During Friday night's New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox game, starting pitcher Josh Beckett hit Robinson Cano and Derek Jeter in the big eight run Yankee fifth inning. He also came close to Mark Teixeira and Francisco Cervelli in that same inning.
After Jeter's plunking, I texted the guys from the Shore Sports Report , where I do a baseball analyst radio spot every Friday, saying that "Pedroia needs to get plunked."
And when I saw various Yankees, including CC Sabathia, mouthing their displeasure towards Beckett, I knew that Pedroia was going to ...
The Yankees had their six-game winning streak snapped in Boston on Sunday, but the Bombers still stand just a half-game back of Tampa Bay and the best record in baseball as they visit the Tigers and two familiar faces.
Johnny Damon landed in Detroit this past offseason after the Yanks opted not to re-sign him, and he's off to a great start, batting .294 with a .409 on-base percentage and 14 RBIs.
Brian Cashman isn't completely regretting his decision, however, because Brett Gardner (.344 average) has been a more-than-satisfactory replacement in left field.
Austin ...
WhatIfSports.com utilizes its award-winning baseball simulation engine to present the most comprehensive and unbiased ranking possible of all 30 teams in baseball each Monday during the regular season. To come up with the rankings, using only their statistical performance to date this season, each team is simulated against every other team 100 times (50 at home and 50 away) so that all five pitchers in the current rotation start ten times at each location. (Note: If a pitcher who was in the rotation was recently put on the ...
MLB Trade Rumors is reporting that the Yankees have signed 17-year-old Venezuelan catcher Rainiero Coa. The original report comes from Annelida Yoris Rivas at the Venezuelan paper Nueva Prensa . Here's a little more from MLBTR:
A lengthy bio in the decidedly lo-fi Diario el Progreso gives more details: Coa is a recently converted third baseman/shortstop whose hitting in international junior tournaments drew interest from a number of clubs. However, his defense and arm behind the plate were what sealed the deal at a recent Yankees tryout in Venezuela.
If ...
When Alex Rodriguez "walked on Dallas Braden's pitching mound," Mr. Braden took umbrage because A-Rod broke an unwritten rule. The mound belongs to the pitcher. Alex responded by referring to Dallas' handful of wins. A few days ago, Alex claimed he was not making any more comments because he didn't want to add any more time to the left-handed pitcher's 15-minutes of fame. Alex Rodriguez will probably finish his career with more home runs than Babe Ruth and Henry Aaron, but there is only way ...
Despite a long list of nagging injuries and struggling superstars, the Yankees have not only managed to stay afloat throughout a trying period but have amassed the second best record in baseball—behind only the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays.
In order for their winning ways to continue, the Yankees will need to get healthy and coax contributions from those who have yet to play at levels commensurate with their resumes.
The following is a ranked compilation of the Yankees’ banged up and/or underachieving cast whose performances are most vital to ...
The theme of the series with the Tigers? Old faces in new places.
The New York Yankees (21-9) are headed to Detroit to play a four game series with the Tigers (17-14) to start off this week.
As I’m sure everyone already knows, three former Yankees currently call Comerica Park home. Tigers’ left fielder Johnny Damon, center fielder Austin Jackson, and relief pitcher Phil Coke were all a part of the Yankee organization last season. All three of them have gotten off to good starts with their new team.
Ajax is off ...
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(Triple-A) Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (17-12) beat Durham (19-12) 9-3: Box Score - Recap Batting: Greg Golson, CF: 1-for-5, 2 RBI (9) Reegie Corona, 2B: 2-for-4, 2B, RBI (10), R, BB, SB (4) Juan Miranda, 1B: 1-for-4, RBI (15), BB, 2 R David Winfree, RF: 3-for-5, HR (4), 2 RBI (18), 2 R Jon weber, DH: 2-for-5, RBI (9), R Chad Huffman, LF: 3-for-4, BB, R Matthew Cusick, 3B: 2-for-5, RBI, ...
As the old saying goes: "You can't win the World Series in April, but you sure can lose it."
Sadly, this looks to be the case for the struggling Red Sox—possessors of one of the MLB's highest payrolls. Their struggles are due in large part to a fragile relationship between a developmentally-minded front office and a rabid fan base desperate for big-name players and marquee deals.
When done correctly, a developmentally-oriented system can lead to great results—enter the Red Sox of 2007, whose mixture of young talent and big-name stars led ...
The Dallas Braden/Alex Rodriguez feud is still going strong, and while part of me feels that Braden ought to let it go and move (which he appears to be doing tonight with eight perfect innings against the Rays so far), all of me feels that Alex Rodriguez is one of the bigger punks in the game.
This article quoting A-Fraud on espn.com kind of says it all. Rodriguez could have simply said he didn’t mean anything by stomping on the mound as he ran from third back to first in front ...