‘NY Yankees’ Archives
Dino Daddy: Godzilla Chases Pedro As Yankees Even Up »
The strategy when facing Pedro Martinez is always to just wait him out, get his pitch count up, then pounce on the relievers who take over for him in the seventh inning. In the fourth, everything appeared to be going as planned, as Mark Teixeira's homer tied the game and the Yankees started getting better swings against the future Hall of [...]
Phillies-Yankees: Teixeira, Matsui Lift New York To »
The New York Yankees gave a reason why they are Pedro Martinez’s daddy. Martinez pitched six innings giving up three runs in the 3-1 Game Two victory by the Yankees. Pedro allowed two solo homers, one to first baseman Mark Teixeira in the fourth and then another to Hideki Matsui in the sixth on a pitch that was practically in the [...]
Phillies-Yankees: New York Responds with Win Then Asks »
Wily. Deceptive. Vintage. And I'm not talking about Pedro Martinez. Just 24 hours removed from Cliff Lee's Game One masterclass, AJ Burnett pitched a gem of his own to send the Yankees to Citizens Bank Park with the series tied at 1-1. The lesser-heralded half of the Yankees' offseason acquisitions allowed just one run on four hits and two [...]
A Dominant World Series Performance while on the Mound »
An in-his-prime Cy Young Award winning pitcher was making the start in Game One of the World Series on the hill at Yankee Stadium (one of the few stadiums left that does not receive money for naming rights). He completely dominates the Bronx Bombers power laden lineup, and out dueled the Yankees ace left handed pitcher. Having won the prior [...]
New York Yankee Haters Unite: We’re Three Wins »
The year was 1995. I was 12-years old. And I fell in love for the first time. Hard. And anybody who was living in Seattle in the time can tell you who I fell for, because 1995 is perhaps the fondest year remembered in the modern Seattle era. The Seattle Mariners were going to the playoffs for the first time and it wasn't [...]
Jorge Posada : Future With The Yankees ? »
If you are a catcher prospect, please contact the New York Yankees today. Immediate position available. Looking for a regular catcher starting 2012. Maybe before. This is an employment ad you will not find in The New York Times. The word is traveling around all Yankee Stadium. Jorge Posada is not happy about being bumped for Game Two of the World [...]
Phil Hughes Struggles: Should Joe Girardi Rethink »
Phil Hughes hasn't been his dominant self this postseason, as has been very well documented. So far, his line reads: 4.2 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 4 BB, 6 K. That works out to a .557 BABIP, but it's not like he's been giving up weakly hit balls. Thirty-five percent of the batted balls against him have been line drives. Usually, I wouldn't be worried over a [...]
Is It Time For Joe Girardi To Bench Nick Swisher? »
On November 13, 2008, Brian Cashman made one of his rare very shrewd moves. He acquired 1B/OF Nick Swisher from the Chicago White Sox for two minor leaguers and utility man Wilson Betemit. Swisher, a classic “Moneyball” type player (low average, high OBP, bad fielder), was coming off a down year with the White Sox in 2008. He hit [...]
Team 107: The 1996 Tigers »
Year: 1996 Record: 53-109 (2nd most losses in franchise history) Win %: .327 Win % Change: -90 from the year before Run Differential: -320 Pythagorean Record: 56-106 AL Finish: 14th of 14 teams Manager: Buddy Bell Best Transaction: This one is arguably Randy Smith’s best move as GM of the Tigers, he sent pitcher Greg Gohr to the Angels for [...]
World Series, Game 1: Yanks Pick Wrong Time For Bad »
In the minutes preceding the Yankees' miraculous, positively 2001-esque, one-run rally in the ninth inning last night against the Phillies, my friends and I attempted to glean any positive developments from a disheartening evening. The conversation went something like this: Dan: Um, CC battled through without his best stuff. Howie: Yeah, [...]