It's World Series time; New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies. As a fan of the Yankees, I'm extremely happy to see the boys in pinstripes back on the grand stage.
Throughout the division series, I've communicated with several online friends on Facebook and an issue came up that I want to address.
Yes, I'm a Yankee fan: I've been one since I moved from Jamaica to Brooklyn, NY at the age of six. That was 19 years ago and I've been a loyal supporter of the Bronx Bombers through every one of those years.
However, ...
"Empire State of Mind" is Jay-Z's latest hit off of his newest album, The Blueprint 3 . The hit song has been blasting through radios all over the country. It has also been heard throughout Yankee Stadium, as the song is also Derek Jeter's walk-up song throughout the 2009 post-season.
The theme is making people all over Yankees Universe start comparing Jay-Z to Frank Sinatra and his classic song "New York, New York." Sinatra's song plays after every Yankees home game. Many are starting to wonder whether the new hip-hop song ...
Lefthander Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 5-2 Sunday night in the Bronx to capture their 40th American League Pennant.
Pettitte, 37, a two-time All-Star selection who has accumulated the most victories of any MLB pitcher since 1995, allowed only seven hits and one earned run in 6 1/3 innings.
“He did what he has done his whole career,” said Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter of the 2001 ALCS MVP.
The native of Texas is set to make his eighth appearance in the World Series when ...
Well...that was fast. My night of celebration ended about 15 minutes after I posted the last piece . Immediately, my mind started to shift to the new question at hand.
How do the Yankees beat the Phillies this week?
Here's the game plan, in three(-ish) parts:
1. Use the Long Lineup to Tire Out Cliff Lee and the Philly Starters Early. Then, Go to Work on the Bullpen.
This has been the plan for every postseason series the Yankees have played, and it's going to become more important—and more effective—against National League pitchers ...
Well, the Yankees made it official Sunday night. They are going to the World Series for the first time since 2003, when they lost the championship to Josh Beckett and the Florida Marlins. I was at the game. I was able to see my beloved Yankees finally overcome their demons and beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the playoffs for the first time, first-hand. I was actually surprised at the ease in which the Yankees overtook Los Angeles. That is not to take anything away ...
They haven’t won 26 titles in 40 appearances for nothing, or haven’t spent an outrageous $423.5 million for the series MVP C.C. Sabathia, Mark Teixeira and A.J. Burnett. Even the house Derek Jeter built was invested, confident of reliving glorious celebrations and pennant runs.
Last year alone the dauntless co-chairmen Hank and Hal Steinbrenner, spent $1.5 billion in creations of the immense Yankee Stadium when times were fragile, and battered in economic downturns.
At the time, squandering massive profit was considerably trivial. Eventually, last winter turned into a crazy uproar, labeled as ...
I liken my feeling prior to first pitch of Game Six last night to how Lindsay Lohan must feel on the eve of a mandatory probation hearing.
Unjustly annoyed. Kind of dazed. Quite nervous. Thinking about what can be ingested to take the edge off things.
I was annoyed because I knew the series should already be over. I was dazed because all those maddening off days had turned my apartment into the Overlook Hotel. (All off days and no play make Dan a dull boy.) I was nervous because of ...
Behind by two in the eighth inning with the speedy Chone Figgins on second base, Anaheim Angels’ slugger and future Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero took what may have been his final swing as a member of the franchise, slicing a cut fastball from New York Yankees famed closer Mariano Rivera into right field.
Figgins sped around third and scored. It was the first run Rivera had allowed at home in the postseason since 2000, a span of 36 innings, and the last the resilient Angels would score in their ever-so-successful ...
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim found out with the Minnesota Twins already knew. If you continue to make boneheaded baserunning plays, and continue to play horrific defense, you are going to lose in the playoffs.
The New York Yankees beat the stumbling, bumbling Angels last night 5-2 to take their best-of-seven series 4-2 and advance to the World Series for the 40th time in their history.
The tone of this series was set in the first inning of Game One when Erick Aybar and Chone Figgins stared at each other and ...
Our computer is on a roll. It correctly picked North Carolina basketball to win it all in the 2009 NCAA tournament , the 2009 Stanley Cup champion, the Lakers over the Magic in the 2009 NBA Finals , and the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLIII , (by four points). Now, we at WhatIfSports.com focus on baseball.
Just as we did with those previews and our original MLB Playoff Preview , we have used our free MLB simulation technology to "play" the 2009 World Series 10,000 times.
The computer likes the ...