via the NY Daily News:
And so, as Swisher returns to the lineup, Girardi sits down [Mark Teixeira], who painted anything but a painless picture of the thumb and toe injuries he’s been playing with the past few weeks.
“I’ve been playing with a lot of pain the last two or three weeks and maybe this is going to help,” Teixeira said. “It’s been tough. This has been the toughest two or three week stretch I think I’ve had my whole career as far as ...
The Yankees dropped the series finale against the Orioles yesterday, but still were able to take two of three and win the series. Today they start a much bigger series against the Rays, which could determine who wins the AL East.
Here are some notes:
Nick Swisher came back on Saturday after missing some time with a sore knee. He is two-for-10 since coming back.
Robinson Cano picked up his 100th RBI of the year this weekend, and along with Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira, they are ...
Derek Jeter has dated his fair share of actresses and women with a flair for the dramatic—Mariah Carey, Jessica Alba, and Minka Kelly. During last Wednesday’s game against the Rays, Jeter got to play a role in the acting as well. With the Yankees down 2-1 in the seventh and one out, Jeter was given first base on a supposed hit-by-pitch from Rays’ reliever, Chad Qualls. The ball appeared to hit Jeter on the wrist after which Jeter grimaced in pain and even had the team trainer come out to ...
As the 2010 season draws to a close, pennant races are taking shape for the final weeks, and the Wild Card picture is beginning to look more clear. In the case of the AL East, it's quite clear that both teams will make the playoffs.This does not mean that this race is of little importance. Quite the contrary, this Yankees-Rays showdown is shaping up to be one of the top September matchups. After the Sabathia-Price pitcher's duel earlier this month, this four-game series is going to be hotly contested, with ...
The Baltimore Orioles entered the bottom of the ninth inning against the New York Yankees behind by one.
The great Mariano Rivera awaited on the mound at Camden Yards, having never before in his career blown two saves in the month of September.
Baltimore was believed to have the steepest of uphill climbs ahead of them, but Luke Scott broke through.
The power hitter did what many of the Orioles have done during Buck Showalter’s short tenure at the helm: Deliver.
The 32-year-old, who entered the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh, ...
It’s time to look at the potential two-start options for the upcoming fantasy week. If I have someone rated as a three, four, or five-star option, they are someone I would definitely use.
A two-star option is someone who is borderline, but I’d strongly lean against it unless I have no other options. The one-star options are an absolutely non-scenario.
So, with that said, let’s take a look at the players available to you this week:
Five-Star Options:
None
Four-Star Options:
Matt Cain—San Francisco Giants @ CHC, @ Col
Chris Carpenter—St. Louis Cardinals @ Fla, @ CHC
Zack ...
Last Monday, the Yankees visited the Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. for one of the most anticipated series in the 2010 season.The race has been tightly packed all season, with no team leading by more 2 1/2 games since July 26.In the last five days, there have been three flip-flops for the division lead. With another four game set about to happen between these two teams in Yankee Stadium, you can expect the seesaw to keep on tilting.One team will come away with the division, and it will be by ...
Is it better to be lucky or good?
In Alex Rodriguez's case, last night he was a little bit of both.
Rodriguez should could have been rung up on a called strike three in the ninth inning last night. But that didn't happen, and moments later, he hit a home run devastating enough in its effectiveness to leave Orioles closer Koji Uehara doubled over in anguish, looking like an eight-bit pitcher from the old Bases Loaded video game.
We don't know for sure what A-Rod's game-deciding, three-run shot will mean to the Yankees ...
Via Chad Jennings:
“Over time you get educated,” said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. “You want to all be macho and say, ‘American League East at all cost,’ but hey man, I’ve been part of the Yankees now for a long time. I’ve been beaten by a Wild Card Red Sox team in ’04. I’ve been beaten by a Wild Card Florida Marlins in the World Series in ’03. I’m not saying give me the Wild Card. I’m just saying we’ve got to realize perspective. We’re ...
I figured since no one has decided to defend the Captain, then it was only fitting that I would step up to the plate and do it myself.It has been three days now since Derek Jeter picked up the nickname, "Cheater Jeter," or "Jeter the Cheater." Either way you slice it, majority of those people either hate the New York Yankees or Jeter. He could hit a home run and people still would find a way to criticize him and his teammates.Some people even have the audacity to say that ...