Pen, late lightning ignite Yankees
The Yankees are dipping into their 2009 formula in the 2010 post-season. Late-inning heroics characterized their championship season last year, and the Yankees have come from behind impressively in...
View ArticleOf Lee and legalities
Let’s clear up the issue about the gunk on Cliff Lee’s cap. Some people in the media seem obsessed with it, which doesn’t make sense. If there was anything illegal about it, don’t you think Lee would...
View ArticleReplay cost Yanks early run
For the first time in the American League Championship Series, the Rangers did not score in the first inning, which was an encouraging early sign for A.J. Burnett. The Yankees also took an early lead...
View ArticleYanks send ALCS back to Texas
We have still yet to see in the post-season the CC Sabathia who was a Cy Young Award candidate during the regular season. Despite that, the lefthander is undefeated in three starts and played a major...
View ArticleGiants push Lee off cliff
Cliff Lee’s invincible reputation as a post-season pitcher took its first hit Wednesday night in Game 1 of the World Series. The lefthander spit out a 2-0 lead and watched from the dugout after being...
View ArticleMoreland showed mojo vs. Mo
Of all the players I have watched in this post-season who I did not know much about, the one who has impressed me most is Mitch Moreland, who shot the Rangers into a 3-0 lead in Game 3 of the World...
View ArticleHow much did Lee lose?
Did Cliff Lee hurt his bargaining power with his two losses in the World Series? Although he pitched brilliantly for six innings Monday night, the three-run home run Lee allowed to Edgar Renteria in...
View ArticleYanks could use some late-inning lightning
I had an interesting exchange earlier in the day with Yankees Universe member Marc Cantelmi about a pattern that has developed to this point in the season that is a bit disturbing, and it was in...
View ArticleAndy ties Whitey for K record in loss
Andy Pettitte couldn’t even come away with a consolation prize Wednesday night. A seventh strikeout in the Yankees’ 8-5 loss to the Rangers would have given Pettitte the club record. His strikeout of...
View ArticleYanks ride rollercoaster to victory
The momentum swings in Tuesday night’s game resembled the rollercoaster at the Six Flags Over Texas amusement park across the highway from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Yankees went up to a 3-0...
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