Archive for October, 2009
Aroldis Chapman Could Be In Attendance at Yankee »
The Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes have already begun. The Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Red Sox, and many other teams have already expressed their interest in the Cuban defector. Chapman has already arrived in the United States after being declared a free-agent and has started talks with Major League teams. The Chapman Tour began about a week ago in [...]
Why Nick Swisher is the Only New York Yankee »
Let me startout by stating that I cannot stand the New York Yankees for the life of me, but there is one player that I will cheer for to have success. That player is Nick Swisher because he's everything a major league player should be. Swisher will never be one of the higher paid baseball players, but he'll always be the one having the most fun. [...]
ALCS Game Five: The Angels Won’t Die »
Alex Rodriguez is having a career-altering postseason. Nick Swisher? Not so much. No matter whether he's hitting left-handed or right-handed, whether he's swinging at fastballs or breaking balls, whether the pitch is a foot outside or right over the middle of the plate and thigh high, he is the surest out in the Yankee lineup right now. Don't get [...]
$200M Payroll + No World Series Title = Failed Season »
The 2009 New York Yankees came into the regular season with a lot of hope and promise. They splurged big time in their off-season by signing ace CC Sabathia, another ace in A.J. Burnett, and slugging first basemen Mark Teixeira. This was beginning to look like the most talented lineup and pitching staff that the Yankees have ever put out on the [...]
Yanks Two Young Arms Misfiring »
Phil Hughes is showing his age, or lack thereof. The 23-year-old right-hander, who excelled in the bullpen throughout the regular season, has been shaky thus far in the postseason. Thursday night, Hughes had an opportunity to shut the door on the Angels and send the Yankees to the World Series for the first time since [...]
Conspiracy In Anaheim: Did Girardi Act Alone? »
In the hours since the Yankees allowed a golden opportunity to secure the American League pennant slip away—fans, media, and unnecessarily loud Korean War veterans at Dunkin Donuts are attempting to assign blame for the 7-6 loss to the Angels. Some are saying that Joe Girardi acted alone in this assassination of the Yankees' World Series [...]
With Phillies Cleaning Up in NL, Philadelphia »
Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love. A fan base classified, though often unfairly, as unruly and vicious. A blue collar city where its residents work hard and expect the same from its professional sports teams. You see, that's all Philadelphia fans want from their teams. Leave it all out on the playing field. Give it everything you've got. [...]
Lackey returns to watch Angels rally, beat Yankees »
Alex Rodriguez helped the Yankees score six runs in the seventh, only to see the Angels retake the lead. Here they stand in disbelief as their Yankees batted in the ninth. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) " width="410"> Derek Jeter (left) and Alex Rodriguez stand in disbelief as their Yankees batted in the ninth. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi) The [...]
Scioscia And Girardi Play A Game Of “Whatever »
Mike Scioscia and Joe Girardi played a game of “What ever you can do, I can do worse” last night. In one of the worst managed playoff games in quite some time, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim outlasted the New York Yankees 7-6 to take Game Five of their best-of-seven ALCS and force a Game Six in the Bronx Saturday night. This was a [...]
The New York Week That Was (10/23/09) »
It was a brutal week for the New York football teams, as the Giants got killed and the Jets fell to lowly Buffalo and lost Kris Jenkins for the rest of the season. Even the hockey teams mixed in some debacles with a few wins. And something bad probably happened to the Mets even though their season is long over. But even after last night’s [...]