Archive for October, 2009
Why CC Sabathia Is Not the Yankees’ Greatest »
I find it funny that Yankee fans are already proclaiming that CC Sabathia is the greatest free-agent pitcher signing in team history. I'm including amateur free agents and players who have already pitched professionally. Colin Linneweber of Bleacher Report offers an article titled "CC Sabathia's the Greatest Free-Agent Pitcher the Yanks Have [...]
Blind Justice: Tim McClelland Could Call Game Five Of »
When an umpire blows a call in a baseball game, critics are always quick to forgive. Many argue that is just the human element of baseball. But when an umpire like Tim McClelland and his crew mess up more than one call in a single game, let alone a playoff game , fans and baseball critics start to wonder whether the umpiring crew is even qualified [...]
The Men in Black »
One star has taken over the headlines and drawn all the attention on themselves this post-season. It’s not Alex Rodriguez, not Ryan Howard…I’m talking about the umpires. The officials have taken centre stage during the playoffs this year and have caused more controversy than ever thanks to some botched calls and just plain flat-out [...]
The Men in Black »
One star has taken over the headlines and drawn all the attention on themselves this post-season. It’s not Alex Rodriguez, not Ryan Howard…I’m talking about the umpires. The officials have taken centre stage during the playoffs this year and have caused more controversy than ever thanks to some botched calls and just plain [...]
CC Sabathia’s The Greatest Free-Agent Pitcher »
The New York Yankees bludgeoned the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 10-1 in Game Four of the ALCS Tuesday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim to move within one victory of their first trip to the World Series since the 2003 season. Yankees ace lefthander C.C. Sabathia allowed only one run on five hits and two walks over eight stellar innings to [...]
The ALCS MVP Race Spelled Out: A-Rod or CC? »
If 2004 taught us anything, besides how to properly apply fake blood on a sock for profound effect, it would be to assume nothing. What you're about to read assumes absolutely nothing. Zilch. Nada. It lives solely in the moment. The Yankees played one of their best all-around games of the season on Tuesday night, a 10-1 win over the Angels that [...]
MLB Proves Once Again It Will Protect Players That »
The MLB finally had a chance to do the right thing in regards to a player that was caught cheating, but instead just as usual MLB turned its back on its fans! It's getting very old; this is the same MLB that allowed for steroids to become rampant. Who was MLB protecting this time? The answer is Mariano Rivera. On camera there's a clip that shows [...]
Yankees-Angels: Sabathia, Rodriguez Give New York 3-1 »
So much for CC Sabathia not being able to pitch in the postseason, huh? On just three days rest, New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia dominated the feeble Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim lineup and Alex Rodriguez hit yet another home run, as the Yankees crushed the Angels last night 10-1 to take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven ALCS. However, before [...]
Yankees-Angels ALCS: Sabathia, A-Rod Clutch in 10-1 »
After a rough Game Three loss to the Angels in 11 innings, the Yankees were under heavy scrutiny for the next 24 hours. The Yankees weren't hitting with runners in scoring position and relying too much on the home runs and Yankee manager Joe Girardi was heavily criticized for over-managing and taking out David Robertson for Alfredo Aceves, who [...]
ALCS Game Four: The Yankees Make a Statement »
It doesn't always take a historical, dramatic baseball game to clue a fanbase in on something special happening with their team. In the later years of the Joe Torre era, with the bullpen in shambles and the starting rotation often in flux, the uneasy feeling that no lead was safe ran through every regular season game. And in the playoffs, it got [...]