The New York Yankees did what they needed to do, win the game and avoid losing a home series to the Minnesota Twins for the first time since 2001. Phil Hughes was not totally useless on the mound but he was far from good. You wouldn’t know it listening to the YES commentating, as it [...]
Archive of entries posted on April 2012
2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 2
The 2012 MLB season is still so young and you can bet that these rankings will look a lot different come June. So far, in just two weeks this season is already surpassing baseball fans expectations as the competition is at an all time high. Here are how things are looking at the end of Week 2…..wonder where your team ranked? [...]
Can Yankees Phil Hughes not tank tonight?
LAST GAME vs. TWINS: The New York Yankees are down 1-2 games to the Minnesota Twins, so at best they can split the four-game set but that entails winning the game tonight. Winning is something the Yankees know how to do, and especially against the Twins, but other than CC Sabathia the starting pitching has [...]
New York Yankees: Lose to Ron Gardenhire and lose Brett Gardner
A LOSE/LOSE FOR THE YANKEES… It was a double whammy in the Bronx, as the New York Yankees lost to the Minnesota Twins for the second time this week 5-6; and minutes after the game ESPN New York’s Andrew Marchand tweeted that Brett Gardner was placed on the DL with strained elbow. Marchand followed with the [...]
Why the Yankees were supposed to lose to Twins
As I was throwing out papers today, I came across the reasons the Yankees were doomed to lose the first game of their series against the Twins. The notes were a mess; as I had written them late on Sunday night but my reasoning actually turned out to be pretty accurate so I thought why [...]
New York Yankees: Things are about to get harder.
After a lovely weekend of taking two of three from the Angels, the Yankees looked good minus Phil Hughes. Last night the Yankees opened a four game set in the Bronx against the Minnesota Twins with a 3-7 loss. It didn’t help that Carl Pavano (aka. American Idle) was on the mound for the Twins, [...]
Yankees captain wants his MVP
I WANT MY MVP? Most people would say that the New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter has it all, but they are wrong. Ok, so Jeter is rich, handsome, dates hot brunettes, has enough World Series Championship rings for every finger on his right hand, Gold Gloves, Silver Sluggers and countless awards in just about [...]
