The Yankees got dominated by a red hot James Shields yesterday as the Rays shut them out 3-0 yesterday. CC Sabathia struggled, but still managed to hold the Rays to just three runs in 6.2 innings.
Here are some notes:
-Kerry Wood made his Yankee debut yesterday. He pitched one inning, struck out three, and walked two.
-Maybe it’s just the lack of a goatee, but Wood looks a lot different than he did back in 2003.
-Lance Berkman didn’t have a hot first weekend with ...
After the Trenton Thunder's 10-4 loss to the New Britain Rock Cats Sunday night, it was announced that Thunder third baseman Brandon Laird was promoted to Triple-A Scranton.
"I was trying to put a good season together, Larid said. "Up until now, I feel like I did. Now I'm getting my chance to go up to Scranton and hopefully help them win. I was just waiting for my chance.
"I am excited about the opportunity."
Laird definitely deserved the promotion, hitting .293 with a .355 OBP, .523 slugging percentage, and .875 OPS this ...
The weeks surrounding the MLB trading deadline can represent an emotional roller-coaster for everyone involved.
Often, players are finding it increasingly difficult in our technological and information-obsessed modern world to tune out the buzz linking them to potential trades. Players like to remain stoic, as if they don't pay attention to any of the swirling rumors. But realistically, in this age, that scenario is nearly impossible.
It's easy to view team executives and management as emotionally detached from personnel maneuvers, simply performing the tasks that ...
The trade deadline has passed and rosters are starting to become finalized as the calendar turns to August. Plenty of waiver-wire transactions will be made, but rosters are mostly set.
Teams like the Angels and Dodgers decided that .500 baseball is not an option. Both long-shots made big improvements to their rosters.
The Phillies received Roy Oswalt, an excellent pickup that makes them championship contenders again. The Yankees picked up the 'Stros other star in Lance Berkman. The Rangers added Jorge Cantu, while the Twins added Matt Capps. In other words...the ...
Standing at a height of 6'8" and weighing in at a listed 225 pounds, Jeff Nelson was an imposing figure and the primary setup man on the Yankees' World Series teams of 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
Since Nelson left for Seattle prior to the 2001 season, the Yankees have been actively searching for his replacement as the bridge to Mariano Rivera. Thus far, from a stability standpoint, the Yanks have failed.
Over the past 10 years, Ramiro Mendoza, Steve Karsay, Chris Hammond, Armando Benitez, Paul Quantrill, Flash Gordon, ...
Saturday, July 31 at 4:30 pm marked the official end of MLB's trade deadline—well, technically at least.
New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman was hard at work trying to fix the mess the organization has made of Joba Chamberlain.
It is no secret that the Yankees don’t know what else to do with Joba Chamberlain, but looking at his historically short career the answer is pretty evident.
Back in 2007, Joba was Cashman’s prize pupil. The problem was no one wanted to take the time to teach the 24-year-old because of one infamous ...
Three to four years ago this, would be considered a blockbuster deal. In 2010, this is just another trade for a middle reliever with 20 career innings, and a minor league prospect with 10 career minor league homeruns. Now this could be Berkman's swan song, his final shot at glory.
Berkman, it appears, is on the path that many elite players take at one time or another; the road to retirement.
There has been a serious decline in Berkman’s production since 2006, specifically in his power numbers.
Statistically speaking, his home runs ...
Twitter is an easy way to connect with celebrities, family, and friends. Sports stars are among those that you can connect with on Twitter. Sometimes you can ask actual athletes on what is going on in their lives or what it is like playing a specific team.
Then there are cases where you want to speak to the real athlete, but instead you are faced with the fake athlete. Fake athletes and sports figures provide some of the best tweets. Most times they are funny.
Here are some of the ...
Not satisfied with their current setup man situation, the New York Yankees decided to bring in a closer to fill that need.
The Yankees traded for Cleveland Indians closer Kerry Wood on Saturday and sent a player to be named later and cash to the Indians. The Indians will also pick up $2.17 million of the $3.67 million left on Wood’s contract.
The reality is that Joba Chamberlain, Dave Robertson, and Chan Ho Park (no longer a Yankee) have been terrible for the Yankees this year. The Yankees needed someone to come ...
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields is nicknamed “Big Game.” While Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees may not have been the biggest game of the year, Shields lived up to his nickname.
Shields tossed 7.1 scoreless innings to lead Tampa Bay past New York 3-0 at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay shutout the Yankees for the first time since an 8-0 win on Sept. 23, 2006. New York was shutout for the fifth time this season.
Shields (10-9) entered the game 2-7 with a 5.45 ERA in 12 career starts ...