Is New York Yankees television commentator Michael Kay jealous of John Sterling?The New York Yankees radio announcer—known for many things, not all of them complimentary—is identified with two calls. One of Sterling’s calls usually occurs at least once a game, while the other is heard about 95 to 100 times a season. Whenever a batter hits a deep fly ball that might be or actually is a home run, Harold Moskowitz— sorry, John Sterling raises his voice to inform listeners “It is high, it is far, it is—caught at the ...
The rumors have been swirling for quite some time that the Yankees were considering bringing up top pitching prospects, Manny Banuelos and Dellin Betances, to pitch out of the bullpen in the playoffs. After much thought, the Bombers thought the better of it and will not promote the two young starters.Banuelos and Betances have shown quite a bit of promise this year. Both have seen themselves promoted to Triple-A, one of their goals to reach this season. That being said, both still have a ways to go before they will ...
AJ Burnett went into Thursday's start against the Boston Red Sox as the odd man out in the New York Yankees starting rotation. After changing his mechanics three days ago and holding baseball's best offense to two runs in 5.1 innings yesterday, Burnett has bought himself time in September to prove that he can contribute in the playoffs.Burnett mentioned to the media that he changed his delivery by eliminating the twist, and by simplifying the motion he can focus more on the location of each pitch. However, the new delivery has lowered ...
Yes, that's right, you read that title correctly. With his first good start in months, it's painful to say that A.J. Burnett has slightly cracked open the door to a playoff start. There's no doubt Joe Girardi and the Yankees were intrigued by what they saw from Burnett last night in the Yankees 4-2 win over the Red Sox. What may have been most important for Burnett was that his pitches looked sharp. The problem is, how much can the Yankees rely on that to happen on a more consistent ...
Jesus Montero is a New York Yankee. Despite going 0-for-4 in his big-league debut, Montero is finally getting his chance, and Yankees fans have reason to be excited.But how will Montero fare in his first month on the job, as New York cruises toward the playoffs? How quickly can he adjust to big-league pitching and actualize some of his tremendous potential? Will his power materialize in this short audition, or will we need to wait until 2012 to see that skill on display?Count this as one voice in support of ...
This past week we saw the Yankees win an important series for the first time against the Boston Red Sox this season.Going into the series, the Yankees trailed Boston by 1.5 games and were looking to make up some ground.In the first game, the Yankees took advantage of the pitching matchup with CC Sabathia against John Lackey.Sabathia came into the game 0-4 against Boston in 2011, but on Tuesday night, he would not be denied a victory.Sabathia went 6 innings, gave up 10 hits, 2 runs and 2 walks and ...
The Yankees pitching staff in 2011 is, in many ways, like a hastily thrown-together patchwork quilt.A little of everything went into its creation from the beginning of the season through today, and at no point in time could its creators ever feel truly comfortable that the materials and craftsmanship would stand the test of time. It can be said, even, that perhaps the intent was never to create something that would in fact last, but rather something that would ideally keep the team from finishing last. With the Yankees in second place ...
It becomes more ridiculous daily. The rationalizing is disgusting.Joe Girardi and the New York Yankees refuse to acknowledge the fact that Phil Hughes' performances make one want to puke. They are delusional about Phil Hughes. Does Girardi seriously believe that Hughes can help in the playoffs? Last night's comments illustrate that Girardi and Hughes have created their own reality. Hughes pitched 5.2 innings. Boston got to him for eight hits, two walks and six runs. After the game, the Yankees thought that Hughes had shown improvement. Yes, that's what they ...
To date, 705 players have toed the rubber wearing the interlocking NY on their caps for the New York Yankees.From Abbott to Zuber, every letter of the alphabet is included in this list of athletes—some that are memorable, others that we wish we could erase from our memories.Yes, four players with a last name beginning with "Q" and two with last names beginning with "Z" have thrown a pitch for the Yankees, though none of them made this list.Two letters that you will not see next to each other on ...
During the tenure of Yankees manager Joe Girardi, the Bombers have been known to use a three-man rotation in the playoffs. As clear cut as the first three playoff starters are, if the Yankees were to use a fourth starter, who would that be?We can pretty much put it in the bank that the Yankees' first three playoff starters will be CC Sabathia, Ivan Nova and Bartolo Colon, in that order. With the possible innings limits on Nova and Colon, who hasn't thrown this many innings in years, it may ...