There is not much going wrong for the New York Yankees, after sweeping the Minnesota Twins easily to advance to the ALCS. However it happened, this is not the same team who finished off 2010 regular season barely breathing. Resembling championship form almost overnight has caused rumors to swirl for the sudden upgraded play. Maybe [...]
Archive of entries posted on October 2010
New York Yankees: Six Days Off ‘Til ALCS Against Texas Rangers or Tampa Bay Rays
The New York Yankees are on their way to another ALCS after sweeping the Minnesota Twins for the second postseason in a row. Phil Hughes, in his first postseason start, pitched a gem on Saturday night, going seven solid innings and allowing no runs to score. It was a real boost for the team going [...]
Underestimating Underdogs: New York Yankees Beat Minnesota Twins Again
Before the start of the 2010 ALDS, the state of the New York Yankees went as follows: Fact…. the New York Yankees are looking old. Fact…. the Yankees played awful baseball in September. Finishing the month with a 12-15 record and playing under .500 baseball for the first time since April 2008. They lost 7 [...]
ESPN Reminds New York Yankees How to Bomb in the Postseason
On Tuesday nights, ESPN’s creative and compelling 30 for 30 documentary series airs. Each episode is a mini-documentary film about the biggest sports stories over the 30 years ESPN has been around and also directed by 30 different filmmakers, hence the title. Passionate sports fans are completely immersed in every documentary because even if you [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins: ALDS Series Breakdown, Part Three
Part one and two covered statistical comparison, as well as the pros/cons for the upcoming New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins ALDS; finishing off with part three, which will be my prediction of who will win. Remember it is just three of five games in the first round of the MLB postseason and this length makes it [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins ALDS Series Breakdown, Part 2
Breaking down the ALDS, part one I looked at pure statistical numbers of both the New York Yankees and Minnesota Twins. Part two, is what I see as the pros and cons, which both teams before heading into Game One on Wednesday evening. What are each team’s pros and cons? Minnesota Twins Let’s state the [...]
New York Yankees-Minnesota Twins ALDS Series Breakdown, Part 1
The Wild Card New York Yankees will start the postseason in Minnesota against the AL Central Champion Twins. Both teams will be critique over the next three days, as the sports media and baseball fans will express their opinions while trying to predict the outcome. Being that I get questioned constantly about the Yankees, I [...]
