I barely made the start of the game.
That should've been an omen right there.
Even though it was Easter, the local Chinese place was open, and I stopped by with my roommate to snag some Crab Rangoon, Chicken Fingers and other completely unhealthy and unnecessary snacks.
I had no idea how we could be the only people in the entire place, yet wait 20 minutes for our food. But hey, I'll cut ‘em some slack.
It was Easter Sunday after all.
The Yankees, though? No slack. Two hundred million bones, and I expect to ...
So who's to blame for the Yankees' latest Fenway Park implosion?
Could it be the staff ace, CC Sabathia, for relaxing after his team gave him a four-run lead? Should we point the finger at Chan Ho Park for giving up a puny 311-foot homer to little Dusty Pedroia? Or maybe the good ol' Green Monster itself is at fault for robbing Alex Rodriguez of a home run, but awarding the Sox' second baseman with a round-tripper for his seemingly routine fly ball to the right field corner.
But none of those ...
A Yankees fan has to be wondering about a certain contract today with regard to their ace, CC Sabathia, after last night's opening against the Boston Red Sox. What's nearly as bad is that he was drubbed twice, in spring training, by the otherwise lowly Pittsburgh Pirates.
Sabathia, like almost any other player, has his "streaks." He pitched a great 2007 season for the Cleveland Indians, then "choked" in the ALCS that year, against Boston no less.
Last year, he came on strong in the second half, carrying this strength into the ...
Brett Gardner had a great game for the New York Yankees on Opening Night in Fenway Park.
Against the Yankees' primary nemesis, Gardner was 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and a run scored.
This was very good news for Gardner and the Yankees, as his offense has been a question mark. But last night he was aggressive at the plate and on the bases, and he was valuable despite the Yankees' ultimate 9-7 loss.
In his first two at-bats Gardner slashed singles to left field. It was what he did after ...
Through five innings, CC Sabathia appeared on his way to an Opening Night victory over the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
But the Yankees' ace quickly ran into trouble in the sixth, issuing a walk to Dustin Pedroia before Victor Martinez doubled and Kevin Youkilis brought them both home with a triple to cut Boston's deficit to 5-4.
After the Sox tied the game at 5, New York once again jumped ahead at 7-5, only to see the lead disappear another time thanks to poor middle relief by newly acquired Chan Ho ...
The baseball season is officially under way, but for the Yankees, the opener did not go the way they had hoped.
Early on the pitchers did their thing, as the first eight batters of the game were retired. But with two outs in the top of the second that changed, as Jorge Posada hit a Josh Beckett pitch off the Pesky Pole to score the first run of the season.
Curtis Granderson was up next and belted a homer to right center past the bullpen. Nick Swisher and Brett Gardner followed with ...
Although 2010’s official Opening Day isn’t until tomorrow, the Yankees/Red Sox Sunday night matchup marks the beginning of another baseball season.
For those of us who devote our entire summer to fantasy baseball, tonight signals the start of a six-month journey that requires a daily grind; constantly setting lineups, adding free agents and proposing trades, not to mention watching the games.
Because busy schedules can keep fantasy managers from viewing every game, they are often limited to checking box scores each night. While this strategy can be useful—it’s time consuming—and robs fantasy managers of live game action, including many things ...
The Yankees open up the season tonight at Fenway. Their line-up looks just a little bit different than the one from last year. Who knows how well this line-up will play out with the absence of World Series MVP Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon. This year's line-up looks like this:
1. Derek Jeter (Shortstop) —Once again the Yankees' captain will lead off for the team, as their quest for Championship No. 28 begins tonight at Fenway Park. The only question surrounding the captain's spot will be if it will look the ...
Both New York teams have a new starting outfielder on their squads this year.
Both are upgrades over their 2009 counterparts.
The Mets signed free agent Jason Bay while the Yankees pulled off an old-fashioned trade as they acquired Curtis Granderson from the Detroit Tigers in a three-team, seven-player swap.
That trade also involved the Arizona Diamondbacks, and appears to be good for all three teams involved.
Now that both New York clubs have completed their exhibition games all seems healthy on the Mets front—with the exception of Jose Reyes, Daniel Murphy, and Carlos ...
In less than 24 hours, the 2010 baseball season starts with the defending champions, the New York Yankees, taking on their long-time rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
This is the first time that the Yankess have opened up the season as the defending champs since 2001, but it definitely feels sweeter this time around.
The Red Sox will turn to Josh Beckett for their opening day start.
Last year, he was able to get the season started on the right note with a win, but in the postseason, the Red Sox were swept ...