The New York Yankees will be hosting the Seattle Mariners tonight in the Bronx. It looks to be an excellent pitching match-up with Cliff Lee vs. Phil Hughes. Not only does that make it better, but Joe West will be behind the plate for the game!
West is the umpire that criticized the fact that the Yankees and Red Sox games are way too long and it is "a disgrace to baseball" to see it move so slow. Now the Yankees have a second opportunity to slow down his game and ...
The Yankees play 13 games from now until All Star Break; those 13 games consist of seven games against Seattle, three against Toronto, and three against Oakland. Very average teams for the Yanks.
The Bombers should take 10 of those 13 games, considering Seattle is in last place, and both Oakland and Toronto are third place teams.
On the other hand, the always pesky Red Sox play six games against Tampa Bay, three against Baltimore, and three against Toronto. While the Rays prove a tough series for Boston, Baltimore and Toronto are usually both winnable ...
The New York Times holds regular Times Talks sessions with people, including celebrities, from all around the world. On Monday, June 28th, Michael Schmidt interviewed royalty from the Bronx. Brian Cashman and Randy Levine were at the New York Times Center to discuss the current state of the Yankees and what the future holds for the Bronx Bombers.
I was among many Yankee fans on hand to ask Brian Cashman and Randy Levine questions on what is going on behind baseball's best team's closed doors. Here are a few notes that ...
There are times when a valid reason exists to explain an event. The Brooklyn Dodgers won their only World Championship in 1955 because Mickey Mantle was hurt. Mickey was the American League's top slugger in 1955, leading the junior circuit in home runs (37), slugging (.611), on base average (.431), OPS (1.042), extra base hits (73), triples (11, tied with Andy Carey), and walks (113). He batted .306. The New York Yankees won the first game of the ...
The Yankees closed out the Interleague slate with their best victory of the year, mounting a dramatic four-run comeback in the ninth against the Dodgers on Sunday, before winning the game on MVP candidate Robinson Cano's two-run homer in the 10th.
New York took two out of three from Los Angeles to finish 11-7 versus the National League. The first-place Bombers (47-28) now welcome in the last-place Mariners (31-44) for a three-game set this week at Yankee Stadium.
The problem for Seattle this year has been hitting. It ranks last in baseball in home ...
Once again, the New York Yankees utilized inter-league play by crushing the NL teams, winning 10 of 15 games.
The stressful, yet successful trip out west was exhausting. The Yankees played with so much heart making sure to win both series against the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers.
Sunday night's game against Joe Torre and his Dodgers felt like deja vu from last season, as the Yankees were up for a fight again.
It was the ninth inning with one out and the Yankees were down 6-2.
Initially, my heart went out ...
With the weekend series between the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers coming to a close last night, the MLB and its fans are finally ready to move on with the post-Joe Torre Yankees.
While Torre may not be as loved and cherished by New Yorkers as he was once was, there is no denying that he brought the Yankees from a mediocre team to becoming the premiere franchise in all of professional sports.
This is what his starters would look like, if Torre selected individuals from his ...
Personally witnessing Cliff Lee manhandle the New York Yankees in two different uniforms, at both Yankee Stadiums, was far from fun.
All I can say is Cliff Lee is that good.
Our first time in 2008 was like a blind date, as Lee wore a Cleveland Indian uniform back then. I was simply going to see a regular season game and watched the Yankees make contact with the ball three times.
The next time was Game One of the 2009 World Series . Lee was throwing for the ...
Every few years there are a few players in baseball that excel in the sport. They may not have the best looks, but they help the team out.
Then there are others that have ugly looks and cannot help the team out at all. Not even if their looks scare the hell out of the opposition. Team are just going to want to get rid of you if that is the case.
In a sport like baseball, even the lowest paid player is making more than enough to get plastic surgery. ...
As the old saying goes: "It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings."
Well, the Los Angeles Dodgers were caught waiting for her last night in the series finale against the New York Yankees.
With a 6-2 lead heading into the ninth inning, Joe Torre brought in closer Jonathan Broxton despite it not being a save situation.
Broxton had pitched the night before, but Torre, knowing how tough the Yankees are, went to the big righty to shut the door and go home with a series victory. Like the Yankees, when the Dodgers ...