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Is Mark Teixeira’s Return Enough To Swing AL »
The New York Yankees are probably going to get Mark Teixeira back on Monday, and not a moment too soon as far as they're concerned.Teixeira is expected to rejoin the Yankees for the first game of their season-ending series against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, as reported by Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News. He last played on September 8 [...]
Predicting the Full 2012 Postseason Roster for the New »
The New York Yankees haven't clinched anything yet, but the only thing that could keep them from going to the postseason for the 17th time in the last 18 seasons is some sort of unforeseen natural disaster.Presently, the Bronx Bombers have a 1.5-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for first place in the AL East. In the event that they fail to [...]
Can Brett Gardner Have a Dave Roberts-Like Impact for »
A good pinch runner can make a huge difference in a must-win game, and this is something that the New York Yankees know as well as anyone. It's a lesson they learned way back in 2004, and their teacher was none other than Dave Roberts.Roberts, as both Yankees and Red Sox fans well know, was the one who stole second base in the ninth inning of Game [...]
Why Are the Yankees Wasting Chance to Hit Ichiro and »
Something has gotten into the New York Yankees. Written off by some as old hacks doomed to fall short of the postseason when they stumbled to a 4-6 record to begin the month of September, the Yankees enter the weekend as winners of five in a row and seven out of eight.We can point to several things: Nick Swisher's bat is starting to stir again, [...]
5 Reasons Ichiro Suzuki’s First ‘Yankee »
A player who becomes a member of the New York Yankees doesn't really become a member of the New York Yankees right away.No sir. Becoming a Yankee isn't a simple matter of putting on pinstripes. It's something that you have to earn.So says the peanut gallery, anyway. For good or ill. If Ichiro Suzuki wasn't already a Yankee before, he [...]
5 Things We Learned about Andy Pettitte’s »
The New York Yankees needed Andy Pettitte's first start since June to go well on Wednesday. Entering the day, their starting rotation was in a bit of a funk and very much in need of a pick-me-up.As if there was any doubt that he would—and I suppose there was some—Pettitte delivered.The Yankees' 40-year-old lefty pitched five shutout [...]
Why Andy Pettitte, Mariano Rivera Will Both Return in »
The New York Yankees were supposed to see a familiar face out on the mound on Tuesday night for the first time in a couple of months, but Mother Nature had other plans.Veteran left-hander Andy Pettitte, out since June with a broken left ankle, was set to start for the Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium, as Wallace Matthews of [...]
How Derek Jeter Playing Hurt Could Be Final Nail in »
Given all that's gone on this season, the last thing the New York Yankees wanted to see this month was Derek Jeter hobbling around with an apparently serious injury.That's exactly what they saw in the eighth inning of their eventual 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday night. Jeter busted down the line on a tailor-made [...]
8 Keys to the Yankees’ Offense Staying Afloat »
When we last saw Mark Teixeira in action, he got robbed by Jerry Meals on a close play at first base in the ninth inning of the New York Yankees' 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.It's now looking like that play could rob Teixeira of the rest of his season.As reported by Andrew Marchand of ESPNNewYork.com, Teixeira aggravated an [...]
Why New York Yankees Ageless Star Derek Jeter Is Not a »
Longtime New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has done a lot of things during his career, but one thing he's never done is win the American League MVP award.He's come close a couple times. He finished third in the voting in 1998 and 2009, and he was the runner-up in the voting to Justin Morneau in 2006. He's also finished sixth in the voting [...]