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Yanks Go Yard Series Preview Show: Yankees at Blue Jays (8/10 – 8/12)

Ricky Keeler — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 13:00:44 +0000

The Yankees’ road trip started off rocky in Comerica Park and had chances to become a disaster. However, the New York Yankees were able to find a way to salvage a split from Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, and company. The game yesterday was epic. You had Joe Girardi’s ejection to liven up the team and then you throw in back-to-back home runs from Mark Teixeira and Eric Chavez. Finally, Rafael Soriano was able to close out the game despite falling into a big jam in the 9th inning. Now, the Yankees maintain a 5.5 game lead on the Baltimore Orioles as they go north of the border for the weekend.

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Yankees finish off Blue Jays behind Kuroda’s gem

Chris Carelli — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:13:13 +0000

One thing teams do not want on getaway day is a long drawn out game. The New York Yankees had Mother Nature and their own offense working against that desire yesterday. Fortunately, Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda offset rain delays and the offensive rallies with quick and efficient work when he was on the mound. In the end mother nature helped out by being too strong and the Yankees swept the Toronto Blue Jays by winning the series finale 6-0 in seven innings. (more…)

Slammin’: Ibanez’s bases clearing homer lifts Yankees over Blue Jays

Chris Carelli — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:11:56 +0000

The New York Yankees are linked to players each year around the trade deadline and yesterday talk of going after an outfielder began to peak when it was announced Brett Gardner had his third setback with his injured elbow. General manager Brian Cashman has been preaching that moves won’t be made for moves sake and that he is comfortable with the roster as currently constituted. Raul Ibanez may have further cemented that stance with a tie-breaking grand slam in last night’s 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. (more…)

Series Preview: Toronto Blue Jays at New York Yankees

Chris Carelli — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:00:23 +0000

The New York Yankees won their first series after the All-Star break taking two of three from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Bombers (54-34) maintain an eight-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. Their next opponent, the Toronto Blue Jays, also resides in baseball’s strongest division. (more…)

Yankees News: Robinson Cano booed by Kansas City faithful, zeroes out in HR Derby

Chris Carelli — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:37:05 +0000

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano knew he was going to endure some jeers from the Kansas City Royals fans in attendance for the 2012 Home Run Derby, but the extent and length of the boos may have been a surprise. (more…)

Sabermetric Outlook: Robinson Cano

Matt Hunter — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:00:52 +0000

Robinson Cano never ceases to amaze. As great of a player as he has been for the New York Yankees, especially in the past few years, something clicked with Cano this season. While he might not look like a different player on the surfuce, the underlying numbers reveal a changed approach at the plate for Cano, which could make him a strong MVP candidate for years to come. (more…)

Yankees offense continues to sputter in loss to Jays 4-1

Chris Carelli — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:33:27 +0000

The New York Yankees are going through a stretch not witnessed in some time. They can’t hit. There is no particular situation that is giving them fits, they are having trouble in all facets of the offense. Their first look of Toronto Blue Jays rookie Drew Hutchison ended up much like the previous two games, with a terrible performance from the offense and a loss. (more…)

Kuroda, Yankees embarrassed by Blue Jays 8-1

Chris Carelli — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:31:27 +0000

Hiroki Kuroda‘s road woes continued last night as the New York Yankees were pummeled by the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, 8-1. Kuroda allowed seven earned runs including three home runs in five difficult to watch innings. (more…)

Bautista burns Bombers

Andrew Corselli — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:51:28 +0000

With a little help from the umpires, and two bombs from Jose Bautista, the Blue Jays took a 3-2 win in the opener of a three-game set with the Yanks north of the border.

Not only was Jerry Meals’ strike zone all over the place, but Mark Wegner’s botched call at first base on Yunel Escobar’s “single” pretty much cost the Yanks the game. The replays clearly showed Tex had his foot on the bag after catching the ball. Bautista followed with a home run and the Yanks lost by a run. The human element strikes again.

Shit I liked:

Ivan Nova’s first big league start. It was a good one, he went 5 1/3 innings and gave up two runs on six hits with three strikeouts to one walk. He also retired nine straight batters before a Vernon Wells single in the sixth. Not bad against the MLB leaders in home runs.
Nova throwing at Bautista’s head in the sixth inning. I don’t think it was intentional, I think the ball just got away from him because who would do that in their first ML start? However, what I liked was Nova not backing down when Bautista had a few words for him. The benches and bullpens emptied but no punches were thrown, though words were exchanged.
Brett Gardner’s 10th outfield assist of the season. On a would-be Vernon Wells sac fly, with the bases loaded and no outs in the first, Gardy rocketed the ball home to get Fred Lewis at the plate and keep it scoreless. It’s been said that “You don’t run on Brett Gardner, Brett Gardner runs on you.”
Cano recorded his 35th double, giving him his fifth straight season with at least 35 doubles. That’s the second most consecutive seasons with at least 35 doubles by a second baseman in MLB history.
Boone Logan retiring 32 of the last 38 batters he’s faced.

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