Yankees 3, Orioles 2: Three early runs are just enough for Yankees to win
Who would have guessed that a Chris Young steal of home would be the difference? You can't predict baseb...ok, stop throwing tomatoes.Much like most of the season, the Yankees offense went through a...
View ArticleHits? Sure! Runs? Not so much. O's fall to NYY 3-2.
The O's doubled the Yankees in hits, but runs wins games. And the O's came up just a tad bit short in that. For eight innings today, the Yankees looked like the oldest team in Major League Baseball....
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 9/14/14
New York Daily News | Bill Madden: Joe Torre's brother Frank passed away at the age of 82 on Saturday.LoHud | Chad Jennings:Chase Headley talks about getting hit in the face with a ball.Newsday | David...
View ArticleMessage to Teixeira: Father Time is responsible for your problems, not an...
Tex's 2014 has not been pleasant health-wise or performance-wise, but at 34 years old it's not going to change anytime soon.The 2014 MLB season has not been kind to Mark Teixeira. After suffering from...
View ArticlePSA Comments of the Day 9/14/14: Baseball & Football Open Thread
The Yankees do not play the Orioles till 8PM tonight on ESPN. Use this as your other baseball & football open thread for today.Comment of the GameNoMahbles wins the COTG award with this wonderful...
View ArticleThe lean, mean, Shane Greene
Although it won't count for anything this year, the Bronx right-hander has broken out in a meaningful way.Let's start with the obvious: The New York Yankees will, almost definitely, not make the...
View ArticleWashington Nationals Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
This afternoon we continue our farm system review project with the Washington Nationals. Tomorrow we will examine the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers. Remember, this is the PRE-SEASON LIST....
View ArticleOrioles vs. Yankees lineups and pitching preview for Sunday Night Baseball
This game was moved to 8 p.m. so that the entire country could worship Derek Jeter in prime time. Hopefully while they're doing that they will also see the Orioles kick the crap out of the Yankees. I...
View ArticleYankees 2, Orioles 3: Yankees blow late lead again
You expecting something different?This series ended the same way it started: the Yankees blowing a late lead after taking one in the top half of the inning. This time, it was David Robertson on the...
View ArticleOrioles walk off against the the Yankees, reduce magic number to three
An RBI double from Kelly Johnson in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the Orioles a 3-2 win against the Yankees on national TV.Tonight was Derek Jeter night in Baltimore and the classless Orioles...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 9/15/14
Bronx Pinstripes | Michael Gwizdala: With Derek Jeter having a tough last year, here's a look at how other great Yankees, like Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio, exited the game.Beyond the Box Score | Ryan...
View ArticleToday in Bluebird Banter History: A Brawl with the Yankees
I haven't done one of these in a while, I like looking back at posts from the past.Two years ago:I wondered if Brett Lawrie could learn from his mistakes, in "The Ballad of Brett Lawrie".Brett had had...
View ArticleGoldman's baseball quotables #8: Yankees push player development exec into...
Yankees vice-president of baseball operations Mark Newman is set to retire after 26 seasons with the Yankees. Twenty years ago, Sterling Hitchcock had a complaint for Yankees player development that...
View ArticleBaby Bomber 2014 Season Recap: GCL Yankees (Rookie Ball)
All future MLB stars have to start somewhere. Which Baby Bombers made the biggest impact in the Gulf Coast League?The Yankees appear destined to miss the playoffs for the second straight year, but one...
View ArticleNew York Yankees Top 20 2014 PRE-SEASON Prospects in Review
This morning we turn to the New York Yankees in our series of 2014 farm system reviews. Remember, this is the PRE-SEASON list. This is not a new list. These are pre-season rankings and grades. This is...
View ArticleYankees Injury Update: Headley could start today, Robertson pitched three...
Chase Headley could be able to start today; David Robertson pitched three days in a row despite feeling soreness.After being hit by a pitch in the chin in Thursday night's game, Chase Headley somehow...
View ArticlePSA Comments of the Day 9/15/14: The exclamation point
Former Yankee Kelly Johnson provided the walk-off win for the O's, pretty much putting the exclamation point on this dismal season. The Yankees play the Rays tonight. Woo.Comment of the GameOur COTG...
View ArticleNow is not the time to start overworking David Robertson
Let's not kill the closerLast night David Robertson pitched in his third game in a row, something Joe Girardi has not allowed him to do all season. Robertson recently complained about shoulder fatigue...
View ArticleBrandon McCarthy free agency preview
The tall righty's stock has gone up in 2014. What market can he expect this offseason? Brandon McCarthy has become a very intriguing potential signing for teams in need of pitching. After a career of...
View ArticleThe resurgence of the Yankees farm system in 2015: Position players
After years of poor performance, 2015 could be the year that the Baby Bombers make people take notice. It’s well known that the Yankees have failed to produce position players in recent years. Over the...
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