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ALCS Game 5: Yankees Live To Fight Another Day Against »
If you're like me, you weren't quite mentally ready for the early start time that came with Game 5 of the ALCS.Like a Saw sequel, it just felt rushed. Only hours earlier, the Yankees had bumbled their way to a lopsided Game 4 loss to the Rangers at the Stadium. I had spent a good portion of the night on the phone with my Dad, trying to convince [...]
ALCS Game 4: Too (Grady) Little, Too Late for Girardi, »
Grady Little is forever remembered as the manager who was fired on the demerit of a single postseason game. Joe Girardi will probably avoid that same fate, but that doesn't mean he doesn't deserve it.It's hard to imagine Girardi having a worse game than he did on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. That he had such a bad night, with the stakes being as [...]
ALCS Game 3: Cliff Lee Locked in, Yankees Offense »
There's no way you can take away from what Cliff Lee did last night.Trust me, I'd love to. I wish I could say it had something to do with his "magic" hat, a pact with Satan, or some potent HGH cocktail guzzled before first pitch, but I just can't.It was, quite truly, one of the greatest pitching performances in postseason history. Eight innings, [...]
ALCS Game 3: Now Yankees Can Turn Attention To Cliff »
Let's face it: The Yankees are very fortunate they're not preparing to face Cliff Lee tonight trying to avoid a 3-0 hole in the ALCS.That reality wasn't far off. If you want to break it down, you could say the Yankees were outplayed in 16 of the 18 innings in Arlington. Luckily, the two innings New York had the upper hand were the last two in Game [...]
ALCS Game 2 Live Blog: Rangers Vs Yankees »
The Yankees shocked the Rangers with an epic late-inning comeback in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday night, and now Texas will have to figure out a way to get off the mat less than 24 hours later. New York sends right-hander Phil Hughes to the mound opposite Colby Lewis.Read more New York Yankees news on BleacherReport.com
ALCS Game 1: A Comeback For Yankees, a Collapse For »
In the 1999 movie Unbreakable, the character played by Samuel L. Jackson explained that the incredible fragility of his bone structure, the reason he was derisively known as Mr. Glass, was directly tied to the fact that Bruce Willis' character was seemingly invincible.Mr. Glass reasoned that if there's someone in the world who represents the [...]
ALCS: C.C. Sabathia Must Stand Up and Deliver for »
I'm so sick of Cliff Lee.It's nothing personal against the guy, and I'm choosing my words carefully here, since he's probably going to pitch every fifth day for my team next season.But the three days separating the end of the ALDS and tonight's ALCS opener has spawned a level of hero worship not seen since Sully defeated the seagulls.It's [...]
ALCS 2010: Jeter Has Much to Gain as October Rolls On »
I imagine the Tampa estate that Derek Jeter calls home has a room (or wing) devoted to all the awards and trophies he has amassed over his Hall of Fame career.I'm guessing he takes the room and what it represents for granted at this point in his life. He probably won't truly be able to appreciate all he has accomplished until his ride as a [...]
New York Yankees Face the Great Unknown Against the »
I am a fine connoisseur of movies that fall under the banner of "so bad, they're good."If it has stilted dialogue, gaping plot holes, poor special effects and gratuitous sex scenes, I am in.Classics like the Thomas Ian Griffith thriller Crackerjack (1994), Shannon-Elizabeth-gets-violated-by-a-carrot horror flick Jack Frost (1997) and the Billy Ray [...]
MLB Playoffs 2010: New York Yankees Finish Off »
As the Yankees faded down the stretch this season, many fans scrambling for any semblance of hope pointed back to 2000.That was the year New York lost 18 of 21 games to close out September, their 87 wins still enough to win the division thanks to a little late period "Curse of the Bambino" action.Those Yankees seemed bored by it all, a bunch of [...]