The Yankees have had quite a rough week going 2-5 in back-to-back two-game series against the Red Sox, Rays and a weekend Subway Series in Flushing.
During that time the Red Sox proved that they are contenders, the Rays showed why they might be the best team in baseball, and Jerry Manuel bought himself some more time as the Mets manager.
How did it happen? There are many culprits involved.
Injuries
The Yankees were without starting catcher Jorge Posada all week long as he is out with a broken foot. The new acquisitions of ...
Derek Jeter's poor start has been a hot topic lately. Today, on ESPN's 1st and 10, they even asked if this is the beginning of the end for the Yankees shortstop.
I think it's way too early to turn a simple slump into evidence that Jeter is done. If he's hitting .276 in July, then let's start with this stuff, but until then it's just a slump, one that could soon be coming to an end.Let's look at how his season has gone so far: Jeter hit a very respectable .321/.354/.491 over ...
Sometimes players from different eras can be compared accurately because their eras were similar. Lou Gehrig and Alex Rodriguez played when offense was dominant. Gehrig played 14 full seasons, 1925-1938, while Alex, whose first full season was 1996, is in his 15th full season. Rodriguez has already hit more home runs than Gehrig and may break Henry Aaron's career record for home runs, but those facts should never be used to conclude that Alex Rodriguez was better than Lou Gehrig.
Best Home Run Season ...
Perhaps the baseball gods have intervened. Perhaps he did it on purpose. Perhaps I’m making too big a deal out of this.
Derek Jeter has not scored a run in six straight games, which, for a guy who scores constantly, and did score a run in eight straight games earlier this season, is probably one of the longest stretches of his career.
However, the New York Yankees shortstop and leadoff man has been hitting the ball — over the last 11 games he has 15 hits in 51 at-bats, including a 3-for-5 ...
The Yankees just finished off a terrible week that saw them go 2-5 against the Red Sox, Rays, and Mets. Here's a breakdown of what went wrong.
Split with Boston—lucky not to get swept and blew two 5-0 leads at home.
Swept and embarrassed by Tampa.
Lost two of three to the Mets.
And some stats:
Team ERA: 6.05
Opponents hit .311 against Yankees pitching
Team w/RISP: 19-for-76 (.250)
Men Left on Base: 64
They hit just five HR.
Stole just one base in seven games
The Yankees are now six games behind the Rays ...
It has been a tough week for the New York Yankees. A strange week. A disappointing week. Any way you look at it, this past week left Yankees fans all over the world, and space, concerned.
The Yankees went 2-5 last week, 2-6 if you want to include yesterdays loss on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball . This is not what the Yankees hoped for considering their opponents last week were division rivals Tampa Bay and Boston, followed by the Mets, their cross-town rival.
After playing 13 games in 12 days, the Yankees get ...
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WP: J. Santana (4-2) LP: C. Sabathia (4-3) SV: F. Rodriguez (8) God, this team is frustrating to watch right now.
Last night's Subway Series rubber game looked a lot like the middle of Saturday's game, except this time the Yankees got zero starting pitching from CC Sabathia and their pen wasn't too bad.
Offensively, it was ...
Lets face it, The New York Yankees are playing hurt and tired.
Not including the PPD game on May 11 in Detroit, The Yankees have played 17 straight games, including a doubleheader.
Through these 17 games, the Yankees have accumulated seven wins and ten losses.
Now, that's not a horrible situation, but it is the way that the Yanks have been playing lately that is becoming a problem to the organization and fans alike.
Throughout these consecutive games, the Yankees have scored a total of 115 runs.
The fact that they have scored a lot of runs is ...
The Mets put themselves in a tough position with their loss in the first game of the series on Friday night but bounced back well the last two days.
After winning behind a strong effort from Mike Pelfrey on Saturday, they took the series on Sunday night, led by the red-hot Jason Bay.
It was supposed to be a pitchers' duel on paper, but one pitcher didn't live up to the hype. C.C. Sabathia got rocked hard, as the Mets got him for six runs on 10 hits, in only five innings of ...
The Yankees send their ace to the mound, looking for a strong start to get them back on track yet they got the opposite of what they expected.After surrendering six runs on ten hits, over five innings, CC Sabathia was pulled. So much for the duel of the decade between Santana, and Sabathia.Now six games out of first, and with the Blue Jays and Tigers clawing at their back, the Yanks will now have to face the always tough Twins in Minnesota.Even though the Yankees swept the season series against ...