Pitching wins championships, or at least that is the saying. If this is the case, then the Yankees better start looking for some more help in that department.
While CC, Pettitte, and Hughes are having great seasons thus far, that can’t be said for the rest of the staff.
When it comes to the bullpen, the only reliable pitcher has been Mr. Reliable himself, Mariano Rivera. After him the bullpen is a crap shoot.
Today was just another example of how badly they need help in their bullpen.
The inconsistently consistent Burnett took ...
Entering Saturday’s game, Reid Brignac had totaled two home runs in 66 games this season. Brignac equaled his total on Saturday and drove in half of Tampa Bay’s runs in a 10-5 triumph over New York at Yankee Stadium.
Tampa Bay improved their major league best road record to 29-15. New York lost for only the third time this month.
With Tampa Bay leading 1-0 in the top of the second, A.J. Burnett retired the first two batters before hitting Jason Bartlett. Brignac followed with his first home run of the afternoon ...
According to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports , two players on the market that the Yankees would love to acquire are 1B/OF Adam Dunn of the Washington Nationals and RHP Joakim Soria of the Kansas City Royals.
Of course the Yankees would love to have either of those players. Probably every team in baseball would love to have either of those players. Dunn is one of the most consistent home run hitters in the league and Soria was Mariano Rivera’s pick for the best reliever in baseball just a ...
Last night’s game became an instant Yankee Classic thanks to the Ghost of the Boss that helped the Yankees come back twice as they walked-off against the Tampa Rays 5-4 .
Here are some notes:
The Yankees were down 3-1 and a pair of solo shots by Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada tied the game at three.
Then down 4-3 Nick Swisher homered to tie it at four.
Swisher then ended the game in walk-off fashion with a single to right in the 9th inning.
Before the game the Yankees recalled 1B/DH ...
One Great Season Here's a conversation that I suppose will happen between 60-year-old men about 20 years from now, joined en medias res , of course:
Old Man 1: "No way, Mike is still the best ever."
Old Man 2: "Kobe had just as many titles, but never had a Pippen alongside him."
OM 1: "Yeah, but Kobe had Shaq in his prime for his first three rings. How 'bout Mike at No. 1 and Kobe 1A?"
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Of the Yankees’ remaining 74 games of the 2010 regular-season schedule, 13 are against the Tampa Bay Rays. That’s nearly 18% of all remaining games for the Yankees against the rival best team in baseball. The first of those showdowns between the two powerhouses begins today.
For a snapshot of where we are today, July 16, the AL East Standings look like this:
Team………………..W-L..pct..GB New York Yankees..56-32 .636 – Tampa Bay Rays….54-34 .614 2.0 Boston Red Sox…..51-38 .573 5.5 Toronto Blue Jays..44-45 .494 12.5 Baltimore Orioles….29-59 .330 27.0
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Much will be made of the Yankees’ terrific victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game after the All-Star Break. There was the somber aspect of the first game since Steinbrenner’s death. There were the dramatic back-to-back shots from Robbie Cano and Jorge Posada to tie the game in the 6th. There were the heroic hits from Nick Swisher–first, the game-tying dinger to lead off the 8th and then the game-winning single in the 9th.
But the play that stands out for me is ...
On a night when hearts were heavy and tears were plentiful, the New York Yankees Nick Swisher capped a momentous evening with a single in the bottom of the 9th inning. The single, Swisher's third hit of the night, scored Curtis Granderson with the winning run in a 5-4 victory at Yankee Stadium--the House the Boss Built.
With tremendous tributes to both former principal owner George Steinbrenner and public address announcer Bob Sheppard (who also was a former cast member of the Seinfeld series *), the Yankees won in ...
Yankee Stadium, both the Old and the New, has seen its fair share of dramatics.
On Friday night, Yankee lore honored the passing of two great men that meant much more to the Yankee franchise and the game of baseball than can ever be expressed in words.
Thursday afternoon, designs for the commemorative patches to honor Yankee Principal Owner George Steinbrenner and long-time Public Address Announcer Bob Sheppard were released. Friday evening, they made their debut.
Bob Sheppard manned the PA booth at Yankee Stadium for 57 years, announcing over 4,500 games ...
Tonight’s game in New York was not just “another” ball game. In a gorgeous night, it was played with mixed emotions. To begin with, in the pre-game ceremony, the Yankees honoured and commemorated the most recognized owner in baseball, George Steinbrenner and the 99-year-old long-time Yankees public announcer Bob Sheppard who both passed away early this week. And at the end of the night, the Yankees beat their division archrivals Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in a walk-off style to start their second half the season.
A crowd of 47,524 were present ...