June 2009 Archive
Shipping Up To Boston: Game One Preview
June 9, 2009
The first five games against the Boston Red Sox did not go so well for the Yankees. In fact, it could not have gone any worse. The Yankees are currently win-less ...HIT f/x—Exciting!
June 9, 2009
Before posting my thoughts leading up to the MLB draft, I thought I'd pass this along. Over at FanGraphs.com, Matthew Carruth gave us a little taste to something many sabermatricians ...Ron Guidry’s Retirement
June 8, 2009
Louisiana Lightning’s retirement in July 1989 didn’t necessarily mean the end of an era, but if memory serves, he was the last of the late ’70s Yankees to leave the ...Yankees Play Home Run Derby to Top Tampa Bay Rays
June 8, 2009
It took two swings by the New York Yankees in the late innings to beat the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night by a score of 5-3. Johnny Damon launched a ...Yankee Hall Of Shame: Part One
June 8, 2009
Anyone who has been to Yankee Stadium has seen the players immortalized in Monument Park. Their names, numbers, and faces are forever tied to the history of the Bronx Bombers. ...Met Fans Shouldn’t Fear Phils, Yanks
June 8, 2009
To be a Met fan, you must be prepared for anything. The Mets are baseball’s Bizarro Team. They win and lose games in inexplicable fashion and they do the exact opposite ...Yankees Couldn’t Handle the Truth from Red Barber
June 8, 2009
Red Barber had integrity; the pioneer baseball broadcaster would not accept journalistic handcuffs. Red Barber told fans the truth. The Yankees didn't like the truth. Yankees' President Mike Burke Planned No ChangesOn ...Is Joba Chamberlain the Next Mariano Rivera?
June 8, 2009
I have stressed numerous times on this blog that Joba Chamberlain belongs in the rotation. However, my dad still thinks it is necessary to put Joba in the pen now ...Yankees-Rays: New York Lucky in Eighth, Squeak By Rays, 4-3
June 8, 2009
For seven innings yesterday, the New York Yankees could do almost nothing against Tampa Bay starter, Matt Garza. The only production the Bombers had had was one solo home run by ...Meet Alfredo Aceves, The New York Yankees’ Secret Weapon
June 7, 2009
Entering the 2009 season, not many people were confident about the Yankees' bullpen situation. Outside of Mariano Rivera, the team lacked a true workhorse, someone who could do whatever the ...