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The Yankees Are Coming: The American League Invasion of New York

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 30, 2010 | 5 Comments »

On April 30, the Yankees celebrate the anniversary of their first home game in the city of New York. Since that debut in 1903, the Yankees have inarguably become the most dominant, powerful franchise in all of American sports. So, it’s hard to fathom that this mighty franchise was once an orphan ballclub, rendered homeless […]

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Cano Can Two

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »

It takes a scalding hot hitter to overshadow a pitcher who throws 8 shutout innings, but that’s exactly what Robinson Cano did tonight in Baltimore. Cano belted out three more hits, including 2HRs and a double, to raise his average to .407. Incredibly, Cano’s most spectacular contribution wasn’t at the plate, but in the field. Leading off the […]

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Game 21: Yankees vs. Orioles

Posted in Baseball History, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Tonight’s rubber game in Baltimore brings to an end one of the Yankees longest road stands of the season (they have another nine game swing in September). With a win, the Yankees would not only get back into the business of winning series, but also return home with a winning road trip. In order to […]

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Flashback: Home Plate Double Plays

Posted in Baseball History, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This Date In Yankee History: April 29, 1933 With the sun starting to set on the final Saturday in April 1933, the Yankees seemed poised to drop a second straight game to the Washing Senators. The deficit was 6-2 heading into the bottom of the 9th, but as they often did, the Yankees began to […]

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What’s to Hate About Cleveland?

Posted in MLB, Yankees on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In a blow to the collective psyche of Yankee fans around the world, The Nielsen Company has determined that the Bronx Bombers are not the most hated team in all of baseball. In fact, they aren’t even in the top four. So much for jealousy being the greatest form of flattery? According to the study, […]

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Yankees Bats Bounce Back Against Birds

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees bounced back from yesterday’s loss by jumping out to an early lead against Jeremy Guthrie and then letting C.C. Sabathia grind out another quality seven-plus inning performance. Although not dominant as he had been in his previous three starts, Sabathia relied on his change-up to pitch around 13 base runners. Of his five […]

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Game 20: Yankees vs. Orioles

Posted in Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

vs. Jeremy Guthrie PA BA OBP SLG HR RBI Derek Jeter SS 37 0.306 0.297 0.333 0 1 Nick Johnson DH 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0 Mark Teixeira 1B 17 0.091 0.412 0.182 0 1 Alex Rodriguez 3B 28 0.238 0.429 0.476 1 5 Robinson Cano 2B 31 0.233 0.258 0.400 1 3 Jorge […]

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