I will be the first one to tell you that I heavily blasted Joe Girardi and his strange moves that only helped the New York Yankees stumble to a 13-17 finish over the last month of the season. His plan was for his team to get healthy and be prepared for the postseason and not shoot for the American League East Division Title and face the Texas Rangers in the playoffs. Many of his moves include bringing in Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre in high leverage situations, benching half the ...
Mr. Darcy Fournier
The debate about Pete Rose and his eligibility for placement in the Hall of Fame is well documented, with passionate arguments for and against his induction.
I am not a "fan” of Pete Rose. However, I am not oblivious to his contributions to the game, and the poor choices he made along the way.
I am equally not oblivious to the political football this has become, and how poorly this has been handled by just about everyone, Rose included.
The points of contention are as follows…
The Major Argument for his Induction: ...
OK, so 2010 isn't even in the books yet.But it's never to early to start talking about 2011, especially when the team is expected to compete for a championship each season.Very little can be done about this year. The chips will fall where they may regarding a 2010 championship. It's time for "The Evil Empire" to start plotting for next season.In that regard, I have something very evil for them to pull off.Read on to find out...Begin Slideshow
Well NY sports fans, this is the time of the year we have all been waiting for. MLB playoffs, NHL season getting under way and the NFL season is in full swing. Granted, the Mets haven't been respectable since June, the Yanks are doing what they do best: winning games in October. They swept the Minnesota Twins to move onto the American League Championship Series, awaiting the winner of the Tampa Bay Rays/Texas Rangers series. The Islanders and Rangers opened their seasons over the weekend. The Isles lost a hard ...
If it weren't already evident that AJ Burnett’s big long-term contract was dictating the decisions made by the Yankees front office, it is now.
After the Yankees cruised through the American League Division series with just three starters, the Yankees announced Monday morning that they will use a fourth starter in the American League Championship series. That fourth starter will be AJ Burnett.
Yankees fans have never been fed up with a pitcher more than they have AJ Burnett. And for a good reason. This season has been a disastrous one for the ...
For the second year in a row, the New York Yankees swept aside the Minnesota Twins in the first round of the playoffs and are once again headed back to the ALCS.
Many questions surrounded the Yankees as they entered the postseason for only the 14th time in 15 years, but it is safe to say now that the Bombers are a legitimate threat.
Being the Wild Card team, everybody wondered if they could win without home field advantage? Well, they can, and did, overcoming two leads by the Twins and rallied ...
Via Chad Jennings:
Brian Cashman just announced that the Yankees are planning to go with a four-man rotation in the American League Championship Series, no matter who they’re playing in the next round.
Cashman said the Yankees will meet tomorrow to discuss the roster, but he expects A.J. Burnett to be the fourth starter.
If the Yankees had gone with a three-man rotation, that would have meant that all three pitchers, CC Sabathia, Phil Hughes, and Andy Pettitte, would have to pitch on short rest, including CC ...
The Yankees again proved to be the most playoff-efficient team of all. They bullied Minnesota right out of their own home early on and then finished them off in the Bronx. An all-around dominant performance from the Yankees shows that they will be tough to beat once again in these playoffs. There may be only one team that could challenge them this season. Can I get a..."RE-MATCH?!"Begin Slideshow
There is not much going wrong for the New York Yankees, after sweeping the Minnesota Twins easily to advance to the ALCS.
However it happened, this is not the same team who finished off 2010 regular season barely breathing.
Resembling championship form almost overnight has caused rumors to swirl for the sudden upgraded play.
Maybe it’s just pure postseason rush?
Possibly. Imagine getting a step closer to the World Series as a player. It’s inevitable that you acquire some adrenaline from winning.
Also, it could have been a contrived plan to lose the division. Any ...
All season long, Yankee fans have rooted against the Rays.
Especially down the stretch, when both teams were locked in an epic battle for the AL East crown.
There were some epic moments, too. Like Robbie Cano's homer. Or arguably the best-pitched game by two teams in a game this season, with Sabathia and Price on top of their games. And of course, Derek Jeter's "hit by pitch" that almost cost the Rays the game.
Yep, plenty to hate about them Rays.
But this is the time to be rooting for them.
What?
Has this kid ...