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The Yankees win two out of three against the Detroit Tigers
The New York Yankees just completed a three game series with the Detroit Tigers. The Yankees took two out of three games. They won on Friday night and then on Sunday afternoon. The Tigers were able to get a victory on Saturday evening. The Tigers have a good team but have been struggling, they posed a [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: David Phelps gets his shot
It was only a matter of time. Given the early season struggles that New York Yankees starters Phil Hughes and Freddy Garcia have gone through in 2012, manager Joe Girardi had no choice but to make a change in an effort to shore up the rotation. With Andy Pettitte still a couple of weeks away [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: The Spirit Of “Moose” Skowron Lives On
Fifty-four years ago a 27 year-old first baseman by the name of Bill “Moose” Skowron led the New York Yankees to a come-from-behind world series triumph over the Milwaukee Braves. Down three games to two and with the series hanging in the balance, Skowron singled home what proved to be the winning run in the [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: We Aren’t The Only Ones With Problems
As I drove home yesterday, I had my XM satellite radio tuned to the MLB network in the hopes I’d catch news about my New York Yankees. After a few minutes it became clear to me that my favorite team isn’t the only one to have issues that fans are lamenting about. When the radio [...]
TweetThe New York Yankees starting pitching problem
The New York Yankees have started the season 10-8, that isn’t great but it isn’t bad either. They are doing ok, waiting for some of their big players to get hot and start carrying them offensively. Their bullpen is a strength but their starting pitching appears to be their weakness once again. They have CC Sabathia [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: The Phil Hughes Rollercoaster Ride Continues
After going 2 2/3 innings and yielding four earned runs to the Texas Rangers last night, New York Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes was pulled by manager Joe Girardi. Without looking at the manager, Hughes handed him the ball and walked to the dugout. Had he been in Yankee Stadium, the young hurler most certainly would [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: The Silver Lining In The Pineda Deal
Fellow New York Yankees fans, I write this with the hope that I catch some of you before you throw yourselves off the cliff. Today’s news that Michael Pineda will be lost for the year with a tear in his labrum certainly comes as a painful shock to those of us looking forward to seeing [...]
TweetNew York Yankees Lose Michael Pineda for Season With Shoulder Injury
The New York Yankees entered Spring Training without their top offensive prospect, but they were stocked with a deep and talented rotation. The trade that sent away fan favorite Jesus Montero created a split among New York Yankees fans, but even the ones like me that were in favor of keeping Jesus Montero had to at least [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: Let’s Not Panic About Michael Pineda
With the news yesterday that Michael Pineda is seeking a second opinion – before divulging what the second opinion is about – New York Yankees fans began lamenting “what could have been ” if the team had hung on to top prospect Jesus Montero rather than trading him for Pineda. The Yankees had originally placed [...]
TweetNew York Yankees: We Never Should Have Doubted Derek Jeter
Many New York Yankees fans, including yours truly, began this season wondering whether our captain, Derek Jeter, had begun the slide down into the twilight of his career. Even though he had a wonderful second half to 2011, we all questioned if he could put together another full MVP-type season. I went so far as [...]
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