New York Yankees loss + Baltimore Orioles win = AL East first-place tie. Yesterdays, 3-2, loss vs. the Blue Jays was the same old song of stranding runners on base and not doing anything to different to change things. The power hitting Yankees need to get back to hitting homers ASAP, as there are only four games left [...]
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Yankees: Do not blow this
The New York Yankees had an opportunity to extend their AL East lead to two games last night at the Rogers Centre, but instead they didn’t just lose they got shutout by the Blue Jays 6-0. Now other than being embarrassed about not scoring a single run, the Yankees are practically handing the AL East to the Orioles, [...]
Yankees: Stealing the AL East literally
In case you didn’t realize the New York Yankees are stealing the AL East, and I mean literally. No one could have predicted that the over-the-hill, Evil Empire would have the third most steals in baseball in the month of September, but fact is they do. The Yankees have 24 steals while being caught just [...]
Yankees: Tired on turf and Bobby V
One would presume that since the New York Yankees are in the most heated AL East pennant race in decades with the Orioles that I would have cared a tad more about the snooze fest that went on vs. the Twins last night. Truthfully, the moment YES’s Michael Kay confirmed that the Blue Jays had [...]
Yankees: What you might not realize about September
The New York Yankeeshave gone 8-2 in their last 10 games because they had too. The elevated sense of urgency to win is clear, as the Yankees (88-64) have to keep pace with the Baltimore Orioles (87-65) who remain a game back in the AL East standings; and Buck’s Birds just won’t lose. Oddly the [...]
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 [...]
New York Yankees: Four times is not a charm
The New York Yankees are once again playing with fire, as for the fourth time in a week they are tied atop the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles. Losing in walk-off fashion, 3-4, to the Red Sox is about the most feasibly cruel way this game could have ended. Skipper Joe Girardi looks like [...]
