to tender him a contract worth anything close to his 2010 salary of $3.1MM.
The Braves expected more from Cabrera, but they did obtain Arodys Vizcaino in the Vazquez deal. The 19-year-old right-hander was pitching well in the minors before a torn ...