Archive for May, 2010
Are the New York Yankees’ Core Four Victims of »
According to the dictionary, the term curse means, "the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., or a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another." I bring that up because in the sports world, another curse has been brought up and being talked about. On the May 3, 2010 edition of Sports Illustrated, the Yankees [...]
New York Yankee Nick Swisher Becoming a More Complete »
Early Wednesday afternoon, while many people were celebrating Cinco De Mayo by pounding down Corona's, New York Yankee outfielder Nick Swisher was pounding this second inning pitch for a solo home run. It was Swisher's fifth home run of the year and his 17th RBI. Nick is slashing .295 BA/.380 OBP/.547 SLG/.927 OPS right now. You may be saying what [...]
Have No Fear Yankees Fan, Bubble Wrap Is Here! »
The injury bug has been taking out Yankees one at a time. Is the Sports Illustrated cover curse taking its place in the Yankees locker room? The core four appeared on the cover this past week and three of the four have been battling injuries. Jorge Posada is day-to-day with a calf strain, Mariano Rivera has missed a few games because of [...]
Sweep Dreams: New York Yankees Take Three from »
The Yankees finished up a series with the Baltimore Orioles yesterday afternoon. Here are some thoughts recapping the series. How Sweep It Is The Yankees swept the three-game series from Baltimore and improved their record to 19-8 on the year. New York has won all but one series this season, but this is their first sweep. Injury Bug The [...]
New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox: Weekend Preview »
About this time last year, the New York Yankees were not in the best shape. They had yet to hit their stride and were en route to going 0-8 in their first eight games vs. the Boston Red Sox. The Bronx Bombers eventually got it going, took over the American League East, and the rest is history. This season things have begun [...]
New York Yankees: The Old Men and The C(hampionships) »
I’m beginning to get a little disgusted of the coverage of the Yankees this year — and it’s still early. As the wins begin to mount, so do the injuries. It just so happens that most of the injuries are occurring to the older players on the team, and this instills panic in almost everyone. From ESPN.com (notoriously [...]
28 Reasons Why the Yankees Will Repeat As World Series »
Heading into every season the mission statement of the New York Yankees is clear-cut: Win the World Series or consider the season a failure. Always has, and always will be. A World Series championship was the icing on the cake to a magical inaugural season at the new Yankee Stadium. But as the excitement of the new stadium starts to fade, [...]
10 Reasons Why Yankees-Red Sox Series Won’t »
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox square off this weekend at Fenway Park, the first meeting between the two rivals since umpire Joe West's controversial marks about the slow pace of play between the teams. Unfortunately for West, and those that have early dinner reservations this weekend, River & Sunset has uncovered a list of 10 [...]
Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight 5/5: Yankees’ »
Game No. 22 of 162 in the Fantasy Baseball Insiders Tonight summer-long journey featured one of this year’s biggest surprises and a bounce-back performance from one of Oakland’s young guns… Game No. 22 – Texas Rangers vs. Oakland Athletics • After surrendering eight runs (six earned) in five innings in his first [...]
Just Saying, Is All… | The Difference Between »
Belligerence makes the world go ‘round. New York Yankees fans and Boston Red Sox fans are militant competitors. They’re also mutual complements. When the Yanks and Sox square off at Fenway Park this weekend, soldiers on both sides of the front will fire the latest shots in a long-standing conflict—which would be more distressing [...]