Jorge Posada’s brain underwent a battery of neurological tests, and all of them came up negative. Because of that diagnosis, Posada is likely to endure some good natured ribbing from his teammates, but what the Yankees’ catcher was potentially facing is really no laughing matter. After Tuesday’s game against the Orioles, Posada complained about “concussion-like” symptoms that didn’t […]
Archive for September 8th, 2010
Posada’s Concussion Scare Reveals Yankees’ Failure to Think Ahead
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Yankees Avoid Sweep in Nick of Time Thanks to Walk Off by Swisher; Nova, Bullpen Also Star
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With one fell swoop, Nick Swisher erased a game’s worth of ills and put an end to a three-game losing streak. With the Yankees trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Swisher belted a two run blast deep into the Orioles bullpen, giving the Yankees a 7-3 home stand and fortifying their narrow lead […]
Game 140: Orioles vs. Yankees
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vs. Brad Bergesen PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Brett Gardner LF 1 1.000 1.000 2.000 0 0 Derek Jeter SS 5 0.000 0.400 0.000 0 0 Mark Teixeira DH 5 0.000 0.200 0.000 0 0 Alex Rodriguez 3B 5 0.400 0.400 1.000 1 2 Robinson Cano 2B 5 0.500 0.600 0.500 0 0 Nick […]
Hells Bells: Hoffman Reaches Milestone, but Is Still Miles Behind Rivera
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Last night, Trevor Hoffman recorded his 600th save in the Brewers 4-2 victory over the slumping Cardinals. In addition to being the first man to reach the 600 save plateau, Hoffman also extended his record holding margin to 45 saves over Mariano Rivera. In reality, however, the two relievers are really miles apart. While Hoffman is […]