There has been a continuing debate between media, fans, players etc. whether MLB should change the rules that apply during Interleague Play about the Designated Hitter and strength of schedule. Just in case let’s look at the factors: What is interleague play? Interleague play is a Major League Baseball term that indicates when regular season [...]
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New York Yankees: Rangers Paying For Red Sox Bullying Again Losing 12-4
For the second night in a row, the New York Yankees gave the Texas Rangers a good old-fashioned whooping with an identical score of 12-4. Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira went 3-5, going deep twice from each side of the plate. Tex hit his 20th homer on the season batting right in the first inning [...]
New York Yankees: Coming Home To No Relief
What started out with two avoidable losses against the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees are returning to the Bronx with a respectable 6-3 record from their West Coast road trip. Well, things don’t get much easier for the Bombers who’s first task is to host their rival Boston Red Sox for a three-game set. [...]
Yankees-Mariners: Pitching Match-up To Watch Burnett Vs. Seattle’s New Prince
The New York Yankees start this nine-game road trip with a three-game set in Seattle against an improved Mariners team. SEATTLE MARINERS BABY STEPS: The 2010 Mariners had one weapon, pitcher Felix Hernandez (aka King Felix) who barely brought relief every fifth day behind a dead offense. Considering King Felix took home the 2010 CY [...]
MLB Truths: Totally Different Story If Jose Bautista Was A New York Yankee
Wait…give me a chance. This is not another article by a delusional New York Yankee fan who thinks everyone can and wants to play in the Bronx. It is a simple point that if current Toronto Blue Jays super-slugger and baseball’s newest poster boy, Jose Bautista wore a different uniform my guess is things would [...]
The New York Yankees Are Not That Old
It has not been a fun home stand in the Bronx for the New York Yankees, as the Boston Red Sox swept them and makes that a five ‘L’s’ in a row for the stumbling Bombers. This happens every season, but the sting stays consistent as fans wonder if this might never end, but it [...]
New York Yankees Are Not Immune To Slumps
THE LATEST: As if listening to FOX’s Joe Buck for nine innings wasn’t bad enough, the New York Yankees tacked on another ugly loss, as they fell 6-0 to the Boston Red Sox for the second straight night. Add that to some internal Yankee drama with ex-catcher, now DH Jorge Posada removing himself from the [...]
