June 2009 Archive
As Grand as It Gets: My First Trip to the New Yankee Stadium
June 2, 2009
I made my first trip to the New Yankee Stadium last Saturday, when the Yankees took on the Phillies as a part of interleague play. Is the New Yankee Stadium as ...You Do What You Have to Do: How Bud Selig Saved Baseball
June 2, 2009
Selig?? Saved baseball? W…T… Is this the same Selig who has endured steroid scandals and the Expos fiasco? Yes, with his back against the wall, Selig sucker-punched the conventional way of thinking ...American League Rotation Rankings (Week 8)
June 2, 2009
1. Detroit Tigers (23-16, 3.84) Justin Verlander, Rick Porcello, and Edwin Jackson formed the best May threesome in baseball. With a combined 14-2 record, their stat line indicated their ...Yanks Streak Goes Unnoticed
June 2, 2009
Sluggers are a dying breed in baseball. Sure you've got your Ryan Howard and your Prince Fielder, but you've also got your David Ortiz—the latest casualty of a post-steroid era. In today's ...Why Joba Chamberlain Belongs In the Yankees’ Starting Rotation
June 2, 2009
With springtime waning, baseball is quickly rounding the corner into the long summer months, and New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi is now faced with a difficult decision. Chien Ming Wang, ...Defensive Driving: Why the Yankees’ World Series Hopes Hinge on Defense
June 2, 2009
There's an old saying in football: Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships. If that's the case in baseball, then the New York Yankees are doing quite well for themselves. While the Yankees ...Why I Love Baseball: History and Tradition
June 2, 2009
Why I Love Baseball is a nine-week series that will be posted on Tuesdays. In its second week, the topic is the history of the game. 162 years, 11 ...It’s Been 68 Years Since Lou Gehrig Passed Away
June 2, 2009
The funeral service for Lou Gehrig was as simple and as modest as the man. On a rainy day in New York, only about 100 relatives, friends, and associates were at ...Joba Chamberlain Finally Returned to Eighth-Inning Role
June 2, 2009
The great Joba Chamberlain debate has raged on for years, rivaling other conundrums of past and present history. Coke or Pepsi? Boxers or briefs? Paper or plastic? To be or not ...New York Yankees’ Big Right-Hander Should Definitely Go to the Bullpen
June 2, 2009
The New York Yankees bullpen has been terrible so far this year. What was supposed to be a strength for the Bronx team has turned into an embarrassment. At the same time, ...Yankee Tickets
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