Tonight baseball nation will be watching, as four teams will be battling but not against each other for the last two coveted Wild Card postseason spots. In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays (90-71) are tied with the Boston Red Sox (90-71) so if both teams win or lose there will be a sudden [...]
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New York Yankees: Red Sox Are Still Alive
The New York Yankees have had a lot to smile about this past week, from winning the AL East division to fortifying home field advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs. Knocking the Boston Red Sox out of the top spot in the AL Wild Card would have been the icing on the [...]
Bronx Bombers Not Scared Of Anyone Especially Not Rangers
The New York Yankees are now a game ahead in front of the Boston Red Sox thanks to the Texas Rangers, who shut them down 4-0 yesterday, as the Bombers were enjoying their last off day. The next seven days for the Yankees start off in the Bronx with three against the Oakland A’s, before [...]
New York Yankees: Losing Is Contagious
As I headed to the Bronx on Tuesday night, to watch the New York Yankees take on the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, the last thing on my mind was the possibility of losing. I certainly didn’t expect to witness Mariano Rivera blowing his second save in a row, which resulted in another loss for [...]
Underestimating Underdogs: New York Yankees Beat Minnesota Twins Again
Before the start of the 2010 ALDS, the state of the New York Yankees went as follows: Fact…. the New York Yankees are looking old. Fact…. the Yankees played awful baseball in September. Finishing the month with a 12-15 record and playing under .500 baseball for the first time since April 2008. They lost 7 [...]
ESPN Reminds New York Yankees How to Bomb in the Postseason
On Tuesday nights, ESPN’s creative and compelling 30 for 30 documentary series airs. Each episode is a mini-documentary film about the biggest sports stories over the 30 years ESPN has been around and also directed by 30 different filmmakers, hence the title. Passionate sports fans are completely immersed in every documentary because even if you [...]
New York Yankees: Stop Losing, Start Playing
In 2009, the New York Yankees treated each game with the same sense of urgency. Winning wasn’t just the team’s job, it was what each player wanted and there were no excuses. The pattern was if one Yankee player’ slumped, another teammate or multiple would pick up the slack. It was no BS baseball, but [...]
