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The Captain is not used to sitting at home in October, let alone only playing 17 games in a season. However, Derek Jeter has expressed excitement about how normal his winter could be. The 39 year old believes that being unable to follow his usual offseason training program was a major factor in the 2013 season that [...]
It was a crisp fall day, some four years ago. At 5am, in the early morning darkness, I found myself wandering the streets of the Bronx, to get front-row, “standing room only” seats, for the first time in my life, to celebrate a Yankees World Series Championship, with the Ticker Tape Parade. Wrapped up in [...]
Top of the 8th. One out. Yankees down 4-0. Mathematically eliminated from the Post Season. This is not a Mariano Rivera situation, but for one night, for one magical & historical night, it was. He came jogging in like he has done thousands of times from center field, Metallica playing over the speakers, cameras flashing [...]
Last night, during the 8th inning, the Yankees were eliminated due to a win by the Indians. The Yankees went on to lose the game anyway. It was a tough season for the Yankees, as they were riddled with injuries and could never get healthy enough to finish off the run. Tonight’s game will mark [...]
Last night, the Yankees were flat and lost to the Rays, falling 5 games back of the final Wild Card spot. With 5 games left, the Yankees playoff hopes are all but over. The same can’t be said about the Orioles, who were eliminated from the playoffs with their loss last night. Here are how [...]
Before scoffing at the title of this essay think about how appropriate the title is. The entire team is battered and bruised much like the heroine of a Tyler Perry film. There have been a number of ups and downs to the season, and a strong amount of pomp and circumstance surrounding this season as [...]
Both the Yankees and Indians were off yesterday, so the ground to make up is still 4 games. Things are looking bleak. Here are how the teams in contention fared yesterday: Rays: 5-4 win vs Orioles. James Loney belts walk-off home run in the 9th. Indians: OFF Rangers: 12-0 win vs Astros. Derek Holland throws [...]
Despite a great start by Andy Pettitte on Mariano Rivera Day in the Bronx, the Yankees came up short. Their playoff hopes are on life-support and are going to need a minor miracle to stay involved in the race. The Rays finish their series with the Orioles today, so a loss by Tampa would be [...]
Alex Rodriguez’s clutch 7th inning grand slam gave the Yankees a 5-1 lead and an important win. With the Royals beating the Rangers, the Indians moved into the 2nd Wild Card spot with their rain-shortened win over the lowly Astros. The Yankees gained a half-game in the standings, as they are now 3 games out [...]
Ivan Nova (8-5, 3.36 ERA) is on the mound this afternoon against Ryan Vogelsong (3-5, 5.73 ERA.) Nova has allowed four earned runs in back to back outings and hasn’t won in three starts, but has been a better pitcher in the second half. Nova has a 3.15 ERA in 11 starts since the All [...]
Andy Pettitte announced that he is retiring after this season. Many Yankees fans wish that Joba Chamberlain would have done this. -Two years ago. Heck, how about the entire scouting department stepping down, or have they already retired? Is that why there is a paucity of talent in the minors? Like the fight for universal [...]
Last night, the Yankee bats were held silent and lost a critical game in Toronto. They are now 3.5 games back of the Rangers and Rays, who are tied for the 2 Wild Card spots. Tonight, the Yankees start a critical home-stand where they have to win at least 5 of the 6 games to [...]
Last night, the Yankees rallied for 4 runs in the top of the 8th to beat the Blue Jays and secured a huge win. With the win, the Yankees moved to 2.5 games (3 in the loss column) back of the Rangers, who lost again to the Rays, for the final Wild Card spot. The Yankees [...]
Phil Hughes (4-13, 5.07 ERA) has been restored to the Yankees rotation after missing one turn, but he’s still on a short leash. He was pulled at the first sign of trouble in a 50 pitch, three-plus innings start at Baltimore on Thursday. He is on the mound against J.A. Happ (4-6, 5.15 ERA) who allowed [...]
Despite a solid start from Andy Pettitte last night, the Yankees lost and fell to 3.5 games back of the Rays and Rangers. A win tonight and the Yankees will gain some ground somewhere in the standings, but winning is easier said than done. Here are how the teams in contention fared yesterday: Rangers: 7-1 [...]
After getting swept by the Red Sox over the weekend, the Yankees playoffs hopes are fading faster than the old rickety bodies that make up the roster. Andy Pettitte (10-9, 4.04 ERA) gets the ball first against the knuckle baller R.A. Dickey (12-12, 4.36 ERA.) Pettitte has been the Yanks most reliable starter as of late. [...]
Last night, the Yankees did not play, yet they gained a half-game on the Rangers who lost to the Rays. The loss was the Rangers’ 12th in their last 14 games. An unbelievable cold stretch at the most inopportune of times. Here’s to hoping they don’t start playing any better. And here are how the [...]
Last night the Yankees lost to the Red Sox, again, and could not gain any ground on both the Rays and Rangers. They remain 3 games back of both Wild Card spots, but with the Rangers visiting the Rays tonight for a 4 game series, a lot could change and fast. Here are how the [...]
The Yankees last game against Boston this season has Ivan Nova (8-4 3.17 ERA) taking on the undefeated Clay Buchholz (10-0, 1.61 ERA.) Nova was limited to 79 pitches his last time out due to triceps tightness, but the Yankees believe he can stay in the rotation. He has faced Boston just once this year, [...]
The Yankees lost the second game of the series to the Red Sox yesterday and the Rays won again, so the Yanks are now 3 games back of Tampa. However, on the semi-bright side, the Rays and Rangers are tied for the first Wild Card spot and the two teams clash next week in Tampa [...]