You can say a lot of things about the New York Yankees. They've got the most money, their offense is unbeatable, the list goes on and on. However, one thing you can't say is that their starters are a lock every time they take the mound. A.J. Burnett has been up and down, Hughes has been shaky but good for the most part, and Javier Vazquez was demoted to the bullpen. This has arisen many issues like, "Who starts Game 2? Well they go with three starters like last year, or ...
In the immortal words of American Idol host Ryan Seacrest, “America, this is your bottom three.” For the New York Yankees, the bottom three of their starting rotation this season has been about as stable as Lindsay Lohan in a rehab centre. This is no doubt going to leave the Yanks with some serious problems this coming postseason. The Yankees have one of the most potent offenses in the league, and possibly their most dangerous, top to bottom, in the past decade. The averages may not be the sexiest you ...
Though the 2010 season in Major League Baseball has not quite ended, most fans have an idea of who they think deserves awards to symbolize their excellence this year.
Some votes should be extremely close, while others may not be as close as expected.
Here are my predictions for the 2010 MLB Postseason Awards for debate and perhaps even ridicule by all the experts out there.Begin Slideshow
With three games remaining in the regular season, the New York Yankees likely need to sweep the Boston Red Sox in order to win the American League East. That’s not officially the case, it just seems like it will be needed.
The Tampa Bay Rays lost their series opener against the Kansas City Royals last night, forcing a tie atop the division with the Yankees. While the Yankees are in Boston for three games to close out the season, the Rays have three more against the Royals.
If the Yankees are to ...
The Tampa Bay Rays lost last night which puts them in a tie with the Yankees. Both teams have three games left to play, but the Yankees need a better overall record as the Rays would come out ahead in the event of a tie because they have a better head-to-head record.
Here are some notes:
Make no mistake, manager Joe Girardi still has his eyes on the AL Eastern division.
The playoff rotation is not set beyond CC Sabathia. Andy Pettitte starts tonight and A.J. Burnett starts tomorrow ...
Full disclosure: I wasn't really feeling the playoff-clinching celebration on Tuesday night.I know, I know. It's a long season. Making the postseason is an achievement, and the players deserve to blow off some steam. I get that. But there's a part of me—okay, all of me—that was rubbed the wrong way by how satisfied the team seemed with itself.Please understand that I, more than any man or woman on earth, love watching Kim Jones get doused by champagne and beer. It may be the main reason I follow the Yankees. ...
The New York Yankees are postseason-bound, but how far they make it is another story.
In 2009 the Yankees had a three-headed monster in CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, and A.J. Burnett. This allowed skipper Joe Girardi to use a three-man rotation in the postseason, and the results speak for themselves.
Currently, the same group is still in pinstripes but unfortunately is not as reliable.
Let’s look at the three amigos individually.
The Yankees' No. 1 is CC Sabathia, who is still an ace. Many believe that Sabathia should and could win the AL CY ...
A solid ace is the most important part of any postseason rotation. In 2001, the Mariners were clearly the most talented team in the league, having won a record 116 games.But they ran into the Yankees' Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina and lost in a mere five games. Whatever team's pitching proves most consistent will be the team that wins the World Series.While the Padres are still mathematically in the race, their loss tonight has given them a nearly impossible task...and for that reason, their pitching has been left off ...
You could make a case for CC Sabathia and possibly Mariano Rivera, but it is clear that Robinson Cano is and has been the MVP of the New York Yankees all year, but will his success at the plate continue when it counts the most, the postseason?
Cano has always been a highly praised prospect and player in the Yankees organization, with even Don Mattingly predicting that he would win a batting title at some point in his career. He was even used as trade bait when the Yankees acquired Alex Rodriguez from ...
For the 15th time in 16 years, the Yankees are going to the playoffs. After CC Sabathia delivered 8.1 innings of one-run ball for his league-leading 21st victory Tuesday night, the Yankees immediately put their postseason plans into motion. The old axiom says you win with pitching and defense, and the Yankees need to do some juggling to line up their most dependable starters for the first round. Andy Pettitte, who was originally slated to start Wednesday in Toronto, will now take the hill Friday in Boston. As a result, ...