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Time for Pie: Yankees Walk Off With Pair of HRs Against Papelbon

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on May 18, 2010 | 5 Comments »

In the early going, it looked as if the Yankees were on their way to an easy victory, but as if often the case in this rivalry, nothing is ever that simple. After the Yankees jumped on Daisuke Matsuzaka for five runs in the first inning, the thought of Jonathan Papelbon toeing the rubber in […]

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Game 38: Red Sox vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The rivalry sets up tents in the Bronx for the first time this season, but injuries have taken center stage for the Yankees. Before the game, the Yankees confirmed that Nick Johnson would in deed have surgery on his injured left wrist, a decision that will cost the team their DH for at least the […]

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Revised Look at Rivalry MVPs

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Over at ESPNNew York, Mark Simon has run some numbers and come up with the most valuable players in the Yankees/Red Sox rivalry over the last fifteen years. According to his findings, Manny Ramirez has been by far the most clutch player in the series (no need to rely on stats for that one). Using […]

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Nick Johnson to Have Surgery

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Roster Analysis, Yankees on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Yankees have announced that Nick Johnson will have surgery on his injured wrist. Even if successful, Johnson will not be able to pick up a bat for 4-6 weeks, which likely means he wont return until August, at the earliest. Considering Johnson’s injury history, however, it isn’t too far fetched to assume he might […]

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Mo No! Rare Blown Save by Yankees’ Closer Leads to Even More Rare Twins’ Victory in New York

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on May 16, 2010 | 5 Comments »

It took the baseball equivalent of a Big Bang for the Twins to finally beat the Yankees in New York. Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the eighth, the Twins rallied for five runs off Mariano Rivera, who gave up a bases loaded walk and a grand slam. It was only the fourth time in […]

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Game 37: Twins vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Duck and Cover…those two thoughts come to mind when thinking about Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau hitting against Sergio Mitre. Truth be told, that’s pretty much been the way all Yankee pitchers have been treated by Minnesota’s version of the M&M boys. Since the start of last season, Mauer and Morneau both have an OPS […]

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Home Woes, Not Weather Behind Yankees Decision To Skip Vazquez Again

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In a very casual way during yesterday’s post game press conference, Joe Girardi announced that Javier Vazquez would once again have his spot in the rotation skipped. Girardi explained the decision by stating last Tuesday’s rainout created a “pickle”, resulting in Sergio Mitre having to take the ball today against the Twins. Of course, that […]

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