CC Sabathia came up HUGE for the New York Yankees, throwing a seven-inning shutout before handing the ball to the tandem of David Robertson and Mariano Rivera. Sabathia’s performance, along with the Yankees bats lead to a 7-0 beat down of the Detroit Tigers who had their ace Justin Verlander on the hill. This marked [...]
Archive of posts tagged Derek Jeter
New York Yankees: Top 3 non-baseball reasons Opening Day was awful
I hate to admit this, but 2013 Opening Day at Yankee Stadium was awful. Forget the 8-2 loss to the Red Sox, and that the Yankees could not muster up a hit after the fifth inning. The only smart thing I did yesterday was exit the game early with the rest of the Stadium because [...]
Yankees: Captain Cranky sees the doctor
Yesterday instead of playing against the Phillies, New York Yankees Derek Jeter went to the doctor. Why? Skipper Joe Girardi said that Jeter’s surgically repaired ankle was feeling cranky. But according to the New York Daily News, Jeter was sent to Dr. Daniel Murphy where he had an MRI that showed mild inflammation in his ankle. Cranky [...]
Yankees: Retired to rehired
This will be short but not so sweet. Upon my daily trolling of the big newspapers sports sections, USA Today reported that the New York Yankees were trying to get Chipper Jones, Derrek Lee and Scott Rolen out of retirement to come play in the Bronx. In utter disbelief instead of reaching for my morning [...]
New York Yankees: 2013 season predictions
How do you predict the New York Yankees will fare in 2013? For years the Yankees were everybody’s perennial favorites to win the AL East, but now no one knows whether this team can even make the post season. No doubt the Yankees are old and injured, which does not breed confidence. No new super [...]
2013 New York Yankees: 4 things you need to watch for
Baseball is back, as pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to their team’s respective Spring Training facility in either Arizona or Florida. The New York Yankees spring home is in Tampa, Florida and the normally anticipated media circus that comes with life in the pinstripes should be at an all time high. Why? There are [...]
New York Yankees: The Alex Rodriguez conspiracy theory
So the Alex Rodriguez saga continues, but no one can seem to find him? Well according Bill Maddon of the New York Daily News : “The latest word on Alex Rodriguez, wherever he is, is that he’s scared. Not scared because of all these revelations about his involvement with an associate named Tony Bosch, an alleged [...]
