Published: August 15, 2010
New York – Top of the ninth Saturday evening and Francisco Rodriguez came out of the pen at Citi Field. It was the more familiar surroundings of the bullpen, not a holding pen at Citi Field where he was retained after his altercation Wednesday evening stemming from an ugly incident with his girlfriend’s father. The [...]
Published: August 12, 2010
New York - As ugly as the New York Mets 6-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies was Wednesday evening at Citi Field, things got worse moments later in the family room when closer Frankie Rodriguez assaulted his father-in-law and was charged with third degree assault. Rodriguez took his anguish out on reporters in the clubhouse [...]
Published: June 23, 2010
New York – The New York Mets (40-30) returned to Citifield in fine fashion defeating the Detroit Tigers (38-31) by the score of 14-6 in a wet and wild game. As at one point things were delayed fifty eight minutes due to a downpour, as the Mets were able to pour in some key hits [...]
Published: June 21, 2010
Bronx, NY—The old baseball maxim “good pitching always stops good hitting” was proved true again during the Sunday afternoon, Father’s Day, ballgame at Yankee Stadium between the Yanks and Mets. After being shut out by Mets pitching two days earlier, the Yankees returned the favor as CC Sabathia blanked the Mets for eight innings to [...]
Published: June 20, 2010
Bronx, NY—The long ball gave each team all but one run in the second game of the biannual Subway Series at Yankees at Yankee Stadium on Saturday. The home run ball was not an expectation for most observers as the young starters, Phil Hughes and Mike Pelfrey, are the first opposing starters to enter a [...]
Published: May 11, 2010
New York – One thing is certain about the New York Mets. They can’t drive runners, home from scoring position. Now 22 runners stranded in the last two games, 11 more Monday evening at Citi Field in a 3-2 loss to a much improved Washington Nationals team. The Nationals moved a game ahead of the [...]
Published: May 5, 2010
Randy Winn is an accomplished Major League baseball player. He has played in the majors for 13 seasons; he has played in more than 1,600 games; he has a lifetime batting average of .286, yet not many Yankee fans recognize him. The veteran outfielder was signed to a free agent contract by the Yankees in [...]
Published: October 30, 2009
Bronx, NY – Before this World Series started Wednesday in the Bronx it was supposed to be the home run production of the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies. Staring pitching was also going to be a factor and has been in the first two games, and a determining point as to who would [...]
Published: October 24, 2009
So they head to a game 6 Saturday evening at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. These Yankees and Angels are making the Phillies wait to see who they will get come Wednesday. For the time being we continue to enjoy the drama, expectations and unexpected of this American League Championship Series. Perhaps the managers, Joe [...]
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 [...]