Archive for October, 2012
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox October 1-3 Series »
It's fitting that in a year where the Yankees have blown what once was a comfortable lead in the division that they'll face a team who knows what blowing a division title is all about. The Yankees take on their hated long-time rival, the Boston Red Sox, for the final three games of the season at Yankee Stadium with so much at stake. The Red [...]
Predicting the 2012 New York Yankees MLB Playoff »
The New York Yankees will be in the Major League Baseball playoffs that kick off later this week, but three more games will decide where they'll be playing and how many guaranteed games they'll have starting out.The Yankees enter play today tied with the Baltimore Orioles atop the division and can clinch the American League East title. [...]
Is Mark Teixeira’s Return Enough To Swing AL »
The New York Yankees are probably going to get Mark Teixeira back on Monday, and not a moment too soon as far as they're concerned.Teixeira is expected to rejoin the Yankees for the first game of their season-ending series against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, as reported by Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. He last played on September 8 [...]
5 Questions Facing the New York Yankees in the »
Now that the Yankees have clinched the playoffs, we can finally look ahead to October baseball. The team's second-half struggles made this year's pennant race much closer than expected, but the Yanks avoided a major collapse and will be one of 10 teams vying to win the World Series.They have played better down the stretch and are clearly one of [...]
Can New York Yankees Survive October with 3 Starters? »
Three years ago, the New York Yankees won the World Series by going through the entire postseason with a three-man starting rotation of CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettitte. Each made five starts as the Yankees went swept the Minnesota Twins in the Division Series, beat the Los Angeles Angels in six games in the American League Championship [...]
New York Yankees: Predicting the Playoff Rotation »
As the regular season winds down, the Yankees have found themselves in a tough spot. After going on a seven-game win streak in late September, the Bombers have been unable to win back-to-back games. A mixture of questionable pitching and streaky hitting has led the Yankees into their final series of the regular season tied for first place in the [...]
New York Yankees: What to Expect This Week Heading »
All right, after 159 games, here's what we know about the Yankees.After Sunday's 9-6 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Yankees are 92-67 and are in first place of the A.L. East.With that win and a Los Angeles Angels loss, the Yankees clinched a berth into the postseason for 2012.The Yankees will play their final three games of the regular [...]