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Decisions, decisions

Now that the Yanks are in a tie with the Rays for the top spot in the division (although TB still owns the tie breaker), who would you rather they face in the ALDS: For those of you scoring at home, I…Read More

Yanks clinch playoff berth

Following a 6-1 victory over the Blue Jays, the Yankees clinched their 49th postseason berth in franchise history. The decision not to rest CC paid off, as he threw a gem. The big guy went 8 1/3 innings…Read More

Yanks need to sit AJ now

A.J. Burnett is now past the stage of just bad.  He’s ventured into the stratosphere of the historically awful.   Think Carl Pavano.   Think Ed Whitson.   Think Melido Perez.   Yes, Melido…Read More

AJ = Absolute Joke

The Yanks dropped a 7-5 game to the Blue Jays on Monday, but the good news is that the Rays also lost. So the Yanks remain a 1/2 game (one game in the loss column) behind TB for the top spot in the AL…Read More

This reeks of desperation

It’s not like the Yankees to panic…at least not the Yankees we’ve become accustomed to over the last 10-15 years.  That’s why today’s panic at the disco seems so strange…Read More

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Second place is the first loser

Following a 10-8 setback to the Sox the Yankees fell a half game behind the Rays for the lead the AL…Read More

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue

Not only did I fall to 7-1 on Wednesday, but the Yanks got smoked on Thursday night and now lead the…Read More

Right back at it

On Tuesday I moved to 7-0 at Yankee Stadium in 2010 via an 8-3 shellacking of the Rays. The hitters ripped…Read More

1 1/2

On a night when the Yankees honored George Steinbrenner with a plaque in Monument Park, the team honored…Read More

HUGE four-game set coming up

The Rays are coming to town for a four-game set starting Monday. It will, of course, be an imperative…Read More

Mattingly to succeed Torre as Dodgers manager

I’m sure you all assumed it would happen, but now it’s official: Don Mattingly will take over as Dodgers skipper when Torre steps down at the end of the year. I’m glad for Hitman but…Read More

Free fallin’

Following an eight-game winning streak the Yanks have lost eight of their last 10 games. Through this slump, the Yanks have been outscored 48-34, went 18-for-92 (.196) with RISP and left 85 men on base. The…Read More

Greg Golson…

…True Yankee The Yanks blew a six-run lead but came back to win 8-7 in 10 innings. Carl Crawford (kinda) played the role of Brett Gardner and in doing so put the Yanks back in first place by a 1/2…Read More

Rays raze Yanks’ division lead

The Yanks fell 1-0 to the Rays in 11 innings and dropped a half game behind them for the division lead, but what a pitcher’s duel. That was a heck of a game. CC and Price combined to throw 16 innings…Read More

New poll

As the Yanks head to Tampa for arguably the biggest series of the season tonight, how confident are you in their abilities?

Yanks swept in Texas

The Yanks took a 4-1 setback to the Rangers on Sunday to put the finishing touches on a three-game sweep. The good news is that they are still in first place by a 1/2 game. The bad news is that they have…Read More

This week’s sign of the apocalypse

Francisco Cervelli had reached base safely in eight straight plate appearances before a bunt in the ninth inning on Saturday night. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Yanks lose marathon in Texas

You really can’t blame this one one Javy, Joba, Gaudin or any of the other pitchers. When you go 3-for-17 with RISP and leave 18 men on base, chances are you aren’t going to win the ballgame. Fun…Read More

Pettitte in Trenton

After attending the game where Pettitte got hurt against the Rays in July, I felt I owed it to him to go to his rehab start with the Trenton Thunder. Andy was dandy in his return to the mound, going four…Read More

Yanks avoid sweep with 3-2 walk-off

So, Michael Kay was doubly wrong today in questioning Joe Girardi NOT using Jorge Posada to pinch-hit in the 9th inning of today’s game.   First, Nick Swisher hit a 2-run walk-off into the O’s…Read More

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