Perhaps it's fitting that Game Three of the World Series will be played on the night of Halloween.
Some strange, downright scary, developments played out in the first two games of the series, developments that make this matchup nearly impossible to predict going forward.
I wouldn't be surprised if the ghost of Rod Serling introduced the starting lineups at this point.
You are about to enter another dimension. A dimension not only of sight and sound, but of mind. A journey into a wondrous land of imagination. Next stop, the Twilight Zone! Jerry ...
If you love pitching, this World Series is the sort that you can only dream about. Let’s recap what we’ve seen so far: In Game One, Cliff Lee threw an absolute gem, allowing only one run, which was unearned, while racking up 10 strikeouts over nine innings. CC Sabathia countered with a pretty impressive performance of his own, pitching seven strong innings and allowing two earned runs, both on solo shots from Chase Utley. In Game Two, A.J. Burnett nearly matched Cliff Lee by dominating ...
While I may hate both teams involved, the World Series this year has provided some very good baseball thus far. The reality is, these teams both legitimately deserve to be there this year. Some thoughts on the matchup so far:
A split had to be something the Phillies were hoping for coming out of New York. Obviously, 2-0 would be better for them, but with the series tied and heading to Philly, there's a slight edge there.
What the hell is wrong with Derek Jeter? The play where he bunted for ...
This week's Sports Illustrated previewed the World Series with a cover story with the following headline: "Welcome to the Big Bash," and this subhead, "Ryan Howard + A-Rod = World Series Home Run Derby." Or maybe not. After two games Rodriguez and Howard have combined to go 2 for 17 with 12 strikeouts and 0 home runs. Howard has both of the hits, and both players have six Ks. Good call SI. Or maybe it's the famous SI jinx at work. It's known more for bringing down ...
To some degree, I sympathize with New York Yankee fans. Granted, my tears are largely of the crocodile variety because I readily acknowledge they bring a lot of the exploitation on themselves.
Few fan bases are so quick to turn on their players when performance dips.
Arguably, only Philadelphia can compete with the Big Apple's American League representative in terms of a propensity to boo anyone and everyone after a string of bad days. There are exceptions to every rule, but I doubt even fixtures of excellence like Derek Jeter and ...
In New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you, let's hear it for New York
This is the chorus (as sung by Grammy winner Alicia Keys) to Jay-Z's current hit single "Empire State of Mind."
The duo performed this song prior to Game Two of the World Series last night, and the chorus of this hit record resonated with me after my Yankees won a thrilling 3-1 game over the Philadelphia ...
Sometime around the sixth inning, I think it was the exact moment Ryan Howard asked home-plate umpire Jeff Nelson if he could hit off a tee, I realized who the guy pitching for the Yankees reminded me of.
The wirey build, the ink, the lizard-like features, that insane curve ball. This guy was just like A.J. Burnett, the Toronto Blue Jays star.
I remember him dominating the Yankees with relative ease the past couple of years, but I guess the Yanks were fortunate to miss him when they played the Jays ...
All anybody’s talking about in the New York area is the Islanders’ first regulation win over the Rangers (though Jimmy Rollins predicted it on Monday). You can’t walk down the street without somebody stopping you and asking all about the hockey team from Long Island.
Will they get on a roll? Is John Tavares the real deal? Islanders, Islanders, Islanders!
Everybody’s forgetting all about the bad start of the two local basketball teams, and does anybody even know that the Yankees are in the World Series this year? All-Islanders-all-the-time talk is really ...
So much for this being an offensive World Series.
For the second night in a row we saw a pitcher’s duel in the Bronx. Last night A.J. Burnett out-dueled Pedro Martinez as the New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 to even their best-of-seven series at one game a piece.
What you saw last night was two pitchers going about getting hitters out in two completely different ways, but getting the same result.
Burnett overpowered the Phillies lineup with a mid-90’s fastball and a power curve all night. Martinez used an ...
The Yankees had lost Game One of the World Series on Wednesday 6-1 to the Phillies.
With Game Two of the World Series on Thursday, the Yankees felt a little pressure with their backs against the wall.
The Yankees were sending up their No. 2 starter in A.J. Burnett, a guy some Yankee fans don't have complete faith in, but at times has the look of being completely dominant, while the Phillies were countering with Pedro Martinez, a pitcher who is certainly no stranger to the postseason, the World Series, or pitching ...