Facing another series sweep in the Bronx, the Twins pulled off some magic usually reserved for the Yankees.
Jason Kubel’s two-out, eighth-inning grand slam off Mariano Rivera powered Minnesota to a 6-3 win over New York Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. With the win, Minnesota ended a 12-game losing streak in New York. The Twins had not won a game at Yankee Stadium since July 4, 2007.
New York lost for just the third time in 15 home games this season. Trailing 3-1 in the top of the eighth, ...
When someone asks who is one of baseball's best closers, Mariano Rivera is among the first names on that list, and rightfully so. His career ERA is in the top 15 all time, and his ERA-plus is easily the greatest all time, not to mention his save numbers, and World Series rings as a member of the New York Yankees.
So what's left for this dominant relief pitcher to accomplish at 40? How about holding a 0.00 ERA as long as he did.
After Minnesota Twins slugger Jason Kubel's grand slam on ...
When opportunity comes knocking, you have to be ready to answer. Many athletes on this list missed their chance to win a championship and would have been remembered differently. Some weren't fortunate to be on great teams.
Maybe the opportunity wasn’t lost; their challengers just stepped up to ensure that they were remembered as victors and the guys on this list were remembered as the “ones who let the big one get away.”Begin Slideshow
I didn’t like it, you didn’t like it, but Brian Cashman liked it.
When Cashman signed 32-year-old 1B/DH Nick Johnson to a one-year, $5.5 million deal over the offseason, you could sense problems coming.
Sure enough, Johnson was placed on the DL May 8th due to an inflamed wrist, his 10th trip in nine seasons.
Johnson was given a cortisone shot to his wrist last week, but results won't show for a few weeks.
“It’s my intention to learn if [the shot] worked as soon as possible,” Cashman said Saturday. “If not, then we ...
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WP: A. Pettitte (5-0) LP: F. Liriano (4-2) After missing a start due to inflammation in his left elbow, Andy Pettitte returned to the mound Saturday and shut down the Twins for his fifth win of the season. Andy held the Twins to just two hits and three walks while striking out two over six and a third scoreless inning. ...
Throwing out the first pitch at a baseball game is a tradition that extends to the old days.
Presidents, movie stars, athletes from other sports, politicians, Broadway actors/actresses, singers, etc have all had the honor to be a part of the opening ceremony at a baseball game.
There have been excellent throws that have led people to wonder whether this person could have had a baseball career and there are those that should quit whatever career they hold after embarrassing themselves in front of thousands of people.
Bleacher Report ...
Since the Yankees signed Nick Johnson this offseason, the main concern on everybody's mind was his health. Now, with the season six weeks old, we've already seen how fragile he is. He's already missed over 10 games due to injury, and now we find out he may be headed for surgery. Here's more from Joe Lapointe :
Nick Johnson, the Yankees’ often-injured designated hitter, may require surgery on his right wrist, General Manager Brian Cashman said Saturday. Johnson, who went on the disabled list May 8 with what ...
Brett Gardner is having a great season at the plate.
He currently ranks 8th in the American league in batting average at .333, and 2nd in stolen bases with 16, while being caught stealing only once. His On Base percentage is good enough for 4th in the AL, at .411, and he ranks 2nd in runs, with 28. He has also drawn 14 walks.
Gardner has done all this from the number 9 spot.
A change in the Yankees lineup that would shift Short Stop Derek Jeter, who is currently batting lead-off, to ...
Mickey Mantle had a terrible season in 1959. He batted .285, with 31 home runs, 75 RBI, and a.517 slugging average. Most players would not consider that too bad, but Mantle was not most players.Yankees general manager George Weiss wanted to slash Mantle's $75,000 salary by $15,000. From his home in Dallas, Mantle agreed that his 1959 season "wasn't so good," but he felt the New York Yankees "cut my salary too much."
A $2,000 Cut Was AcceptableOne of Mantle's friends revealed that he would accept a salary cut of $2,000, but that ...
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WP: J. Chamberlain (1-1) LP: S. Baker (4-3)
Nice win for the Yankees in the Bronx last night as they came back to beat the Twins 8-4. Including last year's ALDS, the win was the Yankees 11th in a row over the Twins, and one of many of the comeback variety.It was a battle for Yankees' starter A.J. Burnett, who clearly didn't have his best stuff tonight. He struggled with command, walking four, and throwing only 51 of his 100 pitches ...