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Yankees-Rays: Big Series as MLB’s Best Teams »
The New York Yankees have the second best record in baseball as of today. The only team with a better one is the Tampa Bay Rays. The two American League East teams start a big two-game series tonight at Yankee Stadium. How can a two-game series be such a big deal? Well, maybe not so much for the Rays, but it is a big series for the Yankees. [...]
Plenty of Blame To Go Around in Yankees Loss To BoSox »
Last night's loss to the Boston Red Sox has to leave a bad taste in the Yankees mouths. With a 5-0 lead after seven innings and Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera lurking in the bullpen, the Yankees likely thought this game was over and they would sweep the short two game series. Think again. For the second straight night, the Yankees [...]
Rough Night for Pitchers: Thames Gets The Pie, Johnson »
It was a rough night to be a pitcher in the Bronx last night. Nine pitchers in total were used in the contest between the Yankees and Red Sox. Of the nine, five gave up runs in the 11-9 Yankees win. The starters were not good. Boston starter Daisuke Matsuzaka had a bad first inning in which the Yankees scored five runs. The righty lasted [...]
Mid-May MLB Power Rankings »
The Double G Sports Expert Panel has been polled once again to come up with our Major League Baseball Power Rankings for May. This is the second power rankings release of this season as we did a very early one in Mid-April. You can see those rankings here . For this months rankings, there was plenty of movement up and down the ranks. The [...]
Yanks Return Home, Hopefully With Some Bats »
The New York Yankees are returning home today to start a three game series with the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees just finished a four game series with the Detroit Tigers in which they lost three of the four. It was a rather embarrassing four game series for the Yankees. You can blame it squarely on the lineup. The Yankees offense disappeared [...]
Phil Hughes Making Spring Competition Seem Silly »
Back in Spring Training , the Yankees put Phil Hughes into a competition with other pitchers like Joba Chamberlain , Sergio Mitre, and Alfredo Aceves. The four pitchers competed to see who would be the Yankees fifth starter. Obviously Hughes won the job and since then, he is making it seem like there never should have been a competition. It's [...]
Yankees Waste Solid Outing From Vazquez and Lose Game »
Javier Vazquez took the mound in game one of today's double header against the Detroit Tigers. The veteran righty has been having a terrible season so far. Yankees fans, many of whom were upset the Yankees even brought him back, have been critical of him all year. Today's start was a big one for Vazquez, who was pushed back a few days in order to [...]
New York Yankees: Post Boston Red Sox Series Thoughts »
Long-time American League East rivals, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, battled it out in a three-game series at Fenway Park over the weekend. All three games were blowouts, as the Yankees took two of three from the Sox. The Yankees are now 21-9 on the season, and sit a mere half-game behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the division. New York has [...]
What Would You Do When Jorge Posada Returns? »
Yankees catcher, Jorge Posada , has missed the past four games due to a right calf strain. His replacement, Francisco Cervelli has filled in quite nicely. Posada has been the emergency catcher while out, but all indications are that he is likely to return as early as tomorrow (Sunday). Cervelli has been one of the Yankees hottest hitters. [...]
Have No Fear Yankees Fan, Bubble Wrap Is Here! »
The injury bug has been taking out Yankees one at a time. Is the Sports Illustrated cover curse taking its place in the Yankees locker room? The core four appeared on the cover this past week and three of the four have been battling injuries. Jorge Posada is day-to-day with a calf strain, Mariano Rivera has missed a few games because of [...]