The Yankees will probably not take a different approach to Game Two of their World Series rematch with the Phillies tonight then they did back in the Fall Classic.
Phillies starter Jamie Moyer has been up and down this season including a complete game, but has since returned to his inconsistent form.
The Yankees' AJ Burnett was stellar against the Phillies in the postseason, and it will be interesting to see how amazing he may look if the Phillies bats don't show up—much like they have done all season.
The last time the ...
The Yankees made the right move by not moving against their longtime foe, Roy Halladay. The former Blue Jays ace and now Phillies pitcher was dealing, but at the wrong spots.
The Yankees took the bad pitches and were able to get ahead in the count and ahead in the game.
The Yankees chose to wait for their perfect pitch, and it paid off. There were three home runs off the bats of Curtis Granderson, Nick Swisher, and Mark Teixeira.
This was not the same Halladay that the Yankees were used to seeing. ...
In honor of the year Robinson Cano is having (.368 Batting Average, 13 Home Runs, 47 RBI), it got me thinking that if Cano keeps this pace up, where will it rank amongst the greatest Yankee seasons of all-time?
We still got a long ways to go, and there's still a lot of baseball to be played, so I will re-address that question towards the end of the season.
But for now, the important question that I was pondering about was related to Mount Rushmore.
Don't worry - I am not giving ...
Andrew Brackman and Dellin Betances stand at 6-foot-10 and 6-foot-8 respectively, and it is their size and their high ceilings that have earned them the nickname the “Twin Towers.”
Entering the 2009 season, they were among the elite starting pitching prospects in the Yankees system, but by the end of that season Brackman had been demoted to the bullpen and Betances was on ice after undergoing season ending surgery. Coming into this season, things were not looking good for either one of the duo
However, here in the middle of June things ...
We here at Bronx Baseball Daily are running through the draft picks. All 50 players that the Yankees drafted will be profiled. It’s been a long process, but so far we have gone through and profiled every player from rounds 1-39.
It’s a lot to take in at once, so I have provided this handy post with links to each player we’ve covered so far.
Conor Mullee is a raw and interesting talent capable of throwing 94 mph. Martin Viramontes is a signablity case and a Scott Boras client. Josh Dezse is ...
The CC Sabathia-Roy Halladay faceoff didn’t end up being the pitcher’s duel it was billed to be. The Yankees tagged Halladay for three home runs and Sabathia struggled with consistency as the Yanks won 8-3 to stay in first place.
Here are some notes:
CC Sabathia has struggled this season but still has a 7-3 record and a 4.00 ERA.
Alex Rodriguez didn’t play last night, but he expects to play today.
RHP Sergio Mitre injured his oblique muscle while taking batting practice. He has been put on the 15-day ...
Pitching Preview: Champs vs. Phillies Game 3 will be looking at a pair of veterans on Thursday’s match-up, in this 2009 World Series revival between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees .
Game 3:
Southpaws Andy Pettitte vs. Jamie Moyer , is a battle of the veterans. They are two of only three active pitchers to throw for 3,000 innings (the third is Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox ). That is a combined 6,000+ innings between the two.
Considering Moyer ...
With the All-Star break about a month away, there are many stories that are a number of surprising stories this season, as well as some stories that everyone saw coming. There are teams that we knew would do good, and be where they are, and then there are teams that are a bit surprising and came out of no where.
This is Part 1 of a two-part article talking about the top MLB mid-season storylines.
The Strasburg Saga
One of the biggest stories so far this season is the performance of ...
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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (38-28) beat Indianapolis (35-31) 4-1 : Box Score - Recap Batting: Reid Gorecki LF: 1-for-3, HR (2), 4 RBI (16), R Colin Curtis CF: 1-for-4 Eduardo Nunez SS: 1-for-4 Juan Miranda DH: 0-for-4 Jorge Vazquez 1B: 1-for-4 Jesus Montero C: 0-for-3 - down to .236 Matthew Cusick 3B: 2-for-3, 2 2B, R Reegie Corona 2B: 0-for-2, IBB, R ...
During his 12 years in Toronto, Roy Halladay was usually lights out against the Yankees. Now with Philadelphia, Halladay was looking to continue his dominance of New York Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.The Yankees roughed up Halladay for six runs, including three home runs, and topped Philadelphia, 8-3, in the opener of a three-game series that is a rematch of last year's World Series.
New York won their ninth consecutive home game, while Philadelphia suffered their sixth loss in their last eight games. Both teams started the season 24-13 and New York ...