That Was Tense
When Soriano allowed the tying run to come to the plate in the ninth, I was choking down my dinner. But ultimately, he and the rest of the pen (kudos, Clay Rapada) made it all better. Another great...
View ArticleIn Memory Of This
Photo: Tom Farrell/The Star Ledger I felt nostalgic (as well as ecstatic) when Russell Martin hit his walkoff homer today. The Yankees haven’t had a walkoff in a long time, and I missed AJ sneaking out...
View ArticleThree Sweeps In A Row!
Okay, I know there’s no way to prove this theory but I think Nova and Hughes have become different pitchers since Pettitte re-joined the team. Kuroda has been great too, and it’s our starting pitching...
View ArticleI’m Emotionally Drained Right Now
Forget what I said about the lack of intensity in the Subway Series. The finale tonight was so stressful I resorted to doing laundry. Our defense was sloppy, which always gets me mad, and CC wasn’t...
View ArticleYankees-Red Sox Game 1: A Crazy-Making Win
All Yankees-Red Sox games are weird and take forever, but this one was just plain nuts. For one thing, the starters couldn’t get anybody out – until both Beckett and Kuroda settled down and looked...
View ArticleThe Indignity Of It All
I really thought the Yankees had this one. CC was pitching well and A-Rod and Granderson had big hits and we were ahead for a change. But the longer the game went on - it felt like it lasted 1,000...
View ArticleEric Chavez Is Hot
Photo: Michael Zagaris/MLB Photos via Getty Images Yes, this is a girly post. Deal with it. I have a crush on Chavez and I can’t help it. (I still love Mo the best, and that’s a whole different...
View ArticleLet’s Hear It For The Land Of The Rising Sun
What a great night for Kuroda and Ichiro. Kuroda has been a model of consistency in a rotation that’s begged for consistency. I just love the way he’s adapted to the Yankees and the American League...
View ArticleOh, Puleeeze
That was ridiculous. Just ridiculous. How do you hit all those homers, have good outings by Phelps and Robertson, knock the Blue Jays’ pitchers around with comebackers, tie the game in the ninth…and...
View ArticleNo More Swishaliciousness
As per John Heyman: The Yankees are ready to move on from the Nick Swisher era. While they were still planning to make the $13.3-million qualifying offer to the free-agent outfielder on Friday, they...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....