Archive for July, 2010
Yankees, Mets Rumors of the Week: Cliff Lee, Dan »
The All-Star break is approaching and that is usually when trade talks start heating up. Rumors are flying around all over the place: chat rooms, internet blogs , news reports, etc. One of my favorite places to find the latest rumors is MLBTradeRumors.com . Here are the following moves and rumors from the Yankees and Mets that have popped up [...]
Extra-Inning Heroics Lead Blue Jays Past Yankees »
Alex Gonzalez’s RBI single with the bases loaded in the top of the 11th inning started a five-run rally as Toronto topped New York, 6-1, Friday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Toronto ended a five-game losing streak with the win. New York lost for the third time in their last four games and dropped to 1-4 this season against the Blue [...]
Swing and a Miss: Top 10 Pitchers That Make Derek »
There aren't many pitchers that can cause Derek Jeter headaches, but here's a list of 10 pitchers who have had their way with Jeter. There are a few surprising names and there's names that are definitely known. To qualify for the top 10 list Jeter must have had 25 at-bats against the pitcher. Begin Slideshow
New York Yankees Notes: Jesus Montero, AJ Burnett, and »
The Yankees had a slim lead for most of yesterday’s game, but with two outs in the eighth inning CC Sabathia gave up the lead as the Mariners tied the game at two. But Alex Rodriguez hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the frame to help the Yankees win 4-2 . Here are some notes: Sabathia is heating up. In his last six starts he has a 6-0 [...]
Will Derek Jeter Get More Hits Than Pete Rose? »
If you knew absolutely nothing about baseball, never watched a single game, and just so happened to turn on ESPN one night when the Yankees are playing on Sunday Night Baseball , you might just think to yourself, “who is this young guy playing shortstop for the New York Yankees?” At the start of the 2010 season, Derek Jeter was off [...]
MLB All Stars: Who Really Deserves To Make The AL All »
In less than two weeks, the 81st MLB All Star game will be played. In recent years the voting has been a little one sided to a few teams players starting and only a few divisions being represented by starting rosters. This years voting so far, has been pretty much the same, especially in the American League where the Red Sox, Yankees, [...]
AJ Burnett vs. Brett Cecil: Pitching Drama of the Week »
On Thursday afternoon, the New York Yankees avoided getting swept by the Seattle Mariners. Yankees ace CC Sabathia led the team in the 4-2 win over the last place team in the AL West. A-Rod sealed the deal with a two run A-Bomb. It was really in the bottom of the eighth inning and not the ninth, but who cares? A-Rod doesn't seem to think it [...]
A-Rod Bails Out Posada; Gets CC Sabathia His 10th Win »
Alex Rodriguez's eighth-inning two-run homer off Mariners closer David Aardsma helped the Yankees salvage the finale of a three-game series and avoid a possibly crushing defeat thanks to Jorge Posada. The catcher, who is one of the worst defensive backstops in the American League, was charged with a passed ball in the top of the eighth when [...]
A-Rod’s Blast Helps Yankees Avoid Sweep »
Hitting a home run with the game tied has all of a sudden become commonplace for Alex Rodriguez. With the scored tied at 2-2 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-run home run to lift New York to a 4-2 win over Seattle Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. It was the second time in less than a week that [...]
Why Mark Teixeira Should Not Be in the All-Star Game »
Today is the final day of balloting for the 2010 MLB All-Star Game. If it had ended yesterday, Justin Morneau would be AL's starting first baseman in Anaheim. He's garnered 2,118,654 votes, ahead of Mark Teixeira with 1,863,235 and Miguel Cabrera with 1,832,782. I understand why Morneau is leading the vote. The Twin leads Major League first [...]