Arriving in first place, only to leave in second is just what the New York Yankees hoped to do to Buck Showalter’s Baltimore Orioles. Winning Wednesday tied the teams atop the AL East; but beating the O’s for a second night in a row put the Yankees back on top. The Orioles came in to [...]
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New York Yankees: The Phil Hughes Solution
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes is not having the season he or the Yankees were hoping for so far in 2011. Check out the odds for MLB Betting@betus.com. In his first two starts Hughes has a combined 16.50 ERA, pitching a total of six innings. In his most recent outing, Hughes was yanked in [...]
New York Yankees Sign Juan Paniagua And The Future Of The AL East
With 2011 Spring Training in full swing, the Yankees are not only working on the now, as scouts continue to work on maintaining the franchise’s future. That is why it came as no surprise when Dominican reporter Dionisio Soldevila reported to Baseball America and via Twitter, that the Yankees had agreed to terms with 20-year-old Dominican [...]
2011 MLB Team Preview: Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays finished last season with 96-66 record, the top in the AL and were the AL East champs for the second time in the last three seasons. Heading into the off-season, as expected this homegrown, dynamic group was going to take a hit. Rays fans are complaining, but they shoulder a lot [...]
2011 MLB Team Preview: Toronto Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays haven’t seen the post season since 1993. Just like the Baltimore Orioles, the Blue Jays suffer from AL East syndrome. The AL East Division was tough enough when it housed the two best teams in baseball, the Red Sox and Yankees. Than, in the last few seasons the Tampa Bay Rays [...]
2011 New York Yankees: Media Baiting The Bombers Right Into Winning No. 28
It’s September 17, 2011, the New York Yankees are playing a Saturday afternoon game up in Toronto, the second of a three game set against the Blue Jays. Including this game, there are just 10 games left in the regular season. The Yankees, who are leading 4-1 in the bottom of the eighth, are about [...]
