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Exactly 8 years after the heart-breaking loss to the Diamonbacks in the 2001 World Series, the Yankees are once again the World Series champions. After not fully appreciating the 4 title run in the late ’90s, this playoff run will long be remembered by me. And before I go into some thoughts on [...]
Continue reading...World Series Game 2: A.J. BurNASTY
Friday, October 30, 2009
Nasty. Filthy stuff A.J. Great all-around game by both squads. Two top-tier teams playing top notch baseball. I’m going to recap the game by focusing on some of the key players: A.J. Burnett He’s pitched well in the postseason so far, but had been overshadowed by Pettitte and Sabathia. Tonight, Burnett pitched 7 brilliant innings. 1 run, 9 [...]
Continue reading...World Series Prediction: Phillies Win In 5
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Phillies in 5. In the series that’s been dubbed The Liberty Series (Statue v. Bell), the I-95 Series, the AmTrak Series, or even a throwback series matching up some of baseball’s oldest teams, the Phillies have the edge. I’m calling it Cheesesteaks v. Cheesecakes. It has a nice ring to it. And plus, I [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: Yanks Advance to their 40th World Series
Monday, October 26, 2009
The clock struck 12 and there were two strikes on Gary Matthews, Jr. Mo bent at the waist, held his form and delivered a third strike to finally put away a pesky, resilient Angels squad. At 12:01, the Yankees won their 40th American League Pennant and will face the defending World Series champs, the Philadelphia [...]
Continue reading...Section 203: 25-Man Playoff Roster
Friday, October 2, 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...Baseball’s Last Hope – Or Is It Too Late?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Even the greatest closer of all-time can't save baseball from steroids.
Continue reading...Section 203 – A Yankees Blog – Looking Ahead Edition
Monday, July 13, 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 [...]
Continue reading...Section 203 – A Yankees Blog – 7/6/2009 Edition
Monday, July 6, 2009
Welcome to Section 203 – the new home of the Bleacher Creatures and my new Yankees Blog as well. Blue Jays v. Yankees – 7/5/2009 At first it looked like a bigger blowout than the typical haircut of the Bridge and Tunnel crowd in South Jersey in the summer. Brett Cecil worked methodically to ensure his team [...]
Continue reading...Asian Guy Power Rankings: 06/29/2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Much has happened since the last edition of the Asian Guy Power Rankings – we witnessed the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Blake Griffin’s career. Mariano Rivera recorded his 500th career save. However, it’s been a pathetically slow and uneventful two weeks for the AGPR. Daisuke Matsuzaka was disqualified from the AGPR in [...]
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