Veteran Jim Thome's season ended yesterday when the Minnesota Twins were swept by the New York Yankees.With Thome having no contract this offseason, and amid rumors of whether he'll return for another season, could Yankees general manager Brian Cashman make a move for him?At the age of 40, he proved that he can still produce, hitting 25 home runs in just 108 games, not to mention picking up some clutch hits along the way.He would be the DH if he joined the Bronx Bombers, along with Lance Berkman and guys ...
Going into Saturday night's Game Three, the Yankees had to be feeling very confident of their chances to sweep the Twins.
They were up 2-0 on the Twins and they had history on their side since Minnesota had not won a playoff game against the Yankees since 2004.
Now back in the Bronx at the new Yankee Stadium, the Yankees were sending up Phil Hughes to pitch Game Three. This would be the first time Hughes was making a start in the postseason for the Yankees, although he has pitched in relief ...
There is all this talk about Yankees skipper Joe Girardi walking away after the season and taking the job as the next Cubs manager.
But if the Bombers win a consecutive championship, they have to keep him, right?
I know that many Yankees fans have questioned Girardi's managerial skills. Heck, if you check with most fans they will point to one reason or another why they do not like their manager.
In St. Louis, as much as Tony LaRussa has won over the years, I know of many Cards fans that question what ...
Entering the MLB postseason, analysts and other fans of the sports seemed to be skeptical of the New York Yankees chances to repeat their World Championship run from last year. Much of this skepticism centered around the lack of quality pitching following CC Sabathia in the rotation. However, in the Yankees sweep of the Minnesota Twins Sabathia's win ended up being the weakest performance, as Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes pulled strung together very strong performance in their respective wins. From the bullpen, Kerry Wood okay in Game 1, dominated ...
The New York Yankees are the first team to advance in the postseason this year with their 6-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, who will spend another long, cold winter trying to figure out what went wrong again. The Yankees dominated the Twins in all aspects of the game and appear poised to retain their title as World Series Champions. While our seasons in Seattle have been dismal as of late, I have a hunch the Twins fans actually have suffered more over the last decade than us. The Twins ...
Congratulations to the New York Yankees for sweeping the Minnesota Twins and moving on to the American League Championship series.
What do the Yankees get for their efforts?
How about six days off.
That's right, Major League Baseball, along with their postseason partners TBS and FOX, have decided to start the ALCS when they think that the most fans will be sitting in front of their TVs.
Hitters lose their timing and pitchers lose their sharpness. It is as simple as that.
Even if both AL series went all five games, even ...
Throughout the 2010 season, the New York Yankees had many pitching issues. Like with A.J. Burnett, he was about as frustrating a pitcher you can come across. What about Andy Pettitte, going down with an injury mid-season and forcing a spot-starter to go in his place.
And then there's Javier Vasquez. After starting the season much like Chien Ming-Wang did last year, Vasquez had a stretch when he was as good as anyone pitching on a mound.
However, since the All-Star break, it seems like Vasquez has lost it, whether it be ...
Mariano Rivera is a 16-year Major League veteran, and at 40 years old he is still dominating hitters in their 20s, but the question is how long can this continue.
Take a look at Rivera's career, and it's easy to tell this is a future Hall of Famer on the mound. What he has been able to do while seemingly only throwing one pitch has been incredible. Rivera has a career ERA of 2.23 which accompanies his 559 career saves.
Rivera has been the rare player who seemingly has gotten better the ...
It’s that time of year again that all fans cherish! When we can belch, drink stuff that might power a locomotive, and scream at bad calls from umpires while making pathetic excuses for why our team finished 23 games out Woe is us, the Seattle Sports fan. We have very little to live for when it comes to our teams. The Sonics are gone, the Mariners suck bad, the Huskies are two years removed from oh and twelve, the cross-state WSU Cougars are writing a new definition for "horrible," and ...
Phillip Joseph Hughes, better known simply as Phil Hughes, has had a very tumultuous career thus far and has hurdled many challenges on his way to his postseason starting debut tonight in the Bronx.
In high school, Hughes was a first team All-American pitcher, while posting a combined 21-1 record between his junior and senior years, including a perfect game.
Using their first draft pick in 2004, the Yankees selected Hughes 23rd overall out of Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California.
Coincidentally, New York was awarded the 23rd pick in that draft after ...