Heads Will Roll
Aug 16, 2008 | 8:55AM | LL not lex luthor
In a season of improbabilities for the New York Yankees, the improbable occurred again last night: Mariano Rivera threw a wild pitch – he has only thrown two in six years! – that cost the Yankees the game and dropped them 10½ games behind the Rays in the AL East and 7 games behind Boston in the Wild Card race.
The lost was to the last place Royals, and it was the Yankees’ second straig... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Mariano Rivera, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox, AL East, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez, Chicago Cubs, Brian Cashman, CC Sabathia
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Ranger Recap: Game 116 vs. New York Yankees(62-52)
Aug 07, 2008 | 8:29PM | TexasSportsTeen
Final Score: Yankees 3, Rangers 0Winning Pitcher: Mike Mussina(15-7)Losing Pitcher: Scott Feldman(4-5)Save: Mariano Rivera(28)Game summary: The Rangers have played 116 games this year, and out of them, this could have been the most bland one yet. A Ranger offense who leads the league in runs scored per game(somewhere in the 6-6.5 range) put up ... Read More
categories: Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles, Luis Mendoza, Jeremy Guthrie, Marlon Byrd, Nelson Cruz, Tony Romo, Scott Feldman, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter
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Texas Rangers Recap: Game 115: vs. New York Yankees(61-52)
Aug 06, 2008 | 8:59PM | TexasSportsTeen
Final Score: Yankees 5, Rangers 3Winning Pitcher: Sidney Ponson(7-2)Losing Pitcher: Tommy Hunter(0-1)Save: Mariano Rivera(27)Game summary: Normally I would start writing the recap o####ame around the 7th inning, when it's usually decided who will win and who will lose. However, with the Rangers only down by two runs going into the bottom of the ninth, the Cardiac Kid... Read More
categories: Michael Young, David Murphy, Chris Davis, Ivan Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, Sidney Ponson, Tommy Hunter, Texas Rangers, New York Yankees, Mike Mussina, Scott Feldman, Jorge Posada, Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano, Jason Giambi, Mariano Rivera
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Who Would You Throw Under The Bus? -- July 20, 2008
Jul 20, 2008 | 8:43PM | jon_464
It's that time of week again. The time of week that you, the Joe Six-Pack Fan, get a chance to vent your ire at a team, individua... Read More
categories: NFL, Carolina Panthers, Brett Favre, Jake Delhomme, Jonathan Stewart, MLB, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, NBA, Alonzo Mourning, IRL, Danica Patrick, Milka Duno, LPGA Tour, Michelle Wie, Who Would You Throw Under The Bus?, jon_464
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Rated R For Repulsive: My Boneheads of the Week
Jul 17, 2008 | 7:53PM | JL III
With the week almost over, I've been scanning and surfing through this atrocity known as the Internet to find the people who have done something so stupid that it warrants a permit to be that off the wall.
After careful deliberation with several people, these seven entities have earned the title of B... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Green Bay Packers, Brett Favre, Boston Red Sox, J.D. Drew, Mariano Rivera
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Let The Debate Begin
Jun 30, 2008 | 10:29AM | RaysDigest
This offseason, Eric SanInosencio had an excellent series, “The Great Debates” running over at Rays Anatomy (currently called Outs Per Swing). SanInosencio, now a podcaster and writer at Baseball Digest Daily, made his case for several up-and... Read More
categories: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Derek Jeter, Carl Crawford, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis, Robinson Cano, Mariano Rivera, Jonathan Papelbon, Alex Rodriguez, Manny Ramirez, B.J. Upton, J.D. Drew
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Yankees Mid-Season Grades: Much Improvement Under Girardi
Jun 29, 2008 | 2:42AM | MikeGwizdala
It sounds odd to say just days after Friday afternoon's debacle, but when one takes a step back and looks the the 2008 New York Yankees after 81 games (44-37) they are much improved compared to the 2007 version (40-41) at this point. Which not to slight Torre, but makes me wonder with the kind of talent he had if Buck Showalt... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Joba Chamberlain, Jason Giambi, Andy Pettitte, Robinson Cano, Johnny Damon, Melky Cabrera, Bobby Abreu, Mike Mussina, Hideki Matsui
