Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for June, 2010

Andy Wins 200 As Arodless Yanks Hold Off ‘Stros

Posted in Baseball on June 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees kicked off the second leg of interleague play with some sobering news: Alex Rodriguez was diagnosed with tendonitis in his right hip flexor. Even though the third baseman and Joe Girardi declared this to be “good news”, the fact remains that any mention of Arod and hip in the same sentence should be […]

Read Full Post »

Hip Check: Yankees Season Rides on Arod’s Side

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 11, 2010 | 3 Comments »

It’s bad enough that the Yankees lost a ballgame to the lowly Baltimore Orioles, but last night they also lost their cleanup hitter to what was termed “groin stiffness”. According to postgame comments, Arod’s groin had started bothering him during pregame warm-ups, yet despite this information, Joe Girardi inexplicably decided to keep him in the […]

Read Full Post »

Game 60: Yankees vs. Orioles

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After tonight’s game, the Yankees bid farewell to the Birds until September 6 and move aside so the rest of the AL East can prey on the division’s soft underbelly. Being leaving town, however, the Yankees will look to pin one more loss on the struggling Orioles, who have promoted Jake Arieta to pitch the […]

Read Full Post »

Revolution! Upstart Yanks to Battle Brits in World Cup; Why Americans Should Embrace the Beautiful Game

Posted in Baseball, MLB, World Cup on June 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The FIFA World Cup is such a big event that it is even able to distract attention from the Yankee Universe…and by Yankee, I mean the United States, not our beloved Bronx Bombers. Although we Americans hate to accept it, the world doesn’t always revolve around us. As successful as we have been exporting our […]

Read Full Post »

Time Is the True Test for Strasburg

Posted in Baseball, MLB on June 9, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Unless you just crawled out from under a rock, you already know that Stephen Strasburg was absolutely fantastic in his major league debut, even though the Pirates’ lineup he faced still suggested minor leagues. Amazingly, by striking out 14 batters in only seven innings, he may have actually exceeded what were incredibly high expectations. Cooperstown […]

Read Full Post »

Fine and Grandy: Yanks Slam Orioles With Three Homer Night

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After struggling to score all weekend in Toronto, the Yankees pounded out 12 runs and 15 hits against the free falling Orioles. It didn’t take long for the Yankees to get on the board as Nick Swisher sent the sixth pitch of the game 420 feet over the centerfield fence to give the Yankees an […]

Read Full Post »

Game 58: Yankees vs. Orioles

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

As the Nationals and Pirates get ready to host Stephen Strasburg’s debutant ball in Washington, the Yankees and Orioles will be playing just 35 miles down the road in Baltimore. Judging by the size of the shadow cast by Strasburg’s long anticipated unveiling, however, you’d think the game was being played light years away. Amid […]

Read Full Post »

« Newer Posts - Older Posts »