The Wild Card New York Yankees will start the postseason in Minnesota against the AL Central Champion Twins. Both teams will be critique over the next three days, as the sports media and baseball fans will express their opinions while trying to predict the outcome. Being that I get questioned constantly about the Yankees, I took the three most asked questions and am breaking up into the most popular in a three part series. I will dissect both teams and give my unrated, honest opinion. All to be finished before ...
Via the NY Post:
If you listened closely enough between manager Joe Girardi’s lines yesterday, it was easy to believe the Yankees will use three starters in the ALDS.
And that’s fine with CC Sabathia, the only starter who would be affected by short rest.
While Girardi said a final decision won’t be made until today when he meets with his staff, scouts and general manager Brian Cashman at Yankee Stadium, Girardi’s code words leave a trail.
“(Three starters) is something we will discuss,” Girardi said before the Yankees dropped an 8-4 loss ...
Now that the regular season has concluded and the playoffs are about to begin, you're going to notice a lot of new Yankees fans suddenly showing up around the office.You'll realize this when Hal From Accounting saunters in at 9:00 9:15 with a Yankees cap awkwardly affixed to his skull and a big smile on his face. Just 45 minutes earlier, Hal was frantically searching for the hat in his closet—he literally thanked God when it finally announced its presence beneath his lucky Train "Drops of Jupiter Tour '06" T-shirt.He ...
The New York Yankees had a rough September, posting a 14-16 record for the month, and finalized it by losing the AL East to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Regardless, getting closer to the goal of repeating entails making the postseason and that first step has been accomplished.
Coming in as the wild card team has not fared well for the Yankees in the past, never getting past the Division Series. Maybe starting the postseason in the Bronx is more important than their regular season away-game record reads. In any case that historical ...
The 2010 MLB postseason has finally arrived.After 162 games of scratching and clawing through the league, only eight teams remain. Each club has gotten here because of the supreme talent on its team.Each team remaining has at least two players that are in the top tier of the league. Expect these 25 players to have the biggest impact in October. Whether it be a key home-run or a huge strikeout, elite players have the potential to etch their name in the history books.Here are the best 25 players that are ...
When the New York Yankees traded for Curtis Granderson in the offseason, expectations surrounding the 29-year-old outfielder were high.
Fantasy owners anticipated a monster season in the home run haven of Yankee Stadium, while team officials believed his disappointing 2009 was a mirage and thought they were acquiring one of the best young center fielders in the game.
At the end of August, it appeared that Granderson was one of the biggest busts of the 2010 season.
However, Granderson awoke in September. After working with Kevin Long to adjust his swing in mid-August, ...
World Series 2010: 10 reasons why the Yankees will win the 2010 World Series, despite entering the playoffs resembling anything close to a Championship Team.
By Darcy Fournier
The New York Yankees, complete with a questionable starting rotation, an inconsistent bullpen and an aging, beat up lineup are once again set to square off against younger, healthier, and hungrier adversaries in their quest to win yet another World Series title.
This season, as with last and for the same reasons, the odds are against the boys from New York.
However, a funny thing ...
After the Yankees' loss to the Boston Red Sox, the focus on their playoff picture has become clearer. Entering the day, the American League East Division title was still up in the air. The Yankees and Rays were tied on top of the American League East standings.
A few hours later, the Red Sox handed the Yankees an 8-4 loss. This means that the Tampa Bay Rays are the American League East Division Champions for the second time in three years. The Yankees were the division champs last year before they ...
The Yankees fell behind the Red Sox early and could not mount a comeback as they lost to the Red Sox 8-4 in Fenway for the final game of the season.
Here are some highlights:
The loss means that the Yankees cannot win the division. Even if they end up in a tie with the Rays, they won more games head-to-head and would be awarded the AL East division.The Yankees ALDS opponent will be the Minnesota Twins. Game 1 will be in Minnesota on Wednesday. Dustin Moseley made the start tonight ...
ESPN is reporting that it is looking like Joe Torre will not be managing in the Major Leagues again. The Yankees and Mets could have job openings in the winter, but Tony Jackson is reporting that most likely those will be passed up.
Instead, Jackson writes, Torre could be managing a team compiled of some of the best players in the Major Leagues with Team USA.
The next World Baseball Classic will be in the first months of 2013 and Joe Torre is considering a nice stint as the United States national ...