Archive for July, 2010
Seeee-Ya: Why the New York Yankees Won’t Win »
An event occured in the Bronx last week that hasn't happened in decades; One that if not signaled the decline of the Bombers, it surely preceeded it. No, it wasn't the death of Mr. Steinbrenner, though some might say that may play into it. No, Rather than the rudder being taken from the ship, it was a small but mighty hole that burst [...]
New York Yankees Are to Blame for Joba »
New York Yankees fans first fell in love with Joba Chamberlain in Game Two of the 2007 ALDS, also known as the infamous "bug" game. Joba was everything and more that night. It was the spirit in his young eyes that does not come around that often. Yankees Universe went totally crazy for this kid that night, even making losing the game bearable. [...]
Alex Rodriguez and 600 Home Runs: Does He Have 162 »
Either tonight, tomorrow, or at some point in the near future, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is going to swing his familiar swing the way he has 599 times before and become the seventh player ever to hit 600 major league home runs. When he does so, he will join an exclusive club comprised of Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, [...]
Joe Torre Removed Himself From Yankee Past »
This is going to be about Joe Torre and Tim McCarver, but before I even get into it, I should start by saying that I don’t really like Joe Torre. I’m not talking about the man, just the manager. He inherited a great team built by Gene Michael with help from Buck Showalter, and he won a lot of games. As he should have. Once he lost Don [...]
A-Rod’s 10 Most Memorable Moments In Pinstripes »
Tonight in the Bronx, history can be made. Currently sitting at 598 career home runs, Alex Rodriguez is only two home runs away from becoming just the seventh member of the 600 home run club. Since his time in pinstripes, he has not always said the smartest things. But there is no denying that A-Rod is one of the greatest baseball players of [...]
A-Rod Almost to Goal of Providing 600 Free Balls to »
As covered extensively on ESPN, Alex Rodriguez is nearly to a huge milestone in Major League Baseball, providing 600 balls to people with crappy seats at games. Rodriguez, as a relatively poor boy in the Dominican Republic, always had horrible seats to baseball games and vowed to one day become a dominant power hitter to make up for it. As he hit [...]
New York Yankees’ Week From Hell Ends With the »
After saying good-bye to two prolific men, the New York Yankees ended the weekend placing ace Andy Pettitte on the DL. Pettitte will be gone for five weeks with a grade one tear in his left hamstring. This digs the dagger even deeper as the Seattle Mariners played the reigning champs like fools by trading Cliff Lee to the Texas [...]
Derek Jeter and the Top 20 TV Cameos by Sports Stars »
"Hey! He looks familiar! Wait a second, he was in the game yesterday!" These words are spoken constantly as athletes pop up on television sets around the world. Whether it is in a commercial or in a movie, sport stars find a way to get their image out there. We take a look at some of the funniest and interesting television cameos by the same [...]
Yankees Put Andy Pettitte on DL, Out Four to Five »
Despite winning two-out-of-three from the second place Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, the New York Yankees had their wins come at a price. On Saturday, starting pitcher AJ Burnett was pulled after two innings because he suffered lacerations on both of his palms after he slammed a set of double doors in frustration after giving up a HR to Reid [...]
Did the New York Yankees’ “Joba »
That Joba bravado has been replaced by inconsistent relief pitching. It’s clear the New York Yankees' constant juggling of roles, responsibilities, and pitch counts have messed with Joba Chamberlain’s head. Today’s Joba isn’t the same Joba who, at the age of 21, made his MLB debut in 2007 throwing fire out of the Yankee [...]