Seeing the unseen
Don’t think for a moment that umpires aren’t clued into what’s going on. Earlier Wednesday, the Tigers placed second baseman Carlos Guillen on the disabled list because of a bruised left knee. Guillen...
View Article‘Catching’ on at DH
The Yankees and the Tigers have a similar situation this year in that both clubs are going with veteran catchers as their designated hitters. Yet there is a difference in how Jorge Posada will be used...
View ArticleRain invades ALDS, suspends Game 1
It was somehow fitting that following a regular season in which 22 Yankees games were affected by inclement weather that the postseason would, too. But the first game? Game 1 of the American League...
View ArticleYanks come close but can’t ‘close’ it out
One of the characteristics of the Yankees over the past two decades has been their ability to get to another team’s closer while other teams rarely get to their closer. While Mariano Rivera has set the...
View ArticleNova 2nd rookie to start do-or-die playoff game
Ivan Nova’s victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series was technically a relief appearance because of the rain suspension, so Thursday night he was becoming only the second rookie to...
View ArticleTigers push Yanks to 0-3 precipice in ALCS
Jose Valverde was not around to give the Yankees a helping hand Tuesday night in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series as he did in Game 1 when they came back from a 4-0 deficit to push it...
View ArticleHal thanks fans for support in 2012
Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner issued the following statement to fans following the team’s loss to Detroit in the American League Championship Series: “I want to thank our passionate...
View ArticleCC, ensemble hitting end Yanks’ slide
The Yankees needed CC Sabathia to be a stopper Sunday, a losing streak stopper in the traditional sense, and that is what he was. Seven shutout innings against one of the toughest lineups in baseball...
View ArticleCano knocked out of All-Star Game; Mo honored
How bad has the Yankees’ luck been this year? In terms of health, I mean. The disabled list has been almost as crowded as the dugout. Even in the All-Star Game, the Yankees could not stay healthy....
View ArticleYankees deep-6 number for Joe Torre
At the latest number retired in Monument Park (left to right) Joe Torre’s sisters, Sister Marguerite and Rae; his son, Michael; his daughters Andrea and Lauren; his wife, Ali; Joe; Yankees managing...
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