The last week before the MLB trade deadline on July 31st is usually an eventful and dramatic couple of days up until the last second. The players who are on the trading block are not exciting and certainly bring no guarantee. The only proven difference-maker was SP Cliff Lee, who was traded to the Texas [...]
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Inter-league Games Between Two Unequal Leagues
The Yankees are back home, not much has changed in regards to catching the Tampa Bay Rays who have held onto first place in the AL East all season. The Yankees are still two games behind, but continue to keep themselves the wild card team. As I predicted, the Toronto Blue Jays have fallen to [...]
New York Yankees Look Good After Losing In Boston
Both bullpen’s battled for starters CC Sabathia who called it a night in the sixth, and Josh Beckett finished an inning before at the top of the fifth. The Yankees were up 5-2 in six innings, but Sabathia sixth inning was all the Red Sox needed to score two runs to get momentum going. Girardi [...]
2010 Opening Game: What To Watch When The Yanks Take On The Red Sox
To repeat, is to duplicate or reproduce something. For the New York Yankees, something is the World Series. This trek starts tonight when they take the field at Fenway Park against their division rival Red Sox. Josh Beckett and CC Sabathia will duel it out on the mound, and it will be the first time [...]
Two Worries Of A Cocky Yankees Fan
The world saw the worst collapse in sports history take residence in Shea Stadium, in 2007, the pictures and tears brought city-wide shame. The Mets have been face first since, and the fans hate them for it. Jump to a few months later, when the scrappy Giants miraculously beat an undefeated Patriots to win the [...]
New York Yankees: Champions On The Cheap
Damned if you do, and damned if you don’t. – Eleanor Roosevelt This week’s message clearly given to the Yankees from the sports world. It is no surprise, that Yankee fans seem to be leading some of the charge. How do I know this? It’s because I am one of those fans; an admitted spoiled [...]
What A Decade: Part Two: A Lack Of Respect
Overall the world of sports has taken the biggest hit over the past 10 years. All the achievements and milestones get tarnished. Headlines, full of scandals, players disregarding the status of being role-models, and the once respected title of professional athlete has taken a fall. Could the problem be the super-sized contracts used to attract [...]
