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5 Most Important Offseason Decisions for the New York »
The New York Yankees have already made one of their biggest offseason decisions when they picked up the 2013 option for center fielder Curtis Granderson. Granderson struggled in the postseason, going 3-for-30 with 16 strikeouts and just one homer and one RBI. He was particularly unproductive against the Detroit Tigers in the American League [...]
Robinson Cano and the 60 Worst Postseason Performances »
Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees experienced one of the worst postseasons ever, particularly for a player with his credentials. Cano is a four-time All-Star and a career .308 hitter through his first eight seasons in the major leagues. In 2012, Cano posted a triple-slash line of .313/.379/.550 with a career-high 33 home runs and 94 RBI. His [...]
Heath Bell Trade May Be Death Knell to Alex »
And just like that, the Alex Rodriguez-to-Miami talks may be over before they even began. There had been much speculation over the last 48 hours about the viability of dealing Rodriguez to the Miami Marlins. Most of that speculation involved reliever Heath Bell coming back to the Yankees as part of the trade package. MLB.com columnist Terence [...]
2012 ALCS: 5 Heads That Need to Roll After »
For the first time in 32 years, the New York Yankees have been swept out of the postseason. Not since 1980, when the Yankees went down in three straight games to the Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship Series, have the Bronx Bombers met the most inglorious end in baseball. It takes an even longer reach into the history books to [...]
2012 ALCS: Odds on Key New York Yankees Having »
The 2012 playoffs have been a struggle at the plate for the New York Yankees. As a team, the Yankees are hitting just .205 in seven postseason games and have scored just 20 runs. So what are the chances that some of the key Yankees in the batting order can turn things around and put together a great American League Championship Series against the [...]
MLB Playoffs: What We Learned About the New York »
The New York Yankees survived a battle to the finish with the Baltimore Orioles with a 3-1 win on Friday evening. The win in Game 5 of a tightly contested American League Division Series advances the Yankees into a series with the Detroit Tigers. The American League Championship Series begins with a very short turnaround. Game 1 of the series is [...]
New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Orioles Game 4: Live »
The Baltimore Orioles forced a Game 5 in the American League Division Series with a 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in 13 innings Thursday night.J.J. Hardy drove in the go-ahead run with a double in the top of the 13th to drive home Manny Machado, who led off the 13th with a double.The big news circulating around the stadium before the game was [...]
4 Yankees Who Haven’t Yet Proven Their Worth »
The New York Yankees return to the Bronx tied with the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Division Series. The Yankees left a small platoon of men stranded on base in Game 2 Monday night, resulting in a 3-2 loss at Camden Yards. It’s not hard to figure out the problem in a one-run loss when a team leaves 10 men on base. With the [...]
Yankees vs. Orioles: Baltimore Is in Huge Trouble If »
The Baltimore Orioles reached the postseason for the first time in 15 years because of its incredible record in one-run games and in extra innings. The Orioles were a major-league best 29-9 in one-run decisions and after losing their first two extra-inning games of the season to the New York Yankees on April 10-11, Baltimore didn’t lose [...]
Nick Swisher, Mark Teixeira Under October Microscope »
The New York Yankees will be in the postseason again as they won the AL East and will wait for the Wild Card winner to see where they will open the Division Series on Sunday. That means it’s time for what has become an annual question: Will Nick Swisher and Mark Teixeira finally give the Yankees any offensive production in October? First, [...]