The Tampa Rays come into Yankee Stadium licking their wounds after a three-game sweep in Baltimore, but they shouldn’t expect much sympathy from the Yankees. Although the Bronx Bombers won the last two games of their series against the Red Sox, the team is riding its first winning streak in just under a month. With […]
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Yankees Need Sabathia To Come Up Aces
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Tampa Bay Rays on September 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Yankees Look to Avoid September to Misremember
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 12, 2012 | 1 Comment »
As the Yankees’ continue to slide, they inch closer to several infamous distinctions in franchise history. Not only is the 2012 team trying to avoid becoming the first to blow a double-digit lead, but even the modest three game bulge at the beginning of September would qualify as the largest ever surrendered in the final […]
Yankee Fans Guide to Scoreboard Watching in September
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Post Season, Red Sox, Yankees on September 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The American League pennant race has reached the stretch, but there still isn’t much separation among the leaders. Eight teams are currently within four games of a playoff spot, and every division race is separated by three games or fewer. With only five seats available when the music stops, the final week of the season […]
Yankees Offense Comes to Life; Lucky 13 Rates a Perfect 10
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on September 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Contents Under Pressure. The Orioles must not have heeded the warning because, after a prolonged slump, the Yankees’ offense finally exploded. During the four-game split in Baltimore, the Bronx Bombers scored 31 runs, more than doubling the paltry 3.5 runs averaged over the last three week’s worth of games. Appropriately, the cherry on top of […]
Yankees Need Mark Teixeira Now and in the Future
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, Injuries, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees, tagged Mark Teixeira on September 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
(The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstriped Bible) Mark Teixeira’s expected return to the Yankees’ lineup was delayed another day when the first baseman’s injured calf caused him to miss the second game of the team’s crucial first place showdown against the Orioles. Although the offense didn’t suffer from his absence last night, if the […]
Yankees Look to High Socks for Hope; Need Robertson To Reprise Houdini Act
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged David Robertson on September 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The Yankees were poised for their biggest win of the season. After scoring five runs to tie the game in the top of the eighth, Joe Girardi handed the ball to David Robertson with the expectation that he would carry the deadlock into the ninth. It was the same script that seemed to work every […]
Like Mentor Martin, Early Success No Surprise for Buck Showalter
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged Baltimore Orioles, Billy Martin, Buck Showalter on September 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Regardless of what happens over the next month, by virtue of being tied for first place in September, the Baltimore Orioles represent one of the biggest baseball surprises in recent memory. However, those with their ears to the ground of history probably shouldn’t be too shocked by the Birds’ ascent to the top perch in […]
