Sports Illustrated just confirmed via tweet from writer Jon Heyman, that New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez, also known as K-Rod, is starting the second-half in Milwaukee, as a Brewer. K-rod got traded to the Brewers about five minutes after Brewers Prince Fielder hoisted the All-Star Game’s MVP Award, as the NL beat the AL [...]
Archive of entries posted on July 2011
New York Yankees Hey Captain You Are Welcome
Last weekend, Derek Jeter was the first New York Yankee (28th ever) in baseball history to join the élite 3000 hit club. The Captain did it with class, hitting the mark with a homer and going five for five including the game-winning hit. Jeter’s achievement was amazing to watch, as he once again said he [...]
New York Yankees: No A-rod, No Problem?
After such a historic weekend at Yankee Stadium, with Captain Derek Jeter now officially in the 3000 hit club and ace CC Sabathia blanking the Tampa Bay Rays in a four-hit, complete game shutout, it was easy to overlook the bad news. After the win on Sunday, the Yankees reported that third baseman Alex Rodriguez [...]
Lady Loves Pinstripes: 2011 MLB First-Half Season’s Winners And Losers
The MLB All-Star Break features a game played based on the fans favorite players and the winner gets home field advantage in the World Series. It also represents the halfway point of the grueling 162 game-season. So, with 81 down and 81 to go, how was the first-half of 2011? Well, it has exceeded my [...]
New York Yankees: Using Tickets Prices To Predict A Milestone
This current series that the Yankees are playing against the Rays is a huge one. Ticket demand is soaring in anticipation for Jeter‘s 3,000th hit. Whats interesting is to analyze the prices based on when fans are assuming that he’ll end up hitting (literally) the milestone. Thursday 7/6 – Average: $170 (214% of face value) [...]
New York Yankees: Mitre, Hughes and Why Joe Girardi Is Not Doing His Job
What happened to the New York Yankees, Wednesday night in Cleveland, other than Captain Derek Jeter now having just three hits remaining before getting a membership in the 3000 club? Well, the Yankees lost the rubber game 5-3 to the Indians. It was the Bombers first series loss since being swept by the Boston Red [...]
