Published: August 3, 2011
It is the month of August and the plays are important, and the New York Mets are well aware that any hope to stay in the NL wild card hunt means they have to stay away from the mistakes. The past two nights at Citi Field against the Florida Marlins have cost the Mets. The [...]
Published: July 12, 2010
Four days from now for the New York Mets to think about what is ahead for the remaining 75 games. At the All-Star break they are 48-40 and four games back of the second place Atlanta Braves in the NL East. They will take it, so will their fans. An accomplishment because last season at [...]
Published: June 1, 2010
Bronx, NY—The Yanks had a large Memorial Day crowd; the weather was excellent; Andy Pettitte pitched an outstanding game; Alex Rodriguez hit his 20th grand slam home run; the Yanks had a season-high of 18 hits, and won easily by a score of 11-2. It would have been a perfect day for the Bronx organization [...]
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: 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: August 4, 2009
NEW YORK – Nelson Figueroa on the mound for the New York Mets made it that more difficult Monday evening for his team to get one step closer to shaving their facial hair. Last week the Mets made a pact, shave when they reach the .500 mark. But Figueroa, called up from Buffalo to make [...]
Published: April 22, 2009
There still was that aura of the old Stadium that sits across the street. Though when the four games against Cleveland concluded Sunday, this the opening series of a new billion dollar Yankee Stadium, there were the questions of what fans and players think of their new digs. More so questions about the Yankees pitching [...]