So, what is the New York Yankees secret to success in this ALDS series? It is a pretty simple formula…. winning Game 1 and beating Justin Verlander. Appropriately in Game 1, both skippers’ Joe Girardi and Jim Leland, have their aces taking the hill. This is almost a prerequisite for all teams competing in the [...]
It is hard to believe that the 2011 MLB season is only a tad over two weeks old, as the drama could be deemed season-worthy already. What story-lines have really shocked baseball fans? Here are the top 9 headlines (with my comments) that could make baseball worthy of it’s own soap opera, now that the [...]
In his first match-up, New York Yankees rookie pitcher Ivan Nova will take on the Minnesota Twins. Technically, it is not Nova’s first time pitching in the Bronx, but it is his debut as the official fourth starter in the 2011 pitching rotation.
Nova popped up mid-pennant race last season for seven starts; he posted a 1-2 record, a 4.50 ERA, striking out 26, over 42 innings pitched. He walked 17 batters and allowed 21 earn runs, but Nova’s overall performance wasn’t as bad as the stats make it seem. Still, the Nova from last year would not have been named as the Yankees fourth starter.
The New York Yankees are back in the Bronx, as baseball season is finally here. Nothing is more exciting then a pitching duel to start a new season, where anything can happen and for one team it marks the start to their championship run. Opening Day the Yankees will be hosting the Detroit Tigers, with [...]
Two-time reigning AL Central Champions; the Minnesota Twins are looking to three-peat in 2011. For the Twins and their loyal fans, the postseason has been bittersweet, not being able to get past the ALDS or more specifically the New York Yankees. The Evil Empire has the Twins number, sweeping the series both in 2009 and [...]
The 2010 season did not pan out the way the Detroit Tigers had planed and that is putting it kindly. Injury-ridden across the board, it is a miracle within itself that the Tigers managed to finish with an 81-81 record. The Tigers are not a .500 team and going forward Is 2011 the year of [...]
Don’t underestimate the Chicago White Sox heading into 2011, because this team is well-rounded enough to win ballgames. The White Sox lack the star power names that their division rival Twins and Tigers have with Joe Mauer and Miguel Tejada respectively, but they make up for this in depth. Led by one of my personal [...]
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