The 2011 World Series kicks off on Wednesday night, with the St. Louis Cardinals hosting the Texas Rangers to start this best of seven series. Which team has the advantage? I have watched both teams throughout this postseason and they match up well. So instead of going stat crazy, below are my cut and dry [...]
With the 2011 New York Yankees exiting the postseason earlier than planned, the looming questions surrounding this off-season are no longer avoidable. Key players contracts are up, team/player options will be decided and the consequences will dictate next season’s outlook. So, here are 2 situations that fans need to keep a close eye on: 1. [...]
Welcome back to the Bronx… Tigers! What happened to having the celebration in Detroit — 100 percent this past Tuesday night? Well, I guess that the Tigers had to cancel the big party after getting waxed 10-1 by the New York Yankees, forcing them to come back to the Bronx to play the Yankees in [...]
After winning ALDS Game 1, the New York Yankees lost their second match-up to the Detroit Tigers 5-3; on what should have been a travel day for both clubs. For the second time in three days the skies opened up yielding to more teeming rain in the Bronx, a sight that both baseball fans and [...]
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 [...]
Back on August 6th, the New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi decided to expand the standard five-man pitching rotation to six. Looking at the rotation with veterans Freddie Garcia and Bartolo Colon, an unstable AJ Burnett and Phil Hughes and the young phenom Ivan Nova, the added day-off made sense considering each start was a [...]
The New York Yankees have had a lot to smile about this past week, from winning the AL East division to fortifying home field advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs. Knocking the Boston Red Sox out of the top spot in the AL Wild Card would have been the icing on the [...]
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