Archive for April, 2010
New York Yankees: Two Pitching Trades the Bronx »
This past off season, the New York Yankees made two trades involving pitchers. They will live to regret both trades. The first is obvious. The Yankees have lost six games in this young season and three of them are directly attributable to horrendous efforts by Javier Vazquez. Vazquez was acquired in a trade with the Atlanta Braves to be the [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 26, 2010 »
Brett Gardner finished Saturday's win hitting .340 for the New York Yankees as they won their 12th game over the Angels. He has also stolen nine bases which puts him on a pace to steal about 85 for the year. Gardner did not start in the series finale in Anaheim on Sunday afternoon as the Yankees lost the game and their first series of the [...]
Los Angeles Angels Hand New York Yankees First Series »
Kendry Morales was 3-for-3 with three RBI, and Brandon Wood delivered a clutch two-run double to lead Los Angeles to an 8-4 triumph over New York on Sunday in Anaheim. New York dropped their first series of the season after winning their first five. Los Angeles improved to 19-8 at home against the Yankees dating back to the 2006 season.For [...]
NY Yankees-LA Angels of Anaheim Series Recap: Yanks »
Game One Yankees 4 Angels 6 W: Rodney L: Chamberlain Sv: Fuentes The first game of the season was plagued by bad moves made by Joe Girardi, covered in an article by Rob: \”Girardi’s Moves Cost Yankees the Game\” . In the end there were more inconsistencies shown by Joba Chamberlain and a game winning home run by Kendry [...]
Winning for Javier Vazquez Would Cure All »
Ever since the Yankees reacquired Javier Vazquez, fans have been cool to the once former Yankee. Quite a few have remarked how he isn’t a good enough pitcher and some think he brings less value than Melky Cabrera would have. That was before the season. Since the season has started and Vazquez has had a bad couple of starts, even more fans [...]
Bobby Murcer, Thurman Munson, and Gene Michael: Not »
August 10 was the highlight of the 1969 season for New York Yankees fans. New York's other team, the beloved New York Mets, would not have its greatest moments until October. The day that Bobby Murcer, Thurman Munson, and Gene Michael hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning against Oakland made a pedestrian New York Yankees season [...]
The Top 10 Celebrity Fans of the New York Yankees »
The New York Yankees are the most successful franchise in all of sports. Playing in the Bronx, the Yankees garner attention and support from millions of fans all over the world. These fans represent every race and social class. Over the years, numerous celebrity and famous people have been spotted wearing Yankee apparel or catching a game in [...]
Brett Gardner Daily Update: April 25, 2010 »
One-tenth of the New York Yankee season is gone. The team is 12-5. One of the greatest surprises of the new season is Brett Gardner. Having been given the starting job out of Spring Training in 2009, Gardner could not hold it. He was unable to show a consistent ability to hit major league pitching last year. But this year, at least so far, [...]
New York Yankees’ Nick Johnson Not Expected to »
According to Chad Jennings of the Journal News, Yankees designated hitter Nick Johnson has a stiff back and isn’t expected to play today, but after an off day on Monday should be back in the lineup Tuesday. Johnson, who has been struggling, to hit, was taking extra batting practice Friday and as a result has a stiff back that caused him to [...]
Video of Mark Teixeira’s Collision with Texas »
If you missed the game, or our post about it, here’s what happened: In the top of the third inning of Friday night’s loss to the Angels, with Mark Teixeira at second, Robinson Cano singled to right. Tex came around third and there was a collision at the plate with Texas catcher Bobby Wilson. The consequence was a concussion and an [...]