The New York Yankees (10-7) are down in Tampa Bay, Florida to face the pesky Rays (8-10) in a three game set. It is the first the division rivals play each other this season, so you can bet the series will be a dogfight. Tonight veteran ace CC Sabathia is on the bump at dumpy [...]
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2013 New York Yankees: TBD
Who are the 2013 New York Yankees? That is the general question I try to answer anytime I write a team’s preview. The preview itself is my attempt to forecast the outcome of the upcoming 162-game season. Regardless of whom I am previewing there will always be questions that only time can answer. No team [...]
2013 AL East preview: Can the Blue Jays dethrone the Yankees
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – 2013 PREVIEW: Who has convinced themselves that the Toronto Blue Jays will not be a playoff contender in 2013? The majority who answered yes were New York Yankees fans. The reasons given were that the Jays have too many new pieces thrown in the mix to be productive; or Toronto hasn’t [...]
AL East: O’s, Yankees, Rays, Jays, Red Sox a preview to my preview
Prophesying the infamous American League East has never been as hard as it is now. The dominant days when the division belonged to the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are long gone. It started in 2008 when the Tampa Bay Rays dropped ‘devil’ from their namesake. The just Rays made it all the [...]
2013 MLB Predictions: Yankees miss October to World Series Champ
Will the Yankees miss the playoff for the second time in 17 seasons? Who are the six favorites to win their respective division? Which four teams will be the Wild Cards? Are the World Series teams both from the West Coast? How do you predict the 2013 MLB Season will finish up? Here are my [...]
Yankees: Starting out hot is essential but is it possible
How imperative is it for the New York Yankees to start the 2013 season off hot? Very. Why? Simply put, no team’s success can be contingent on older veterans unless they have serious depth on the bench, not even if you are the Yankees. The pressure the Yankees have ensued on guys north of 38 [...]
New York Yankees: 2013 season predictions
How do you predict the New York Yankees will fare in 2013? For years the Yankees were everybody’s perennial favorites to win the AL East, but now no one knows whether this team can even make the post season. No doubt the Yankees are old and injured, which does not breed confidence. No new super [...]
