In baseball, the umpires are looked upon to make the tough calls. They know many of their decisions will be hated by some and loved by others. So for Joe West, a seasoned ump with 32 years of major league experience, his latest decision should have been a no-brainer.
He should have kept his mouth shut.
Unfortunately, West did just the opposite. He let his mouth run, and let fly some nasty comments about the Red Sox and the Yankees.
According to West, “They’re [Red Sox and Yankees] the two clubs that ...
Brett Gardner did not start last night in the New York Yankees' fourth game of the season. Brett Gardner did not play in the game.
Apparently Gardner was sore. As best as can be determined, his derriere was sore from sitting on the bench.
It is inexplicable that Gardner, who was declared the starting left fielder, has now been benched in half of the Yankees' first four games.
After telling the whole world on the Joe Girardi Show that he intended to try to put the same team on the field every day, Girardi ...
Someone once said: "Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore."
Last night, Javier Vazquez at times looked as though he might have been looking for his ruby slippers.
Javy, you're not in Atlanta anymore.
Many Yankee fans and most of the Yankee brass have trumpeted the return of Vazquez as just what the Yankees needed. They've pointed to the Yankees' lack of a fourth starter in the playoffs last season and proclaimed that Vazquez solves that problem.
This writer has pointed out in other articles on this site, since Vazquez was re-acquired by New York, ...
The Tampa Bay Rays saw two Javier Vazquez's tonight.
In innings one, two, three, and five, they faced a pitcher whose velocity and command made him difficult to hit. The Rays went down in order in the first, third, and fifth, and couldn't score off Vazquez after putting two men on base to begin the second.
During those four innings, Vazquez fanned five Rays, who simply couldn't hit the ball hard against the right-hander.
Innings four and six didn't go nearly as well for the Yankees' newest addition to the pitching staff. Vazquez's control ...
Friday night's game against the Tampa Bay Rays was the first time since 2004 that Javier Vazquez officially took the ball for the Yankees.
Most remember how bad that ended up, especially since it led to his departure from New York.
Unfortunately, his first start back wasn't any better than what most hoped for.
After Alex Rodriguez's RBI triple followed by an error gave the Yankees an early 2-0 lead, it looked like Vazquez could have a chance to settle down and control the game.
The Rays offense had other plans for the night.
Carlos ...
Javier Vasquez (0-1) allowed eight runs on eight hits in five and two-third innings as Tampa Bay rolled to a 9-3 win, Friday night, at Tropicana Field.
Vasquez was making his first Yankees start since Game Four of the 2004 ALDS, at Minnesota.
David Price (1-0) improved to 2-0 all-time against New York, with a career-high seven and two-third innings. He allowed three runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts. Vasquez held the Rays scoreless over the first three innings, and his teammates gave him a lead in the top of the fourth.
Nick ...
2010 MLB POWER RANKINGS
1.New York Yankees : The Yankees have three things going for them that no one else does: They are the richest sports team in the world, they are the World Champions, and they have the best team in baseball. The one notable negative for the Yanks is that they play in the AL East with two other teams who made the top five.
Biggest ?: Can Curtis Granderson produce like he did in Detroit and will Brett Gardener do enough with his legs to make up for ...
It was only one game into the 2010 baseball season for New York Yankee fans, there were 161 more to go, but panic was in the air. The newest addition to the bullpen, Chan Ho Park, was roughed up. Curtis Granderson reiterated to all involved that he couldn't hit left-handed pitching, CC Sabathia couldn't last through six innings, and Joba Chamberlain's performance in the eighth inning indicated that he couldn't get out batters whether he was a starter OR a reliever.
The Yankees started out terribly last year too. Don't you ...
It’s often said that the best umpires, referees and officials in sports are the ones that fans don’t notice.
Apparently, no one gave Major League Baseball umpire Joe West that memo.
Earlier this week, West, who was crew chief of the crew that worked the season-opening Yankees versus Red Sox series, gave quotes to Bergen Record reporter Jeff Roberts that basically criticized the two teams for their pace of play.
"They're two of the best teams in baseball. Why are they playing the slowest?” West quipped, later adding, “It's pathetic and embarrassing. They take ...
Welcome to the 13th edition of "Daily Random Sports Thoughts!"
For those not familiar, I pick a team, player, or any other topic in sports that I have five random thoughts about. If you like 'em, read 'em! I try to get them on here every day!
Today's lucky random sports topic is...PIE!
1) Who cares about AJ Burnett's record? We should have him under contract just for slappin' guys in the face with pie! It's just like something out of a Nintendo Wii carnival game!!!
2) The best walkoff ever? Nick Swisher! Why? Because he ...