Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for the ‘Yankees’ Category

Cecil’s Change, Bautista’s Bat Leave Yankees Seasick

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

A Yankee fan growing up, Brett Cecil wasn’t very kind to the team for which he used to root. The young Jays lefty kept the Yankees off balance for most of the game with a dynamic changeup, which he threw a relatively high 28 times, including 19 times for strikes (mostly swinging). With the exception […]

Read Full Post »

Game 55: Yankees vs. Blue Jays

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees travel north to face the Blue Jays for the first time this season and will encounter a power laden team that leads the league in HRs by 17. Ironically, it isn’t proven stars like Aaron Hill and Adam Lind who are leading the power surge, but journeymen like Jose Bautista and Alex Gonzalez. […]

Read Full Post »

Nobody’s Perfect, But Neither Is Instant Replay

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 3, 2010 | 4 Comments »

In the 1956 World Series, an imperfect man pitched a perfect game. Last night, an imperfect umpire prevented one from happening. If you had not heard of Jim Joyce before last night, chances are you now have. Unlike his more controversial brethren (I am looking at you Joe West), Joyce has managed to have a […]

Read Full Post »

Yanks Offense Backs Hughes’ Wonder-Phil Outing On Monumental Day in Baseball

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

June 2, 2010 will go down as a momentous day in baseball history. Future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. announced his retirement and first base umpire Jim Joyce blew a call on what should have been baseball’s third perfect game this season. Both events will be remembered for some time to come. Tonight’s Yankee […]

Read Full Post »

Umpires Behaving Badly

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Within the span of a week, two umpires, Joe West and Bill Hohn, made news by prematurely giving the heave-ho to a starting pitcher. So much for the idea about a good umpire being the one nobody notices. On May 26, West, who was umpiring at first base, ejected White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle in […]

Read Full Post »

Javy Hangs Tough, Has Win Thrown His Way By Sloppy Orioles’ Defense

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After the Yankees stranded runners at first and third with no outs in the bottom of the sixth, the stage was set for Javier Vazquez to wilt. And, sure enough, the Orioles immediately staged a rally against the Yankees’ righty, placing runners at second and third with one out. At that point, Girardi faced a […]

Read Full Post »

May Day: Yankees Survive Injury Filled Month; Look to Get Healthy in June

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Despite a whole host of injuries and a disastrous week in the middle of the month, the Yankees exited May just two games behind the Rays in the loss column, only one game worse than at the end of April. On offense, the Yankees were without Curtis Granderson, Nick Johnson and Jorge Posada for a […]

Read Full Post »

« Newer Posts - Older Posts »