Yankee Universe couldn’t be happier about-facing the Detroit Tigers in the ALCS and I will tell you why. October 6, 2011: It was a chilly October night in the Bronx, a Thursday to be exact, when Yankee Universe crumbled at the hands of the Tigers. Losing Game 5 of the 2011 ALDS was one of the most intense [...]
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New York Yankees: Doing it their way
Congratulations are in order for the New York Yankees, who officially became AL East DivisionChamps last night. The Bronx Bombers finished the 2012 regular season with a 95-67 record, the best in the American League. It was a magnificent way to finish a season for a Yankees team where injuries and age made everyone else [...]
Yankees: Tired on turf and Bobby V
One would presume that since the New York Yankees are in the most heated AL East pennant race in decades with the Orioles that I would have cared a tad more about the snooze fest that went on vs. the Twins last night. Truthfully, the moment YES’s Michael Kay confirmed that the Blue Jays had [...]
Yankees: My plea for Soriano
The 2012 MLB season is as exciting as ever but thanks to the media to divert the attention, while at the same time putting Yankee Universe into a tizzy, about something that has nothing to do with the now. So, it came as no surprise when I read, courtesy of CBSSports.com Jon Heyman, that the return [...]
Yankees: Winning, wounded and about to get hot
The New York Yankeeslive to see another day in first place. The Bombers beat the Red Sox, 5-4 but remain tied with the Baltimore Orioles who just won’t lose as they beat the Tampa Bay Rays in walk-off fashion last night. But hey, it wouldn’t be a 2012 Yankees win without some bumps and bruises [...]
Yankees are back on top again
Finally, the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2; and they did it at Tropicana Field, which ESPN’s Matt Ehalt nicknamed the Yankees “House of Horrors.” With a Baltimore Orioles loss up in Canada, the Yankees stand alone atop the AL East by one-game. The Yankees certainly cut it close, as it is getting [...]
New York Yankees: Surviving August Schedule
Even with the disaster happening out on the West Coast, the New York Yankees are still sitting comfortably atop the AL Eastdespite losing five of their last six games and losing Alex Rodriquez to a fractured left hand. What worries me is that fans don’t realize that even though October might look close on the calendar [...]
