 By now, you all know the Yankees have had many great baseball players suit up in pinstripes. This years team is no different.
While we can talk about the terrific last minute start by Dustin Moseley, I'd rather take a look at some of the milestones that were set by a trio of current great Yankees players.
The milestones continue to mount for Yankees shortstop and captain Derek Jeter. It almost se...
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 Yankees manager Joe Girardi was impressed enough to say he may have found a replacement in the starting rotation until Andy Pettitte returns from injury.
Dustin Moseley did enough to earn another start after throwing six innings of one run ball in his first starts since last April. The righty has battled back through an arm and hip surgery.
While he said he "felt calm from the get-go," Moseley ad...
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 The New York Yankees enter the second half of the 2010 MLB season with the best record in the league. Not to much to complain about other than the inconsistent bullpen.
Throughout the first half the Yankees received the usual production from players like CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, and Jorge Posda. They also got some surprise performances from guys like Nick Swisher a...
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 It's the old saying, 'It ain't over til the fat lady sings.'
Well, the Los Angeles Dodgers were caught waiting for her last night in the series finale against the New York Yankees. With a 6-2 lead heading into the ninth inning, Joe Torre brought in his closer Jonathan Broxton, despite it not being a save situation.
Broxton had pitched the night before but Torre, knowing how tough the Yanke...
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 Yankees closer Mariano Rivera almost had flashbacks of 2001 when he lost the World Series to the Arizona Diamondbacks. In that game, it all started with a bloop single.
Last night, a tenth inning rally by the Diamondbacks started the same way. After centerfielder Curtis Granderson gave the Yankees a 6-5 lead with a solo home run in the top half of the tenth, Rivera came out to work his second...
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 Double G Sports had a great week in Battle of the Blogs Fantasy Baseball last week. In just one week, I went from last place in the Willie Mays Division to second place. This was made possible by a 15-5 win over Lady Loves Pinstripes.
Lady Loves Pinstripes had been in first place in the Mickey Mantle Division but has since fallen to second in her division.
My overall record for the year is cur...
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 Despite the millions of fans, huge contracts, and celebrity names, baseball is just a game. We have all heard the saying growing up, "It's just a game."
That thought often gets lost as players and fans get into games and the competition. Occasionally however, we are reminded how much these great sporting events are just games.
We got a reminder of this yesterday at Yankee Stadium in a game bet...
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 Interleague play gets underway today in Major League Baseball. The New York Mets and New York Yankees get together for the first of two series this season. The Subway Series may have lost some of its luster the past couple seasons, but both teams have a lot riding on this series. Starting tonight, the teams will play a three game series at Citi Field.
The Mets, 20-22 overall, have been s...
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