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Section 203: “He Swings and….SWISH”
To be fair, Nick Swisher didn’t strike out to end Game 5 of the American League Championship Series. He popped up on a 3-2 count in the top of the 9th inning with the bases loaded and his team down a run to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (It just makes for a better [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: Opportunity Squandered
20. October 2009
The Yankees had a chance to jump to a 3-0 lead in the ALCS but just failed to execute. Dear Joe Girardi, Yes, you can overmanage a game. Mike Scoscia had an opportunity to pinch run for Jeff Mathis but decided not to because that would remove his bat. It paid off when Mathis delivered the game-winning [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: Yankees/Angels Preview and Predictions
16. October 2009
I hope we don’t see this again. It happened in ‘02. It happened again in ‘05. They’ve always played us tough, rallied behind their monkey to pummel our bullpen (Mo included), and protected their homefield. (Which isn’t in Los Angeles. It’s in Anaheim. That’s like if the NY Giants called themselves the New York Giants [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: Be Careful What You Ask For
6. October 2009
It’s official, the New York Yankees are facing the hottest team in baseball in their first round match-up. The Minnesota Twins, winners of 17 of their 21 games, took down the Detroit Tigers in an exciting back and forth game that ended in the bottom of the 12th inning. I’m hesitant to say anything disparaging about [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: 25-Man Playoff Roster
2. October 2009
After Joba Chamberlain’s forgettable start against the K.C. Royals in the Yankees regular season finale (which I attended), I think the Yankees are going to go with a 3-man rotation with 7-8 relief pitchers. That means they’ll carry 14-15 position players with them to the ALDS against their likely opponents, the Detroit Tigers. Who should [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: Playoff Edition
30. September 2009
Lately it’s been all fun and games for the Bronx Bombers after sweeping the Red Sox over the weekend to clinch the AL East, beating the Royals with their Triple-A team on Monday night, and last night’s come-from-behind walk-off victory off the bat of Juan Miranda. This was the 15th walk-off and the 50th come-from-behind victory [...]
Continue reading...Section 203/Weekend Sports Musings Extravaganza!
23. September 2009
“Yes. I know I’m awesome. Thank you. Thank you. Where’s my contract extension?” It’s been a while since I posted. There’s been a lot of reflection and more importantly, a lot of (not-so-current) current events to cover since my last post. i.e. I’m not going to be so lazy anymore. [...]
Continue reading...Baseball’s Last Hope – Or Is It Too Late?
11. August 2009
Even the greatest closer of all-time can't save baseball from steroids.
Continue reading...Section 203 – Boston Massacre II
10. August 2009
Keeping this entry short and sweet. Won’t gloat too much since a 6.5 game lead isn’t insurmountable. (see Mets 2008). But it was a good series. Well-pitched and great contributions from all of the newcomers to the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry. Caught my first rivalry game live on Sunday night with PineTimePlayer. And the Stadium was buzzing. The [...]
Continue reading...Section 203 – A Yankees Blog – Looking Ahead Edition
13. July 2009
Maybe the Los Angels Angels of Anaheim have some secret voodoo curse on the New York Yankees. Maybe the Yankees’ kryptonite are teams clad in red. Who knows? Or maybe the Yankees were just looking ahead to the All-Star break. I know. Clever. I try. Actually the more I try to move on and look [...]
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23. October 2009
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