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Yankees-Twins: New York Dash Minnesota’s Hopes »
Immediately after the Friday night New York—Minnesota ALDS game, I received a text from the Shore Sports Report home office. It read: "This team is special." Yes it is. This 2009 Yankee team never ceases to amaze, especially when the chips seeme piled high on the other side of the poker table. It's like the other player throws down his winning [...]
With Joba in the ALDS Bullpen, Your New York Yankee »
...Chad Gaudin. The Yankees broke from their season long stand of having Joba Chamberlain pitch strictly as a starter, and, in the last game of the season, threw him for one inning out of the bullpen. Joba threw strikes, his velocity was in the mid-to-high 90s, and he punctuated a seven-pitch inning with a strikeout of Fernando Perez. Perez [...]
Hurt Or Not: David Robertson Needs to Be On Yankees »
There is quite a lot of talk lately about David Robertson and his recent elbow issues. Will he be on the postseason roster? How is he feeling regarding his prior elbow pain? How will his elbow be if he has to throw two days in a row? Answers are: Yes, doesn't matter, and doesn't matter. Why doesn't it matter if Robertson is healthy? Because, if [...]
AJ Burnett Is Key to The Yankees’ Postseason »
As I watched Tuesday night's game, the biggest positive impact was that AJ Burnett appears to back on the upswing. Over his last 24.2 innings, he has allowed only 18 hits, four ERs, 10 BBs and recorded 27 Ks. His ERA over that stretch is 1.46, and his WHIP is 1.14. The patently inconsistent pitcher had a terrible August and early September, but [...]
New York Yankees Exorcise and Slay the Two Red Dragons »
At this time last week, the Yankees were coming off losing two of three against the Seattle Mariners. The Yankees were heading into a grueling week of having to face the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at their place for three games, then home to face the rival Boston Red Sox. With Boston only five games back after last Sunday (and four in the loss [...]
Something Strange Happened in the Yankee Loss Last »
Last night, the Yankees lost the first game of a brief six game West Coast road trip. Mariano Rivera blew just his second save all season. He had converted 36 straight save opportunities and given up one run in his previous 33 innings. That wasn't the strange thing, however. It was only the fourth time Rivera has ever given up a walk-off home run [...]
Jorge Posada Gets His Ears in an Uproar and Almost »
Childish, baby like, and potentially dangerous. That is what Jorge Posada's actions were Tuesday night in the fracas that erupted at Yankee Stadium. And I thought boxing was coming to the New, New Yankee Stadium a few years from now, but not as soon as last night. Posada felt he should not be the recipient of the Toronto Blue Jays retaliation of [...]