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 [...]
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Believe me Yankees are October bound
Thanks to the added Wild Card spot, October started in September this season, extending the most exciting time on MLB’s calendar. With the AL East division still up for grabs, no doubt the New York Yankees have their work cut out for them, as do many other teams. Yankees great Yogi Berra once said something [...]
Yankees do know how to do this
Three times over the last week, the New York Yankees could have sunk to second place in the AL Eastwith a loss, but they did not allow that to happen. The Yankees won each time their top spot in the division was threatened, including yesterday afternoon’s 13-3 blowout of the Baltimore Orioles to spilt the [...]
Yankees are October bound: A conspiracy theory
Last night vs. the Baltimore Orioles was the most positive game I have seen the New York Yankeesplay in six weeks. Yes, I am aware that the Yankees lost the game 10-6; and that for the second time this week the Yankees share first-place with their current AL East hosts. Now, try to brush those [...]
Come on Yankees I am on vacation
After enduring the New York Yankees latest series loss to a struggling and AL East foe, the Toronto Blue Jays, it is pretty hard to deny what is possibly happening here. And that is the fact that this 2012 pinstripe squad is not competing like a team that is postseason bound; not even close. Personally, I am [...]
Yankee fans October predictions
The month of September is a great time for baseball. And 2012 appears to be another battle to the finish line. And mind you this is in the aftermath of one of the best finishes to a regular season ever in 2011. Is it the added Wild Card team? Well, the new format defiantly makes [...]
New York Yankees: Surviving August Schedule
Even with the disaster happening out on the West Coast, the New York Yankees are still sitting comfortably atop the AL Eastdespite losing five of their last six games and losing Alex Rodriquez to a fractured left hand. What worries me is that fans don’t realize that even though October might look close on the calendar [...]
