Archive for September, 2010
2010 MLB Playoffs Preview: Top Four Pitching Rotations »
Important Notes: The stats were last updated on September 20, 2010. Sorry about that picture getting cut off.Keep in mind, this will be in an order of the teams I think that made the cut.Each week or two I will evaluate the top four things (two from the AL and two from the NL) coming into October ball. This week I'll be talking about [...]
New York Yankees: This Needs To Be The Year »
In one line I will say this: Anything but a World Series in the year of the loss of George M. Steinbrenner, would be a disappointment. The best and highest paid team in baseball needs to be motivated after tonight's emotional memorial for George Steinbrenner. Watching the memorial I saw a man standing at the right field foul pole with a sign [...]
Andy Pettitte: Yankee Veteran Returns To Stabilize »
Yankee fans and management had been growing uneasy recently, as the state of the starting rotation heading into the final weeks of the season has helped to create as many question as it has answered. The prospect of heading into the post-season with a starting rotation led by CC Sabathia, followed by Phil Hughes, A.J. Burnett, and Javier [...]
Jayson Werth Hires Scott Boras »
Via Jim Salisbury on Twitter: "I just spoke to Scott Boras. He is Jayson Werth‘s new representative." This has been rumored for awhile now, but this looks official. This will almost definitely drive the price for Werth up. It also means that there will be a ton of misinformation leaked about this via Sports Illustrated’s Jon Heyman [...]
Joe Torre, Don Mattingly Among Those To Honor George »
Joe Torre and Don Mattingly are returning to Yankee Stadium for one night. The former manager and former player will be in attendance tonight when the Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Their current team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, have an off-day which will allow the pair to take part in the pregame ceremonies when the Yankees will unveil a [...]
Heyman: If Joe Girardi Leaves, Bobby Valentine is a »
Via Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated: Joe Girardi will probably stay with the Yankees rather than go to the home state Cubs (he’s from Peoria and went to Northwestern). But if he leaves, Bobby Valentine likely would be one candidate to replace him in the Bronx. Like Heyman said, Girardi will probably stay with the Yankees. But these are the [...]
Yankees-Rays: Who’s on the Mound for Game One, »
Tonight marks the first of four games, between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in the Bronx. Rookie pitcher Ivan Nova takes the mound for the pinstripes, as the Rays counter with Matt Garza in a rematch from last week’s slug-fest. Nova is only making his sixth big-league start, but second in two weeks against the Rays. In their [...]
New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays Battle One Last »
Don't tell Joe Girardi, but the Yankees haven't clinched anything yet. The sputtering Bombers, who have lost nine of their last 13, somehow still have the best record in baseball. But their lead entering their final four-game series with the second-place Rays is just half a game, so the American League East title and homefield advantage could very [...]
New York Yankees Rumors: If Yu Darvish Is Posted, »
Via Hardball Talk: FOXSports.com’s Ken Rosenthal heard from a source Saturday that right-hander Yu Darvish is likely to be “posted” this winter, meaning teams in Major League Baseball will have a crack at luring him away from the Nippon Ham Fighters. Darvish is only 24 and widely considered one of the top pitchers in [...]
Weekend Baseball Roundup »
I am back from a long weekend, which explains my lack of posts on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It also explains why I woke up at 11:00 this morning for the first time since college. Speaking of college, I attended three football games in a 24-hour span. I saw the UMass – Michigan game in Ann Arbor, we then made the hour drive to East [...]