Image via Wikipedia Tonight marks the first of four games, between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays in the Bronx. Rookie pitcher Ivan Nova takes the mound for the pinstripes, as the Rays counter with Matt Garza in a rematch from last week’s slug-fest. Nova is only making his sixth big-league start, but [...]
I have witnessed Cliff Lee torment my New York Yankees at the Stadium while he was a Cleveland Indian, a Philadelphia Phillie in the 2009 World Series, and recently a Seattle Mariner. Now Lee is a Texas Ranger, but his uniform is irrelevant because most Yankees fans have no problem identifying Lee on the mound. [...]
After splitting a series 2-2 with the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees head down south, deep in the heart of Texas, to face the Rangers. The Rangers have been at the mercy of the Yankees for over a decade, and this season has been no different, as the Bombers swept the Rangers in [...]
New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia will square off against Tampa Bay Rays James Shields, in the third and final game of this series. Let’s checkout this match-up: Tampa Bay Rays: James Shields (9-9) Rays James Shields is a lights-out pitcher if you are referring to his high strikeout numbers. In 2010 Shields has posted [...]
The Tampa Bay Rays have a line-up that can hit the ball, steal bases and score runs. So do the New York Yankees. Pitching had the biggest role in the first series against the Rays, which the Yankees won two for three games. Let’s look at the pitching match-ups for the two games, in this [...]
The first part of this basic covered the batters, so here is the second post which gives definitions of the pitching statistics abbreviations. Baseball Basics Question: “WHAT STATISTICS DO ALL THE ABBREVIATIONS STAND FOR?” PART 2 For Pitchers: G = Games Pitched GS = Games Started CG = Complete Games GF – Games Finished IP [...]
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