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 […]
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Game 60: Yankees vs. Orioles
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
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 […]
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 […]
Culver City: Yankees Surprise With Choice of High School SS; Breakdown of Bombers’ Past First Round Selections
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Yankees threw most draft watchers a curve by selecting unheralded Cito Culver, a short stop out of Irondequoit High School in Rochester, New York. With several highly touted names like Anthony Ranaudo, Peter Tago, Tyrell Jenkins and Nick Castellanos still on the board, the choice of Culver, who was ranked outside of most pre-draft […]
D-Day: Nats Set To Strike Draft Gold Once Again; Roundup of Latest Projections for Yanks at #32
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On the eve of unveiling last year’s prize from the 2009 amateur draft, the Nationals are once again projected to get a very special player with the first pick in this year’s draft, which begins tonight at 7:00PM ET. Although not as highly touted as Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper is this year’s wunderkind. Harper, a […]
Jays’ Pitchers Do More Hitting Than Yankees’ Batters, Helping Bombers Avoid Sweep
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Yankees were two innings away from being swept to the precipice of fourth place when the offense finally started to hit…or, rather, get hit. Trailing 2-0 in the top of the 8th, starter Brandon Morrow started the inning by hitting Francisco Cervelli in the shoulder. Then, reliever Scott Downs followed up by plunking Brett […]
Game 57: Yankees vs. Blue Jays
Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Stadium slugfest may have been held in the Bronx last night, but during the afternoon in Toronto, the Yankees and Blue Jays compiled more punch outs than Mike Tyson did in his entire career. After perhaps their most abysmal offensive performance of the year, epitomized by Mark Teixeira’s record tying five strikeout performance, the […]
