The New York Yankees are in Baltimore to face the first-place Orioles for two quick games starting tonight. The O’s have been playing some great baseball lately but the Yankees have won four of the six times the two AL East rivals have faced each other. Can the Orioles make the playoffs for the first [...]
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New York Yankees fate hangs on Phil Hughes tonight
Hiroki Kuroda had a solid night on the mound, as he limited the Rangers to just two earned runs but unfortunately the Yankees bats got shut out by his opponent Yu Darvish. I called this outcome yesterday, as the Yankees line-up has a history of struggling when facing a pitcher for the first time but to his [...]
New York Yankees: Why Rangers Yu has advantage over Bombers
MLB fans worldwide can thank April showers in the Northeast for giving them the most anticipated pitching match-up so far this season because this one that was not supposed to happen. As the Yankees Japanese pitcher Hiroki Kuroda will now face his fellow countryman Rangers Yu Darvish in the second game of this three game set [...]
New York Yankees: Wilson vs. Hughes
KURODA vs. SANTANA compared to WILSON vs. HUGHES: If you looked at Kuroda and Santana’s career stats vs. the active hitters prior to yesterday’s game, the Yankee win was already a lock. Not taking anything away from Kuroda, but no one foreseen a less than an inning away from a complete game performance considering his [...]
Yankee fans welcomed home Bronx Bombers with open arms
OPENING DAY WAS A GEM…. It was another Opening Day for the books at Yankee Stadium, as fans got to welcome the players, say goodbye to a legend and watch the Bombers beat the Angels 5-0. After a terrible first start against the Rays, pitcher Hiroki Kuroda took to the hill and he was brilliant. [...]
Yankees won Baltimore battle but war starts tomorrow vs. Halos
The Yankees finally are back in New York after a road trip where they both got and did some sweeping. After starting the season losing three games to the Rays, the Yankees went into Baltimore and did the opposite against the Orioles. Two of the three wins went into extra innings, but the Yankees battled [...]
Yankees vs. Rays: 3 things to watch as 2012 starts
The start of a new baseball season makes me feel like a kid on Christmas again. I am both excited and nervous just thinking of what the 2012 season could bring. Finally, it is the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays turn to open the season tomorrow at Tropicana Field. Two division rivals, that are both primed [...]
