After splitting the first two games in Cleveland against the Indians, the New York Yankees have shorten their lead in the AL East to just two games over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays are on fire right now. SP Matt Garza pitched the franchise’s first no-hitter on Monday night against the Tigers and followed [...]
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New York Yankees Sweep A’s But Double Trouble In Seattle
The New York Yankees brought their brooms out West, as the Bombers easily swept the Oakland Athletics for three-games. Pitching set the tome, as Javy, AJ and Sabathia all were phenomenal in their starts. The timing could not be better as the Yankees head to Seattle for four-games against the Mariners. In case Yankee fans [...]
Alex Rodriguez Sticks It To Grandma In Oakland
Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden is famous for being protective of his pile of dirt. Especially if you trot over it on your way off the field. Just ask Alex Rodriguez about the fit Braden threw in the A’s dugout. He was in total outrage over Arod taking the shorter way over his beloved mass. [...]
Phil Hughes, Joe Girardi And The Da Boom Theory
Once again, the New York Yankees fell victim to their own rules. Last night, the result ended with a Yankees loss of 7-4 to the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners have consistently held the last spot in the AL West this season. The Mariners had baseball‘s best pitcher on the mound Cliff Lee to face a [...]
Baseball Finally Got Some Respect
Accomplishments, both professionally and personally, are the most gratifying events that inspire us to keep on doing our best. Sometimes you can get so close to a goal, you can taste it. As disappointing as life can be, if you tried your best no one is going to judge you. In regards to professional sports, [...]
MLB: Two Teams To Watch
It is not even June, but when a division has three or more good teams it is imperative to stay very close behind, if not on top. It is easier to fall out of the race than realized. Some of these smaller market baseball teams might not be media favorites, but have the potential to [...]
Baseball Basics: Statistical Basics Part 2
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 [...]
