Yankees 5, Blue Jays 3: Hiroki Kuroda actually gets run support tonight
The Yankees do the unthinkable and actually score some runs for Kuroda.In what could be Hiroki Kuroda's last start at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees did the unthinkable and actually provided him with some...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 9/20/14
Grantland | Ben Lindbergh: Dellin Betances reopens the debate for the use of a "fireman" in the bullpen, but current baseball strategies might make that impossible.Notgraphs | Carson Cistulli: See what...
View ArticleYankees have a chance at an all-homegrown bullpen in 2015
The Yankees have enough promising relief prospects to build a bullpen entirely out of homegrown playersFor years people have cried out for a Yankees team built on young, homegrown players and for years...
View ArticleWeekend Digest: Papelbon has issues; why Washington resigned; Walter White...
MLB news from the past week.Jonathan Papelbon suspended for crotch grabAfter blowing the save Sunday at CBP, Papelbon not-so-subtlely grabbed his crotch as he walked off the field, staring into the...
View ArticlePSA Comments of the Day 9/20/14: A late hot streak
It's highly unlikely that these games will matter much, but hey winning is better than losing. Capuano gets the start this afternoon.Comment of the GameWaffles gets the COTG, as I said she would....
View ArticleCould this be the end for Hiroki Kuroda?
Last night, Kuroda hinted that he might retire after the season. What has he accomplished in MLB?Michael Brown wrote yesterday about Hiroki Kuroda's remarkable consistency over his three seasons in...
View ArticleNobody's sadder about this season than lonely Mick Kelleher
When an offense is bad nobody gets on base. When nobody gets on base, the first base coach gets lonely. That means that Mick Kelleher is a lonely, sad panda.Just a few years ago Mick Kelleher was...
View ArticleA Win! Blue Jays beat the New York Jeters
Blue Jays 6 Yankees 3A win! I forgot what wins were like.We scored some run for a change:Edwin Encarnacion doubled home Jose Bautista in the first.We got 3 in the 6th. Bautista walked, Edwin singled...
View ArticleYankees 3, Blue Jays 6: Ninth inning rally falls short as win streak is snapped
Capuano struggled and the mini win streak was snapped.The Yankees playoff chances heading into this game were very slim, but a three-game win streak at least left some hope in our minds. The Yankees...
View ArticleWith the Yankees all but out, it's time to look at the bright side of the season
This season may not have gone how you wanted, but there were still a lot of things to like about itThe Yankees' playoff hopes are essentially gone by all measures save for the most minuscule...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 9/21/14
The Journal News | Brian Heyman: Chase Headley is open to returning to the Yankees in the offseason.It's About the Money | Matt Bove:Shane Greene deserves a shot in the Yankees rotation in 2015.NJ.com...
View ArticleWhat will define Derek Jeter's career?
Everyone seems to have an opinion about Derek Jeter's place in history, and no one can agree as to what that will be.I was watching an ESPN highlight reel showing Derek Jeter's best career moments, and...
View ArticlePSA Comments of the Day 9/21/14: It's Tanaka Time once again
Masahiro Tanaka takes the mound once again, in what will be one of the most highly looked at pitching performances of the year. Please be healthy, Tanaka-San.Comment of the GameYesterday's COTG winner...
View ArticleGame #155 Preview: Blue Jays @ Yankees
The Blue Jays try to salvage a series split with the Yankees this afternoon as Drew Hutchison goes up against Masahiro Tanaka. The last time the Japanese rookie started a game (July 8th) the Baltimore...
View ArticleYankees 5, Blue Jays 2: Tanaka solid in comeback start
Masahiro Tanaka looked good in his return to a major league mound as the Yankees beat the Blue Jays 5-2.Today was a good day for the Yankees. Masahiro Tanaka came back and not only made it through his...
View ArticleJays lose in their last game against the New York Jeters
Blue Jays 2 Yankees 5Not a fun game.The Yankees had 3 cheapie, Yankee Stadium type home runs, 2 for Brian McCann, one for Brett Gardner and that pretty much won the game for them.Again, only the top of...
View ArticleDerek Jeter's career is likely to end at Fenway Park
It doesn't sound like Jeter plans to sit out the final series against Boston, and why should he?As you probably know by now, upon completion of this series against the Blue Jays, the Yankees only have...
View ArticleAround the Empire: New York Yankees News - 9/22/14
The New York Times | Jon Kelly: A look back at Derek Jeter during his high school days, before he was a household name.NJ.com | Brendan Kuty: Derek Jeter is actually hitting well over the last...
View ArticleYankees Injury Update: Beltran to wait on surgery, Ellsbury could be a...
Carlos Beltran, Jacoby Ellsbury and Mark Teixeira are injured but want to find a way to play until the Yankees are mathematically eliminated. Carlos Beltran has been suffering with a bone spur in his...
View ArticleMinor League SPD leaders
Who's the best baserunner in minor league baseball? When we think about baserunning, we normally picture high-profile speedsters like Billy Hamilton or Mallex Smith. Yes, they may post an astounding...
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