The Trop was packed, fans were roaring, the New York Yankees were visiting, and not to mention the Tampa Bay Rays hit send on a message to the AL East. The game began with both pitchers going pound for pound. What looked to be a dual on the mound, ended the minute Michael Kay stated [...]
Archive of posts tagged Nick Johnson
Looking Like Champs Out Of The Gate
After losing the season opener in a grudge match of the bullpens, the New York Yankees came back winning for the second straight night up at Fenway Park. Finishing the series against the Red Sox two games to one. Proven to still be a fight to the end, as three games took just shy of [...]
Letting Godzilla Move To Matsui-land
New York Yankees DH Nick Johnson went 0-3 on Sunday, walked twice and stuck out. Up goes his OBP, and didn’t help the Yankees who lost 9-7 in Fenway Park. A day later, on the West Coast, the World Series MVP Hideki Matsui went 2-3, driving in two runs in the fifth and a solo [...]
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 [...]
Do The Yankees Still Want To Winn?
The Yankees latest bargain pick-up is San Francisco Giants OF Randy Winn. Pending only a physical, 35-year-old Winn will be a Yankee for one-season, earning $2 million dollars. Winn’s 2009 season was one of his worst, hitting only two home-runs, 51 RBI, with 93 strike-outs and a .263 batting average in his 538 at bats [...]
Who Are Baseballs Biggest Critics?
As Spring Training nears, all baseball teams have made adjustments in the off-season. The reality for fans will start to sink in that some of their hero’s will only be seen by them wearing another uniform. The Yankees were no different as there will be no more ‘Got Melk’ or ‘Thrilla For Godzilla’ cheers at [...]
