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Game 76: Mariners vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The King has arrived in New York. No, not that King! Sorry Knicks fans. Despite being a last place team, the Mariners feature two of the best pitchers in baseball and the Yankees have drawn the short straw by having to face them both. When facing the Yankees, there has been no in between for […]

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Rocky Hughes Leads Yanks Off a Cliff

Posted in Baseball on June 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Seattle Mariners anemic offense should have been an ideal matchup for Phil Hughes, but the Yankees’ young righty suffered with his command in the zone all game. Before exiting with two outs in the sixth, Hughes had surrendered seven runs on 10 hits to a Mariners’ lineup that was averaging only 3.4 runs per […]

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Game 76: Mariners vs. Yankees

Posted in Baseball on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

With the Red Sox and Rays playing a three game series to start the week, the Yankees should have been presented with an excellent opportunity to gain some ground by beating up on the lowly Seattle Mariners. Unfortunately, Cliff Lee and Felix Hernandez are lined up to pitch the first two games of the series, […]

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Cooper Steals Spotlight from Cole, but Are High Pitch Counts in the College World Series a Cause for Concern?

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

Last night’s opening game in the 2010 College World Series was supposed to be a showcase for UCLA ace Gerrit Cole, but South Carolina’s Blake Cooper stole the show. Cooper, who earlier in the month was drafted in the 12th round by the Arizona Diamondbacks, struck out 10 Bruins over eight innings, while only surrendering […]

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Game 75: Yankees vs. Dodgers

Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »

For the fifth time this month, the Yankees will ask Andy Pettitte to help pick up the pieces after a disastrous start by AJ Burnett. Even though the Yankees have only won two of his last four starts, Pettitte has proven to be a bona fide stopper by going at least seven innings without giving […]

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Ray of Hope: Tampa’s Struggles Could Open Door for Yankees to Extend Lead

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

After getting off to a roaring start, the Tampa Bay Rays have really hit the skids in June. Since reaching their high watermark at 32-12 on May 23, the Rays have gone 12-19 and seen a six game lead in the division turned into a 2 ½ game deficit. What’s worse, some of the frustration […]

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Say It Ain’t Mo; Torre Dies by the Sword as Mariano Closes Out Win Against the Dodgers

Posted in Baseball on June 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

You can’t blame Joe Torre if he lapsed into a bout of déjà vu while watching Mariano Rivera mow down the Dodgers while protecting a narrow lead in the ninth. When  James Loney took a called third strike to end the game, however, the spell was finally broken as the Dodgers’ bench, led by Torre […]

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