Archive for August, 2011
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox: Weekend Battle »
Yesterday, the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox and the Boston Red Sox lost to the Cleveland Indians. With those results, both teams are now tied for first place at the top of the American League East with records of 68-42.This gives even more meaning to this weekend's series in Fenway Park. One of the two teams will come [...]
10 Players the New York Yankees Can Still Target »
August 23, 1996 - With John Wetteland closing games and the emergence of some guy named Mariano Rivera as his setup man, reliever Bob Wickman became expendable.Looking to pick up a left-handed specialist for their bullpen, the Yankees packaged Wickman and OF Gerald Williams together, sending the duo to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for 2B [...]
New York Yankees: Ivan Nova Outshines Phil Hughes in »
COURTESY OF YANKEES 'N MORE Imagine, if you will, a scenario in which Phil Hughes had remained healthy all season, pitched to a 10-4 record with a 3.81 ERA and lost his job to a guy a year older than him, who was 2-3 with a 6.93 ERA, and who was at the very least fragile physically, if not mentally. Talk about a Twilight Zone episode. This is [...]
New York Yankees’ Odd Man Out: A.J. Burnett or »
Ivan Nova is an unassuming near rookie who just made his 25th major league start, a non prospect who won't reach great, but might be heading toward damn good.Thursday night, Nova struck out 10 and held the Chicago White Sox to one run in 7.2 innings. His 10th win, his ERA now dragged below 4.00.There may be teams in the major leagues that [...]
What the Yankees Should Do in the Next Two Months of »
With two months left to go in the baseball season, the Yankees and Red Sox are tied for first place. No one would have expected this after Boston's horrendous start to the season and with all the Yankee injuries. Both teams will probably make the playoffs. Whoever wins this weekend's series will have an advantage for the division, while the [...]
Boston Red Sox: Rivalry with the Yankees Has Its Full »
As sacrilegious as this might sound, the concept of having too much of a good thing holds true even when it comes to the greatest rivalry in North American professional sports. Admit it, Red Sox Nation. Four years ago, you were hardly conflicted over the ALDS matchup between the Yankees and Indians. You were weary of rivalry drama and simply [...]
Ivan Nova Has Earned a Spot in New York Yankees »
It's time to finally give Ivan Nova his due.On Thursday night, Nova was basically auditioning for his spot in the starting rotation. With his performance, he's earned his spot.Against the Chicago White Sox, Nova pitched 7.2 innings, allowed one run on six hits, walked none and struck out a career high 10 batters in a 7-2 win for the Yankees.More [...]
Should the Yankees Hope AJ Burnett is Claimed off »
It has been reported around the sports world that the Yankees have placed A.J. Burnett (among others) on waivers. Waiver trade rules can get pretty complicated. For some help understanding them, check out this cheat-sheet from ESPNs Jayson Stark.The most important waiver rule in this scenario, is that "if a team is just [...]
A-Rod’s Gambling Scandal Is Purely Manufactured »
Am I the only one who finds the timing of the latest A-Rod “scandal” to be a little too coincidental? If you haven’t heard by now, MLB has again decided to look into the personal life of Alex Rodriguez, this time investigating his possible participation in illegal high stakes poker games involving other celebrities. [...]
A-Rod vs. Derek Jeter: High Stakes Poker Game »
New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez will be talking to Major League Baseball investigators about his alleged involvement in high stakes poker games. It's likely that Rodriguez wasn't playing in a friendly household game and bringing his $300 million Goldman Sachs bankroll to handle the up and down swings.I believe it's time for a [...]