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Yankees Look to Andy Pettitte to Guide Them to »
The Yankees have always relied heavily on the powerful left arm of Andy Pettitte and starting tomorrow afternoon, they'll call on one of the greatest pitchers in franchise history to help lead them back to the promised land once again.Following a nearly three-month hiatus, Andy Pettitte will make his long-awaited 10th start of the season [...]
New York Yankees: The Good, Bad and Ugly as Yanks »
Up until last night's game, the New York Yankees had the longest stretch of games (26) without a winning streak of any first place team in MLB history. Truly unbelievable. The tendency in New York is to feel that the sky is falling— though lately, it's hard to blame Yankee fans for being a bit down on their team. The Yankees inconsistent [...]
5 New York Yankees Who Will Explode in September »
New York Yankee fans have been patiently waiting for one of their veteran stars to break out and deliver the kind of September that makes October playoff baseball a reality.Exactly 20 games remain in the 2012 regular season—12% of the full slate of 162 games— so while the Yankees poor play over the last eight weeks makes it feel [...]
New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox September 11-13 »
The Yankees have blasted their way to the highest home run total in the majors, and they're currently tied for first in team OPS. Yet they have had odd struggles batting with runners in scoring position. This problem has plagued the Bombers all season long and they enter this series at just 17th in the majors.The Yankees are 8-4 [...]
Baltimore Orioles Late-Season Excitement Evokes »
Baltimore Orioles' manager Buck Showalter would know better than anyone what all of the enthusiasm and excitement at Camden Yards late this summer feels like. After all, he lived it in a previous life—ironically enough with his now-biggest rival, the New York Yankees— during his managerial tenure in the Bronx from [...]
Curtis Granderson Hopes to Regain Home-Run Stroke to »
Since the start of the 2011 MLB season, no player has hit more home runs than New York Yankee Curtis Granderson. Granderson continues to slug at an impressive clip, though he's fallen off somewhat from the tremendous power display he put on in the Bronx last season.With a lightning-quick, crisp, compact swing tailor-made for Yankee Stadium's short [...]
CC Sabathia: New York Yankees Need Their Workhorse to »
The sky is not falling in the Bronx, but it would be nice for the New York Yankees' top pitcher, CC Sabathia, to get on a roll and shut the Yankees' top competitors out of the postseason.Sabathia takes the hill on Monday in Tampa against James Shields, a man whom he has opposed many times before in big games like this, with all of Yankees Universe [...]
5 Teams That Could Make 2014 Free-Agent Pitch for »
The Yankees have a lot on their minds these days, though nothing is more important than locking up the AL East division crown and punching a ticket to the postseason. Also at play is their desire to get several players back from injuries who can help them get there—namely, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Andy Pettitte.Yet as Yankees [...]
Despite Injuries and Hitting Struggles the New York »
Injuries have been killer for the 2012 New York Yankees. Incredibly, look at the standings and you see a team with a three-game lead and plenty of chances to bury their closest division competitors as we sit on the brink of September. Alex Rodriguez, Brett Gardner, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Mark Teixeira. All have been injured this season, [...]
5 Players New York Yankees Must Rely Upon Most Down »
Injuries, slumps, red-hot competitors, trades and waiver acquisitions. The Yankees have seen it all. And we're just talking about the last 30 days. Over the course of 162 games, you're bound to see all kinds of turns and drama though for the great teams, there remain some constants.That's precisely what the Yankees expect each year and what they [...]