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Kei Igawa phone home
May 10, 2008 | 11:28AM | Fox5
by Ron PrezzanoOkay, something baseball.How about those Yankees? They look like a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter during th... Read More
categories: MLB, espn.com, Kei Igawa, New York Yankees, Foxsports.com, fox sports, Chien-Ming Wang, Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, Brian Cashman
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Yanks Blaze Into Boston
Apr 11, 2008 | 12:58PM | MikeGwizdala
The Yankees final game in Kansas City before they head off to Boston, showed just how different this team is at the start of this year compared to the 2007 Bombers. Well ok, so Andy Pettitte is still back to being the stopper again, but it goes much deeper t... Read More
categories: Andy Pettitte, Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Alex Rodriguez, Jorge Posada, Morgan Ensberg, Melky Cabrera
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Yanks Spank Rays
Apr 08, 2008 | 12:30AM | MikeGwizdala
The offense exploded and Mike Mussina never imploded as the Yankees cruised on by the Tampa Bay Rays by a final of 6-1 Monday. The win gained the Yankees a split in the series and finished off their first homestand with ... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Mike Mussina, Bobby Abreu, Alex Rodriguez, Hideki Matsui, Robinson Cano, Brian Bruney, Kyle Farnsworth, LaTroy Hawkins, Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, Morgan Ensberg, Andy Phillips, Jose Molina, Phil Hughes, Brian Bannister
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Baseball logic
Apr 05, 2008 | 10:56AM | Fox5
by Ron Prezzano
I have been a Yankee fan since; the average cost of new house was $6,600.00. The average wages per year was $2,850.00. The cost o####allon of gas was 15 cents. The average c... Read More
categories: MLB, New York Yankees, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, Johnny Damon, Espn.com, Foxsports.com, Espn
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Rescue Us Again Andy!
Apr 04, 2008 | 11:46PM | MikeGwizdala
What a suprise, its up to Andy Pettitte fresh off the DL to be the Yankees stopper once again. Though Pettitte couldn't have rounded up enough leeches to place on LaTroy Hawkins right arm ... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, Andy Pettitte, Hideki Matsui, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, LaTroy Hawkins, Wilson Betemit, Joba Chamberlain, Ian Kennedy, Mariano Rivera, Jason Giambi, Carlos Pena, Cliff Floyd, Scott Proctor, Kyle Farnsworth
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Bobby's Bloop Leave's Yanks Philling Fine
Apr 04, 2008 | 1:43AM | MikeGwizdala
No not quite a bloop and a blast. But how about two bunts and a bloop? Yes it was ugly, but it sure beats losing pretty a... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Tampa Bay Rays, Bobby Abreu, Phil Hughes, Billy Traber, Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter, Melky Cabrera, Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, Jason Giambi, Mike Mussina, Vernon Wells, Aaron Hill, Shelley Duncan, Ian Kennedy, Morgan Ensberg, Wilson Betemit
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House Built For Melky
Apr 02, 2008 | 2:19AM | MikeGwizdala
For the first time since October 4, 1995, (Game 2 of the ALDS to be exact) a Yankee manager not named Joe Torre led the Bronx Bombers to a victory. That man was Buck Showalter and just as Buck had a young up and coming star centerfielder in ... Read More
categories: New York Yankees, Melky Cabrera, Alex Rodriguez, Bernie Williams, Chien Ming Wang, Joba Chamberlain, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte, Johnny Damon, Kyle Farnsworth, Roy Halladay, Robinson Cano, Jason Giambi, Toronto Blue Jays, Jonathan Papelbon, Josh Phelps, Joe Girardi, Don Matingly, Joe Torre, Buck Showalter
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The Town Bully Strikes Again
Mar 09, 2008 | 7:24PM | HalfBaked
From Boston.com and the Cape Cod Times comes a baseball story of greed and avarice that almost seems too ridicul... Read More
categories: MLB, Cape Cod League, Bud Selig, Hank Steinbrenner, Alex Rodriguez, Jonathan Papelbon, Mariano Rivera, Chatham Athletics, Bourne Braves, Harwich Mariners, Hyannis Mets, Orleans Cardinals, Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox, Other, Daily Notes, The Relentless Pursuit of Whatever it is People Pursue Relentlessly
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