After spending most of the last two months in nearby Tampa, the Yankees return to St. Pete for their first series against the Rays. Javier Vazquez will kick off his second stint with the Yankees and hopefully do his best to erase the memories of his last performance in pinstripes (think Game 7 of the […]
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Game 4: Yankees vs. Rays
Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Something Sort Of Grandish!
Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Did Curtis Granderson officially become a Yankee? An extra inning home run off of Jonathan Papelbon at Fenway Park seems to meet all the criteria for such a moment. While Granderson will get most of the accolades, the three inning performance by Chan Ho Park deserves its fair share. I wasn’t very excited about Park after his Opening […]
Game3: Yankees vs. Red Sox
Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
John Lackey makes his Red Sox debut, while Andy Pettitte begins his 12th season with Yankees. The last time the Yankees saw Lackey, he angrily left the mound in Anaheim after being lifted for a reliever in the 7th inning of Game 5 of the ALCS. The Angels would wind up winning that game, but Pettitte […]
What A Relief…Or, I Am Joba Hear Me Roar!
Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Defense was the early theme as the Yankees allowed Jacoby Ellsbury to reach base on a fairly routine pop up. It looked like Marcus Thames should have made the play, which plays to his reputation. Thames is a solid righty bat against lefties, but he doesn’t do that well enough to justify defense like he put […]
Game 2: Yankees vs. Red Sox
Posted in Game Recap, Yankees on April 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Yankees and Red Sox are back in action, this time with Jon Lester facing AJ Burnett. The current Red Sox lineup has had considerable success against Burnett, fueled in large part by AJ’s 8.85 ERA against Boston last season. Meanwhile, the Yankees will have to lean on the Captain and Arod because the rest […]
No Stroll In The Park, But A Lot Of Bull
Posted in Game Recap, Yankees on April 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes things can get magnified on Opening Day, not to mention when the opener is played at Fenway Park. Still, most of the conclusions that can be drawn are usually very basic and already widely known. For example, after yesterday’s loss to the Red Sox, we learned that Nick Johnson works the count, Arod hits the ball […]
Game 1: Yankees vs. Red Sox
Posted in Game Recap, Yankees on April 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The lineups have been posted. The Yankees have had decent success against Josh Beckett, particularly Arod, Cano, Jeter and Johnson. Meanwhile, the Sox have really struggled against Sabathia. If history holds, new additions Cameron and Scutaro should come in handy as only Ortiz has had any thing resembling success from among the Red Sox’ holdovers. vs. Beckett PA […]