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The Road to World Series, No. 27: Yankees Vs. Angels »
The first road game for the Yankees in the 2009 Playoffs was taking on the red-hot Minnesota Twins. After three games of dominating pitching and late-inning clutch hitting, the Yankees disposed of Minnesota in a series sweep and moved on in the playoffs. Starting on Friday, the Yankees will take on the Los Angeles Angels in the American League [...]
Yankees-Twins ALDS: Pettitte, A-Rod, Posada, Jeter »
Going into Sunday's Game Three of the American League Division Series, the Yankees had a comfortable 2-0 lead against the Minnesota Twins. The Yankees had two chances on the road in the Metrodome to close out the ALDS and move on to play the Los Angeles Angels, who rallied earlier that day and swept the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The Yankees [...]
Yankees-Twins ALDS: CC Sabathia, Derek Jeter Solid in »
Wednesday night was the first ever playoff game being held at the new Yankee Stadium. It was also the first playoff game being held in the Bronx in two years. The Yankees did not disappoint their fans one bit. New York sent up their work-horse ace in CC Sabathia for Game One while Minnesota sent up rookie left-hander Brian Duensing. Through the [...]
The Road to World Series, No. 27: Yankees vs. Twins »
This is what we have waited for all year long. The 162 games. The day games, the night games, the winning streaks, the losing streaks, the walk-off wins, the pitching duels, the pies in the face, the grind, the blood, sweat, and tears. This is what eight teams have worked for since April. After a dramatic finish in the 163rd game of the MLB season [...]
The Road To 11: Will 2009 Be The Year For the Yankees? »
The Yankees won 103 games in the 2009 regular season and are back in the playoffs after an absence from postseason baseball in 2008. The last time the Yankees were the number one seed in 2006, they were ousted by the Detroit Tigers in four games in the American League Division Series. The last time the Yankees were in the World Series was in [...]
Juan Miranda Gets Yankees 15th Walk-Off Hit In 4-3 Win »
Home field advantage. It's playing a major factor in every game the Yankees play at the new Yankee Stadium. Tuesday night's game was no different. Before the game started, the Yankees held a pre-game ceremony to honor Derek Jeter for his 2,722th hit to break the all-time Yankee record and Mariano Rivera for getting 500 saves back in June. Former [...]
Yankees vs. Red Sox: New York Sweep Seals 2009 A.L. »
The magic number was down to one. One game for the Yankees to clinch the American League East division against the Red Sox. The game was moved up to originally start at 1 p.m. because of Yom Kippur, but with a rain delay, the game started a little after 2 p.m., so the football fans watching the Giants, Jets, and Patriots at 1 p.m. had an extra [...]
CC Sabathia One-Hits Red Sox, Reduces Yankee Magic »
The Yankees gave CC Sabathia seven years and $161 million in the winter because they wanted his big-game ability in order to beat the Red Sox in games that counted. On Saturday, they got exactly what they paid for with another dominating performance from their ace. Sabathia allowed one hit over seven innings. The one lone hit was by Mike Lowell. [...]
Yankees-Red Sox: Joba Chamberlain Ends Slump and »
The last time Joba Chamberlain won a game in 2009 was back on Aug. 6 against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. On Friday night, Chamberlain was stepping on the mound not only looking to guide the Yankees to a late September victory against that same Red Sox team he last won against, but Joba was stepping on the mound looking to keep himself in the [...]
Yankees-Angels: A.J. Burnett Dominates in Road Series »
The last time the Yankees won a series against the Angels in Angels Stadium was back in May of 2004. A.J. Burnett was a member of the Florida Marlins at that time. With the series tied at one a piece and the Yankees fighting for home field advantage in the playoffs, Burnett took the ball and was ready to deliver his second straight quality [...]