A LOSE/LOSE FOR THE YANKEES… It was a double whammy in the Bronx, as the New York Yankees lost to the Minnesota Twins for the second time this week 5-6; and minutes after the game ESPN New York’s Andrew Marchand tweeted that Brett Gardner was placed on the DL with strained elbow. Marchand followed with the [...]
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Why the Yankees were supposed to lose to Twins
As I was throwing out papers today, I came across the reasons the Yankees were doomed to lose the first game of their series against the Twins. The notes were a mess; as I had written them late on Sunday night but my reasoning actually turned out to be pretty accurate so I thought why [...]
New York Yankees: Things are about to get harder.
After a lovely weekend of taking two of three from the Angels, the Yankees looked good minus Phil Hughes. Last night the Yankees opened a four game set in the Bronx against the Minnesota Twins with a 3-7 loss. It didn’t help that Carl Pavano (aka. American Idle) was on the mound for the Twins, [...]
Yankees are out of Phil Hughes excuses
New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes made his second start yesterday afternoon against Los Angeles Angels, and ex-Ranger CJ Wilson. And Hughes preformed exactly how I thought he would, terribly. I have received endless criticism from LLP readers about my harsh stance on Hughes not having the stuff to be a starter; and that his [...]
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 [...]
