Perennial World Series foes meet for only the second time in the regular season when the Yankees take on the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. Although seeing the classic Yankee and Dodger uniforms on the field at the same time is always special, this time around, the series has taken on a heightened sense […]
Archive for June, 2010
Game 73: Yankees vs. Dodgers
Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Who’s Sorry Now? Yankees, Torre Reunite for First Time Since Acrimonious Parting
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For the first time since the last game of the 2007 ALDS, Joe Torre will be in uniform for a Yankees game. Of course, Torre will be wearing the home whites of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he faces his old team for the first time in his managerial career. Whether you believe Torre was […]
Desert Escape: Granderson, Rivera Save Yanks From Losing Series to Lowly Dbacks
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Yankees played an awful game against the last place Diamondbacks, but somehow lived to tell about it. Even Mariano Rivera, who walked a tight wire in the tenth, expressed his frustration by calling the team’s effort terrible and unacceptable in a post game interview. Still, the Yankees managed to escape from the desert with […]
No Bragging; Tex and CC Lead Yanks to Subway Series Split
Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For much of the season, the Yankees have been waiting for Mark Teixeira to carry the load. With two homeruns in the weekend Subway Series, that wait may finally be over. One day after hitting a game tying home run off Mike Pelfrey, Teixeira struck the big blow in the Subway Series finale by belting […]
Game 69: Mets vs. Yankees
Posted in Baseball on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Yankees need a win to save face in the annual Subway Series, while the Mets seek a victory to not only win bragging rights, but also further validate their June resurgence. To accomplish each respective goal, both teams send their aces to the mound in a rematch of an earlier CitiField showdown. Last time […]
Awful Offense Abandons Andy; Phillies Win World Series Rematch
Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
After scoring six runs against Roy Halladay on Tuesday, the Yankees offense didn’t bother to show up over the last two games of the series, scoring four combined runs against soft tossing Jamie Moyer and Kyle Kendrick. As a result, the Yankees dropped another game to the Phillies and ceded their World Series rematch to […]
How Slow Can You Go? Yanks Shutdown By Soft Tossing Moyer
Posted in Baseball, Game Recap, MLB, Yankees on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight’s result was solely a product of the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the starting pitchers. As soon as AJ Burnett was removed from the game, the slumping Phillies resumed having unproductive at bats, while the Yankees lineup came alive once Jamie Moyer exited the mound. Unfortunately for the Yankees, Moyer dazzled the Yankees for […]