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Sweep Dreams: New York Yankees Take Three from »
The Yankees finished up a series with the Baltimore Orioles yesterday afternoon. Here are some thoughts recapping the series. How Sweep It Is The Yankees swept the three-game series from Baltimore and improved their record to 19-8 on the year. New York has won all but one series this season, but this is their first sweep. Injury Bug The [...]
Yankees-Orioles: Francisco Cervelli Gets to Shine with »
Early in the day yesterday, Yankees backup catcher Francisco Cervelli, made a visit to Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan. Yankees players and staff members often make visits to the hospital and meet some of the patients. Cervelli was joined by Yankees backup infielder Ramiro Pena. Cervelli, starting in place of the injured Jorge Posada, met [...]
Derek Jeter Becomes MLB’s New Active Hits Leader »
Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter reached another milestone this past weekend and did so quietly. Not much mention was made of baseball's poster boy after he took over the active hits lead. As of today, Jeter has 2,781 hits and has overtaken Ken Griffey Jr. for the active lead. Griffey has 2,776 as I write this. It is quite a feat for Jeter to already [...]
New York Yankees: Post-White Sox Thoughts »
The New York Yankees finished up a three game series against the Chicago White Sox with a 12-3 win today. The Yankees won the series by winning the opening game as well as the finale, but losing the middle game. I wanted to share some thoughts that came to mind as the series wrapped up. New Look Outfield It appears the Yankees will [...]
New York Yankees: Post-Orioles Thoughts »
The Yankees wrapped up their nine game road trip last night with a win over the Baltimore Orioles. They improved to 14-7 on the season and remain 2.5 games behind AL East leader, Tampa Bay. There are only two teams in baseball with a better record than the Yankees right now, Tampa Bay and the St. Louis Cardinals. Looking back on the series with [...]
Yankees Struggles Start at the Top. Blame Cameron »
The New York Yankees had started the season red hot but have cooled down as of late. Losers of four of their last five, the Yankees now sit 2.5 games back of AL East leading Tampa Bay. I decided to look back at the past five games and try to find a common theme. Well, I found one at it was right at the top. The top of the batting order that [...]
Battle of The Blogs Update: DGS Squeaks Past Lady »
Battle of the Blogs Fantasy Baseball. Double G Sports took the overall win against Lady Loves Pinstripes but it was a nail biter. For most of the week, Double G Sports had a commanding lead over the fellow Yankees fan. As the week went on however, Lady Loves Pinstripes closed the gap and caused Double G Sports to get nervous over the weekend. I [...]
Phil Hughes’ Dominant Performance Brings Back »
Phil Hughes was absolutely dominant on Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics. He had his best stuff of the season, possibly his career, last night as he came ever so close to no hitting the A's. Hughes' control was terrific. His stuff was electric. The young pitcher took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before giving up an infield single [...]
Fantasy Baseball: Double G Sports Roughed Up by »
Double G Sports entered the second week in Battle of the Blogs Fantasy Baseball as the leader in the Willie Mays Division. That is no longer the case, as Week 2 was a rough one for my team. Week 2 Recap I battled Perpetual Blogging Co. this past week. Looking back on the matchup, it seems my pitching was a disaster. Double G Sports lost [...]
Yankees, Game 3: The Good, The Bad »
The Yankees and Red Sox took the field for the rubber match of a three game series in Fenway Park. For the third game in a row, there was a good pitching matchup. This time it was Andy Pettitte for the Yankees going against Red Sox newcomer John Lackey.The Good- Curtis Granderson. The Grandy Man Can! Granderson hit his second home run of the [...]