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New York Yankees-Los Angeles Angels: 2009 ALCS Preview »

The Yankees easily dispatched the Minnesota Twins last week, but they've got their work cut out for them in facing the Angels of Wherever in the American League Championship Series.Compare/Contrast with the Minnesota Twins:The Angels finished a close second to the Yankees in run scoring this year, with 5.45 runs per game, compared to 5.65 for the [...]

ALCS: Start Spreading the News »

Because the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have made it to the postseason nearly every year this decade, it’s easy to forget that these teams have not had much success in October in recent seasons. The Yankees’ ALDS sweep of the Minnesota Twins earned them a berth in the ALCS for the first time since 2004. The Angels [...]

Could the New York Yankees’ ALCS Pitching »

Given his druthers, Joe Girardi would like to start C.C. Sabathia in Games One, Four, and Seven for the pennant. This would allow him to use a three-man rotation, with the others consisting of A.J. Burnett and Andy Pettite. That's possible, because of one day breaks after Game Two and Game Five. But early indications of heavy showers, hence a [...]

What Joe Torre vs. New York Yankees Could Do for Major »

It's the Steinbrenners' worst nightmare and Fox's dream. Joe Torre vs. the Yankees. Yankees vs. Dodgers. Two baseball powers meeting on baseball's biggest stage with the main story line being a former Yankee manager who led the team to four World Series titles, six American League pennants and 13 consecutive trips to the postseason. Not to mention [...]

MLB: ALCS Positional Breakdown and Prediction »

The American League championship is a battle between East and West as the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are set to do battle starting on Friday night in the Bronx.  Before that, though, let’s take a look at both of these teams head-to-head.   Catcher The Angels seem to have finally found their long-term solution behind [...]

New York Yankee Pitcher Ian Kennedy Has a Positive »

I don't know what to do right now, as we still have two more days until Yankee baseball.  This should help you kill some time (it certainly helped me). I'm a big Ian Kennedy fan. He absolutely tore up the minor leagues in his first full professional season, something that very few pitchers do. No, Kennedy doesn't have the front-line potential [...]

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 [...]

N.Y. Yankees May be Brewing October Magic »

Watching Nick Punto face reporters on Sunday night was almost hard to watch, even for a Yankees fan. Almost. A fringe player who looks more like a plumber than a professional athlete, Punto sat ashen and bleary-eyed in front of his locker trying to explain why he had barrelled around third base in the eighth inning like Rex Ryan toward a buffet [...]

New Babe Ruth Footage Shows Rare Glimpse Of the »

Recently, the home movies of a New Hampshire family contained new, never before seen footage of the legendary Babe Ruth. The footage can be seen here: http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/10/08/sports/baseball/1247465064285/the-great-bambino-resurfaces.html?th&emc=th Several amazing factors derive from this new footage. One is that it is new [...]

Yankees vs. Angels ALCS Preview: New York Aims to Get »

Among the 134 pitchers Derek Jeter has faced at least 20 times in his Hall of Fame career, he has the lowest batting average against Scott Kazmir (.111) and Jered Weaver (.118). That's not a good sign. What is a good sign is the way the Yankees beat the Angels the last two times they played them on Sept. 22 and 23 in Anaheim—previously a [...]

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