Published: May 19, 2011
Forget for the moment what is going on with the New York Yankees on the field. A three-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox this past weekend, and their continued failure to drive in runs, does not solve an immediate problem that started with the entire Jorge Posada escapade. The Yankees are [...]
Published: August 8, 2010
YANKEE STADIUM – Ramiro Pena has been flying under the radar for most of this 2010 season. The young utility player has been able to provide key hits for New York whenever they needed it, and in some of the most important games of the season. Pena, who is so vital on the Yankees bench, [...]
Published: July 14, 2010
George Steinbrenner did it best when it came to manipulating the media, all for the benefit of his beloved New York Yankees. It sparked interest and most of all ticket sales. Steinbrenner, love him or hate him, it always came down to doing what was best for the Yankees. In the end it was best [...]
Published: November 1, 2009
There he was, Pedro Martinez the future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher on the mound in the Bronx Thursday evening trying to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 2-0 lead in the World Series against the New York Yankees. And all he heard from the 50,181 fans at Yankee Stadium was “Who’s Your Daddy.” As he [...]
Published: September 28, 2009
The New York Yankees may have won their 11th American League east divisional crown since 1995 but as the players celebrated their Major League leading 100th regular season win in the clubhouse, after sweeping the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium Sunday, they know there is more work to be done. “It’s nice to get [...]
Published: September 14, 2009
So the New York Mets were officially eliminated from post season play down in Philadelphia Sunday evening after a 1-0 loss and masterful pitching performance from Phillies pitcher Pedro Martinez. Not surprised as the race for first in the NL East and for the NL wildcard was over for them in June. And it was [...]
Published: August 11, 2009
Even with a four-game sweep over the Boston Red Sox there is still caution around the New York Yankees clubhouse. In a matter of a few months the complexion of both teams has changed, as it can during the course of a long season. But the caution about how the Yankees now have command of [...]
Published: April 16, 2009
The legends that made such an impact on the old Yankee Stadium were there and so was all the fanfare of opening day baseball in the Bronx. This time there was more to this opening day as a new billion dollar ballpark made an official debut off River Avenue and 161 Street. But the New [...]
Published: April 5, 2009
New York – Citi Field is the new state of the art stadium that the New York Mets unveiled the past two days in their final exhibition games with the Boston Red Sox. Mets pitcher Oliver Perez may not want to forget some of his putrid outings at the old ballpark, Shea Stadium, after failing [...]